Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIf your joking, your joking, its really that simple. If it was a deep and harsh personal attack by someone, an apology or a butt whupping may be in order. But for something as small as general forum daily activity, you should never take it personally, its a joke around here 90% of the time. And again, if your speaking of my JOKE thread on your posts, it was a JOKE, and it clearly stated that it was.
Yes, and let's expand it: "... if it concerns serious conversation..." to include spontaneous verbal jousting events over topics of marginal
importance that succeed in generating more heat than light as well as personality attack tirades ad infinitum, ad nauseam, etc, that signify
nothing. At the very least, it seems we should level up to the c ...[text shortened]... provide additional information is often necessary but "only joking" attempts to absolve.
Originally posted by PocketKingsNeither you, Pocket, nor any other members were in mind. Your "as small as general forum daily activity" phrasing seems a tad dismissive.
If your joking, your joking, its really that simple. If it was a deep and harsh personal attack by someone, an apology or a butt whupping may be in order. But for something as small as general forum daily activity, you should never take it personally, its a joke around here 90% of the time. And again, if your speaking of my JOKE thread on your posts, it was a JOKE, and it clearly stated that it was.
Submit to you that many intelligent, passionate, highly competitive men and women take their posting as seriously as their chess games.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyOh no sir! I agonize over just the right word or phrase in my posts. I type and retype. I Google-spellcheck. If I paid half as much attention to my games, I would be pushing 1900. 😳
Submit to you that many intelligent, passionate, highly competitive men and women take their posting as seriously as their chess games.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyI agree with that. This is reasonable though.
"I was only joking."
What a world class weasel phrase is that! Goodness gracious. If you've got something to say, say it. Stand by it. If you later change your
mind, simply acknowledge it. Everybody will know when you're joking, without cue cards or being told... because we'll be laughing with you.
😉
"I'm sorry, it was a joke, I guess it was in bad taste."
Then let them rant for a while and listen attentively.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThat's me! I don't care much about either.
Neither you, Pocket, nor any other members were in mind. Your "as small as general forum daily activity" phrasing seems a tad dismissive.
Submit to you that many intelligent, passionate, highly competitive men and women take their posting as seriously as their chess games.
Well sometimes I do a semi-serious job on a scientific post.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYou're joking, right???
"I was only joking."
What a world class weasel phrase is that! Goodness gracious. If you've got something to say, say it. Stand by it. If you later change your
mind, simply acknowledge it. Everybody will know when you're joking, without cue cards or being told... because we'll be laughing with you.
😉
Originally posted by AThousandYounglol...define "working"...when you don't have to worry about state officials zapping you, but the feds can still throw you in jail...
They don't? It's working out in CA.
lol... its got its problems their too... once again, just because it makes sense, doesn't meen it's going to work.