Our Mother Tongue

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Its realpolitiks Randolph my good man, and as the Prussian Statesman Otto von Bismark stated when explaining the concept, 'going to war with principles is like walking through a forest with an oar between your teeth', or words to that effect. Now i will have no more of your patronizing tone and no more of your moralizing over me. I don't moralize over you and I expect the courtesy to be returned.

You realize this is a chess website, right?

Originally posted by FMF
Assuming what you say is true, do you believe that it would be a good idea - and beneficial for the clans system - for there to be rules introduced to make what you are doing no longer possible?

robbie skulked away from this question, of course.

Originally posted by FMF
robbie skulked away from this question, of course.

Your icon is unnecessarily confrontational and threatening.
What of anyone else's posts would make you think it's appropriate to use such a violent image?

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
I don't make the rules Sista, I merely try to get challenges that my clan will enjoy playing.

Does your clan enjoy cheating?

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Does your clan enjoy cheating?

You responded on the same page as FMF, so I'll pose the question to you.
Do you support his use of an icon which is clearly confrontational and of a threatening nature to others?

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
You responded on the same page as FMF, so I'll pose the question to you.
Do you support his use of an icon which is clearly confrontational and of a threatening nature to others?

I don't find FMF's avatar confrontational or threatening in any way.

It depicts John Camel Heenan (1834-1873), an American bare-knuckle prize fighter.
He had only three formal fights in his entire career, losing two and drawing one.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
I don't find FMF's avatar confrontational or threatening in any way.

It depicts John Camel Heenan (1834-1873), an American bare-knuckle prize fighter.
He had only three formal fights in his entire career, losing two and drawing one.

Ah.
So he was kind of a puss.
That essplains a lot more.

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
Ah.
So he was kind of a puss.
That essplains a lot more.

If you look him up you'll find he was a pretty tough dude. Prizefighting was a wild sport in those days.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
I don't find FMF's avatar confrontational or threatening in any way.

FreakyKBH is just picking away at the scab slowly healing over his recent ridiculous tough-guy-on-the-internet behaviour. 😉

Originally posted by FMF
FreakyKBH is just picking away at the scab slowly healing over his recent ridiculous tough-guy-on-the-internet behaviour. 😉

Can we call it a draw?

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
I don't make the rules Sista, I merely try to get challenges that my clan will enjoy playing.

Man, you are being exposed everywhere !!

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Can we call it a draw?

No. He made an utter fool of himself. It's a technical k.o. 😉

Originally posted by FMF
FreakyKBH is just picking away at the scab slowly healing over his recent ridiculous tough-guy-on-the-internet behaviour. 😉

I find your confrontational tone inappropriately aggressive.
Has something been posted which (in your mind) justifies your veiled threats of violence?
Very aggressive.
Much violence.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Can we call it a draw?

FMF draws great scabs.
The best scabs anywhere.
He just looks in the mirror for his prompt and then --BAM!-- Scab City, baby.