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Controversy

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:14 pm
by Jolyon
I remember long afternoons at CH sitting in peoples studies and putting the world to rights. Is this forum the right place for that, or should we stay away from such things?

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:20 pm
by darthmaul
As long as we can keep it civil, I guess. :D

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:23 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
as long as people can differentiate between personal opinion and something directed at someone.

as I hinted in the music topic (although joking at the time) cuss the music i like don't cuss people who like that music

that's in posh talk cos i like rugby :D

Re: Controversy

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:23 pm
by Mid A 15
Jolyon wrote:I remember long afternoons at CH sitting in peoples studies and putting the world to rights. Is this forum the right place for that, or should we stay away from such things?
Fine as long as we respect each other :oops:

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:26 pm
by englishangel
Ouch, but then I always was a pedant about spelling. It sometimes goes awry here becasue brain works faster than one finger.

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 11:54 pm
by J.R.
Become a 'TROLL'

You know it makes sense !!

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:42 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
Are we comfortable with topics that can get sensitive, such as political or world events?
Yes, they are fine and will be interesting
No, because it can lead to heated tempers

Actually, my vote is: Yes they are fine and will be interesting and Yes because it can lead to heated tempers

Nothing necessarily wrong with heated tempers.

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:50 pm
by J.R.
Ruthie-Baby wrote:Are we comfortable with topics that can get sensitive, such as political or world events?
Yes, they are fine and will be interesting
No, because it can lead to heated tempers

Actually, my vote is: Yes they are fine and will be interesting and Yes because it can lead to heated tempers

Nothing necessarily wrong with heated tempers.
I had to read your last sentence twice Ruthie. I had the wrong glasses on !

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:30 am
by Great Plum
Ruthie-Baby wrote:Are we comfortable with topics that can get sensitive, such as political or world events?
Yes, they are fine and will be interesting
No, because it can lead to heated tempers

Actually, my vote is: Yes they are fine and will be interesting and Yes because it can lead to heated tempers

Nothing necessarily wrong with heated tempers.
Ruth is good with long discussions...

Last summer I had a bbq and she ended up sitting outisde with Dil and Lulu discusing anything to the wee small hourse whilst we were inside being warm....

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:03 pm
by DavebytheSea
Great Plum wrote:
Ruthie-Baby wrote: Actually, my vote is: Yes they are fine and will be interesting and Yes because it can lead to heated tempers

Nothing necessarily wrong with heated tempers.
Ruth is good with long discussions...

Last summer I had a bbq and she ended up sitting outisde with Dil and Lulu discusing anything to the wee small hourse whilst we were inside being warm....
..... and heated tempers are much cheaper than heated fires for keeping warm ......

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:52 pm
by Great Plum
Very true - and more amuing...

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:28 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
We covered politics and religion and other big issues. Think we were outside discussing for about 3 hours, while everyone else was in the warm playing drinking games. Suddenly we felt cold as our tempers were not that heated and went inside and drank lots.

It was fun but afterwards I had to explain that I'd had this great debate with people called "Dil" and "Lulu". You couldn't make that up!

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:49 pm
by Great Plum
Ruthie-Baby wrote:We covered politics and religion and other big issues. Think we were outside discussing for about 3 hours, while everyone else was in the warm playing drinking games. Suddenly we felt cold as our tempers were not that heated and went inside and drank lots.

It was fun but afterwards I had to explain that I'd had this great debate with people called "Dil" and "Lulu". You couldn't make that up!
Dil is of course an Old Blue...

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:35 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
Great Plum wrote:
Ruthie-Baby wrote:We covered politics and religion and other big issues. Think we were outside discussing for about 3 hours, while everyone else was in the warm playing drinking games. Suddenly we felt cold as our tempers were not that heated and went inside and drank lots.

It was fun but afterwards I had to explain that I'd had this great debate with people called "Dil" and "Lulu". You couldn't make that up!
Dil is of course an Old Blue...
What's his real name?

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:06 pm
by Great Plum
Phil...