oaksoft 13,439 Report post Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Russian Saint said: Blasphemy I say.......blasphemy. Next thing you’ll be telling us is that Santa isn’t real. Go and get a stiff drink and brace yourself my friend. A couple of hundred years ago and I'd have been burned at the stake for saying the stuff I put in that post. Edited December 28, 2020 by oaksoft 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antrin 4,981 Report post Posted December 28, 2020 1 hour ago, oaksoft said: Go and get a stiff drink and brace yourself my friend. A couple of hundred years ago and I'd have been burned at the stake for saying the stuff I put in that post. So they had the right idea about some things in the olden days? (I don't recall those days, personally.) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russian Saint 1,309 Report post Posted December 28, 2020 Go and get a stiff drink and brace yourself my friend. A couple of hundred years ago and I'd have been burned at the stake for saying the stuff I put in that post.There’s some on here that would have you burn at the stake just for disagreeing with posts they don’t like or agree with 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slarti 731 Report post Posted December 28, 2020 I agree absolutely. Until live gigs start back up again, how else are people going to get a good laugh. I mean, talking burning bushes, "virgin" pregnancies (try that excuse nowadays), water into wine and walking on water conjuring tricks and entire seas parting for miles on end, you just can't beat organised religion for a solid belly laugh.You forgot the talking donkey. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smcc 1,268 Report post Posted December 28, 2020 https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4171497753 Not a donkey but a mule. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stlucifer 6,603 Report post Posted December 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Russian Saint said: Blasphemy I say.......blasphemy. Next thing you’ll be telling us is that Santa isn’t real. EH? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rabuddies 1,399 Report post Posted December 28, 2020 3 hours ago, smcc said: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4171497753 Not a donkey but a mule. But still no match for Mr Ed ! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oaksoft 13,439 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Russian Saint said: There’s some on here that would have you burn at the stake just for disagreeing with posts they don’t like or agree with You've obviously seen my experience with the absolute nuggets on the Pie and Bovril forum. If you haven't, here's a wee flavour. I once posted that it was great that the government were making it easier for disabled people to work if they wanted to. Since then I have been accused of hating dsabled people and wanting them worked to death. I then posted that I couldn't understand how anyone on benefits could find themselves in foodbanks and asked what they could be prioritising over food. Since then I have been accused of hating the poor, loving the rich and wanting the poor to die. There are endless other examples but that'll do for now. It's rare to be confronted with those levels of stupidity. I mean, you hear about it, but you rarely see it in action. Many of them are teachers by profession too. Sheesh. Edited December 29, 2020 by oaksoft 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russian Saint 1,309 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 You've obviously seen my experience with the absolute nuggets on the Pie and Bovril forum. If you haven't, here's a wee flavour. I once posted that it was great that the government were making it easier for disabled people to work if they wanted to. Since then I have been accused of hating dsabled people and wanting them worked to death. I then posted that I couldn't understand how anyone on benefits could find themselves in foodbanks and asked what they could be prioritising over food. Since then I have been accused of hating the poor, loving the rich and wanting the poor to die. There are endless other examples but that'll do for now. It's rare to be confronted with those levels of stupidity. I mean, you hear about it, but you rarely see it in action. Many of them are teachers by profession too. Sheesh. I haven’t been on the P&B for a while now, but I get what you’re saying. A couple of years ago on here I was debating with a chap..... a police officer no less that called me every name under the sun because he thought I was a racist (made me chuckle considering my wife is Hindu and Father in Law is Muslim) The modern day teaching profession, law enforcement for example used to be respected individuals, but when it comes to actual life skills and experience, they’re a far cry from what they used to be....... IMO. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TPAFKA Jersey 2 4,226 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, Russian Saint said: I haven’t been on the P&B for a while now, but I get what you’re saying. A couple of years ago on here I was debating with a chap..... a police officer no less that called me every name under the sun because he thought I was a racist (made me chuckle considering my wife is Hindu and Father in Law is Muslim) The modern day teaching profession, law enforcement for example used to be respected individuals, but when it comes to actual life skills and experience, they’re a far cry from what they used to be....... IMO. It was probably because you are Russian. Everyone knows that all Russians are racists. 🤔 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russian Saint 1,309 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 It was probably because you are Russian. Everyone knows that all Russians are racists. Yeah, especially if you watch the likes of CNN, BBC etc 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oaksoft 13,439 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Russian Saint said: I haven’t been on the P&B for a while now, but I get what you’re saying. A couple of years ago on here I was debating with a chap..... a police officer no less that called me every name under the sun because he thought I was a racist (made me chuckle considering my wife is Hindu and Father in Law is Muslim) The modern day teaching profession, law enforcement for example used to be respected individuals, but when it comes to actual life skills and experience, they’re a far cry from what they used to be....... IMO. I don't think the teaching profession has ever been respected. They've moved from routinely beating the shite out of defenceless children (oh that brings back memories) to teaching chldren how to pass tests. And along the way, they've made it almost impossible to sack a bad teacher. As for policing, we all know about what's been going on there over the last 40 years with corruption, racism, law breaking and routinely forging evidence to send innocent people to prison for many years. Neither profession can be trusted on any level. It's where far too many people who are no use for any other job end up. The worst part of it is the natural instinct of both professions to "look after their own" rather than the communities they are supposed to serve. Edited December 29, 2020 by oaksoft 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stlucifer 6,603 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 8 hours ago, oaksoft said: I don't think the teaching profession has ever been respected. They've moved from routinely beating the shite out of defenceless children (oh that brings back memories) to teaching chldren how to pass tests. And along the way, they've made it almost impossible to sack a bad teacher. As for policing, we all know about what's been going on there over the last 40 years with corruption, racism, law breaking and routinely forging evidence to send innocent people to prison for many years. Neither profession can be trusted on any level. It's where far too many people who are no use for any other job end up. The worst part of it is the natural instinct of both professions to "look after their own" rather than the communities they are supposed to serve. What a stupid, arrogant man you are. Most teachers take treat their jobs as a vocation. They have the best interest of their charges at heart. I know many who go above and beyond, especially in these difficult times, to ensure their pupils get as close to a normal education as they can. You are so up yourself you think, if anyone doesn't agree with your blinkered, selfish outlook on life, they are the stupid ones. JEEZ. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oaksoft 13,439 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, stlucifer said: What a stupid, arrogant man you are. Most teachers take treat their jobs as a vocation. They have the best interest of their charges at heart. I know many who go above and beyond, especially in these difficult times, to ensure their pupils get as close to a normal education as they can. You are so up yourself you think, if anyone doesn't agree with your blinkered, selfish outlook on life, they are the stupid ones. JEEZ. Bloody hell. 🤣 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yflab 4,532 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, oaksoft said: Bloody hell. 🤣 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oaksoft 13,439 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Yflab said: I prefer Mark Manson's "The subtle art of not giving a f**k" . I recommend that book to anyone. Edited December 29, 2020 by oaksoft 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faraway saint 30,843 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Yflab said: He read it, couldn't understand it, threw it in the bin with his one Christmas card. Quite happy having no friends, imagine that for a life? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faraway saint 30,843 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, oaksoft said: I prefer Mark Manson's "The subtle art of not giving a f**k" . I recommend that book to anyone. You have next to no one, so who would that be? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oaksoft 13,439 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, faraway saint said: You have next to no one, so who would that be? When I am famous I shall have a massive online following. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faraway saint 30,843 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 1 minute ago, oaksoft said: When I am famous I shall have a massive online following. No, you won't. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oaksoft 13,439 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 1 minute ago, faraway saint said: No, you won't. You are beginning to show some unseemly signs of jealousy my friend. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faraway saint 30,843 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, oaksoft said: You are beginning to show some unseemly signs of jealousy my friend. Of course I am. 😭 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie Monster 1,374 Report post Posted December 29, 2020 When I am famous I shall have a massive online following.FFS, it's Pricky mkII wannabe 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slarti 731 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 Apparently that book is geared more for the sort of short term "friends" that a salesperson needs to make and is recommended by various MLM scams to the mugs that fall for them. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faraway saint 30,843 Report post Posted December 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Slarti said: 13 hours ago, Yflab said: Apparently that book is geared more for the sort of short term "friends" that a salesperson needs to make and is recommended by various MLM scams to the mugs that fall for them. Ideal for Oaky then? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites