Well, okay it is March, and I am not driving on the road as much because some people seem to want to go a bit crazy in March. Also Daylight Savings Time begins, so since the weather is modifying, see ya later. I have work to do.
So maybe your friend will be back after a time, perhaps not.
The buffonery takes time to read and some people have decided that sometimes it is taking up too much time.
Okay?
Well, if it is not, then the rest of you can think about it for a month or two.
 

spacealf
Well, okay it is March, and I am not driving on the road as much because some people seem to want to go a bit crazy in March. Also Daylight Savings Time begins, so since the weather is modifying, see ya later. I have work to do.
So maybe your friend will be back after a time, perhaps not.
The buffonery takes time to read and some people have decided that sometimes it is taking up too much time.
Okay?
Well, if it is not, then the rest of you can think about it for a month or two.
 

Well, you may be right...I wasted time reading your post. 
 

OHHHHHHH!!!!  ZING!!!!!

bapu

UbiquitousBubba
If my memory is correct, that was one of the reasons Bapu started the FSF. 

Oh crap ! Does that mean we're gonna get another one now ??
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PS.
 
 
 
 
 
Beagle Who ? *
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Forum Fame is Fickle

Yes, yorolpal, you always criticize, but people are busy and it is not just about only you.
 

Geeze...has it been two months already??  Time flys.
 
 
 
 
 
PS: When you're as self absorbed as I am EVERYTHING is about me:-)
 

Everything gets old, and the question perhaps becomes:
"Do they put up with it on other forums?"
 

 
So it's my fault then.
 
And I'm not quite sure what to say to be honest, but I'll try.
 
I'm all for a good laugh and a joke, and a bit of light-hearted inanity. Surely everyone here knows that?
 
And yes, I'd be the first to admit that I've posted drivel in many 'serious' threads - but most often to prick the smugness of some self-righteous prick upstairs.
 
But for the life of me, I don't understand why idiotic posts and silly pics have any place in a genuine thread like that particular example. Yes, lighten things up for sure, but we were actually trying (albeit fruitlessly, as it proved) to rally up a bit of support for someone who feels he's been a bit hard done by. Anyway, and as per Seth's comments when he locked that thread, I'll say no more about that.
 
But surely anyone with a bit of common decency could see there was some serious stuff being said in there, and maybe it wasn't the place for puerility?
 
The way I see it, I've as much right to express my opinion that I don't think it was appropriate as anyone else has to actually post it. Where do you draw the line? I don't know. If I'd had the bad taste to have posted a 'funny' cartoon in the thread when we were raising money for dear Jimmy Gentry, I've absolutely no doubt that Reece and others would have had no compunction in pointing out my error of judgement.
 
When push comes to shove, I thought that we were all grown up enough to take a bit of genuine criticism. Or if we felt slighted and believed to have been the recipient of unfair criticism, to at least say so and then have a rational discussion about it.
 
I've got it wrong many, many times in the past. But hopefully, I've always managed to man-up and apologise (in public) if I've overstepped the mark or made a fool of myself.
 
In this particular case, I'll happily apologise for the way I stated my opinions in that thread - I certainly could have expressed my concerns more tactfully, and in private. But I stand by my honest opinion that irrelevant banality had no place in that thread.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hi,
 
I'm thinking of playing out loud the Todd Rundgren song "Sunset Boulevard" from the "Wizard/A True Star" album!
 
... when the poop hits the fan
gotta get my as$ to sunset boulevard
...

Mesh

UbiquitousBubba
I remember a time a while back where we asked a lot of hard questions about humor in the Coffee House. There were a number of folks who felt that some of the humor was stupid and they resented seeing it everywhere throughout the CH. Some stated rather plainly that they resented wading through reams of silly, nonsensical posts and they felt that certain individuals were ruining the CH with their inane drivel. Some who enjoyed posting such things felt that they were no longer welcome. For a time, some of us drastically reduced our involvement in the Coffee House in order to comply with the wishes of those who resented our presence.
 
If my memory is correct, that was one of the reasons Bapu started the FSF. (Correct me if I'm wrong about that.) It was a place where silly nonsense could be posted without criticism. One of the other things that came out of that discussion was the idea that if someone doesn't want any silly posts on a particular thread in the CH, they should say so up front. Otherwise, they should accept the fact that this is an off-topic sub-forum and tolerate some silliness. 
 
This is often a vibrant and friendly community of people with a common interest. I've seen this place rally around someone who was hurting or going through a hard time. I've also seen them celebrate each other's successes and big moments. In general, the Coffee House has a positive, happy vibe where laughter flows freely. For some, it is a refuge from the ridiculously hostile environments in other forums. We have people from all over the world talking, joking, and hanging out with each other. When someone decides that what we have to say is not funny, smart, serious, or profound enough to post here, it comes as a shock. 
 
I understand why Beagle has chosen to remove himself from the Coffee House. I hope that this will not be the ultimate solution for the rest of us. In my opinion, we lose a little of the character of this place each time someone leaves feeling unwanted. 
 
May I suggest that all of those folks who don't want silly posts on their threads state this in their original post? In addition, perhaps some of us who frequently post nonsense can try to respect the wishes of others and try not to derail their threads with buffoonery? I don't know. I don't have a great solution other than asking everyone to have a little respect for each other.
 
I'll miss Beagle around here.
 
 

 
Well said (as always) Bubba!!!
 
 
Like Satriani sings through his guitar, you write down our thoughts.

Why, can he not afford a microphone?