Who do you think the most serious member is??

[Fab Foodie]

It's Abitrary.
He's the most serious case here.

 

[Greedo]

Meaning?

It's like those politicians who buy satirical cartoons and Spitting Image puppets of themselves...

 

[theclaud]

Meaning?

There's no need to get all shirty and serious, Greedo. This is a place for fun and frolics.

 

[Greedo]

There's no need to get all shirty and serious, Greedo. This is a place for fun and frolics.

 

[jonesy]

There's no need to get all shirty and serious, Greedo. This is a place for fun and frolics.

Careful- you'll be drawn into the Tea thread!

 

[barq]

I think this construction of "serious" is highly problematic. It reproduces Susan Sontag's notion of the division of high and low culture, and suggests apparently jocular ramblings exist in an ideological vacuum where any pejorative meanings may be disclaimed as unintentional (and worse, the fault of a supposed failure to adequately interpret the original utterance according to its intended comedic intentions).









There... do I win a prize?

 

[rich p]

I think this construction of "serious" is highly problematic. It reproduces Susan Sontag's notion of the division of high and low culture, and suggests apparently jocular ramblings exist in an ideological vacuum where any pejorative meanings may be disclaimed as unintentional (and worse, the fault of a supposed failure to adequately interpret the original utterance according to its intended comedic intentions).









There... do I win a prize?

well put, Susan! The old, don't be so serious I was only havin' a larf cop-out

 

[Chuffy]

I think this construction of "serious" is highly problematic. It reproduces Susan Sontag's notion of the division of high and low culture, and suggests apparently jocular ramblings exist in an ideological vacuum where any pejorative meanings may be disclaimed as unintentional (and worse, the fault of a supposed failure to adequately interpret the original utterance according to its intended comedic intentions).









There... do I win a prize?

No, you get a kick up the arse for being a pretentious git!

 

[barq]

No, you get a kick up the arse for being a pretentious git!

I was only having a laugh... oh

* argument crumples *

 

[yello]

Every forum I have ever been on has similar personalities contributing at some stage or other; the resident spamer and the curmudgeon are but 2. Forums also go through ebbs and flows, the air changes constantly... but I'm sure many have witnessed the same. Personally, I like the big flounce departures. Especially when they are followed by a slinking return!

 

[Aperitif]

Every forum I have ever been on has similar personalities contributing at some stage or other; the resident spamer and the curmudgeon are but 2. Forums also go through ebbs and flows, the air changes constantly... but I'm sure many have witnessed the same. Personally, I like the big flounce departures. Especially when they are followed by a slinking return!

...which, a propos nothing much, has David Walton popped up anywhere? After his million post battle with Mr Paul(?) he did a flounce with his tricycle, trombone and helmet.

I try to be serious - but it doesn't work for me - c'est la vile.

 

[Crackle]

...which, a propos nothing much, has David Walton popped up anywhere? After his million post battle with Mr Paul(?) he did a flounce with his tricycle, trombone and helmet.

I try to be serious - but it doesn't work for me - c'est la vile.

I was thinking about David the other day. That was not the only battle he fought. He took it all very seriously.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I like the mass flounce, where a whole group of long serving members are appalled to find the forum filling up with cheeky lesser beings who don't accept the views of their elders and betters.

They storm off somewhere else amid tears and foot stampings.

 

[John the Monkey]

The Left never land killer blows, they're too nice...

So speaks someone who was never involved in student politics...

 

[yello]

as David Walton popped up anywhere? After his million post battle with Mr Paul(?) he did a flounce with his tricycle, trombone and helmet.

Was he the motorcyclist that thought that because he'd done a bit of advanced rider training that that qualified him to tell everyone to wear a helmet?