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[Old Blue 2]

Your sense of humour gone missing again?

Joey,
I would genuinely like to engage in a sensible discussion with you in this thread, but all you do is snipe at me every time I post. Is it any wonder I respond the way I do?. I'm old enough to identify crap from people instantly, and respond accordingly. If you wish to continue sniping at me, fine. But expect to see responses in kind...

Now, do you wish to reply sensibly to my post regarding the scenario concerning voting (i.e. for, against, abstentions)?

 

[joey_macmo]

Joey,
I would genuinely like to engage in a sensible discussion with you in this thread, but all you do is snipe at me every time I post. Is it any wonder I respond the way I do?. I'm old enough to identify crap from people instantly, and respond accordingly. If you wish to continue sniping at me, fine. But expect to see responses in kind...

Now, do you wish to reply sensibly to my post regarding the scenario concerning voting (i.e. for, against, abstentions)?

You claimed you were trolling last week when you got called out yet As ever whenever anyone replicates your behaviour onto yourself you act like a little child and kick up a fuss.

You’ve done it over and over again saying people pick on you, it doesn’t wash I’m afraid.

As for reasoned debate in this thread that went out of the window a long long time ago.

 

[Number_25]

I think it's inevitable that we'll have a second referendum, on the agreed terms.

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

I think it's inevitable that we'll have a second referendum, on the agreed terms.

Don't see it happening myself. I think it far more likely that we'll end up leaving in name only with the Tories claiming some sort of victory while EU are happy to let them do so because in effect nothing will of changed.

 

[Old Blue 2]

You claimed you were trolling last week when you got called out yet As ever whenever anyone replicates your behaviour onto yourself you act like a little child and kick up a fuss.

You’ve done it over and over again saying people pick on you, it doesn’t wash I’m afraid.

As for reasoned debate in this thread that went out of the window a long long time ago.

I didn't claim I was trolling. It was an ironic post, and I stated it to be such when some people (I will refrain from giving them their correct handles) didn't have the brains to see it.

The likes of you are just ready to jump down certain people's throats every time they post.

Get a life, joey. Try to post like someone who has at least a modicum of intelligence, because whatever you post in reply to me doesn't show that at all...

 

[roydo]

I didn't claim I was trolling.

You did mate, even if your understanding of the term in the internet world makes you think you wernt.

Trolling, WUM, (wind up merchant), fishing.

All sides of the same 3 sided coin.

Trouble with forums, there isnt an irony or sarcastic font, so if someone admits to WUMing/trolling or fishing, people wont bother trying to work out if you are making serious point, or looking for a reaction, again as you admitted, "for fun", to paraphrase.

 

[Prevenger17]

I didn't claim I was trolling. It was an ironic post, and I stated it to be such when some people (I will refrain from giving them their correct handles) didn't have the brains to see it.

The likes of you are just ready to jump down certain people's throats every time they post.

Get a life, joey. Try to post like someone who has at least a modicum of intelligence, because whatever you post in reply to me doesn't show that at all...

Blue mate I respect your tenacity, but you have one of the most deranged posting styles I have ever seen

 

[Old Blue 2]

You did mate, even if your understanding of the term in the internet world makes you think you wernt.

Trolling, WUM, (wind up merchant), fishing.

All sides of the same 3 sided coin.

Trouble with forums, there isnt an irony or sarcastic font, so if someone admits to WUMing/trolling or fishing, people wont bother trying to work out if you are making serious point, or looking for a reaction, again as you admitted, "for fun", to paraphrase.

You ARE joking!

This is what I posted (page 1566): "...Look, we just CAN'T have this happening! It's simply not part of the 'Remain' script! How DARE the UK improve!!! My flabber is gasted, what!!!..."

And then a certain someone piled in.

And then I posted: "...You throw a line out, and you always reel someone in..."

In other words, and I will try to make this as clear as possible, so that it is not misunderstood, my first post was intended to be ironic, given all the gloom and doom that was predicted post-23rd June 2016. And then someone piled in as usual against me (no surprise there!). And so I posted the second of my quotes above. It could just as easily have read 'You throw a post out', but the fishing analogy is just the same.

Now, roydo, if you think that is trolling, or wumming, or whatever else term you wish to attribute to it, fine.

But it definitely is not. Where I come from, that's irony, sarcasm, even self-denigration by the use of 'shock-horror!'.

If some people on this forum, in this thread, have reached such levels that they cannot see such simple Scouse humour, then 1) I genuinely feel sorry for them; and 2) I'm outta this thread.

 

[Tubey]

You ARE joking!

This is what I posted (page 1566): "...Look, we just CAN'T have this happening! It's simply not part of the 'Remain' script! How DARE the UK improve!!! My flabber is gasted, what!!!..."

And then a certain someone piled in.

And then I posted: "...You throw a line out, and you always reel someone in..."

In other words, and I will try to make this as clear as possible, so that it is not misunderstood, my first post was intended to be ironic, given all the gloom and doom that was predicted post-23rd June 2016. And then someone piled in as usual against me (no surprise there!). And so I posted the second of my quotes above. It could just as easily have read 'You throw a post out', but the fishing analogy is just the same.

Now, roydo, if you think that is trolling, or wumming, or whatever else term you wish to attribute to it, fine.

But it definitely is not. Where I come from, that's irony, sarcasm, even self-denigration by the use of 'shock-horror!'.

If some people on this forum, in this thread, have reached such levels that they cannot see such simple Scouse humour, then 1) I genuinely feel sorry for them; and 2) I'm outta this thread.

Can you show me any substantive evidence whatsoever as to how the UK will be better off outside the European Union mate?

 

[Old Blue 2]

Blue mate I respect your tenacity, but you have one of the most deranged posting styles I have ever seen

Unfortunate choice of word 'deranged', Prev.

As I have said in the previous post, Some on here (almost certainly younger posters) appear to lack the sense of humour that was once prevalent in the times of my younger days. That is sad.

Some people simply do not like a direct answer to their jibes/snide comments when they are replied to. I can't do anything about that, but if you (not you, personally, Prev) can't take it, don't dish it out in the first place.

 

[roydo]

Trouble with forums, there isnt an irony or sarcastic font, so if someone admits to WUMing/trolling or fishing, people wont bother trying to work out if you are making serious point, or looking for a reaction, again as you admitted, "for fun", to paraphrase.

And then I posted: "...You throw a line out, and you always reel someone in..."

my first post was intended to be ironic

Where I come from, that's irony, sarcasm, even self-denigration by the use of 'shock-horror!'

Point made, then proved quite conclusively.

 

[Old Blue 2]

Can you show me any substantive evidence whatsoever as to how the UK will be better off outside the European Union mate?

Tubey,
That's a reasonable question, and I will give you my reasonable answer.
At the moment, we cannot predict how anything/everything will shake down post-Brexit and outside the EU. That applies across the complete raft of issues which fall to be discussed, decided upon, and implemented. Predictions are possibly the hardest things to state, since they are a look into the future, of which nobody knows what will happen in the intervening period.
One small part of that, for example, is May's present visit to China. The ultimate outcome of any trade deals, we are yet to find out. Additionally, we do not yet know if they will be better than what we have had before, or at present.
Similarly with the status of EU citizens coming to the EU during the so-called 'transition period' and their rights while here, which is in the news. Don't know how that will finally drop, but it appears the EU want things to remain the same, while the Government are saying 'Not so'. But then we only know what we are fed by the media...

I hope that gives you my answer to a satisfactory degree.

 

[Old Blue 2]

Point made, then proved quite conclusively.

My point is made. Perfectly, with what you quote of me. I do hope you have a sense of humour, roydo...

 

[roydo]

My point is made. Perfectly, with what you quote of me. I do hope you have a sense of humour, roydo...

I do. Have a sense of humour. I was pointing that the internet/forums dont recognise sarcasm or irony in text. You have admitted to using both, then expect other users to pick up on that.

Then seem to react when they dont.

You are obviously an intelligent bloke, so when you are being sarcastic, or ironic, or are WUMing/trolling, just say so in the post. Its not difficult.

edit. And what exactly was the point you were making that has been proved?

 

[Joey66]

I do. Have a sense of humour. I was pointing that the internet/forums dont recognise sarcasm or irony in text. You have admitted to using both, then expect other users to pick up on that.

Then seem to react when they dont.

You are obviously an intelligent bloke, so when you are being sarcastic, or ironic, or are WUMing/trolling, just say so in the post. Its not difficult.

edit. And what exactly was the point you were making that has been proved?

I see this thread is bumping along the bottom of the out voters seem to be the devil incarnate, one wonders if the referendum had gone with the in vote this thread would be redundant as I for one would have accepted the vote!
Debate is used in many ways and can easily be misjudged - I left Liverpool in the 1980's not far away, but I realised what was missing in the areas I lived nice etc , but no understanding of the traditional Scouse humour as you say it's hard on a forum for it to come across sometimes