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I apologise for quite enjoying that thread... it's like feeding time at the zoo...

Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:38 pm Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

Yeah I generally try to avoid any Covid or political threads where they tend to live... usually safe in a sports thread.

Grandpa wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:41 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:38 pm Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

Yeah I generally try to avoid any Covid or political threads where they tend to live... usually safe in a sports thread.

This.

Safe in sports threads for the most part. Also safe in a lot of other threads (film, quitting the bottle, pics etc etc). Just don't bother opening anything Covid, political or even close to any of the usual tedious culture war battlegrounds. They are all a complete train wreck.

You can slowly see them all getting sucked deeper in by the algorithm driven conspiracy plug hole.

petej wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:47 pm You can slowly see them all getting sucked deeper in by the algorithm driven conspiracy plug hole.

Reminds me of a guy I used to work for who ended up being bit of a mentor. Older bloke, ex Navy. Got on well with him. It was always pretty obvious that he didn't vote the same way as me, but he was perfectly rational and you could have a political debate without any issue.

I moved jobs in 2013 and he retired a few years later pre Brexit. At which point he started to fall down a complete YouTube rabbit hole. Immigrants, Brexit, Covid, Trump. All the hits in endless Facebook missives. He's probably sat there ploughing hours into posting the same kind of stuff as the PR crew on some other niche forum.

Ovals wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:07 pm

C69 wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 8:39 pm

sturginho wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 8:28 pm

Glorious!

It's getting like a bad joke with Trumpist antivaxxers stinking up every thread.
After nearly 19 years of posting on there I am nearly done.

The 'flat earthers' over there certainly cured me of my PR habit.

It's a cunning plan.

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:38 pm Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

Hey, canoe man. Could you get in touch with Houtkabouter about the Collision Point forum? Ask him when he is going to start it up again, or at least if we can get the archives. Cheers.

CP archived files

average joe wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 5:35 am CP archived files

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Good post Keith, posted 4678 times

Did you also post on CP. Wonder where Houtie is.

Muttonbird wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 3:52 am

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:38 pm Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

Hey, canoe man. Could you get in touch with Houtkabouter about the Collision Point forum? Ask him when he is going to start it up again, or at least if we can get the archives. Cheers.

Never I'm afraid.

Frankly, given the content, why the hell would he?

Anybody watched "Don't look up"?

I thought they did a good job at drawing an allegory or American media / politics even if they do indulge in gross exaggeration at times. But so many things sounded so true...

TheFrog wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:29 pm Anybody watched "Don't look up"?

I thought they did a good job at drawing an allegory or American media / politics even if they do indulge in gross exaggeration at times. But so many things sounded so true...

It was frustrating and depressingly close.

At time, I couldn't help but think "that's PR thread on COVID".

The criticism of social media and media in general is scathing but does tell the truth. The Apple/Elon Musk guru impersonation is brilliantly caricatures.

Meryl Streep is just amazing as the decadent impersonation of a corrupt politician managing its agenda on short term election targets.

So many truism it's scary. My daughter was depressed after the movie.

TheFrog wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:16 pm At time, I couldn't help but think "that's PR thread on COVID".

The criticism of social media and media in general is scathing but does tell the truth. The Apple/Elon Musk guru impersonation is brilliantly caricatures.

Meryl Streep is just amazing as the decadent impersonation of a corrupt politician managing its agenda on short term election targets.

So many truism it's scary. My daughter was depressed after the movie.

I wonder, if like all the 'worst movie ever, stopped after 20 minutes' type comments I saw on a "Prof Brian Cox Looks at 'Look Up'" youtube video, PR weirdos would even get through that much before feeling their belief systems personally attacked and rage quitting?

I haven't seen it, but there were also a lot of comments that suggested people thought the movie was good until ... something that became 'too political' for them.

Niegs wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:26 pm

TheFrog wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:16 pm At time, I couldn't help but think "that's PR thread on COVID".

The criticism of social media and media in general is scathing but does tell the truth. The Apple/Elon Musk guru impersonation is brilliantly caricatures.

Meryl Streep is just amazing as the decadent impersonation of a corrupt politician managing its agenda on short term election targets.

So many truism it's scary. My daughter was depressed after the movie.

I wonder, if like all the 'worst movie ever, stopped after 20 minutes' type comments I saw on a "Prof Brian Cox Looks at 'Look Up'" youtube video, PR weirdos would even get through that much before feeling their belief systems personally attacked and rage quitting?

I haven't seen it, but there were also a lot of comments that suggested people thought the movie was good until ... something that became 'too political' for them.

I don't know how people stuck with it. I lasted about 20 minutes. Just so bad. Not funny, not interesting. Not anything really...

I love a good parody - and this is one for sure.

In fact, I think I will watch it again now

Enzedder wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:44 pm I love a good parody - and this is one for sure.

In fact, I think I will watch it again now

Ditto..

TheFrog wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 1:29 pm Anybody watched "Don't look up"?

I thought they did a good job at drawing an allegory or American media / politics even if they do indulge in gross exaggeration at times. But so many things sounded so true...

Definitely OTT in places but depressingly close to the reality of politics and big business.

It was too subtle for some....

Globus wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:12 am

Anyone know if Globus is ok? He hasn't posted since this post?

He logged on this morning.

Zapp Bannigan wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:26 pm He logged on this morning.

Thanks. At least that's something.

Zapp Bannigan wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:26 pm He logged on this morning.

Let me guess: it was on the James Webb telescope thread to explain how he was behind the development of it.

I had a chat last week. He's been a bit poorly but recovering well.

Wrong thread

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:38 pm Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

I've been trying to merge any similar threads posted. Topics to do with US Politics or COVID are now just getting merged where they can fester.

Honestly, I'd like to bin a few posters there but I'm aware my actions could be deemed bullying.

Thommo wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:10 am

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:38 pm Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

I've been trying to merge any similar threads posted. Topics to do with US Politics or COVID are now just getting merged where they can fester.

Honestly, I'd like to bin a few posters there but I'm aware my actions could be deemed bullying.

Shirley it's time to Bin them for a break?

Bin them? I have been thinking of making them disappear along with all of their posts.

Enzedder wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:12 am Bin them? I have been thinking of making them disappear along with all of their posts.

That would improve the bored immeasurably

mat the expat wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:36 am

Enzedder wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:12 am Bin them? I have been thinking of making them disappear along with all of their posts.

That would improve the bored immeasurably

It would improve that bored, but what if they all then decided to migrate here?

Gumboot wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:01 am

mat the expat wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:36 am

Enzedder wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:12 am Bin them? I have been thinking of making them disappear along with all of their posts.

That would improve the bored immeasurably

It would improve that bored, but what if they all then decided to migrate here?

Old Zapp Bannigan is faster on the draw than they are......

Badman and Dark have gone from there and that made the threads I read a lot easier, that's for sure.

Gumboot wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:01 am

mat the expat wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:36 am

Enzedder wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:12 am Bin them? I have been thinking of making them disappear along with all of their posts.

That would improve the bored immeasurably

It would improve that bored, but what if they all then decided to migrate here?

This bored has a much, much lower tolerance threshold.

Zapp is my hero

There should really be some sort of safety mechanism that once you start exceeding say 50 posts a day you are gone for your own welfare.

Thommo wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:10 am

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:38 pm Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

I've been trying to merge any similar threads posted. Topics to do with US Politics or COVID are now just getting merged where they can fester.

Honestly, I'd like to bin a few posters there but I'm aware my actions could be deemed bullying.

Hi Thomas, could you please arrange for my account and all posts to be deleted from there, cheers.

sefton wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:46 am

Thommo wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:10 am

Uncle fester wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:38 pm Probably not as funny when every thread gets overrun in a similar manner.

I've been trying to merge any similar threads posted. Topics to do with US Politics or COVID are now just getting merged where they can fester.

Honestly, I'd like to bin a few posters there but I'm aware my actions could be deemed bullying.

Hi Thomas, could you please arrange for my account and all posts to be deleted from there, cheers.

I used the report function a week or so ago and asked for the same. it was done v quickly.

Sir will be right on it.