Cretins.

From the few threads I have read where Rappens participates, he seems to retire to the sidelines to watch the outcome and read the inevitable feed-back, from Snapper and Flood, who seem to mag away between themselves like two old ducks over the back fence. (Said with tongue firmly in mouth, fellows, no offence intended!)

However, Rappens’ point about the content of many of the posts on the General forum has a ring of truth about it. I feel that a post needs to have universal appeal, particularly in view of the wide international representation we have here. Posts about favourite foods, what the local politician said last night, or what new legislation is being enacted next month in your country, generally lack this universal appeal and the discussion will be limited to a select few.

I have tried a number of times to start threads off which have this appeal, with only limited success. My best effort was a couple of years ago by asking how the foreign press represented Australia’s dealings with illegal immigrants. Whilst the subject was specifically Australian-based, it had universal appeal because the issue at heart affects a number of nations, including Britain, it was topical, and the foreign press was giving the Australian government and people a real bashing over our actions. Unfortunately, on an international scale, not much happens over here which would interest readers from the EU or US, so subjects are hard to come by. But I’ll keep trying.

As for Rappens, every forum has to have his type of representation. If it wasn’t Rappens, it would have been one of the Hellaids of some of our more outspoken (and fiercely patriotic) American friends. I find them amusing. Let’s not try to keep them away altogether.

Regards

Wombat

Well behaved? What about your ‘Stoned’ comments and (Shock! Horror!) a SMILIE! All visible on the SM79 in the Desert thread…
Go on, show ’em the stitchs across your forehead!

Flood.

Well, I look forward to it too DCfly, and hope that A) I can find some way to contribute to it and B) you will let me! I’m not really a complete tosser – I’m well behaved on the historic forum (again, more interesting area for me).

Hi Wombat and Kev……well, if its done nothing else, this thread has got a lot of people talking.

Kev, Ill see what I can come up with in the way of a decent debate.

dave

Well, I AM flattered…

My, my, I’m humbled. I’m still around too, dcfly, and thank you for your gracious compliment.

I tend to frequent the Historic forum as the subjects are of greater interest to me. I skim through this forum but seldom see any issues interesting enough to which to contribute.

I’ve seen Mr. Rappens’ “contributions” a number of times. It strikes me that he seldom starts much of his own, (this thread excepted), but lobs a grenade into the debate whenever Flood or Snapper start up their dialogues to see what sort of reaction he invokes. The funny thing is, once he’s lobbed his bomb, he tends to sit back and seldom enter the discussion again. Must get a buzz out of pushing someone’s buttons, I guess. I work with a bloke like that – a proper prawn.

Kev, you sorted him out nicely with your discussion re spasticity. I hadn’t heard the term spastic used as a noun, in the derogatory fashion, for years. Brings back memories of me misguided youth, during the 1960’s, when we said such stupid things. Perhaps Rappens has not yet advanced from those days, in which case he has a long way to go to catch up to the rest of us!

Regards

Wombat

Can I have mine with a hint of herbs, and maybe garlic too?

Flood.

Of course, I’m not an illiterate crouton, mio amico 😀

Anyway you have the sense of humour 🙂

Oops, you are right.

I remember I yesterday when I went to Au bon Pain (and sprinkled cretins on my chicken Caesar salad) that the flag there is the same as yours.

You are not a crouton, I beg your pardon.

Originally posted by GoldenDragon
Hand87_5, how come your profile say you are from Bayonne, France but your flag is Italian?

Are you intent on proving yourself a complete and unequivicable CROUTON?!

Looks french to me. 🙂

Hand87_5, how come your profile say you are from Bayonne, France but your flag is Italian?

Are you intent on proving yourself a complete and unequivicable CROUTON?!

🙂

You are crouton! Only a crouton would think that cretin means moron.

I should think I would know French more than you.

Crouton.

Originally posted by Hand87_5
Cretin in French means idiot stupid , morron.

Alright – there is no need to get offensive!;) (I am joking, by the way!)

Flood.

Originally posted by GoldenDragon
Cretins: French word meaning dried out bread crumbs; used for salads, soups and flakes.

Aren’t you thinking of “Crouton” instead ?

Cretin in French means idiot stupid , morron.

Cretins: French word meaning dried out bread crumbs; used for salads, soups and flakes.

Maybe. Maybe he kisses politicians too.
I think he just craves attention, though.;)

Flood.

RAPPENS.

Your apology is also accepted unresevervedly.

Hand.

I’m still around, just been a bit bust with something lately. I’ll send you a pm.

Flood.

He kisses babies? You mean like a politician?:confused:

Regards,

kev35

Didn’t I tell you he was a nice boy really?

Bet he kisses babies too.;)

Flood.

Dear Kev35,

You are absolutely 100% correct in what you say, and I apologise unreservedly. I am ashamed to have used that term, and can only say in my defence that it was an unintentional slip on my part.

And that apology goes to all of you.

Rappens.

🙁