Foxy,

I was saying the topic has many layers. I'm plainly as shallow as they come. Just ask around!

There's much more to explore and fun to be had rather than 'you're shallow'. Some people managed to get into the spirit, others decided to tut tut. That's life. Anyway, once people have certain preconceptions, 'face value' goes out the window. You lot are NOT interested in face value, just look at how much time you all spend searching through posting histories of posters.

This site would be infinitely more useful if all comments were anonymous and there was no posting history and people would be FORCED to address points at face value. But it wouldn't be any fun for me then as I'm only interested in the characters.

It just happens that I have been brave enough to admit to an ugliness of character that the 'nice' posters avoided. Believe if you will that they are just inherently better people, but I say everyone has irrational hatreds. Everyone pre-judges sometimes.

There is absolutely no malice in my work. I am interested in the characters and dynamics of the OLO characters. Nothing more nothing less. If I can create drama I will, as that's when the true colours begin to be shown. Heated arguments are infinitely more entertaining and revealing than pompous pseudo-intellectual twaddle. I like to see the passion.

My intentions are never to win any game, just to create some kind of chaos. I find endless amusement seeing the depths of depravity discussions can get to. But I did maintain a level on this thread above scouts!

I take you point about not 'allowing' you to be serious by way of my joking around too much. People are different and I can joke and be serious at the same time. I will remember that the jokes throw you and try to relate accordingly.

Houellebecq all I can say is

You are developing into a real thinker based on the criticism you are getting from some others LOL

keep up the good work and btw

"'We do not wear suits to "enhance our worth" but to demonstrate it.'

Arf Afr! Ah Col, it's really not fair you're work so often goes unappreciated."

It pleases me that I have, at last, found an appreciative readership.. I will endeavour to hone even greater prose in future LOL

RE "An opportunity to illicit scorn from the judgemental and high and mighty."

that has always been one of the goals.. expecially that little gang of small minds who have self-appointed themselves as the arbiters of acceptable opinions on OLO - no names, no pack drill... we all know who you are...

to finish what you left off one of the quotes from my previous posts....

Re “ You wear a suit
You are the enemy!

Then, I would will be with the enemy, at least they have some fashion sense….. (and carry bigger guns)."

I will happily defend my position, regardless of the degree of bleating from the great unwashed, the proletariate rabble.

Better Dead than Red or even Socialist Bland (especially when I can guarantee taking a few with me)

the pompous examinator,

What a load of twaddle. Nothing wrong with your ego is there. Why cant you and Foxy get the simple concept that I deplore the hypocrisy of someone who dishes it out when it suits them but calls for all this etiquette all the time.

'but to deliberately bait her as you seem to makes one wonder why?'

I'm just try to get through to her. I'm sure I'm not alone in tiring of some of her games. Maybe they are involuntary, but if so my pointing them out is a good thing. It's certainly no different to you attempting to point out my shortcomings here. Antiseptic was much harsher (but still on the money) but he escaped censure it seems.

Then on the other hand, how much seriously cruel stuff has been said to antiseptic? Really there's been some low, disgusting, really offensive stuff said to him even about his daughter. Really nasty stuff. There's deafening silence from the police when that happens.

'sociopathic dysfunctions'
No it's psychopathic dysfunctions. Ask Fraccy she's the psychiatrist. She gave me the Label ages ago, then in this thread she 'analysed' Col. But she's one of the 'nice' posters, so it was all in fun when she does it. She's a victim you know. She's the one being bullied.

So this makes me wonder, what is it that I do differently that is so offensive to you. I've hardly attacked people personally (I can use the 'retaliate' defence too you know), I'm not offended when people attack me. Is it that I dare to make light of things and enjoy myself I wonder. Poor you.

I've said I liked Foxy, and that she was nice on this thread, defended Fractelle when anti called her self obsessed. Man you lot are hard to please.

'BTW Putting something politely doesn't compromise the integrity of your views. Punk attitudes are so adolescent.'

Conversely putting something in pompous prose and using big words doesn't make you better or more intelligent than someone who uses colourful language and doesn't take themselves seriously.

Awwwwwwww.

>>It pleases me that I have, at last, found an appreciative readership.. I will endeavour to hone even greater prose in future LOL<<

That's SO sweet.

“How Odd. So you think one should be nicer to females than males? Not a feminist I presume.”

I might be worse, or the opposite. Yep for me I feel I have to be nicer to females.

Maybe the other side of it is I am blind to other females being nasty to males.

“even if they always say it's in 'retaliation'. Then they go on as if they're so 'nice', and bang on that people should be more like them.”

In what way? I’ve just been cruising around missing this stuff completely.

“I think you're nice though.” Actually 'nice' is a stupid word. Nobody is nice or nasty, people are just people.”

Knuckles H. I just seem “people” because by the time I have found out what a subject is about and gathered enough info so as to have a strong opinion everyone else has moved on and left me hanging.

“I always used to say the bloody lazy teachers should move, there's only one of them and 30 of us.”

Good point, except for like the tech drag teacher and cooking and stuff. Hey does Oz have Mufti Days where pupils go in normal clothes, know anyone that wore a suit?

Foxy:“As I wrote on another post - I think it is important
to be secure and unafraid of speaking your own mind.”

See I am definitely not secure. I’m afraid for others.

This feeling of not knowing how another person is when reading what I write. Their child could have died that day or something and they haven’t said anything. I know – my imagination is my own worst enemy.[smile]

You're always going to struggle expressing individualism in a suit anyway. Let me see, single or double (no always single now), 3 button or 4 button, stripes or flat, grey or blue or black, or brown if we're feeling daring. Oh but the tie, the tie is the unrestricted canvas where we can go wild and show everyone we aren't stuck up 'suits', so we'll make that silk (expensive, it matters) with diagonal stripes.

The amoeba walked off this thread onto dry concrete and didn't even leave footprints.