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<< What do the females who do post here think? >>

Personally, I've never felt OLO to be a boy's locker room environment. I'd soon be out of here if I felt that.

There are some male posters who have a tendency to patronize at times but they are a definite minority.

I agree with Foxy. I think OLO has got the balance right. A little bit of argy bargy and the odd angry shot or passionate outburst all add colour to the site. It would soon become very boring if we were all totally controlled and even handed in our responses.

Having said that, I don't usually hang around on threads which have degenerated into abusive slanging matches, but I don't seem to come across many of those. Perhaps my female intuition helps me avoid them. :)

Thanks for the support everyone it means a lot.

Im still going to try to be a bit nicer in my posts but its gunna be hard with the likes of runner and col rogue.

And I think I will still give it to authors like lord monckey when their articles are filled with bile and insults. Hopefully the new standards will apply to the articles here as well as the posters.

Happy new year Foxy. Have you bought your EsE2c calandar yet? Updated the subscription to crochet weekly?

I cant believe you cried about some nobody posting crap on a web site. Hope it wasn't me. 90% of the time I'm posting on OLO I have a massive grin on my face. I cant stop laughing on the way home from work sometimes after one of my posts. I crack myself up.

Bronny,

'Having said that, I don't usually hang around on threads which have degenerated into abusive slanging matches, but I don't seem to come across many of those. '

Oh I search them out. I'm a storm chaser. The most fun can be had on gender war threads. I often look at antiseptic and pynchme and those guys posting history to see what they are posting on so I can more quickly find the fun threads.

I still believe pynchme's actually just a wind up. Nobody in real life could possibly embrace all that feminist doctrine and regurgitate it ad nausium like she does.

I also follow Col of course. His prose and wit are a level above the rest of the posters. The way he times his lines with breaks and pauses, Socialism by Stealth, and turning peoples words around against them cracks me up. He plays to the audience brilliantly.

It's fun to back the unpopular too. Never gets dull.

Just for foxy and Brony
Colour argybargy outburst and passion...and merriment.
BLOODY BURPLE YOU FASCIST BLONK, HUMANITY RULES OK ;-)heh heh

Dear Houellie,

Have I bought my EsE2c calendar yet?

I haven't bought a calendar in years.
I don't have to.
I get so many beautiful hand made ones
given to me at the end of each year -
from the kids in my Library Storytime Sessions,
and Youth Book Clubs.

Have I updated the subscription to crochet
weekly?

Sadly, I'm not as domesticated as your
partner.

However, I don't need to pay for any magazines.
The Library Staff get first dibs on all tne
new mags that come in - which is a fantastic
saving especially for mags like - National Geographic,
Time, Bulletin, and of course - my favourite -
Vanity Fair.

You're suprised that I cried?

I'm a very passionate person - who cares
deeply about things - and as I told another
poster who sarcastically
accused me of having 'a heart of gold.'
" Nah, mine actually beats".
(His does as well, - on Thursdays!).

I'm not at all suprised to hear that you find
OLO entertaining and fun. It certainly can be
all of that and much more. And there are many
"laughable" moments - it's true.

Seeing as you seem to be a bit obsessed with
large print and crocheting - I've got a
joke that you may enjoy. It's taken from
David Smiedt's book, "From Russia With Lunch." :

Morris had turned sixty, so he went to see Dr Myers
for a full medical check-up. When he had finished,
Dr Myers said, "Relax, Morris, you're in very good
shape. I can't find anything wrong with you. You'll
probably live till you're a hundred. So how old was
your father when he died?"

Morris replied, "Did I say he was dead?"

Dr Myers then asked, "How old is your father, is he
still active?"

"He's eighty-three and goes jogging and Israeli
dancing every week," Morris replied.

cont'd ...

cont'd ...

Dr Myers was very surprised. "How old was your
grandfather when he died?"

Morris again answered, "Did I say he was dead,
doctor?"

Dr Myers was astonished. "You mean to tell me that
you are sixty years old and both your father and
grand-father are alive? Is your grandfather active?"

Morris replied, "He goes swimming twice a week,
and plays a full round of golf every Sunday,
weather permitting. Not only that, he is 107 years old
and next month he is getting married again."

Dr Myers said, "If he's 107 years old, why on earth
would your grandfather want to get married?"

Morris looked Dr Myers in the eye and said,
"Did I say he wanted to?"