'Should we veto Poirot because she loves Muslims or me because I don't or runner or Belly for their Political Party affiliations'

don't have and never have had any Jayb. would be desperately disappointed if I did. Just happens no one could be as bad as what we have had in the last 6 years.

I too am a huge believer that if you are offended by something, porn, fowl language,
Gays etc, rather than try to change other people's world, you can simply choose to ignore it.

As for OUG, I don't get offended by his/her posts, in fact, I get a chuckle out of them sometimes, as I have to wonder if he/she is not two people using the same log on.

I say this because one minute a very normal post appears, then bingo, all of a sudden you need an interpreter for the next.

As far as I'm concerned OUG is a valued poster, both because the posts either amuse me, or allow me to go elsewhere, especially with those multiple links.

So this is probably unfolding as Graham suspected it would.

OUG is probably reaping the sort of support here that a poster can usually only dream of.

It turns into something quite uplifting to see so much measured and positive opinion of a fellow poster.

Still, I'm wondering how I would have felt if, instead of OUG, I'd clicked on OLO this morning and seen a whole thread dedicated to "Veto Poirot".

poirot..if it were you
thread would run double the pages
you are our joy..your standing on high..just look at the qualities.of the quotes..i got from your book..[there's even pdf..one in french..wow

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=blaise+pascal+pensees+pdf

anyhow some quotes..[from 129..from page one of 5]
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3102980-pens-es

<<..“All of humanity's problems..stem from
man's inability..to sit quietly in a room alone.”>>

funny..thats how mine began

<<“There is a God shaped vacuum..>>[i would say hunger]....
<<in the heart of>>..every living being..which cannot be filled by any of the created thing's,.>>.

<<..but only by Go0d..works..unto other
as the way[ta0]..to the atonement[at one meant]..
with the Creator,..as was made known through..*THE WORKS..of Jesus.”

..<<..It is not certain..that
everything is uncertain.)”>>most certainly

<<..“Curiosity..is only vanity.>>
[interesting..one needs ask why?..

because..<<We usually..only want to..
know something..so that we..can talk about it.”>>

see thats why i prefer..talking about stuff
i got no idea about

<<..“Little things comfort us..because
its mainly..the little things..distress us.”>>

OK..THATS MY FAVORITE ..so far

<<..“We are generally..the better persuaded
by the reasons..we discover ourselves*..than by those given to us by others.”>>

<<..There are two..equally dangerous extremes:
to exclude reason,..or..to admit nothing but..reason.”>>

[..<<..“Men are so necessarily mad,
that not to be mad..would amount to..JUST..another form of madness.”>>

<<..“And if one loves me..for my judgement,..can i lose these qualities..without losing myself>>

.<<..Where,then,..is this Ego,
if it be..neither in the body..nor in the soul?>>

ego..[in this case],..lies in the spirit
but normally..is in..our soul

<<..And how love..the body..or the soul,>>
the latter/body love..can degrade as much as the body
but your soul/form..belongs to thee..[our spirit..belongs to god]

<<..it is impossible..and would be unjust
to love the soul.of a person..in the abstract..
and whatever qualities..might be hidden there-in...unconditionaly..

yet jesus did it
[and he said..see that ye see me do..YOU* SHALL DO GREATER*]

<<We never,then,..love a person,..but only qualities.>>
sounds true..maybe we..love Equal'ities

<<..Let us,then,..jeer no more..at those
who are..on account of rank and office;..alone routinely accorded societal honors..for we love a person..only on account of borrowed qualities"..we award the deed that meets need>>.

or something like that

Dear chrisgaff1001 (sorry couldn't resist),

OUG has been a fixture of this place for eternity, he is possibly an acquired taste but one many of us old timers have evolved with. When he is on song there are definitely pearls to be found and his message is usually delivered with more grace than I have been able to muster of late.

Dear OUG,

You wrote;

“being ignored is painful”.

Well I have never had a thread dedicated to me. Kudos.

Ah, dear Poirot, surely you jest:

>Still, I'm wondering how I would have felt if, instead of OUG, I'd clicked on OLO this morning and seen a whole thread dedicated to "Veto Poirot".<

Pray, who would be so bold as to challenge OLO's appreciation of the cutting wit and surgical analysis of the ultra-perceptive moustachioed Belgian-in-disguise? Surely only a churlish cuckold (or one who has been soundly cuffed about the ears, metaphorically of course).

But then ... on the question of paid parental leave ....? Labor? The LNP? Asylum seekers?

Hmmm, how dull this life would be without the cut and thrust of diverse discourse, ranging widely and wildly o'er the very universe and unplumbed depths of 'reason' - or over the length of a piece of string?
(The answer of course is a banana of 'this colour'.)(Or,42?)