after sleeping with 1000 women, drinking the finest wine, finding out that the flesh can never be satisfied the wise/foolish Solomon concluded

'Fear God and keep His commandments'. Keep searching Houllie.

Houellie.....

Or to put it another way - where the bloody hell have you been?

Where are all the others who gave this forum a bit of wit and depth?

The likes of me hang around here reduced to merely regurgitating and arguing ad nauseam shallow political crap, because their ain't nothin' else.

I know It's not compulsory to stay and indulge in petty tit for tat (I think I have an addictive personality)...but 'twas always in the hope that somehow OLO would regain some form, something to get my teeth into.

A few of those posters whom I relied upon for such vigor are still around, but don't post as often, the quality dwindles and what's left is the peripheral fluff of debate - sniping, name-calling, etc.

So there we have it.

(The Countess has spoken!)

Don't listen, Houllebecq, they want to drag you back into the abyss, the deep rut you have found yourself languishing in.

Here, take this,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3mgapAcVdU

turn up the speakers super loud,

and walk away with your head held high.

Don't listen to the pleading voices and don't look back.

There is a whole world out there, somewhere ...I just know it!

Oh dear, what was I saying about being caught in a rut?

who-lie-low..you nailed..the general malaise..being experienced..by many of us..[i..have read the signs..of the times..like many have..that the more we struggle..the less is gained]

the more things..are changed
the more things..somehow..stay the same..[thats the reason..for the change[as the system..drives us into ever smaller spheres of interest

but we all know the problems..what is the solution
[i thought..the passing..of broadsheets was insane[ie them switching off with our publishing..their archives..topic by topic..in print,..as well as ongoing.,..on line

ie all the subject matter topic by topic..author by authentic..with live wiki like online links..plus a hard copy[in news print format..saved at many locations..as a conmplrete record..made into a concordant whole

the same applies to old closed posts[most of the topic arnt closed by half[yet]..so simply openthe gates..and they will return

to explain
i recall my first post here..
was two years after the topic was begun..someone complained..and that ended[too many great topic were closed.,,BEFORE THEIR TIME*

open them..back up..and watch the lost come home
cause they cared enough to post..it..

they will return to complete
that they were tricked out of doing/saying..back then*

more live options

no dead thread..its..the only thing..that works

Dear Houellie,

"There are no personal problems which cannot
be solved through suitable application of high
explosives."

(Anon).

H.... who?