The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[el-remmen]

There are several posters that I don't even necessarily disagree with most of the time but that nevertheless can suck any joy or interest out of a thread like nothing I can make analogy to on these forums and keep it grandma friendly.

 

[el-remmen]

There are several posters that I don't even necessarily disagree with most of the time but that nevertheless can suck any joy or interest out of a thread like nothing I can make analogy to on these forums and keep it grandma friendly.

And I don't mean Snarf. He just starts the joyless threads.

 

[billd91]

Naw man, think back, we won the cold war, pre 9/11 we didn't really worry about terrorism our biggest problems was whether slick willy inhaled or not.

Plus, light-up sneakers.

No terrorism? Did I imagine the bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City? Or the WTC bombing? The US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania? Man, I wish we had nothing more to worry about than a president having smoked pot in college...

 

[payn]

No terrorism? Did I imagine the bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City? Or the WTC bombing? The US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania? Man, I wish we had nothing more to worry about than a president having smoked pot in college...

Well, it happened, we just didnt worry about it...

 

[eyeheartawk]

No terrorism? Did I imagine the bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City? Or the WTC bombing? The US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania? Man, I wish we had nothing more to worry about than a president having smoked pot in college...

Oh there was terrorism, but like, we didn't care? I mean who was talking about the '94 WTC bombing six months later? We were busy drinking Wild Cherry Pepsi.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Oh there was terrorism, but like, we didn't care? I mean who was talking about the '94 WTC bombing six months later?

I think it may have depended on your age and location.

The Oklahoma City bombing was the first time I heard the name Osama bin Laden and among the people I knew, Oklahoma City, the first WTC bombing and the Branch Davidians were all (correctly) seen as signs of the world becoming more dangerous again, post-Cold War.

 

[Scribe]

I think it may have depended on your age and location.

The Oklahoma City bombing was the first time I heard the name Osama bin Laden and among the people I knew, Oklahoma City, the first WTC bombing and the Branch Davidians were all (correctly) seen as signs of the world becoming more dangerous again, post-Cold War.

There's a whole thread there, I'm sure, but I doubt its one for this forum. There was also the Gulf War.

 

[Deset Gled]

There are several posters that I don't even necessarily disagree with most of the time but that nevertheless can suck any joy or interest out of a thread like nothing I can make analogy to on these forums and keep it grandma friendly.

I have had better success using the ignore function for people I just find unpleasant to read, rather than people I actually argue with.

 

[Cadence]

No fair. :-( I just snipped the etymology from the OED!

 

[Scribe]