Go Rays!!!

[statsman]

Just because I have never heard of the teams does not mean I don't understand the concept of the game - whichever one it is. As I said, baseball is a schoolgirls game here called rounders, usually dropped when they reach mid teens.

I realise that people on the North American continent think the whole world is familiar with their strange games and even stranger names (which all seem to end in "sox", which is spelt "socks" by the way) - here's some news, most people I know don't give a stuff about American and Canadian girly games.

Col

If you re-read Speaker's post, I think you will find he was not trying to stop you from posting. He was wondering why if baseball/rounders/girly games are such a waste of time, WHY are you spending so much time commenting on them? I would have thought you would zoom right past this subject.

Unless of course you are returning to your previous habits.

 

[boblarson]

Unless of course you are returning to your previous habits.

That would appear to be the case. Seems like any chance to post a negative comment can't be passed over.

 

[Brianwarnock]

I also don't give a damn about this game, therefore I don't post. It seems perfectly reasonable to me that Americans talk about their sports and spell sox how they want , just as I occasionally talk about Liverpool F C and even that rabble of Mancs down the road, I take no prisoners with my colloquialisms but would be willing to explain them, as I'm sure our friends across the pond are.

Why is it ok to insult everybody

most people I know don't give a stuff about American and Canadian girly games

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but then take umbrage if somebody criticises your opinions.

And most Americans don't give a stuff about your worthless opinions

produced this response

Ah good, back to the personal insults

I thought things had been going along too politely.

Brian

 

[georgedwilkinson]

Ah, the joys of selective use of the ignore feature.

 

[boblarson]

Ah, the joys of selective use of the ignore feature.

If that would also get rid of the quotes when quoted by someone else's message. Then it would be perfect.

 

[TessB]

Fortunately, unlike you I don't resort to personal insults, mine are more generic.

Col

You say you don't aim at anyone in particular, but you spray your insults out like they were birdshot. Must we apologize every time we "accidentally" get hit in the face?

Why bother to insult at all?
The most common response to an insult isn't exactly positive.
An intelligent man like yourself, Col, surely is aware of this.
So, I have to ask. When you insult America as a whole and her citizens by proxy, how would you like us to respond? What will make you happy?
If we give you our lunch money will that suffice?

 

[speakers_86]

If you don't like what I post then don't read it - it's not rocket science.
Col

The same to you-"son".

He was wondering why if baseball/rounders/girly games are such a waste of time, WHY are you spending so much time commenting on them? I would have thought you would zoom right past this subject.

Yes, thank you statsman.

 

[Rich]

If we give you our lunch money will that suffice?

Only if it's cash and not bank shares

 

[ColinEssex]

If you re-read Speaker's post, I think you will find he was not trying to stop you from posting.

It didn't read that way, maybe he should have worded it a little differently. Perhaps a bit like the private message he sent me.

Must we apologize every time we "accidentally" get hit in the face?

I don't get that Tess.

The same to you-"son".

If you are unable to write a post so that it can't be mis-read, there's no need to get sniffy about it if someone reads it not in the way you intended.

Col

 

[TessB]

Only if it's cash and not bank shares

Why don't I just buy you a hotdog? It's the traditional fare at a baseball game.

Do you have hotdogs, also called frankfurters, or weiners in England? I can't recall ever seeing any movie where someone in Britain is eating a hotdog.
If you didn't grow up with them, I am not sure you'd like them. They're horrible for you. I don't eat them often, but every time I do.... just a little bit of the kid in me wakes up and smiles.

Oh, and Col.... it was an obscure reference to being shot in the face by a friend whilst quail hunting. I never did understand why the man had to apologize to Cheney.

 

[statsman]

If you are unable to write a post so that it can't be mis-read, there's no need to get sniffy about it if someone reads it not in the way you intended.

Col

For those of you who may be new to the forum, Colin gets a great deal of joy out of stirring the pot and seems to relish the odour that is produced.

You will notice that once again it was the other poster's fault. Never his.

 

[ColinEssex]

For those of you who may be new to the forum, Colin gets a great deal of joy out of stirring the pot and seems to relish the odour that is produced.

You will notice that once again it was the other poster's fault. Never his.

Never say never - I admitted I was wrong once back in the late 90's - sadly that post was lost when we were hacked in about 2002.

Col

 

[KenHigg]

... it keeps the rest of us entertained.

Yeah, Kind of like watching clown make a fool of himself -

 

[Rich]

Yeah, Kind of like watching clown make a fool of himself -

Like Bush you mean

 

[boblarson]

Like Bush you mean

No, like you Rich

 

[speakers_86]

No, like you Rich

hahahahah,...aahhahahahah

 

[ColinEssex]

Yeah, Kind of like watching clown make a fool of himself -

No need for a capital 'K' after the comma, and you're missing the full stop at the end of the pathetic statement.

Keep trying - 4 out of 10 for that effort, it was almost interesting.

Col

 

[MrsGorilla]

No need for a capital 'K' after the comma, and you're missing the full stop at the end of the pathetic statement.

Keep trying - 4 out of 10 for that effort, it was almost interesting.

Col

You forgot to mention that the word 'a' is missing between the words 'watching' and 'clown'.

 

[Vassago]

No need for a capital 'K' after the comma, and you're missing the full stop at the end of the pathetic statement.

Keep trying - 4 out of 10 for that effort, it was almost interesting.

Col

The phrase at the beginning of your sentence is incomplete. (There is)

You shouldn't give up though. If you keep trying, you may become a better speaker than Bush.

 

[speakers_86]

Okay, thanks for the hi-jack.

If anyone is interested the Rays are about to win game 3. The score is 9 to 1 in the nineth, this will put the Rays up 2-1 in the series!