HI Max: What about Shambles requests?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: GUEST,Yawn
Date: 19 Sep 05 - 10:28 AM

I would too if I was Max.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Sep 05 - 08:55 AM

And Max would still appear to be orbiting Jupiter.....

On the contrary-- Max posted in other threads several times during the active periods of this thread... and apparently chose to ignore this.

~Susan

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: JennyO
Date: 19 Sep 05 - 07:19 AM

I didn't. I KNEW.

Oh yes, and $700 now.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 19 Sep 05 - 06:02 AM

Just for a millisecond I wondered who re-opened this boring old thread!
G

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 19 Sep 05 - 05:26 AM

I can't see any reason why it should have been closed. The "close thread" link is in a location where a volunteer could click it accidentally and not notice, so it may have been closed inadvertantly. Whatever the case, I don't think it should have been closed. I reopened the thread.
-Joe Offer-

Just for the sake of completness (and for those posters still with a sense of humour). The thread in question has now been closed by Joe Offer. Who now knows which anonymous volunteer fellow poster was responsible but after publicly speculating that the first closure may have ben a accident - is not at liberty to confirm to our forum - if this was in fact the case.

And Max would still appear to be orbiting Jupiter.....

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: BaldEagle2
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 09:39 AM

Hey!

Who was it that said Sham had no sense of humor?

Well, smarty-pants, you sure as hell got that one wrong.

I think someone should cut and paste Sham's HAL joke and post it to one of our joke threads.

Humor like that deserves a much wide audience.

Well Done, Sham! (You show 'em, kid!)

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 08:29 AM

HAL has shot poor old Max off into obit somewhere around Jupiter.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 07:54 AM

Apparently not.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 07:49 AM

Le Scaramouche - Yes they are, and this has been pointed out a number of times to Roger, but he is not prepared to accept this fact. (see Giok's post at 30 Aug 3.40am).

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 05:05 AM

Aren't the Clones accountable to Max?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 02:18 AM

(ensure??? ENSURE???...we can't even ensure that repetitious rhetorical questions are not repeated....)

Or can we? Or should we?

Perhaps 'threads have now spoken'? And have ensured - by apparently deciding now to close themselves - to be the final judge of whether they stay to to be contrubuted to - or not?

Our anonymous volunteer posters may be under the impression that they are in control - but our forum seems to have developed a mind of its own.

HELLO DAVE.................

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 03:40 AM

In spite of the treatment difficulties, patients with a paranoid disorder may function quite well. Even though their paranoid views are apparently unshakable, various treatments appear effective in improving social functioning, so that they do not often require lengthy hospitalization. The symptoms are less bizarre than those associated with paranoid schizophrenia. Also, the paranoid disorders seem to cause less disorganization of the personality and disruptions in social and family life. Unlike schizophrenia, which can become progressively worse, paranoid disorder seems to reach a certain level of severity and stay there.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 10:16 PM

In his present, more like... he shatner all over this thread

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 09:49 PM

Definitely too much Shatner in his past.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Bill D
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 08:53 PM

" if it was wrongly but intentionally closed by some anonymous volunteer fellow poster and if so what action will be taken to ensure that this is not repeated?"

oh, I have NO doubt (it) will be soundly thrashed (virtually, of course) and made to edit all j0hn for Hull threads for proper spelling before (it) is allowed to mess with any serious thread again!!!

(ensure??? ENSURE???...we can't even ensure that repetitious rhetorical questions are not repeated....)

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: SINSULL
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 08:45 PM

AAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 08:23 PM

Yes, Rog-o, as you can see it was redundant and covered by this thread. And no one was talking turds over there, so I exercised editorial control so that we can talk about turds. Stay on subject please. Mudelf

Does anyone wish to own up to being this Mudelf person?

I am sure it is just me - but I find it more than a little offensive that this anonymous volunteer fellow poster can insert personal comments in my posts - have a one-way conversation - issue instructions to me and their identity is witheld from me and our forum.

Whatever happened to the value of being accountable on our forum? It would appear now that the less accountable you are prepared to be - the more ability you are given to impose your judgement upon those who are always prepared to be accountable and stand by their views and actions.

Joe Offer is at least prepared to be known to our forum - when he inserts his editing comments and personal judgements into my posts. Is it really too much to ask - that those who feel themselves qualified to impose their judgement upon their fellow posters are not able to do this anonymously?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 08:02 AM

Wolfgang - not opening a Shatner thread is a very wise decision. You don't know how many hours I've agonised over the Shatner question since I first clicked into one of LH's little traps.

The flashes of bad acting and the nightmares where Bill was the leading actor in every TV production......... It's going to take years of therapy to where I can once again close my eyes without seeing that face with the little animal perched atop the balding pate.

Stay away from Shatner threads for your own sanity. It's clear that there are some on the forum who haven't and it's driven them stark staring bonkers.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 07:25 AM

Is there such a thing as STC or Spontaneous Thread Closure? Or STC -Spontaneous Thead Cumbustion?

Don't get too close when the turd threads spontaneously combust..

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 07:11 AM

I can't see any reason why it should have been closed. The "close thread" link is in a location where a volunteer could click it accidentally and not notice, so it may have been closed inadvertantly. Whatever the case, I don't think it should have been closed. I reopened the thread.
-Joe Offer-

Please note that Joe Offer and I are in complete agreement on the above.

We both consider that there are no reasons or grounds for why any anonymous voulunteer fellow poster should have imposed closure upon the thread in question and we both consider that it should not have been closed. But the fact remains that despite our agreement - this thread was subject to imposed closure.

As the editing comment only suggest that this thread MAY have been closed by inadvertantly by someone - has it been finally established and can it be confirmed - if indeed it was closed by some accident? Or if it was wrongly but intentionally closed by some anonymous volunteer fellow poster and if so what action will be taken to ensure that this is not repeated?

I may be alone in this - but I do find there is considerable irony and humour in the case of a thread entitled (or currently entitled anyway) 'Closing threads' being subject itself to closure and subsequent re-opening and of no one knowing or admitting to why.....

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Wolfgang
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 06:32 AM

Little Hawk,

sorry I didn't mention you as one other master of this art form. I remember when I first opened a Shatner thread the name Shatner meant nothing to me at all. I then saw your name and smelled what would be coming. I closed the thread immediately and decided I never would want to know who Shatner was. I did never open any Shatner thread yas far as I know and for about 2 years I was successful. But then some people started talking about Shatner in innocuous threads with harmless titles and one time it happened: I realised who Shatner was. I guess I'll never forget that detail but I still don't open Shatner threads.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 03:34 AM

Of course I'm 'dead'. Who do you think spread the rumour? Pity Shambles is on to us though.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 03:16 AM

The following thread (with a TECH prefix has been relegated to the BS and for some reason - has now been closed.

Closing threads

This was the original question asked in that thread.

Is there some technical advantage given to the general effective running of our forum - by the closing of threads?

Does it make the site less technically effective in any way or make it run slower - if all threads are left open for new contributions?

If you wish to know the answer – you will have to click on the link – but you will not be able to post to it. Unless of course you kindly ask our anonymous volunteer fellow posters to re-open it – to enable you to do this.

---

I can't see any reason why it should have been closed. The "close thread" link is in a location where a volunteer could click it accidentally and not notice, so it may have been closed inadvertantly. Whatever the case, I don't think it should have been closed. I reopened the thread.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 02:47 AM

500!

I feel a strong urge to gloat.
Where's Flamenco Ted when you need him?
-Joe Offer, Victoriously-

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 02:47 AM

The temptation is hard to resist....
499

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 02:45 AM

Funny, "Gildenstern" doesn't sound Greekish. Are you sure that's not "Guildenstern"?
Aren't you the one that's dead??
498

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 02:32 AM

Actualy, with no wish to slight my dear colleague Mr Rosenkrantz, the brains behind the operation is none other than myself. Dionyssos K Gildenstern is my real name. I'm the notorious Greek gangster from Jutland, you know.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 02:26 AM

Harumpf!

Well, my birthday, such as it is, is sometime in August. It happens once a year, usually with little note (since nobody knows when it is, exactly). Me and the Missus went to a swanky hotel in South Tahoe for the occasion this year, though. We had a suit...er, suite.

Nimrod Rosenkrantz
(watch the spelling!~!)

496

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 10:49 PM

I knew "Joe Offer" had to be ficticious! Must have been his under-cover gummint name when he was goin' around investigatin' folks!

When's your birthday, Nimrod?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 08:02 PM

Oh yeah!!!!!!! One time an anonymouse clone (ackshally, it was Joe) changed my spelling of Amurica to America in a thread title with the totally preposterous claim that if someone tried to access the thread typing in "America" that they wouldn't be able to find it. Have you EVER heard of such blatant, contemptuous, condescending, outrageous insensitivity. That Joe, boy!!!!!!! He must really be a jerk! And he doesn't even use his right name (Which is Nimrod Rozenkrantz.) I've never been so offended in my life.

This place used to be vintage wine.

Now it's vintage whine.

Grossly offended in Derby

Jerry

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 07:57 PM

huh?

Bewildered in Amurica..

Jerry

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Oaklet
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 06:08 PM

Aye, right - that Shambles, right - like he says. like. Canny, that bugger, like. So what he says, I agree, like. Champion.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 06:03 PM

Susan - your accusation is as absurd as it is groundless. For your judgement that I had 'proved again that I cannot comprehend most U.S. humour' - was made first - was your judgement - not also 'disrepecting U.S./UK cultural differences'?

You have perhaps shown that you have no comprehension of when someone may be 'pulling your leg'. *Smiles*

You may have missed this. It was inserted into an existing post so as not to refresh this thread.

There's really no need to repeat my brown comments, Roger - I put them in brown so people will see them, and I put them in the message they apply to so people can understand what allegation I'm answering without having to read through a dozen of your posts (or, worse yet, without my having to copy-paste your allegations).
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 05:50 PM

Sham likes benny hill, nyah, nyah, nyah.


That offend you, Roger? I wouldn't begin to blanket all UKers in one bed.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 05:31 PM

Roger, that's an extremely offensive remark. It demonstrates a persistence in disrepecting U.S./UK cultural differences. Oh I know only YOU can judge us all, but you're wrong. Again!

~S~

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: The Shambles
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 05:13 PM

Proving again you cannot comnprehend most U.S. humor.

Susan - comprehending most U.S. humour - is not very difficult for anyone.

Considering certain examples of U.S. humour displayed here - to be very funny - is not really the same thing.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 03:40 PM

Don't fret, Bill D- you've got it: Skim, scam, scum... See? They're all related in a natural sequence.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 03:25 PM

The water was covered in several different scums.
G..

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 03:04 PM

skim, scam, scum?

I never seem to get the changes in the language as fast as you young sprouts.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:48 PM

People not of native extraction in this country cannot legally purchase or retain (except by gift from Native Americans) any 'modern' (post 1972) ivory but scumshaw created by Native artists is legal and very desirable.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:46 PM

If you hang around Mudcat long enough you can get a PhS-- Docotr of Scumology-- and become a scumologist. (The lesser degree only takes you to being a Licensed Scumicist.)

~S~

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:42 PM

We can all go scumpering away to the Getaway!

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:41 PM

Oh, that's definitely better, Wysi. Perhaps impugning people's integrity and competence could come under that designation? Without insulting, you understand.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:40 PM

Scums of the World, Unite!! (Do we get to do trad crafts, i.e. scumshaw?)

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:33 PM

Scumspewing.

~S~

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:24 PM

Like in scumsucking?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:15 PM

Would you use it in the plural - I had a quick think and couldn't come up with any use for it.

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Ebbie
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:11 PM

What katlaughing said. I would add that the plural of scum is 'scums'. Perhaps we could discuss this?

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 01:15 PM

BE2, I probably missed it because you may not have repeated it ad nauseum through assuming I didn't see the first, second, or third, etc. postings immediately before the cut and paste for the umpteenth time? You know, I have no retention, so things must be said often in as convoluted, yet questioning terms as possible, is this not true also, for you and the others? For, were it not for such repetitions, would we not all miss the exact points made and their oft-repeated-postings, by which that we may gain such insight and then, know that volunteer fellow posters, one and all, are the scum of the earth and we must not follow by example? Or, is it then to be assumed, as volunteer fellow (no dames allowed!)posters, we are ALL of us, we few, we legion, we many thousands, one and all Scum, damned forever to ride 'neath the streets of Boston to never return, whilst reading endless loops of the same cut and pastes over and over and over and over and over...

Subject: RE: HI Max: What about Shambles requests?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 12:39 PM

LOL, Wolfgang! Brilliant point.

I have tried applying the very same technique, the "act of using repetition as a means to transport humour", with at least some success (Shatner, hamsters, Hillary Clinton blow-up dolls, Chongo Chimp, etc). I agree that Shambles is approaching absolute mastery of this art form, and he is doing it elegantly through one simple framework by refining that one framework into endless variations of itself. Clever.

I attribute Spaw's downfall to the tragic mistake of using farts as the central buttress of his humour. This was a great strategic error, because farts are simply, to put it bluntly, not very funny...unless you're a ten year old.

Some find that sort of thing irritating or tedious. Others find it hysterically funny. Observe the great comedians of history and you will find that they almost all used the same technique...repetition of easily recognizable images and scenarios.

Classic examples of comedy by repetition: Abbot and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Peter Sellers.