BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......

Subject: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Little Hawk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:02 PM

A. People who've seen what they think are alien space vehicles and want to talk about it and be treated with a modicum of respect!

Trust me on this. ;-)

B. People who believe in God (however they may define "God") and who dare to say that they do....

C. People who aren't "liberal"...

D. Republicans

E. People who love Rap music...

F. Fans of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

G. People who think the Iraq War was a great idea and must be fought until it is decisively won...

H. Communists

I. Chimpanzees (who are constantly ridiculed by references to "poop-throwing" and other demeaning stuff like that)

J. People who think 911 was an inside job.

K. Guest posters.

L. Christians.

M. Muslims.

N. Believers in E.S.P., telepathy, chiropractic, alternative healing of any sort, tealeaf reading, ghosts, psychic healing, etc....etc...etc...

Yes, all of the above people (and chimps) find themselves often treated as pariahs on this forum. They are scorned and ridiculed by those "in the know". Their special qualities are not appreciated. Condemnatory assumptions are made about them. They are shut out of the "inner clique", spat upon, sneered at, denigrated, and castigated. They are accused of lacking logic and of not providing any "evidence". They are despised and loathed. If this were a small rural town, they could expect to soon find a mob of people bearing flaming torches gathered on their doorstep.

Fortunately, though, it's just the damned Internet. ;-)

So the best remedy for those hurt feelings is to take it all with a grain of salt, remind yourself that it really doesn't matter, put a smile on your face, and get on with your day!

*(By the way: I belong to only a few of the above listed categories. But I know how the game works around here...much as it does anywhere else where a large number of people gather and yak about stuff.)

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Mooh
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:07 PM

So, as a Christian who goes to a chiropractor, I'm not welcome here? Thanks for telling me, it's hard to know who your friends are sometimes.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: beardedbruce
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:08 PM

Agreed.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: artbrooks
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:08 PM

O. Anyone who isn't Canadian. (Nobody cares enough about Canadians to ridicule them)

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: beardedbruce
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:08 PM

(comment on the original post)

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:09 PM

You forgot Jews on your list, LH. Also rock and rollers, cross-dressers and people who vote for independents.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Megan L
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:11 PM

Ye forgot Scots! you try threatenin tae gie some wee scunner a skelp an see whit ridicule is.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Little Hawk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:12 PM

LOLOL!!!!! Good one, Art! YES, anyone who isn't a Canadian, by God!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:12 PM

Wake a Scot at 3:00 AM and they talk just like Canadians I been told.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:14 PM

And as we know, no one cares about those damned Canucks, 'cept Chongo. And he'd sell us all for two tonnes of bananas.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Little Hawk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:18 PM

I seriously considered putting Jews on the list, Peace. I hemmed and hawed over it for about 5 minutes and couldn't decide whether it would be more imflammatory to put Jews on the list or leave them off... (sigh)

Well, okay. Add Jews to the list, then. And those other categories you mentioned too. And Scots.

Just think, if all of us people who get sooooo offended here just got up and LEFT one day...what would happen to this place? Hmmm?

Maybe that's it. We should all threaten a mass walkout. Whaddya think?

We could time it for some specific future date just to stretch out the tension to the maximum. Make 'em sweat.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:23 PM

I think that









                               and then it would be solved. However, it's open for discussion, IMO.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Amos
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:33 PM

You're writing in blank verse again,, man!!!


Add to your list all those smarter than others and all those stupider than others. It's a great forum, though, if you don't weaken!! :D


A

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:36 PM

Morris dancers

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:37 PM

LOLOL

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Melissa
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:37 PM

It's a rough place for meat eaters...and as soon as I can think of a slogan that almost makes sense, I'm going to write it on a post-it note and stick it on my computer.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: bfdk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:39 PM

You also forgot Danes and Dachshunds!

Now, I'll forgive you for forgetting about Danes (it's a tiny country, after all, and we never sound like Canucks, whatever the time of day), but that you of all people would forget dachshunds...!!

Sheesh, I'm plain disappointed, and my dog's gone to bed sulking.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:40 PM

Yeah. BUT, you had Hamlet.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Amergin
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:44 PM

you forgot Orangemen....

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: bfdk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:45 PM

No, I had omelette - with ham.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: peregrina
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:48 PM

mudcat is difficult for...do I say guests (I mean real ones), or

hospitality?

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John Hardly
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:48 PM

Lemme tell you...

Mudcat is REALLY difficult for the really handsome and really beautiful. So far, NONE of them has ever dared post here.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Ernest
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:49 PM

Did you all notice that he didn`t mention fans of William Shatner on his list?

Maybe we have been to liberal in that aspect lately.
What a mistake!

;0)
Ernest

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:54 PM

"Mudcat is REALLY difficult for the really handsome and really beautiful. So far, NONE of them has ever dared post here."

Well, 'cept for you and me, John.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Little Hawk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:56 PM

Oh! More good contributions. I can see a groundswell of protest rising here that is going to shake this place to its core!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:00 PM

It's gonna start with John. I don't mind that he's wittier than me, conservative in his politics and a better writer. I DO mind that his last post. Sheesh . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:00 PM

Ran out of words.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:06 PM

Yeah, this place is a bit difficult for chumps. No doubt about it. But so is downtown Chicago. What the hell, I can dish it out as well as I can take it.

- Chongo

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John Hardly
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:06 PM

Peace,

No compliments please. My persecution complex is my raison d'être.

Mudcat is also tough these days on buddhists with proper spelling complexes.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:08 PM

Ommmm . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John Hardly
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:12 PM

"Ommmm . . . . "



Have I got a guitar for you.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:14 PM

I'm gonna by two, they're small. Only $13,500 each. Heck, maybe three or four . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:17 PM

..... or even more.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:21 PM

Lovers of Wee Jimmy Krankie (The one in the pink hat)

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John Hardly
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:22 PM

Two is just stupid. You can only play one at a time. Wait...

...maybe I'm wrong .

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:22 PM

I'm saving up for Martin D-100. So far I have $6.29. Could take a while. Jus' a little way to go . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Peace
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:23 PM

The D-100 retails at about $88,000.00.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John Hardly
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:23 PM

The mudcat is also difficult for the dead. Even if they have a broadband connection.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:27 PM

Mudcat is also difficult for....anyone with a name that sounds like an antique tea set or flatware. Of course even more difficult because he happens to be Chjristian.....His ethnicity is unknown to most so that aint a problem!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: topical tom
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:30 PM

Terse people.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Bill D
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:36 PM

Banjo and accordian players...and philosophers who tout logic too vociferously.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John Hardly
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:43 PM

I hate people who use the word "tout" even more than I hate banjos.

"Hate the banjo, love the banjo player" ~J. Christ

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:56 PM

Terse people?
Does that mean Bearded Bruce is OK, as he doesn't write terse verse?

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 03:00 PM

Sensitive, confidence-lacking teenage prodigies?
Graduates of the Newcastle folk course?
Smokers (have you tried smoking on Mudcat? people open windows and start fanning their noses as if someone farted).
Count** & W***ern fans
Opinionated people - believe me, I know what I am talking about.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Little Hawk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 03:01 PM

Can something that can be touted also be doubted? If so, what about the touter?

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: gnu
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 03:02 PM

Art.... "(Nobody cares enough about Canadians to ridicule them)"

Hehehehehe. Good one.

BTW Art... it is now +8 and sunny and I shall BBBQ.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: kendall
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 03:05 PM

Llama lovers

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Little Hawk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 03:06 PM

There is no other nationality on Earth that enjoys poking fun at themselves as much as Canadians do... ;-) It's one of the national pastimes.

Comes in just behind snow removal.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 03:07 PM

Oh no! I love llamas..my life on mudcat just got worse!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat is also difficult for.......
From: John Hardly
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 03:09 PM

National pastimes?

Ha ha ha. I love the subtle humor of overstatement.