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06 Mar 06 - 05:36 PM (#1686705) Subject: BS: HAS MUDCAT BECOME BITTER? From: GUEST,anonforfearofbitternessandattacksimlikealitt Just seems like this lately, bitterness and bad manners seem to have taken hold of this site. I worry for future of mudcat. |
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06 Mar 06 - 05:38 PM (#1686706) Subject: RE: BS: HAS MUDCAT BECOME BITTER? From: Clinton Hammond Seems to me Mudcat is just as it's always been.... Kindly don't post titles in all caps... it's rude.... |
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06 Mar 06 - 05:40 PM (#1686708) Subject: RE: BS: HAS MUDCAT BECOME BITTER? From: Bert Bitter? I don't mind if I do! |
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06 Mar 06 - 05:42 PM (#1686713) Subject: RE: BS: HAS MUDCAT BECOME BITTER? From: jacqui.c Depends where you look - there's still a lot of good stuff here. |
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06 Mar 06 - 05:59 PM (#1686727) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: John O'L I AGREE WITH CLINTON! |
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06 Mar 06 - 06:01 PM (#1686730) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Amos Nah, not a bit of it. Besides, effen you ain't bitter, you missed half the fun, and she'll charge the same anyway. A |
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06 Mar 06 - 06:09 PM (#1686741) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Clinton Hammond Thanks for the Thread Title edit.... |
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06 Mar 06 - 06:10 PM (#1686744) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Bill D 9½ years now, and I have seen 6-7 or more swings as different mixes of folk enter the fray. It's like global warming...you can't predict a 'trend' based on a small sample. Besides, it may be the "big city syndrome" the larger the population, the more of ANY type behavior you will find, and the nasty ones have a way of making noise and trouble out of proportion to their numbers. |
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06 Mar 06 - 06:40 PM (#1686782) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Little Hawk It's a tremendous shock, isn't it, John? I remember the first time I agreed with Clinton almost as well as I remember the day Kennedy got shot. |
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06 Mar 06 - 06:44 PM (#1686786) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Bobert You want bitter, check out the threads during Bush's mad-dash-to-war 3 years ago... Whew!!! Down right hostile stuff... And now that we have ther *new and slightly improved" MG, things have settled down some... Oh yeah, there were a couple really obnoxious GUEST's a couple months ago that I had a run-in with and pissed off at least one regular but, hey... ... nuthin' out of the ordinary for this joint... |
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06 Mar 06 - 06:53 PM (#1686793) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Deckman I will agree with you if you substitute "cynical" for "bitter" ... at least as far as I'm concerned. Bob |
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06 Mar 06 - 07:01 PM (#1686801) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Bee-dubya-ell Nah! It's just the same. No bitter, no wurst. |
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06 Mar 06 - 07:02 PM (#1686803) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Don Firth As one might expect, the mudcats that are probably the most bitter are the bottom-feeders. . . . Don Firth |
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06 Mar 06 - 07:31 PM (#1686829) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: McGrath of Harlow Mild and Bitter - 'arf 'n 'arf. |
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06 Mar 06 - 07:53 PM (#1686846) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: michaelr Tastes the same to me. |
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06 Mar 06 - 07:56 PM (#1686850) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: akenaton I'm like the Murphy's |
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06 Mar 06 - 08:14 PM (#1686860) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: akenaton Sweet n' strong...;0) |
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06 Mar 06 - 08:23 PM (#1686863) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Bill D Ballard Bitter, "Ya, sure, ya betcha" |
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06 Mar 06 - 08:40 PM (#1686874) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Big Al Whittle a little bitter wot you fancy does you good! |
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06 Mar 06 - 09:07 PM (#1686884) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Big Mick Ah yes, I see when I look at the clock on the wall that it is, indeed, time for another thread worrying about the future of this place. They have to be right sometime, I suppose. Mick |
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06 Mar 06 - 11:39 PM (#1686955) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: GUEST Fuck, hell, shit, yeah, what would you expect when its nobility originates in Hull? |
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07 Mar 06 - 03:40 AM (#1687006) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Paul Burke Cynical? We Brits are trying to export supertankers full of cynicism to the USA, as there's a critical shortage there. |
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07 Mar 06 - 03:48 AM (#1687010) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Purple Foxx (The wise man)"...regards the sense organs given him by nature as gods & uses them rightly... getting pleasure from hearing & seeing ,from food & from sex." DIOGENES THE CYNIC. Sounds like a bloody nice bloke to me. |
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07 Mar 06 - 04:43 AM (#1687038) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Dave the Gnome Bet he couldn't walk very far with them dodgy knees though... :D (tG) |
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07 Mar 06 - 05:15 AM (#1687049) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: John MacKenzie He was a barrel of bitter. I washed my hands in a Cynic only this morning, and I hear it's time for the Stoics to fly back in from Africa soon. Giok |
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07 Mar 06 - 05:26 AM (#1687055) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Paul Burke Diogenes on masturbation- "If only hunger could be assuaged by rubbing the stomach." |
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07 Mar 06 - 05:45 AM (#1687067) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: John O'L This thread is not just a bitter pill to swallow, it's also a can of worms, a tough nut to crack, a leap in the dark, as good as gold, fair and square, and food for thought, but hold your horses, in a nutshell its all Greek to me. Its a whole new ball game. All hell's breaking loose but I'm as cool as a cucumber. Fair enough? |
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07 Mar 06 - 05:48 AM (#1687070) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Purple Foxx What's all the mixed meta for? |
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07 Mar 06 - 05:58 AM (#1687072) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Trevor The bitter butt eh.... |
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07 Mar 06 - 07:03 AM (#1687109) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Ron Davies Actually, it seems in the last week to have improved dramatically. We still disagree, sometimes heatedly, but in general the stupid vulgar personal attacks appear to have moderated. Even our favorite erstwhile denizen of the sewer seems to have emerged from the Stygian darkness-- (just had to seize the opportunity to use "Stygian darkness"--such occasions don't appear very often)-- and decided (whether under duress or not) that there might just possibly be a purpose to communication after all. Well, the proof of the pudding.... When the vulgar personal attacks do still appear, at least the perpetrators may apologize, which has rarely happened til now. But, don't worry, the shipment of cynicism arrived intact. So, as has already been suggested, let's all have a pint of bitter or whatever you'd like. |
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07 Mar 06 - 07:09 AM (#1687115) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: The Fooles Troupe I find it Stout, more Lager than Bitter, but good for what Ales me at times... |
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07 Mar 06 - 07:11 AM (#1687119) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: John MacKenzie You can never find a porter when you need one! Giok |
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07 Mar 06 - 07:21 AM (#1687126) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: GUEST If I were to guess, I'd say that the personal attacks reached the point that the clones started to delete them. And, that's ok by me. Might help some of the nasty posters to grow up. |
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07 Mar 06 - 07:26 AM (#1687134) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Azizi It takes a village to raise a --- Oh, never mind. |
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07 Mar 06 - 07:26 AM (#1687135) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: kendall "Rukus"? |
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07 Mar 06 - 10:06 AM (#1687265) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Bill D a ruckus is what you get when everyone is trying to find their bitter in Stygian darkness. |
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07 Mar 06 - 10:21 AM (#1687285) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Paul Burke You're too fond of this Stygian darkness Bill. I don't even know where Stygia is. I think there's something of the night about you, or perhaps something tenebraical. Or even Tannochbraical. |
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07 Mar 06 - 10:22 AM (#1687287) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: MMario shadowed arms? |
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07 Mar 06 - 10:28 AM (#1687292) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Alba Azizi..that post is priceless....rofl.. Loves ya Jude |
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07 Mar 06 - 10:36 AM (#1687300) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: wysiwyg Don't EVER mistake the ugliness visible in the threads at times for "Mudcat." The threads can't show the extraordinary relationships that extend far beyond the threads, and the amazing acts of kindness that are characteristic of this community. THAT "Mudcat" is doing as well as it ever has. ~Susan |
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07 Mar 06 - 11:26 AM (#1687355) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Bill D Stygia is a sharp left from Stultia...it's where the Stodgies live. |
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07 Mar 06 - 11:53 AM (#1687387) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: John MacKenzie Git along little Stodgies get along I smoke old stodgies I have found And for those who remember Norman Vaughan, Swingin' ! Stodgie!! I'll no doubt be around Amaro folks. Giok |
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07 Mar 06 - 12:21 PM (#1687416) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: MMario bitterness often develops when a product is overdone - reduced exposure and a lesser amount of heat are both indicated |
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07 Mar 06 - 07:59 PM (#1687840) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Cluin Bitterness is tasteed primarily on the back of the tongue. To avoid it, either spit or swallow very quickly. |
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07 Mar 06 - 08:05 PM (#1687849) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: The Fooles Troupe That's what my girlfriend said. |
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07 Mar 06 - 08:11 PM (#1687857) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Cluin So did mine. Hey waitaminnit.... what's your girlfriend's name? |
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07 Mar 06 - 08:15 PM (#1687860) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: The Fooles Troupe I don't know why they say you're dumb Cluin... |
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07 Mar 06 - 10:59 PM (#1687948) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Ron Davies Jan says she's really into Stygian darkness--she only drinks draught Guinesss--or Murphy's--she says it's the Irish in her, though my background is Welsh. I wonder what she's trying to say. |
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08 Mar 06 - 02:22 AM (#1688000) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: The Fooles Troupe Maybe it's the Welsh in her now... |
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08 Mar 06 - 04:49 AM (#1688069) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: John MacKenzie Anybody with any Brains knows they can't make beer in Wales. Have you ever tried Evan Evans Bevans, Vale of Neath Ale? Giok |
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08 Mar 06 - 02:01 PM (#1688408) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Peace That sounds like a self-regulating drink. When you can no longer say it five times in a row fast, you don't get anymore. |
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08 Mar 06 - 02:38 PM (#1688441) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Bill D Can't make beer in Wales? What is Felinfoel then....I kinda liked it. And you may hear from Padre, excellent musician, sometimes poster, connoisseur of beer, and of fine Welsh extraction! (sure is a lot MORE good beer in England & Scotland, though.....I think I need to conduct some more tests) |
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09 Mar 06 - 01:01 AM (#1688866) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Big Al Whittle I think maybe quite a few of us are middle aged - If I'm in the middle of life - I'll live til I'm a hundred and fourteen. Of course we're bitter, life didn't work out as well as it should have done. Count yourself lucky that we're as nice as we are...... |
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09 Mar 06 - 04:08 AM (#1688934) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: John O'L "...life didn't work out as well as it should have done..." This is probably true in a lot of ways, and perhaps we are resentful for those, but there are aspects of life which turned out unimaginably better than we could have ever hoped to dream, and I think most of us are aware of them as well. Partially and sometimes bitter maybe, but not all and only bitter surely? |
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09 Mar 06 - 09:57 AM (#1689171) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: GUEST speaking generally, yes. the most striking feature is hatred of guests, much like myself maybe? You know, i have a life to lead too, i am at work, and have never bothered to join as a member, but like to look, read and post. But somehow my non-member status makes me inferior. There is a lot of that on here. |
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09 Mar 06 - 10:07 AM (#1689187) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: GUEST We are not considered inferior. Just cowards. |
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09 Mar 06 - 11:15 AM (#1689252) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: GUEST Guests are like ghosts, our presence is known, but one can't determine our existance, we can be annoying but not dangerous, and there are some who deny our existance. |
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09 Mar 06 - 11:25 AM (#1689263) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: John MacKenzie Ther is no anti guest movement on Mudcat per se. There is a general and understandable dislike of abusive Guests, especially when it is a gutless Mudcat member who has logged out in order to be nasty. Some of these Guests of convenience have such a recognisable style that it is pretty obvious who they are, but without access to Joe Offers managerial buttons we can't prove this, which is exactly what they are hiding behind. So welcome Guest, your informative clever and amusing posts are welcome while your vituperation is wasted on those with any sense. As an afterthought a set of initials or something would be nice, I know it proves nothing, but it's nice anyway. Cheers Giok |
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10 Mar 06 - 04:52 AM (#1689842) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Wilfried Schaum Better bitter than ale |
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10 Mar 06 - 11:45 AM (#1690078) Subject: RE: BS: Has Mudcat Become Bitter? From: Don(Wyziwyg)T Bitter? Emphatically no! Anti guest? Ditto! It is, however, somewhat difficult to establish whether you are having a twenty post discussion with one person, or suffering twenty sniping attacks from separate individuals. That is the main advantage of membership. We still don't know who you are in the real world, but we DO know we are talking to YOU, and not a whole bunch of others. It's always easier that way to become a recognisable and respected poster. The point about members logging out to make anonymous attacks is a good on, as of course it presents a negative view of the way guests behave. It might be a good idea if some of those were outed as a deterrent. Don T. |