They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Jul 7th 2006, 7:17 pm
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They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Take, for example, these two choice threads:
Man having conversation about the weather with himself:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383595
Man looking for cybersex:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383408
It must be the heat and the threat of being blown up on their way to the shops.
Man having conversation about the weather with himself:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383595
Man looking for cybersex:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383408
It must be the heat and the threat of being blown up on their way to the shops.
Jul 7th 2006, 7:38 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by peterbainham
Take, for example, these two choice threads:
Man having conversation about the weather with himself:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383595
Man looking for cybersex:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383408
It must be the heat and the threat of being blown up on their way to the shops.
Man having conversation about the weather with himself:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383595
Man looking for cybersex:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383408
It must be the heat and the threat of being blown up on their way to the shops.
Jul 7th 2006, 8:45 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by Manc
be grateful you never met Balushi.
Jul 7th 2006, 8:50 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
I think that many of us actually miss them in a strange way. So, here's an idea: instead of banning them outright for their incendiary or downright weird remarks we should simply banish them to a sub-forum called 'The Loony Bin'. That way we can keep tabs on them and observe them interacting with their fellow-loons for our own sadistic enjoyment.
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
Last edited by peterbainham; Jul 7th 2006 at 8:54 pm.
Jul 7th 2006, 8:58 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by peterbainham
I think that many of us actually miss them in a strange way. So, here's an idea: instead of banning them outright for their incendiary or downright weird remarks we should simply banish them to a sub-forum called 'The Loony Bin'. That way we can keep tabs on them and observe them interacting with their fellow-loons for our own sadistic enjoyment.
Jul 7th 2006, 9:06 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by peterbainham
Take, for example, these two choice threads:
Man having conversation about the weather with himself:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383595
Man looking for cybersex:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383408
It must be the heat and the threat of being blown up on their way to the shops.
Man having conversation about the weather with himself:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383595
Man looking for cybersex:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383408
It must be the heat and the threat of being blown up on their way to the shops.
Last edited by TRPardoe; Jul 7th 2006 at 9:09 pm.
Jul 7th 2006, 9:23 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by peterbainham
I think that many of us actually miss them in a strange way. So, here's an idea: instead of banning them outright for their incendiary or downright weird remarks we should simply banish them to a sub-forum called 'The Loony Bin'. That way we can keep tabs on them and observe them interacting with their fellow-loons for our own sadistic enjoyment.
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
Jul 7th 2006, 9:35 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by rushman
best idea anyones ever come up with on BE....except any of mine.
Jul 8th 2006, 12:10 am
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by peterbainham
I think that many of us actually miss them in a strange way. So, here's an idea: instead of banning them outright for their incendiary or downright weird remarks we should simply banish them to a sub-forum called 'The Loony Bin'. That way we can keep tabs on them and observe them interacting with their fellow-loons for our own sadistic enjoyment.
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
Jul 8th 2006, 12:20 am
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by peterbainham
I think that many of us actually miss them in a strange way. So, here's an idea: instead of banning them outright for their incendiary or downright weird remarks we should simply banish them to a sub-forum called 'The Loony Bin'. That way we can keep tabs on them and observe them interacting with their fellow-loons for our own sadistic enjoyment.
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
Jul 8th 2006, 1:41 am
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Re: You're onto something there Chuck!
Originally Posted by peterbainham
I think that many of us actually miss them in a strange way. So, here's an idea: instead of banning them outright for their incendiary or downright weird remarks we should simply banish them to a sub-forum called 'The Loony Bin'. That way we can keep tabs on them and observe them interacting with their fellow-loons for our own sadistic enjoyment.
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
Brilliant idea....
Jul 8th 2006, 5:17 am
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
Any idea what the interesting Dubai forum was before it got deleted ?
Jul 8th 2006, 5:21 am
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by peterbainham
I think that many of us actually miss them in a strange way. So, here's an idea: instead of banning them outright for their incendiary or downright weird remarks we should simply banish them to a sub-forum called 'The Loony Bin'. That way we can keep tabs on them and observe them interacting with their fellow-loons for our own sadistic enjoyment.
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
It'll be kind of like a online forum version of the Jerry Springer show. What do you think?
Jul 8th 2006, 5:28 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by Ray
Abso bleedin lutely not ..... those slimy examples of human rodents both have blogs ..you can chase them there ......
Anyway, didn't you just have a poll to choose which of the banished should be resurected? This way we could have all of them. It would be a veritable smorgasboard of loonydom.
Banning them outright doesn't work because they can just come back with new IDs. What I propose then is that anyone transgressing the boundaries of acceptable behavior in future would be sent to the Loony Bin until they show signs of normality. Other members will be free to access the Loony Bin and interact with the inmates. After all, not everyone wants a certain person to be banned and do we have any right to stop them talking to them?
Jul 8th 2006, 5:33 pm
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Re: They're a weird lot in the ME forum
Originally Posted by peterbainham
But that's only two of them and blogs - judging by the number of comments your's receives - don't afford the same level of interaction as a forum.
You could of course appeal to Paul for their return .... We cannot decide such things .. Paul of course is famous for his kindness to vermin ...
A bit like myself ...