Bagpuss Had It Right

[cookiemonster]

What are we discussing now?

I'm confused.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

What are we discussing now?

I'm confused.

Ceci n'est pas une discussion

 

[matticus]

Shouldn't we do that anyway? Posting on a public forum is not the same as chatting with friends where, due to knowing your audience, you can be fairly certain how a comment will be received. It's not PC gawn mad, it's just good etiquette.

That's a fine line though, isn't it?

And when you say "public forum", it is actually a very small slice of the public that read it. They're not all my mates, but we're not broadcasting to the whole world.
And it's not the same as a public figure reading a scripted statement. We need some perspective. (Omnes: fat chance!)

 

[cookiemonster]

Ceci n'est pas une discussion

D'accord ! Merci .

Pense ainsi .

(Sorry, no French keyboard)

 

[newfhouse]

Clearly the Welsh-speaking Welsh OP felt it was 🤷‍♀️ or he wouldn’t have complained and then quit the forum

I still think it's a wind up.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Funnily enough last week a colleague described her forward planning for an event as "my version of putting a towel on the deckchair" whth a grin in my direction. I'd so completely forgotten that one that it took a few seconds to figure it out.

@steveindenmark: I forgot to add, my German colleagues and I are the same as yours; Germans have a cracking sense of humour a lot of the time. My annoyance is more with British people in the UK who hear that I live and work here then immediately start a fawlteyesque litany of all the old stereotypes, from goose-steps to silly accents.

I'm not sure if it's more annoying that they think it's acceptable, or that they think they're the first one to come up with the "joke".

 

[Threevok]

I'm not sure if it's more annoying that they think it's acceptable, or that they think they're the first one to come up with the "joke".

In Wales, we call that the "Sheepshag Redemption"

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I still think it's a wind up.

News just in - mystery solved. Bagpuss was kidnapped and account hacked by troll notorious for spreading dissent amongst the good British people.

 

[matticus]

OK, now I do feel sorry for Bagpuss

 

[Tribansman]

The mods hesitated because intent is also important. My view is that there was no intent to offend in this instance.

As for locking the football thread - I'm sure that would go down well.

Sounds like moving the goalposts
These mods, they're off their rockers

Here all week...

 

[Jody]

Clearly the Welsh-speaking Welsh OP felt it was 🤷‍♀️ or he wouldn’t have complained and then quit the forum

Are you on about Bagpuss or Chislenko? Hard to tell with the turns this thread has taken

 

[vickster]

Are you on about Bagpuss or Chislenko? Hard to tell with the turns this thread has taken

Chislenko. He started this thread.
I don’t think Bagpuss is Welsh

 

[Jody]

@steveindenmark: I forgot to add, my German colleagues and I are the same as yours; Germans have a cracking sense of humour a lot of the time.

The Germans i've met or worked with have had a wicked sense of humour. Really enjoy the dry wit.

 

[Jody]

Chislenko. He started this thread.
I don’t think Bagpuss is Welsh

I only ask as the OP hasn't left as yet. They keep logging back in

It would be nice after 13 pages if they could address the accusations put towards the moderators now they have given their explanation.

 

[vickster]

I only ask as the OP hasn't left as yet. They keep logging back in

It would be nice after 13 pages if they could address the accusations put towards the moderators now they have given their explanation.

Pretty poor flounce then