Seemingly trivial things that elicit an emotional response of some kind

[bobzmyunkle]

biological gender

Gender is a social construct as far as I'm aware.

 

[First Aspect]

Gender is a social construct as far as I'm aware.

Good point.

 

[secretsqirrel]

The one thread I actively seek to avoid getting dragged into one that is usually quite fun to read. Yep, that’s triggered an emotional response.

Rather sad. A couple of pages ago I posted a short but charming about a Norwegian explorer expressing extreme happiness in finding his final cache. Just wanted to share the emotional response.

Nobody cared…….sniff.

 

[AuroraSaab]

One should always insist on a visual check of a waiter's gender before allowing them to serve you.

No need. TWAW. Trans waiters are waiters.

 

[CXRAndy]

When a random neighbour needs to borrow a cup of sugar

That is some glucose rage


View: https://x.com/i/status/2042744078744588779

 

[CXRAndy]

Arrested, charged, soon to be locked up

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cr1TiKaL/comments/1shze67/more_video_from_the_reddit_mod_freaks_out_at/

 

[Beebo]

"When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer … Bristow's only 27." Sid Waddell.

I feel there is nothing more to say about darts after this.

Sid won a scholarship to Cambridge to read History.
He knew exactly what he was doing when he came out with that classic quote.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Sid won a scholarship to Cambridge to read History.
He knew exactly what he was doing when he came out with that classic quote.

Yes, I watched darts regularly as a kid. Sid is still, for me, the greatest sports commentator of all time.

 

[Ian H]

Sid won a scholarship to Cambridge to read History.
He knew exactly what he was doing when he came out with that classic quote.

Some of Sid Waddell's quotes are wonderful.

I'm a postmodern commentator, and so, in a cheeky parallel to James Joyce or James Kelman, I get to places, verbally, that are a little unusual - when I talk about Jocky Wilson and end up sounding like a Jackson Pollock of the commentary box.

 

[Pblakeney]

DVLA either lying, or being incompetent. I get a VED reminder at this time of year, every year.
Every year it tells me that my payment will be £x. Every year I go on line and the charge is £x+£10.

PS - I know that the cost rises on 1st April (some joke 😉) but the reminder is sent out after that date.

 

[BoldonLad]

Imo, it is naive to think that political networking and backroom dealing no longer goes on.

Dont get the relevance of that?, do women not "do" Politicking and backroom dealing/back stabbing? (those who I know do)

 

[Pblakeney]

Dont get the relevance of that?, do women not "do" Politicking and backroom dealing/back stabbing? (those who I know do)

The point was made that politicking and backroom deals no longer goes on. I said that was naive.
I specifically made no reference to gender.

 

[BoldonLad]

The point was made that politicking and backroom deals no longer goes on. I said that was naive.
I specifically made no reference to gender.

Yeah, I read that further down the thread, (I was catching up) but, the whole "conversation" was about gender, as, I think pointed out by another poster. Personally, if I am commenting on PART of someone else's post, I typically Bold that part, to make it clear (or almost clear). Just a thought 😊

Fortunately I have zero interest in darts, or any other "sport".

 

[Pblakeney]

Yeah, I read that further down the thread, (I was catching up) but, the whole "conversation" was about gender, as, I think pointed out by another poster. Personally, if I am commenting on PART of someone else's post, I typically Bold that part, to make it clear (or almost clear). Just a thought 😊

Fortunately I have zero interest in darts, or any other "sport".

This is precisely why I do not engage in the gender thread. This is the emotional emotions thread.
Tangents are permitted. I'm getting annoyed now. 😉

 

[AuroraSaab]

The point was made that politicking and backroom deals no longer goes on. I said that was naive.
I specifically made no reference to gender.

The point was that they don't go on in men's social clubs in the way that they used to, I wasn't naively suggesting that they don't go on at all.

The exclusion of men from women's darts would have been better in the Gender thread rather than the trivial thread.