Off topic threads and such like

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:30 pm

Am I the only person that gets frustrated with threads that sometimes veer off topic, as conversations do face to face, but then the thread bogs down in who or why or what caused the topic to go off topic.....which incidentally is off topic too, but no body seems to get that bit.

Many threads are interesting 'off topic' until the 'off topic' complainers start complaining, then it is just a case of talking about nothing rather than the interesting off shoot of the original topic..

Sorry I am not complaining (or maybe I am) its just an observation.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:31 pm

Why is it that every long weekend is automatically wet?

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:37 pm

AussiePam;1248963 wrote: Why is it that every long weekend is automatically wet?

See what I mean.....

Twas AussiePam this time.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:42 pm

it just normal that some do off topic, as something else pops up in our minds.........

I know first hand on a couple of my threads, some have gone off topic, I'm used to it now, everyone does it........try and relax.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:42 pm

Bruv;1248962 wrote: Am I the only person that gets frustrated with threads that sometimes veer off topic, as conversations do face to face, but then the thread bogs down in who or why or what caused the topic to go off topic.....which incidentally is off topic too, but no body seems to get that bit.

Many threads are interesting 'off topic' until the 'off topic' complainers start complaining, then it is just a case of talking about nothing rather than the interesting off shoot of the original topic..

Sorry I am not complaining (or maybe I am) its just an observation.

Well, are you or aren't you complaining :wah:

It's incredibly hard, sometimes threads just veer slightly off topic, sometimes they stomp hard in the complete opposite direction. But, face to face conversations do that too.

At least here you don't get half a sentence that then quickly changes to another matter entirely, that's what I get in reality from a family member, I keep up with it, call it lifetime training, but anyone else non-family sits there with their mouth open wondering at which point they completely lost the plot....

actually that does happen here sometimes hey :wah::wah:

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:56 pm

I am only commenting rather than complaining about the inquest that totally railroads the whole thread.

So it ends up with no topic at all, I wouldn't mind betting some threads are 25% complaining about who went off topic first or some other irrelevant point of order.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:13 pm

Betty Boop;1248968 wrote: but anyone else non-family sits there with their mouth open wondering at which point they completely lost the plot....

actually that does happen here sometimes hey :wah::wah:

Funny you should say that, Betty. I've been told that my conversations tend towards surreality. Or rather that my single blonde neuron hops from half baked thought to half baked thought, rather like a kangaroo in a paddock of sheep. By the way, how is the brown cardie??? We should be almost in summer here, but today is cold enough to think of woollens, when we're not debating angels. Wonder if angels feel the cold. And if any of them do look like Alan Rickman. There's a youtube video comparing his appearance in Dogma with him as Severus Snape, but this one isn't it.

YouTube - Alan Rickman Harry Potter Interview

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:20 pm

AussiePam;1248981 wrote: Funny you should say that, Betty. I've been told that my conversations tend towards surreality. Or rather that my single blonde neuron hops from half baked thought to half baked thought, rather like a kangaroo in a paddock of sheep. By the way, how is the brown cardie??? We should be almost in summer here, but today is cold enough to think of woollens, when we're not debating angels. Wonder if angels feel the cold. And if any of them do look like Alan Rickman. There's a youtube video comparing his appearance in Dogma with him as Severus Snape, but this one isn't it.

YouTube - Alan Rickman Harry Potter Interview

The brown cardi remains in my possession and in one piece. I almost wore it for a laugh when I visited Theia yesterday. The pink one won instead, which was just as amusing as we thought that maybe we'd both picked up the same cardi a few months ago. 'SNAP' she said when she opened the door. :wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:23 pm

By the way, the matching cardi's have frills and pom poms, I think we may have started an Extreme Cardi Contest between us :wah::wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:07 pm

I miss Theia - please give her a hug from me next time you see her.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:05 pm

Bruv;1248962 wrote: Am I the only person that gets frustrated with threads that sometimes veer off topic, as conversations do face to face, but then the thread bogs down in who or why or what caused the topic to go off topic.....which incidentally is off topic too, but no body seems to get that bit.

Many threads are interesting 'off topic' until the 'off topic' complainers start complaining, then it is just a case of talking about nothing rather than the interesting off shoot of the original topic..

Sorry I am not complaining (or maybe I am) its just an observation.

I remember this great park I used to ride my bike to when I was a kid. I think it was called Lions Park but it doesnt look like I remember it and its not where I thought it was.

I sat in the parking lot for a half hr one day trying to piece it all together.

Im a little confused about the whole thing to be perfectly honest.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:52 pm

Nomad;1249038 wrote:

Im a little confused about the whole thing to be perfectly honest.

Can honesty ever be perfect?

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:15 pm

AussiePam;1249047 wrote: Can honesty ever be perfect?

is there really any honesty?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:55 am

its the hazel nuts in chocalate i mean how can you tell if one has a bug in it huh ?? if you pick a hazlenut off of a tree you can indeed inspect the shell for signs of a bug having bitten through and could be waiting there in your hazlenut for you to bite into eat ,which by the way is the most efficient way of finding them

and that slogan ..what has a hazlenut in every bite??? squirrel shyte that put me off as well

sorry i'm really going off topic now :sneaky::sneaky:

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:23 am

AussiePam;1248963 wrote: Why is it that every long weekend is automatically wet?
It's one of those rules written in stone.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:24 am

Bruv;1248962 wrote: Am I the only person that gets frustrated with threads that sometimes veer off topic, as conversations do face to face, but then the thread bogs down in who or why or what caused the topic to go off topic.....which incidentally is off topic too, but no body seems to get that bit.

Many threads are interesting 'off topic' until the 'off topic' complainers start complaining, then it is just a case of talking about nothing rather than the interesting off shoot of the original topic..

Sorry I am not complaining (or maybe I am) its just an observation.

See post above...writen in stone...yada yada:rolleyes:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:12 am

AussiePam;1248996 wrote: I miss Theia - please give her a hug from me next time you see her.

Will do Pam. Theia is well and hoping to sort out her PC soon so she can visit us again. :-6

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:10 am

Betty Boop;1249124 wrote: Will do Pam. Theia is well and hoping to sort out her PC soon so she can visit us again. :-6

Really?

She told me shes looking for a sweater because shes cold. Poor thing.

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:15 am

oh Boops Hug Thiea for me too.

Bruv, often we go off topic because some days it's just a bunch of silly friends trying to make light of life. I dunno, if you start a post and you want to keep it on topic just keep posting and reminding posters you would really like to keep on topic. Hmmm I know who am I to talk I never start threads ah well.

Just don't give up. Some of us can stick to the task at hand ok.

Cheers

Oh look something shiney... gotta go!!!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:27 am

minks;1249139 wrote: oh Boops Hug Thiea for me too.

Bruv, often we go off topic because some days it's just a bunch of silly friends trying to make light of life. I dunno, if you start a post and you want to keep it on topic just keep posting and reminding posters you would really like to keep on topic. Hmmm I know who am I to talk I never start threads ah well.

Just don't give up. Some of us can stick to the task at hand ok.

Cheers

Oh look something shiney... gotta go!!!

mmmmmmmm something shiny?

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:40 am

Odie;1249148 wrote: mmmmmmmm something shiny?

oooops an ADHD moment, will ya stick with the topic for cryin out loud Odikins hehehehehehehehehe No better yet will ya help me stick with the topic ahahahahah

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:43 am

minks;1249154 wrote: oooops an ADHD moment, will ya stick with the topic for cryin out loud Odikins hehehehehehehehehe No better yet will ya help me stick with the topic ahahahahah

what was the topic Minks?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:45 am

Odie;1249155 wrote: what was the topic Minks?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

ummmmm sports cars?????

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:46 am

minks;1249157 wrote: ummmmm sports cars?????

brrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmm!

Porsche 911 Turbo, tis mine, tis all mine!:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:22 am

AussiePam;1248996 wrote: I miss Theia - please give her a hug from me next time you see her.
OH NOOOOO! Whats happened to her?? Oh please tell me nothing bad!!:(

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:56 am

Raven;1249169 wrote: OH NOOOOO! Whats happened to her?? Oh please tell me nothing bad!!:(

Nothing, she's got an old laptop that takes ten minutes to load a page whilst she's waiting to sort out her PC that crashed that's all. Theia will be back, just like Arnie

:wah:

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:40 am

Betty Boop;1249175 wrote: Nothing, she's got an old laptop that takes ten minutes to load a page whilst she's waiting to sort out her PC that crashed that's all. Theia will be back, just like Arnie

:wah:

Does this mean we should all be making a move in the arcade?:sneaky::p

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:11 am

:yh_rotfl

Thanks for getting into the spirit of the thread.....I think.

If only you could all do that on the proper threads....or not....Im not sure about anything anymore

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:41 pm

Bruv;1249179 wrote: :yh_rotfl

Thanks for getting into the spirit of the thread.....I think.

If only you could all do that on the proper threads....or not....Im not sure about anything anymore

we were never laughing at you, we were just laughing with you to make it a fun thread.

I've never been sure about anything!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:48 pm

Betty Boop;1249175 wrote: Nothing, she's got an old laptop that takes ten minutes to load a page whilst she's waiting to sort out her PC that crashed that's all. Theia will be back, just like Arnie

:wah:
PHEW!! aw thanks for that! Bless her. :yh_sweatThat'll teach me, wont it!!

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:54 pm

Bruv;1249179 wrote: :yh_rotfl

Thanks for getting into the spirit of the thread.....I think.

If only you could all do that on the proper threads....or not....Im not sure about anything anymore

ahh ya just go with the flow.

Hey boops and raven we should plan a reunion hmmmmm???

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:06 pm

minks;1249227 wrote: ahh ya just go with the flow.

Hey boops and raven we should plan a reunion hmmmmm???
You are soooooooo in my head! As per usual. My psychic twin!:yh_rotfl

Post by **Betty Boop** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:33 pm

minks;1249227 wrote: ahh ya just go with the flow.

Hey boops and raven we should plan a reunion hmmmmm???

For sure... how about November

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:18 pm

Betty Boop;1249236 wrote: For sure... how about November

oh sure you paying my way hehehehe I have to recover from this recent vacation :yh_rotfl

how bout may 2011?????

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:24 pm

Betty Boop;1249236 wrote: For sure... how about November

where are we all going?:yh_rotfl