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General Topics => The Debating Chamber => Topic started by: Mrs Hyacinth Bouquet on March 14, 2013, 10:13:23 AM
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So....Habemus Papam, but he's 76 so I suspect they'll have to do it all over again in not so very long!
Would it have been a cardinal sin to have chosen a younger one???
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A member of my family with a registered Mensa IQ of 140 came out with this beauty last night. My IQ is a mere 136! We were in stitches.....is there nobody here who "gets" it?
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I think we all got it.......with a groan!
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Obviously the best jokes come from the people with the highest IQs.
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Evidently so!! I do love laughter. We're not here long. Let's start a laughing trend!!
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We've been laughing on CBF for ten years now, it's not something we need to start...
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I've seen evidence of an awful lot of help, and sarcasm in the same measure but not much laughter!!
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Your IQ is obviously too high then
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So, I can choose to be arrogant and agree with you or smile and carry on. I choose the smile :)
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I certainly wouldnt brag about my IQ if it was as low as yours. :o
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I've seen evidence of an awful lot of help, and sarcasm in the same measure but not much laughter!!
What evidence does laughter leave on a computer screen - answers on a postcard to MENSA
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Laughter on a forum is easy to spot thank you!! You obviously only use sarcasm, which is neither big, clever nor endearing!
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Well Mrs Bouquet, I got the original post and thought it was rather clever
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Thank you Toky for a bit of positivity. I came to this forum to be pleasant and learn about the area and hopefully in time, to be able to give something back. :)
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And indeed you have! I've enjoyed your posts and I love the name!
:) :)
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:) Thank you. :)
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Jim Fraser, your nasty comment has left me with a sleepless night. There was and is, no need for it.
When I joined this Forum, did I read somewhere that all members are to treat other members with respect? I'm sure I
did !!
If you want to make facetious comments about me would you mind keeping them away from here because I have
done nothing hurtful to you and I would appreciate a little courtesy. I realise that having arguments and bickering
makes the world go round for some but it does not apply to me.
Okay, I am new here but that gives you no excuse to be rude. There have been ladies here and I may forget some,
such as Marggie, Jacquie, Angela, and Toky who have been happy to help me. Such is the spirit of a forum. I fear you
may have lost sight of that.
Thank you.
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Well you started with the jokes - no malice or suchlike was intended by my reply, and yes sarcasm can be classed as the lowest form (or was that forum) of wit, so in future all my replies will be of a gentler nature so as not to offend.
I am duly chastised.
By the way - the topic was in the grumpy old men (and women with PMT ) section so in that case my reply to an original joke taking the P out of Catholics and the aged, was pretty reasonable.
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Jim Fraser, your nasty comment has left me with a sleepless night. There was and is, no need for it.
When I joined this Forum, did I read somewhere that all members are to treat other members with respect? I'm sure I
did !!
If you want to make facetious comments about me would you mind keeping them away from here because I have
done nothing hurtful to you and I would appreciate a little courtesy. I realise that having arguments and bickering
makes the world go round for some but it does not apply to me.
Okay, I am new here but that gives you no excuse to be rude. There have been ladies here and I may forget some,
such as Marggie, Jacquie, Angela, and Toky who have been happy to help me. Such is the spirit of a forum. I fear you
may have lost sight of that.
Thank you.
Is it being respectful to forum members to intimate that their IQ is not high enough to understand your "joke".
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I did not intimate or insinuate anything of the kind. As for joking about religion, my joke was not to poke fun at that and now we even bring in the elderly! I'm older than Jim Fraser anyway!! Would you like to continue? Let's get every single syllable picked over!!
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Diverbaz 1.....don't you worry, when I see my son, who was the perpetrator of this heinous crime, I will give him a good telling off for the naughty little boy he is. He is going to be mortified.....not!!
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I thought intimate and insinuate meant roughly the same thing?
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I believe insinuate is a little more sly than intimate. Anything else whilst we're here???
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I didn't get the joke.
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Mrs B. I bow to your superior intellect...... And yes, there is something else.
I'm not wishing to 'have a go' or attack you, I'm simply stating a personal observation based on many years of being a member of this forum. Something about you doesn't add up?
I followed your previous topic which looked and probably was perfectly innocent, but at times I felt that you very skilfully steered it to become argumentative, indeed I sense the same trait in this current topic. I will concede that you claim to be a new member and as such, the banter amongst us on here may seem sarcastic or even confrontational at times and maybe it's your reaction to that which I'm picking up on?
I've lost count of how many new members who have joined this forum and steered themselves uncontrollably towards the exit door, but, only time will tell and only one of us will be proved to be correct and honestly Mrs B. I hope it's not me.
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Mrs Bouquet
You do appear to think laughter is something only you are able to supply here (out of 10,000 members) and only you are capable of here.
In the online world, that will generally be dealt with by exactly the reactions you generated. I don't see that you have been unfairly treated, just that you can gicce but cannot take.
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Yes George and furthermore a new member that knew my old title from long ago...
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I believe insinuate is a little more sly than intimate. Anything else whilst we're here???
My goodness Mrs B. I think you are encouraging this.
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I'm very interested to find out why I don't add up!?
I will tell you why I joined this Forum. It was to look for a long term rental so that I could make an informed decision as to whether I would like to buy out there or now and I feel to be rapidly coming to the conclusion that it wouldn't be a wise move. I have actually found a long term rental and I would hate to let this particularly lady down but if necessary I will have to do that.
As for being argumentative, you are way off track there. I actually like, and live, a very quiet life. It seems strange to me that every single person who has taken a pop at me is male and also an expat. Can you explain that to me?
It also feels that as a new member you have to accept having a lot of c**p thrown at you and to be able to turn the other cheek. I can do this to a degree but when people start picking holes in every tiny thing you say it becomes difficult.
I am as straight as a die but I will kowtow to nobody.
I very much look forward to hearing your reason for saying that I don't add up.
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I very much look forward to hearing your reason for saying that I don't add up.
He already explained exactly why he thought you don't add up!!!
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He has??????
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Yes, that was the long bit after "you don't add up".
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I have to go out but when I return I will look for the reply.
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Mrs B I'm a comparatively new member on here (couple of years) and whilst I may sometimes have strong opinions which do get challenged, nobody has ever 'had a pop' at me personally.
You have to take some responsibility for the reactions you have had - you are quite argumentative based on just this topic.
This forum is an amazing place for information, guidance to all things Calis and above all, for support of an incredibly generous and caring nature for anyone in need. Why not use it for just that and avoid the debates etc if you find them offensive?
PS I'm not a bloke or an expat - nor am I having a go at you.
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Bluwise, I do apologise but I have an appointment very soon so I will have to be brief.
I think if you knew me, you would find I'm not argumentative at all, in fact the opposite. I hate confrontation but I do reserve the right to stick up for myself.
I'm sure I mentioned somewhere else tat I have found people to be very kind, informative and caring here and that is what I was looking for......information, help etc and hopefully when I had gained enough knowledge, I would be able to givesome back to others.
I wish I had never mentioned my son's really quite witty and innocent joke and anything I said in the earlier part of this thread was very tongue in cheek.
I really must dash now. Thank you.
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I dont get the joke sorry.
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I didn't get the joke either but I am one of life's blondes!!
Mrs B I too am not having a go but I am curious as to why you may want to change your plans and not go ahead with your rental surely not because of this thread?
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Oh dear, this seems to be one of those situations where it's getting unnecessarily out of hand. How about clearing this slate and starting over?
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Agreed Lotty, very bizarre!!
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That's the word I would use - bizarre.
Someone who thinks they are not in the least confrontational, telling a forum that they have experienced not one incidence of humour, and that everyone apart from them obviously hasn't got the intelligence to get a fairly bland joke. That's non-confrontational in a nutshell.
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Jim Fraser, your nasty comment has left me with a sleepless night. There was and is, no need for it.
When I joined this Forum, did I read somewhere that all members are to treat other members with respect? I'm sure I
did !!
If you want to make facetious comments about me would you mind keeping them away from here because I have
done nothing hurtful to you and I would appreciate a little courtesy. I realise that having arguments and bickering
makes the world go round for some but it does not apply to me.
Okay, I am new here but that gives you no excuse to be rude. There have been ladies here and I may forget some,
such as Marggie, Jacquie, Angela, and Toky who have been happy to help me. Such is the spirit of a forum. I fear you
may have lost sight of that.
Thank you.
Oh my - I would never, and actually did not make any nasty comment aimed at anyone, and the word facetious can mean something that is not taken seriously, which was and is my intent.
And as for being able to help you - I can assure you I would if at all possible on any matter, so to say I have lost sight of that is to put it simply - you being wrong.
The topic section was a ''FUN'' one and no assistance or help were requested.
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a fairly bland joke
That'll be why I don't get it then. I'm not bland enough.
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Here's a low intelligence one for you.
I bought the Pope a gift voucher to celebrate his new appointment. I got him a cardinal.
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now that's a joke!! ;D
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I made that up myself, I must say I'm very pleased with it :D
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very impressed, (but don't blow that trumpet too hard, no one likes a smart a**e) ;)
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I'll say I read it on Facebook if anyone asks
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He he I got that one ;)
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no malice or suchlike was intended by my reply
I don't think Mrs B meant you Jim since you hadn't made a nasty reply. Perhaps she(?) confused your reply with that of Ronzeus.
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What was rude about my reply brother Colwyn ? :angel:
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Dreadfully and insincerely sorry if I upset your angelic self, RZ.
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I'm going to have to have a lie down now, there is only so much insincerity I can take in one day, however sincerely meant!
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Here's a low intelligence one for you.
I bought the Pope a gift voucher to celebrate his new appointment. I got him a cardinal.
It's the way you tell them.
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i did not get the joke either , it's a good job crabbit is not on here he would have had a field day with this topic :) :) :)
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I "got" the joke but I didn't think it was particularly funny or clever. It's just a play on word associations relevant to the catholic church.
I don't see what anyone's IQ has to do with this. IQ's are just one measure of someone intelligence and it is a flawed measure at that.
I was wondering why this topic became so unpleasant and I can only assume that the assumption that if you don't get it or find it is hilarious then you are some how stupid. That is not funny or nice.
Just my opinion as I personally find the forum a source of useful information which is the main reason it continues to exist with such a high membership and level of participation. I also personally have a few laughs most days at some of the banter and discussions and have got to know a lot of very nice people through this forum.
Personally I would prefer jokes to be confined to the jokes section then I wouldn't have found myself reading the content of this insidious topic.
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A topic that didn't go as hoped I am sure.
Let's leave it there and move on - Mrs Hyacinth Bouquet you must understand that we are a very friendly bunch, sometimes forums take a while to get used to, especially the characters. I don't think there's an unfriendly person in any of the responses your posts have received.
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