David
(member of most lists and forums...)
well, 1 year and 1 day ago, mr Ison and I co-incidentally joined this group.
at that time it had about 220 members.
TOL had about 1100.
they now have around 1450 and we have, what, 1050?
So, when do you recon we will overtake them in numbers.
I say about July...
More people will have had a chance with the (hopefully) improving weather and will find us...
Any earlier and people aren't thinking about Summer toys I would guess...
Rich.
I'll go for June then just to be contrary - so anyone hanging round the other list late in May beware as I WILL NOT LOOSE!
T O L must be stopped - they will not tolerate views other then their own - THAT IS NOT MY VIEW AND I WILL NOT TOLERATE IT! (Ha thats got them -
they'll disapear in a puff of logic now!)
I suggest that we recall all our members from T O L who are not involved in essential tasks (for their own safety). Then we give T O L 2 weeks to
de-post otherwise we shall remove their analy retentive posts by force.
If they won't do what we want then we'll make them - thats democracy and free speech for you.
Herr General Philissimo (leader of the democratic revolution against all those who disagree with him).
B*ll*cks!
David
(member of most lists and forums...)
That reply is exactly the kind of intolerance that I mean.
I WILL NOT TOLERATE INTOLERANCE!
You'll be the first against the wall come the revolotion.
revolotion - It's like a revolution but good for your skin!
Phil.
...I think today's motto is appropriate!
(see below)
David
P.S. I'm only joking - well, a bit, anyway...
My signature is about the best reply to that...
Touché!
I seem to remember that he was some sort of annoying 'Hero in a turtle shell' wasn't he?
Phil.
How old are you?
I wasn't very old when Touché Turtle was on - and I'm no spring chicken!
David
It's been repeated many times for years.
Even I remember Touché Turtle and I'm only a youngster...
Dave,
I saw it on a recent repeat.
Phew!!
Thanks Hippy I was wondering how to wriggle out of that one.
Phil.
You're an old git then...
We will never overtake TOL for the simple reason that people join just to see the scraps!
At the moment, some toff called "considerably" (sounds familiar) critisised the title of the list and all hell has broken loose, blood and fur flying
everywhere, never posted, but it cracks me up to see the spit and venom.
Who is "considerably" anyway, he has got to be an alterego for one of the wisecrackers here, I recon he was having an arguement with himself for a
couple of days in one thread!!!
Cats, pidgeons.............................
I've just posted the msg Here in another thread for all of you not lucky enough to be on TOL.
any one got a email adress for pressy bush
could tell him their a terroist nation against capitalisim and hate americans that would sort out everyones probs i think
I knew I'd seen it somewhere....
Click on here to email George Dubya
Apparently real....
Rich. 
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
How old are you?
I wasn't very old when Touché Turtle was on - and I'm no spring chicken!
David
Just a worrying thought re: TOL
A bit of rambling comming up but bear with me - this is going somewhere.
It occured to me to wonder why this list is like it is and why TOL is like it is when they are primarily dealing with exactly the same thing and
therefore, you would have thought, the same type of person.
The answer has to be one of self selection - Those who are friendly, helpful, witty (well almost), easy going and, it must be said, anarchic find like
minded people on this list and migrate here in preference.
Those who are analy retentive morons find (and I must stress a minority) their like on TOL and migrate there in preference.
There are of course (before I get told off) a large number of ordinary law abiding LOCOST building citizens who subscribe to both beacuse of the
useful info available on both but they are not responsible for the negative aspects of TOL.
Now on to my point:
Those who wish the demise of TOL do so at their peril as TOL serves the valuable function of keeping the Analy retentive element away from here.
(We in the Peak District call this the Matlock Bath effect - While the shell suit wearing masses are parading up and down Matlock Bath eating chips
they aren't spoiling the rest of the peak for the rest of us.)
So if TOL were to suffer a demise they would all come here and spoil this one - Follow the impecable logic so-far?
So far from wish the demise of TOL we should encourage it and those of us who are not members should join (in a terribly patronising kind of way) to
ensure its continued survival so that the anal retentives can survive in a man made environment (a protected 'anal reserve' if you like) of squabling
and not worry the rest of us.
We could even take it one step further and throw occasional tit-bits of contention in their direction to keep them smug and unhappy and, hopefully,
quell any desire they might have to roam in the wider world.
Just a thought,
Phil.
[Edited on 24/2/03 by philgregson]
quote:
Originally posted by philgregson
Those who are analy retentive morons find (and I must stress a minority) their like on TOL and migrate there in preference.
[Edited on 24/2/03 by philgregson]
. I was against this forum when it started - I didn't want to see the locost community
diluted and I prefered an email based list. I wonder though if there's something personal about receiving stuff by email that sets people off on
TOL? ? Welcome Mike, glad you've found 'LocostBuilders.co.uk' it's usually a nice place with nice folks.
I think the main difference with this site and the mailing list is that with the list, the mail is sent you 'your' PC therefore invading your personal
property whereas this site you can easily ignore trolls and timewasters.
I hope that made sense as I'm not too good with words
I've had a hard time killfiling all the msgs and replies started by 'Considerably' on TOL, I'm on the verge of just using the site rather than receive
email.
quote:
Originally posted by RoadkillUK
Welcome Mike, glad you've found 'LocostBuilders.co.uk' it's usually a nice place with nice folks.
I think the main difference with this site and the mailing list is that with the list, the mail is sent you 'your' PC therefore invading your personal property whereas this site you can easily ignore trolls and timewasters.
I hope that made sense as I'm not too good with words
I've had a hard time killfiling all the msgs and replies started by 'Considerably' on TOL, I'm on the verge of just using the site rather than receive email.
sorry, I should have added one for the end of the week.....
Give tol a few days to calm down again, then post something inflamatory to set them off again
John
My point entirely - that will keep them happy, out of the way and provide entertainment for the rest of us in the process.
Phil
can we drum up a about 200 members in three weeks......id hate my may prediction to be wrong..
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
can we drum up a about 200 members in three weeks......id hate my may prediction to be wrong..
same with TOL tho....
when I told em what I thought of the bickering a bit back, you would have thought most of the 1500+ mighta said summat, but i think about 4 did - and
one of those was an apology!
You need to go to 330 members until you find some with less than 10 posts, so thats not too bad!
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
You need to go to 330 members until you find some with less than 10 posts, so thats not too bad!
atb
steve
about 500 so it seems!
atb
steve
Some of you buggers post for nothing tho....................oooooo I've just had a "self aware moment"
Cheers
Chris
And some of you limey,s believe you are someone else
Bob,
Your split personality is showing again!
cheers
Chris
Steve,
Why the obsession with the other list??
Ian.
I'll go for...................................ooooooooooooooooooooooooo.........................tomorrow!
Cheers
Chris
yes.....i have been closely monitoring it out of interest.
as I write we are one short of being equal.
An answer to the previous post.....
TOL, over the time I have been on it, is full of nice people, and also complete to#$ers.
There have been so many bad attitudes and squables on there that its basically disintegrated from 1800 to 200 posts a month.
Just go back to the start of 2002 and see some of the bad attitudes and personal attacks.
This group started as a tiny bunch of people that are now grown into a much friendlier and helpful bunch than TOL ever was.
ATB
Steve
Yeah, What Steve said
Twice
Cheers
Chris
chrisg:
quote:If you're refering to this Bob....not guilty M8. I am a British subject, and object to the term "limey". I know the term itself isn't at all offensive, but the intended reference is.
Bob, Your split personality is showing again!
No Rorty,
Bob the Builder's alter ego is "Mel Gibson"
Bloody sad
Cheers
Chris
People with muppet avatars shouldnt throw stones....
quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
No Rorty,
Bob the Builder's alter ego is "Mel Gibson"
Bloody sad
Cheers
Chris
My avatar has a special significance to those in the know.
i.e not you
Cheers
Chris
BTW I win!!
It happened today
Cheers
Chris
We want a volunteer for an experiment, and could you sign this waver first, just in case something should go wrong.
yours, Pete.
[Edited on 14/8/03 by Peteff]
What's that about sad?
peteff:
quote:Beaker was always up for experiments.
We want a volunter for an experiment
Chris was.
look at the poor guy now!
atb
steve
peteff, i just noticed in your avatar that you've got new glasses, nice.
Ned.
what a difference they make eh ned? he looks totally different
James
Anyway the TOL thing ah sodit.
yeah i know the story behind chrisg's avatar and the pic is spookily acurate.
LOL
nice one chris.
sorry about the limey bit,no offence.
It was a bit of a crack with someone on the list ages ago.
I actually thought Mel was a cool geezer for a yank.
He's a very anti-English wa*ker
Right cheers rich,thats him off me chrissy card list then bloody yank.
Mel Gibson is
AUSTRALIAN!
atb
Steve
Yep.
That Aussie accent in the original Mad Max film...
Real.
He's still a tw@t.
Are we muppets supposed to take this from a bloke in a cardboard car wearing a lager crate on his head?. I think not. An uprising is at hand so
beware.
yours, Pete.
P.S. the glasses are only a temporary thing.
quote:None taken. It's the locals here, calling me a limey that gets on my tits.
Originally posted by bob
sorry about the limey bit,no offence.
Thats NOT a beer crate - its a pukker cardboard helmet!
The 'car' was built by a professional (a teacher at my then 7 year olds school) for a school play.
Its pre sva, so dont need one, and is totally road legal. I could take a run up and down the street in it without MOT, insurance, legal tyres, or fear
of speed cameras.
I can take orders for a production run if ya like
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Are we muppets supposed to take this from a bloke in a cardboard car wearing a lager crate on his head?. I think not. An uprising is at hand so beware.
yours, Pete.
P.S. the glasses are only a temporary thing.
I was in the US on 4th July this year and thought it funny that they ran a whole day of Mel's films on one of the movie channels (Including the
patriot), plugging him as an all american hero!!!!
Septic tank = Yank = ????
is it me or isnt mel from convict stock!!
he's a fair dinkum ozzie fella,
hes from the land down under where they think vegemite is better than marmite
quote:
Originally posted by Syd Bridge
Mel Gibson--born New York state, moved to Aus when quite young when father moved jobs- made Mad Max films-then got out.- Carries US passport.----Less Australian then an Irishman in Victoria.
Me, which passport do you want to see? Including one from Eire.
Got any more threads you want killed, I seem to end quite a few?.
Cheers,
Syd.
[Edited on 15/8/03 by Syd Bridge]
quote:
Originally posted by Syd Bridge
They just seem to talk about 100dB louder than the rest of the world!
Were they munching sausages aswell Dave?
No, just shouting a lot! You have to shout loud when the recipient is 1 metre away, don't you?
Not forgetting the Italian tourists, who all seem to be in the way, no matter where they stand.
Xenophobe? Moi?
David
re mel gibson
take a look at this!
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/story.jsp?story=434029
Looks like he's lost it.
I don't want to condem his film for it's religious content, I want to condem it cos it's rubbish like all his films!
Then there was the rumour about the hamster.
Cheers
Chris