*Bob*

Places get the online reputation they deserve because they deserve that reputation, not because of a lone marksman on a grassy knoll. How many times has an establishment suffered some sort lambasting from someone or other on here, only for that place to be defended by a load of other people wading-in to balance the argument? If several thousand potential customers can't find it within themselves to add balance (like they do with most other businesses) then - as the business in question - you have to ask yourself why, not bury your head in the sand. Ultimately, if you can't turn a resource like this into an opportunity instead of a threat, then the future does not look bright.

Is the other one 'that' one? The one that sells the things? To the people?

I thought someone sitting next to a cashpoint asking for money, preferably with a dog, signalled the completion of gentrification process? Think of what a few well-placed beggars could do for house prices.

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In reality what I'll do is spend 6 months.. walking past the inferior cooker and > tutting at myself. That's the reality of living in the country, right there.

Tony's right. You wouldn't say this kind of stuff about Peruvian tribespeople, or transsexuals. Or anyone with a wooden leg. So please don't say it about adjacent postcodes. THINK before you POST.

Amen to that.

You're probably right.. I don't deserve top bunk.. *Sniff*

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lanzarote? No wonder you have low self-esteem. It's the ultimate low self-esteem destination. I've booked myself, Pibe, Otta, Strafer, Red Devil, Hugenot, Jeremy, Jah and six thousand other users in - so we can all have low self-esteem together.

Lanzarote is still very reasonable.

But are we still going on holiday? I have low self-esteem, mind, so you'll have to do all the pulling.

TillieTrotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Boys, boys.....you're being played like a fiddle > here. Bloody funny though. Hat, spoon, plate.. It would be good though. In fact it would be GREAT. Say it's true!

Let's go on holiday together!

Go on. I dare you. I will if you will.

Just turn the tit dial down a bit - if you can - and you'll see an instant improvement in all relations. Across the board. Trust me - it's that simple. You can do it! I can change. You can change. We can all change. Adriaaaaaaaaaaaaan....

Oh I see.. You run into the room of strangers, you repeatedly tell them all how brilliant you are in the most ridiculous manner (as well as how stupid they are), then when they all tell you you're a tit - you play the victim? Wake up and smell the coffee, man! It's you. Take responsibility for the reaction YOU illicit in others.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Let me know when you've finished sucking yourself off again Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I really feel sorry for you Bob. Not having the means to do things for yourself. er..

I'll have a crack at it. One one-time genuine post on the subject - then back to the usual. UDT does not care what other people think, because not caring what other people think is UDT's coping mechanism. The unfortunate truth is that the current cabal of (to coin a UDT phrase) 'don't-know-betters' - ("you lot") are merely the more vocal minority of the great majority who are simply too kind - or don't have the time (or energy) - to get involved. The reality is that I don't doubt that UDT might be a enthusiastic and capable amateur footballer; that UDT has a genuine interest - and some taste - in music; that UDT can be knowledgeable on a range on subjects that UDT choses to be interested in (or Google demonically) etc etc etc. But all of this is eclipsed by the total inability of UDT to stop coming across like a penis - coupled with a total inability on UDT's part to recognise this very fact. Personally, every time UDT doesn't realise that somebody else is taking the piss (an almost daily occurrence) I feel slightly guilty because I know that UDT lacks some basic social-interactive skills that most others possess (such as the basic ability to notice when people are having a laugh at your expense). But any feelings of sympathy are soon washed away by the next burst of bellend-like behaviour. How much slack should you cut someone because they are the way they are? I guess I just ran clean out of slack. We've had various fallouts and barneys on here over the years between all sorts of people (amongst virtual friends even) - but there were always many people on both sides. Hardly ever has one person stood so conspicuously alone, moreover - completely oblivious to their singularity! Think about it, UDT.. Who is it who started the chain of events that leads us up to these types of slanging matches? Is it really 'everyone else' or is it 'you'? Are your posts perfectly reasonable - and therefore 'everyone else's' reactions unreasonable? Or is it more likely that your posts cause this response from others? How often do you comment on a thread, only to observe that the thread continues as if you had said nothing? How many people do you think have put your posts on 'hide'? Would being able to make your contributions without rubbing people up the wrong way most of the time not be a more satisfactory experience for you?

Let me know when you've finished sucking yourself off again, UDT - and I'll fetch you a tissue.

If there's going to be a music shootout (a shootout 'with power') with UDT then I need to swot-up. Better get my ass down fashionable Brixton Village to purchase a kipper tie, some whippy half-mast flares and a crate of insipid soul classics.

It's an interesting question, Pibe. "Up to what point might a particular condition excuse you from being a huge bell-end?" Given the absence of any absolute evidence, all you can do - to use footballing terminology - is play the definite bell-end, not the possible condition.

bye bye! *inserts tongue in bottom lip and pushes out slightly*

You right, I never pick for football. Not play football. I pick for other sport. I pick for county sport. Actually pick to play to actual decent level. Not bang on about it, mind, like a cock, like it means something special. And not pick for pissy five-a-side, with pretend manager, joke coach and comedy scorelines.

Indeed. In the world of top-level matches where 19-0 scorelines are possible, there's no time for idle chatter.

Undisputedtruth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I never quite understood why some people > refused to play on the same pitch as me. Are they worried that you might try and make conversation?