Meenzer

"Scooch made me do it"

Just cranked up some Most Serene Republic to accompany tonight's stir-fry creations.

Better than catching yourself I suppose.

Like I say, it's a question of perspective. What you see as "justifying hypocrisy", I'd call "not seeing everything in black and white".

That's an interesting point of view, but if you don't see the hypocrisy in the "pay someone else so I don't have to get my hands dirty" statement (although that wasn't actually my point, nor what I was referring to with hypocrisy ), do you see it in say 3rd world food production? I buy Fairtrade coffee so I'm doing my bit. Seriously though, I do know what you're saying - assuming I've managed to drag myself up to the level of understanding you this time - but I also think it's essentially impossible to live a functioning life in a western society without either directly exploiting someone else or indirectly benefiting someone who's involved in exploitation themselves. It's one thing if you bury your head in the sand completely, but I don't see what's to be gained by branding people for indulging in certain aspects of a modern lifestyle if they're aware of the cause-and-effect but have no realistic opportunity to change the status quo and the alternative is going without. Even if the third world produces for us and doesn't have enough itself - those are the mechanisms we have to function within. So if that's what you deem "hypocritical" then we just interpret the term with a slightly different nuance, I'd say. EDIT: And if your point was something completely different, you'd probably best stick to the poo jokes.

I don't see what's hypocritical about it. We pay other people to slaughter animals so that we don't have to. How's that fundamentally different to, I don't know, using public transport rather than walking? I think you're allowed to reap the benefits of progress without being branded the H-word, much as I know you're very attached to it.

TBH this 90% of this thread could have been written by BOTs or just scripted. Bank Of Thailand? British Overseas Territory? Balance Of Trade? Meenzer clearly knows his BOTS. It's important to know what you're getting yourself into. So to speak...

I don't know much about Judaism but I assume it's because none of them are Orthodox?

TBH this 90% of this thread could have been written by BOTs or just scripted. Bank Of Thailand? British Overseas Territory? Balance Of Trade?

This thread needs gardening advices. Something about poo dung for example. This thread needs a healthy dose of SHUT UP.

Yup. It's nothing interesting however. So in other words it's a complete pile of shit?? I'm not siding btw - I genuinely haven't got a clue what you're going on about, at least the others are making sense. Aye, it's just I explained it before in one of Gemmial shit starting threads, it wasn't worth explaining then and it still isn't now is all. (it's really NOT interesting) Wasn't your explanation along the lines of "It's a typo I couldn't be bothered to go back and correct"?

...slow down! You broke the 20,000 post barrier this week and we didn't even get to taunt you about it

Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust I thought this was going to be a bit underwhelming, since most post-rock bands tend to fall into the trap of repeating themselves after a while, but they've tweaked their sound to make it that bit more dynamic and I'm loving it.

@ eurovision board. Mind, that does sound worth watching. When is it? Fortnight on Saturday. May 12th, in other words.* * Finnish singer/excretion gimmick not guaranteed

Ah, this must be the higher quality of post you've been saying we lack. Well it's a bit of a no win situation tbh, explain and get lynched, don't explain and I get lynched.... this is the poo joke paradox I guess. (I know, I know... I'll have to explain that... ) A paradox, a paradox, a most ingenious paradox!

Mind, I've just managed to shock the residents of a Eurovision messageboard by theorising that the "big surprise" promised by this year's Finnish entrant will be her squatting down and curling out a big fat turd in the middle of the catwalk, so maybe Fop's got a point.

Ah, this must be the higher quality of post you've been saying we lack.

"Poo joke" is the new "rose-tinted glasses" tbh.

Hush now, you're ruining my ill-informed rant.

tastic Vegan ale? Wtf is that? Sounds like Romulan wine [\geek]. Light vegan ale, no less. Just in case the removal of any kind of flavour and nutrition isn't enough.

Oh, and: tastic

This bullying is going too far. Even worse now.

You mean you just had turtle recall?

As a bonding exercise, we could all join forces and write a charidee single for the Forum Victims.