Belle Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by Carlwarker I was simply getting a dig in to counter-balance the many anti-male statements that have appeared throughout this thread. But, I stand by my statement - and I am sure that it IS the experience of many men. And, ask for 'getting a boot in' (I don't even wear them, except for Carl Warking), and 'being a bully' - what hyperbole. You were getting a dig in as opposed to a boot in then It is all the same to me An unnecessary personal attack on someone you dont know from Eve and I am not anti-male, some of my best friends are male LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamo Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by max Nobody has answered my question about how do you distinguish people of Balkan origin fron people of neighbouring country origin. Probably because no-one can. Come on Max who ya kidding? What, do all foreigners look the same to you?!?! When you walk along the street are you honestly telling me you can't tell who is from the Balkans? What, you don't think they have different facial characteristics to their northern neighbours in Germany and Austria? No different from Turks or Greeks in the south? Admittedly, it's not easy to discribe the differences in words but that doesn't mean they don't exist! Agreed, you can never be 100% certain that someone is an asylum seeker from the Balkan just by looking at them. That said, it doesn't mean fnkysknky was out of order saying the person trying to break into his house from from the Balkans. I'd guess it is probably 98% certain he is right because you CAN tell the difference. If "the balance of probability" is good enough to convict someone of a crime then surely 98% certain is good enough for a forum posting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPG Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by mikey I have no problem with anyones sexuality, as long as they dont enforce it on me or anyone else for that, just as the same for religion. I have no problem with any religion as long as people dont thrust it down my throat. Everyone has a right to do whatever they like with there life and finding there sexuality forms part of it. Seeing two lesbians or gays getting off does nothing for me. I feel the exact same way as you mikey on all counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by Zamo Come on Max who ya kidding? What, do all foreigners look the same to you?!?! When you walk along the street are you honestly telling me you can't tell who is from the Balkans? What, you don't think they have different facial characteristics to their northern neighbours in Germany and Austria? No different from Turks or Greeks in the south? Admittedly, it's not easy to discribe the differences in words but that doesn't mean they don't exist! Agreed, you can never be 100% certain that someone is an asylum seeker from the Balkan just by looking at them. That said, it doesn't mean fnkysknky was out of order saying the person trying to break into his house from from the Balkans. I'd guess it is probably 98% certain he is right because you CAN tell the difference. If "the balance of probability" is good enough to convict someone of a crime then surely 98% certain is good enough for a forum posting? I defy anyone not from that area to tell the difference between a Macedonian and a Greek. They used to be the same nation but one is now considered in the Balkans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamo Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by RPG I feel the exact same way as you mikey on all counts. What? Even the bit about "it does nothing for me to see 2 lesbians getting off together"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamo Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by max I defy anyone not from that area to tell the difference between a Macedonian and a Greek. They used to be the same nation but one is now considered in the Balkans. Well that's helped. At least we can now be fairly certain the buglar probably wasn't from Macedonia! Probably Kosovan then (joke!)!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlwarker Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by LouiseB You were getting a dig in as opposed to a boot in then It is all the same to me An unnecessary personal attack on someone you dont know from Eve and I am not anti-male, some of my best friends are male LMAO If you cannot distinguish between 'a personal attack' which I strongly deny - and ' a rebuttal of your statement(s)', then, sorry, but that is your problem - not mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by Carlwarker If you cannot distinguish between 'a personal attack' which I strongly deny - and ' a rebuttal of your statement(s)', then, sorry, but that is your problem - not mine. You said in your own words that you were "getting a dig in" That means it was personal You didnt say you were rebutting my statements at the time. I hadnt made any statements for you to rebut. I had already apologised and conceded and rescinded, to the point of editing my own posts. Strongly deny all you like It was a personal attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlwarker Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by LouiseB You said in your own words that you were "getting a dig in" That means it was personal You didnt say you were rebutting my statements at the time. I hadnt made any statements for you to rebut. I had already apologised and conceded and rescinded, to the point of editing my own posts. Strongly deny all you like It was a personal attack Now you confuse a 'criticism' with a 'personal attack' - I say, again:'What hyperbole'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 Originally posted by Carlwarker Now you confuse a 'criticism' with a 'personal attack' - I say, again:'What hyperbole'. If it "feels" like a personal attack, then it is a personal attack I am not exaggerating when I say it felt like a personal attack, I am stating a fact. Entry: attack Function: noun Definition: verbal assault Synonyms: abuse, aggression, belligerence, blame, calumny, censure, combativeness, criticism, denigration, denunciation, impugnment, libel, pugnacity, slander, vilification Antonyms: defense Concept: criticizing Source: Roget's Interactive Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.0) Copyright © 2003 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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