Posts by Jackie Clark
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just as an aside, how do these gravatar thingies work?
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I thought that was very clever, Craig. Brought to mind the very hebrew word "kvetch". And I had no idea, or had forgotten, that that was what an eponym was.
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wot he said
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Yes, we will need bridesmaids. Danielle will definitely have to organise the frocks though - I have the feeling her sense of style is somewhat more, um, stylish than mine. Deborah?
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robbery, I'm not going to engage with you for one very particular reason. If you can carry on a 30+ page debate - mainly with yourself and one other participant most of the time - then you obviously enjoy the sound of your own voice. I have already stated my opinion on these pages, many times - I have no need to add to them. I would suggest to you however, that if you are as interested in "healthy debate" as you say you are, cut out the patronising shit. Argue with yourself as much as you like, and you obviously do like. Just don't think that you're asking the hard questions, or that anybody here hasn't already asked themselves those questions.
If we were really honest about ourselves I wonder how many of us would act differently.
I would suggest to you, that your need to ask that question says more about you, than it does about the people to whom you pose the question.
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There's some lines you just can't step back from when you're crossed them?
yes, yes, yes.
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Erwin James is a great writer, Rich. Have you read his biographies A life inside: a prisoner's notebook and The home stretch:from prison to parole ? Really interesting.
Back to the topic at hand. Ian, for the public record, as a newlywed I slapped my husband across the face to get a reaction. To his credit, he did absolutely nothing, even though he was very angry, except to tell me that if I did it again, he would slap me back. Fair enough. I felt very badly about it for quite a while. If he had slapped me back, I would have been shocked but somewhat accepting. If however, he had indulged in behaviour which left me in a wheelchair for a sustained period of time, or even if he had punched me, there would be no apology for his behaviour, just as there was none for mine. We are all human, and we all fuck up, but seriously..... -
I like the word so I'll say it again, Ian. Bollocks.
I repeat that I am fervently against violence, but people including you are frail.
Bollocks. You believe what you like about people you have never met if it makes you feel better.
quote>(Craig: I was trying to reach the bar that you set. How well did I do???)<</quote> Craig actually sets a scarily high bar for intelligent and informed, not to mention passionate, discourse, so what you just said was complete and utter, how shall I put this? Ah yes, bollocks. -
In lieu of a longer post I just wrote in response to your latest apology for domestic violence, Ian - bollocks.
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There it is right there, Russell. I do believe Emma may well have won your debate for you.