THE BRITISH THREAD

I can't find the fairy. Anyone seen him?

Oh, I thought you were going to offer to send me a bauble all the way from Amerikee.

x

Is Lord Ellpus still obsessing on the imposter?

Look back through my posts, Tico, you're VERY good at retrieving what people said, or did not say.
You'll see that I answered this question on another thread.
Unfortunately, you won't be able to use that particular post to stir the proverbial ****, like you have in here in recent times.

Good morning, all!

Some pics from today's Guardian (page 3)



Sometimes it was like on a small boat at sea ... when I flew back yesterday (But that's how I like it :wink: )

Al-righty then ...

Mathos, when you posted the above rant (cropped by me at the relevant point), it was, like most if not all of your attacks in the past, specifically written to...

a) Increase your street cred with your likeminded admirers, who I can almost visualise sitting at their screens, hanging on your every well crafted sentence, clapping and cheering you on whislt you tear into someone,

and b) Craft your reply in such a way that the intended target must either respond, or appear a wimp for not doing so.


Spendi and I had a rare exchange yesterday, when he made an excellent point about what damage we can do if we let our fingers write on impulse, without thinking about what we are writing.

Pretty soon after I was reminded of that pearl of wisdom, I myself fell into the very same trap when I typed "Loudhailer Lil" in one of my replies, referring of course, to your Blackwall Tunnel sized gob and the way that you seem to bellow when you post nasty stuff.
A rare talent, by the way.

I deleted that "loudhailer" sentence almost immediately, with Spendi's words running through my brain. I promised myself, that in future, I would not just press submit in haste but would actually read back what I had written, before pressing the submit button.

You obviously do this, because your attacks are so well worded, and more importantly, so CAREFULLY worded, making them VERY hard hitting and effective.


I initially responded to your attack (quoted at top of this post) with a full and detailed reply (several paragraphs), and ALMOST hit the submit (thank god I didn't, looking back) out of habit.

Having stopped myself, I went back and re-read my reply and after reading my first paragraph, found myself having a mini revelation and just ended up hitting the back button until I had cropped off your attack, for reasons that I will now explain.

Anyone who is reading this, you can always go back and see that post of mine....you'll see where I cropped it off, and it will now become clear why I cropped it off at THAT particular point.


You see, THAT quoted sentence in Matos's attack, in "English" English, has two interpretations.

Anyone from America who is reading this and doesn't understand, let me please explain.

The word "spunk" over here in the UK, has two interpretations. It can mean courage, or "balls" if you want to use slang, but "spunk", meaning courage is more of an American meaning (in your general everyday language) than an English one as, certainly in my neck of the woods, we would use the word "balls" ....."I have an eleven year old grandson who has more balls than you"...is probably how I'd have worded it ....IF.... I didn't want it misinterpreted.

The more common UK interpretation of the word "spunk" refers to male ejaculate. I won't give a sentence as an example, but believe me, whatever word(s) you use in the USA..... "Jizz, cum" etc., spunk has the same meaning.

Now, I could be wrong.

Mathos lives in the North of England, which means that he sometimes uses parochial words and slang. Maybe there is a tiny chance that "spunk" does NOT allude to male ejaculate up in the bumpkin coastal backwater where he lives.

Then again, pigs might fly, as I'm pretty positive that it DOES mean ejaculate, even in the North.

So it will come as no surprise when I explain that my initial response, the one I didn't submit, homed in on that very first sentence of his, and made a specific derogatory accusation against him, regarding the "spunk" issue. Think about it. Read that sentence and just SEE how he has left himself wide open for a very nasty response.

Having saved myself from disgrace by taking spendi's advice and re-reading, I felt quite disgusted with myself for even considering posting such a slur. I immediately hit the back button, and deleted all of my response, replacing it with the "I find that you are getting boring" type of thing.

He responded to my apparent weakness of reply in his usual loudhailer way, blasting his triumphalism across the page

Believe me, if I had posted that first response, he would have EXPLODED.....and rightly so.

AND THAT WAS HIS INTENTION, in my honest opinion.

As I've already said, and his regular readers will have already realised this, I suspect......Mathos's attacks are very, VERY well planned.

His words and his use of words are superbly chosen and crafted. He is indeed very good at his trade of getting a heated response, while appearing to slaughter his foe.
That heated response will give him the opprtunity to craft yet ANOTHER superbly worded attack, designed to get ANOTHER heated response, and so on, and so on............

So yet another thing hit me about this quoted sentence of his.

Mathos had thought this through very carefully, as always, and he must have KNOWN how I would probably respond to it.
If I had just pressed submit, I would have
a) Immediately regretted it. and

b) left myself wide open for what could have been one of the best attacks of his A2K troll-like career.

I say troll-like because I don't believe that he is actually a troll. Nealry, but not quite.

He exhibits classic troll-like qualities however, those being a compulsion to continually cause discord and mayhem, and to enjoy attacking other posters, just for the sake of it.

It therefore suprises me (in a sad way) that he would, after carefully choosing his method of attack, selecting his words, and carefully crafting them into a work of art, choose to bring one of his family members into the equation.

Thank god I didn't respond in haste.

THAT is why I responded to you, Mathos, in such a weak way.

Believe me.....if I'd responded with my initial response, I would have played iright into your hands and you would have blown me out of the water because of it.

I takre my hat off to you. You are a master in your craft.

I now see what you are though, and I shall feed you no more. Now I know you will plumb any depth to achieve your aim, I shall leave you well and truly alone.

Whoever has stretched the page, could they please rectify, as it makes everythign else very difficult to read.

Thank you.

I only can say sorry since I've no idea at all how I could change a post which got an answer.

Any help, LE?

There ...

I moved us on to another page. Walter, please don't stretch this one.



(Not intending to stir the **** ... carry on.)

Thank you Tico, I can now re-post this item, so that it can be read without going cross-eyed.

Firstly, Tico, let me apologize unreservedly for my response to you on the previous page.

This is with regards to our recent PM's, which contain the explanations on both sides.

I'm sorry, Tico.




Now.........



Mathos, when you posted the above rant (cropped by me at the relevant point), it was, like most if not all of your attacks in the past, specifically written to...

a) Increase your street cred with your likeminded admirers, who I can almost visualise sitting at their screens, hanging on your every well crafted sentence, clapping and cheering you on whislt you tear into someone,

and b) Craft your reply in such a way that the intended target must either respond, or appear a wimp for not doing so.


Spendi and I had a rare exchange yesterday, when he made an excellent point about what damage we can do if we let our fingers write on impulse, without thinking about what we are writing.

Pretty soon after I was reminded of that pearl of wisdom, I myself fell into the very same trap when I typed "Loudhailer Lil" in one of my replies, referring of course, to your Blackwall Tunnel sized gob and the way that you seem to bellow when you post nasty stuff.
A rare talent, by the way.

I deleted that "loudhailer" sentence almost immediately, with Spendi's words running through my brain. I promised myself, that in future, I would not just press submit in haste but would actually read back what I had written, before pressing the submit button.

You obviously do this, because your attacks are so well worded, and more importantly, so CAREFULLY worded, making them VERY hard hitting and effective.


I initially responded to your attack (quoted at top of this post) with a full and detailed reply (several paragraphs), and ALMOST hit the submit (thank god I didn't, looking back) out of habit.

Having stopped myself, I went back and re-read my reply and after reading my first paragraph, found myself having a mini revelation and just ended up hitting the back button until I had cropped off your attack, for reasons that I will now explain.

Anyone who is reading this, you can always go back and see that post of mine....you'll see where I cropped it off, and it will now become clear why I cropped it off at THAT particular point.


You see, THAT quoted sentence in Matos's attack, in "English" English, has two interpretations.

Anyone from America who is reading this and doesn't understand, let me please explain.

The word "spunk" over here in the UK, has two interpretations. It can mean courage, or "balls" if you want to use slang, but "spunk", meaning courage is more of an American meaning (in your general everyday language) than an English one as, certainly in my neck of the woods, we would use the word "balls" ....."I have an eleven year old grandson who has more balls than you"...is probably how I'd have worded it ....IF.... I didn't want it misinterpreted.

The more common UK interpretation of the word "spunk" refers to male ejaculate. I won't give a sentence as an example, but believe me, whatever word(s) you use in the USA..... "Jizz, cum" etc., spunk has the same meaning.

Now, I could be wrong.

Mathos lives in the North of England, which means that he sometimes uses parochial words and slang. Maybe there is a tiny chance that "spunk" does NOT allude to male ejaculate up in the bumpkin coastal backwater where he lives.

Then again, pigs might fly, as I'm pretty positive that it DOES mean ejaculate, even in the North.

So it will come as no surprise when I explain that my initial response, the one I didn't submit, homed in on that very first sentence of his, and made a specific derogatory accusation against him, regarding the "spunk" issue. Think about it. Read that sentence and just SEE how he has left himself wide open for a very nasty response.

Having saved myself from disgrace by taking spendi's advice and re-reading, I felt quite disgusted with myself for even considering posting such a slur. I immediately hit the back button, and deleted all of my response, replacing it with the "I find that you are getting boring" type of thing.

He responded to my apparent weakness of reply in his usual loudhailer way, blasting his triumphalism across the page

Believe me, if I had posted that first response, he would have EXPLODED.....and rightly so.

AND THAT WAS HIS INTENTION, in my honest opinion.

As I've already said, and his regular readers will have already realised this, I suspect......Mathos's attacks are very, VERY well planned.

His words and his use of words are superbly chosen and crafted. He is indeed very good at his trade of getting a heated response, while appearing to slaughter his foe.
That heated response will give him the opprtunity to craft yet ANOTHER superbly worded attack, designed to get ANOTHER heated response, and so on, and so on............

So yet another thing hit me about this quoted sentence of his.

Mathos had thought this through very carefully, as always, and he must have KNOWN how I would probably respond to it.
If I had just pressed submit, I would have
a) Immediately regretted it. and

b) left myself wide open for what could have been one of the best attacks of his A2K troll-like career.

I say troll-like because I don't believe that he is actually a troll. Nearly, but not quite.

He exhibits classic troll-like qualities however, those being a compulsion to continually cause discord and mayhem, and to enjoy attacking other posters, just for the sake of it.

It therefore suprises me (in a sad way) that he would, after carefully choosing his method of attack, selecting his words, and carefully crafting them into a work of art, choose to bring one of his family members into the equation.

Thank god I didn't respond in haste.

THAT is why I responded to you, Mathos, in such a weak way.

Believe me.....if I'd responded with my initial response, I would have played iright into your hands and you would have blown me out of the water because of it.

I takre my hat off to you. You are a master in your craft.

I now see what you are though, and I shall feed you no more.

I know..........believe me, I now know.

Thanks, LE. Apology unreservedly accepted.

Great! Glad you acknowledged this.

Now bugger off to bed, Tico, you have work in the morning!

This thread has got too nice.

How un-British. :wink:

I can fix that for you mctag.

What a bunch of wingeing pasty faced POMS the lot of you are. Get a grip and give it a tug, you'll feel much calmer afterward I'm sure.

Thanks for your advice, DP. It must be so galling for you, to have to leave the Aussie thread and come over here for your entertainment.

If you like, we could send a couple of boys over there and inject a bit of aggro for your lot. Whatchafink?

Hey did you see that article recently by Dominic Lawson I think it was in the Guardian, about the Barmy Army?

Absolutely spot on.