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  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    Good point Outcast. A subtle difference and not one I`d picked up on. I am not going to word this correctly, but it`s the only way I can get my point across, I think the "racist card" is played too easily. I believe in absolute equality between humans (there should be no distinction beyond that) but I can`t stand, for want of a better expression, political correctness and the "liberal" belief in what is right, wrong and acceptable, and what should be "shut down".
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    It isn't "played" too much. We bite our tongues till they bleed because most of the time, it's not worth it, and anyway "political correctness" is used to shut down everything. All these little things come up in the media but most people don't talk much about the racism they experience because someone who's never been through it has always got some way to dismiss it. How can you get equality if the people losing from the current balance aren't allowed to point out what's wrong?

    When people moan about "political correctness" they're really just saying they want the version of "correct" to be their feelings not being in danger of getting hurt.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    Outcast, I agree with everything you say and have not expressed myself particularly well. I know what I believe and know I`m right. ;biggrin ;wink

    I hate the fact that Jeremy Corbyn would be welcomed with open arms to espouse his views on most university campuses, but someone like Katie Hopkins would be no platformed. Just to clarify, I would tend to align myself with Corbyn rather than Hopkins politically, but it is the principle of shutting down Hopkins just because her views are not particularly de rigeur. I also hate the methods used by Antifa, but again would stand shoulder to shoulder with them in a two way fight with the KKK. Hard to explain, but a lot of "correctness" really bugs me. Racism, sexism, in fact any "ism" goes against pretty much all I believe in so we are in agreement there, I just think that a lot of "correctness" comes from fear of freedom of thought and a propensity to be outraged. I will add that I am also a middle aged white male and have never myself directly been racially abused so will never understand. I have, however, had first hand experience as three of my best friends were Asian and I also hung around with a couple of black kids, this was in Romford in the 70`s and 80`s so The NF and skinheads were pretty active, and yes we could all run fast.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    I`m not going to do politics anymore, but as this is the random thread, and we are playing tonight, and it`s getting a little closer to Christmas, which I love, and I feel a little bit excited (doesn`t happen often). I`m going to play this ;wahoo



  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Didn’t want to start a new thread but does anyone else struggle to edit using an iPhone because when you tap into the thread to put the cursor where you want it to go it doesn’t work properly and goes somewhere else?
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    Just came across this story, think it spreads a little bit of peace and hope. Merry Christmas.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/protester-hugged-nazi-pleads-hate-article-1.3575977
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Yeoldhammer

    Username Yeoldhammer
    Joined March 2011
    Visits 12,252

    7 year anniversary coming up ;wahoo

    Almost visiting the site 5 times a day

    #addicted
    #needanewhobby
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    I joined a month prior to you and I've visited about 8.5K times less. This cant be right though because it feels like I visit 5 times an hour! ;lol ;scary
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    13,897 ;lol

    I have a very patient girlfriend ;biggrin
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Mine left me after 2,000 visits ;whistle
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Then my wife decided to as well
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Bazshuayi said:

    I joined a month prior to you and I've visited about 8.5K times less. This cant be right though because it feels like I visit 5 times an hour! ;lol ;scary

    More like 5 times a day for an hour each time. ;biggrin
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    December 2011, 806 visits. I have a shop where people keep strolling in, apparently these are called customers. They take my time up anyways.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Feb 2011 - 7,650.

    I thought I came here a lot but some of you guys...
  • CleverTrevorCleverTrevor
    I'm Jan 2011 as well with just under 5.5k visits. What constitutes a visit? As I am in all day looking up to 20 times a day at least - I stay logged in and only sign in when I'm kicked out.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Guys, I hate to tell you, but I think those visit numbers are under-reporting...
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    ;wahoo
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    so am I on like 50k :open_mouth:
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    tbh, I'm not sure what counts.

    I just tried logging off and back on, but nothing changed.

    Cleared cookies, logged back in and still no change in visit number.

    #random

    Guess we take the figure as 'at least'.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    I regularly post on here and nothing changes. ;biggrin
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    This amused me

    https://www.thesportsman.com/moments/dont-go-breaking-joe-hart
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    I am also in the class of 2011, 2,841 visits ;ok
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    I think a league table should be published.... call for a statistical expert... ;star
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Still not sure what triggers the increment.

    It's added 7 visits since yesterday, so perhaps it only updates at certain points.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    May 2012

    11,101 visits or it could be the number of times I’ve edited posts and not told anyone ;devil ;biggrin
  • HuttonhammerHuttonhammer
    Dele alli dives for his penalty against Burnley so he must get a ban. His dive was ridiculous.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    edited December 2017
    Huttonhammer said:

    Dele alli dives for his penalty against Burnley so he must get a ban. His dive was ridiculous.

    Sickens me how, because it's flavour of the month Spurs, Gerrard and Jenas are both saying he's entitled to go down if there's any contact, not picking up on the fact that he is 100% on the way down before the contact, and also completely ignoring Jake Humphrey when he says he's a big strong lad and that the contact was minimal.

    Regardless of what happened to Lanzini, this is just plain wrong. If the contact was on the halfway line that contact wouldn't have sent Alli over, and wouldn't be a foul.
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Suze, 11101, that's only 29 and that can't be right. Binarily speaking that is. ;biggrin
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    iPhone users having problems with the page jumping about - just hit ‘done’ above your keyboard before you go to Post Comment. It’s still a bit tricky trying to edit inside the post but this solves the main problem
  • welovethehammerswelovethehammers
    Huttonhammer said:

    Dele alli dives for his penalty against Burnley so he must get a ban. His dive was ridiculous.

    Just watched MOTD (recorded) and the dive was more blatant than Lanzini's! If Lanzini (quite rightly) gets punished then Alli has to be! And to be honest I thought his tackle at the start of the match should've got him sent off anyway. Really really horrible player he is.

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