Get Frivolous Children

[ozwinner]

Hi.

This is the anti post you have all been waiting for.

This wood forum without humour would be sooooooo boring, much like most of the American wood forums are.

If you dont like humourous posts dont read them, or better still join one of the American forums.

Can you imagine a forum without humour? (Im sure you can) I cant.

Just my say, and if you dont like it, stiff.

Al

[craigb]

Totally agree with you Al.

[Wongo]

Al you vely bad man but I like you.:D

Wongo ( as 'Wong-Go' not 'Wong-o' :D :D )

[Rusty]

I like words that sound rude, but aren't. Such as perpendicular and niflheim.

I also like woodwork.:)

[Wongo]

Yeah bastxxx is a good one too.:D

[Rusty]

:d:d:d

[redwood]

Fair enough Al:D :D :D :D but can you do me a favour! can you put an * beside your funny bits so i know when i have to laugh;)

[ozwinner]

If you need prompts to laugh, you need to join of them fine American forums.

Al

[Driver]

Al
- I can't give you a greenie for the usual reason but you have my support. In fact, I'll have it laundered and send it overnight. How's that? ;)

Col

(No, no. Don't thank me. It's the least I can do.) :D

[Wongo]

I believe it is the fun and respect that bonds a lot of us together. Of course woodwork is still number 1. (Group hug:D )

If I can’t behave immaturely in front of my kids then the least let me do it here.:D

[ozwinner]

Im starting to worry about you Wongo.

Always asking for a group hug. :eek:

Al :)

[craigb]

Al
- I can't give you a greenie for the usual reason but you have my support. In fact, I'll have it laundered and send it overnight. How's that? ;)

Col

(No, no. Don't thank me. It's the least I can do.) :D

I gave him one for you Col.

I'd give you one for that one liner too but I can't. :D

[redwood]

If you need prompts to laugh, you need to join of them fine American forums.

Al

Ahhhh now i see;) This is just like American sitcoms that think they are funny but arnt and thats why i need the prompt:o

[Waldo]

G'day Ozwinner,

I'm with you. I'm a member of the Apple forum, where I thought I could help people out, but humour is non-existant and nothing can be said against Apple - to do so you are likened to the Devil incarnate.

So I no longer go there to help out, and I come here instead to get help. :)

No, I'm not going to my room! :D

[Wood Butcher]

I don't mind the joking around and sometimes have a bloody good laugh! If there is a post that has been hijacked that I want to put a serious reply I just ignore the cr*p and reply. I've been to the UK and US forums and find them really,really boring. Stuff them I'm staying here!!!!!

[redwood]

I'm a member of the Apple forum, where I thought I could help people out, but humour is non-existant and nothing can be said against Apple - to do so you are likened to the Devil incarnate.

So I no longer go there to help out, and I come here instead to get help. :)

waldo, their wouldnt be 1 single member here that wants humour stopped, that is stupid, and only those with humour issues would think that way. my 2 cents is why is their so many posts here hijacked with the same people over and over trying to out humour each other. it appears to me that they have been here in this forum so long they have lost interest in going over and over the same old basic questions so they either say do a search because its been covered before at length or give a basic answer and then start to swap banter efectivly ending the original topic. im guilty of it, but it seems to be getting worse. keep the fun but just ease up on the silly hikacking:o

[bitingmidge]

but it seems to be getting worse. keep the fun but just ease up on the silly hikacking:o
Redwood,

I'll hikack m'self before I stop hijacking!!

No it isn't getting worse, it's just that a whole bunch of people have arrived of late, who don't like it!

I picked an old thread more or less at random to show you, this ain't a new phenomenum. At the time this thread kicked off it went for a record three posts before it was hijacked. http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=9180

It wasn't unusual for threads to be hijacked at post #2, and more than once the original poster did that in paragraph two or three anyway. All this "keep on track and be serious" stuff comes up every now and then, but thankfully hasn't caught on.

Note: at all times, the respondants were enjoying themselves, that a bunch of people contributed, that the topic changed a few times, it came back at the end, we learned a bit, and no-one cared. The object was then, and is now HAVE FUN, SHARE WHAT YOU KNOW, LEARN WHAT YOU DON'T. In that order.

Cheers,

P
:cool: :cool: :cool:

[Iain]

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I was prompting myself to laugh:p

[Waldo]

G'day Redwood,

My post in no ways was derogatory against yours, it was only posted below your and was a reply directly to Al's post.

I'll go to that corner now. :D

[redwood]

Redwood,

I'll hikack m'self before I stop hijacking!!

No it isn't getting worse, it's just that a whole bunch of people have arrived of late, who don't like it!

I picked an old thread more or less at random to show you, this ain't a new phenomenum. At the time this thread kicked off it went for a record three posts before it was hijacked. http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=9180



Interesting that post was nearly 2 years ago and the same hijackers were at it then as the ones now. dont yous get bored of the same old same old:confused:

[redwood]

G'day Redwood,

My post in no ways was derogatory against yours, it was only posted below your and was a reply directly to Al's post.

I'll go to that corner now. :D

Waldo i wasnt havin a dig at you;)

[Waldo]

G'day Redwood,

Oh goodie! So if I'm not a bad boy then, can I have a treat? Can I, can I!?

I am such a good boy aren't I? And so are you, you can be my friend. :)

[Termite]

On the subject of advising people to do a search, on several forums that I haunt you should try posting a question without having done a search first, mate the flames will take your eyebrows off, by comparison we are gentlemen.

One of the forums even has a "Newbies" section, where newcomers can ask any dumb question and be totaly flameproof. It is usually left up to the very very tolerant members to do the replies.

Al, I owe you one old mate.

To those of you that don't like the way things are, then maybe you haven't had one of those wake up calls that very forcefully tell you that life is meant to be fun, and enjoy it while you can. I hope you never get one of those calls, but I do advise you to expand your tolerance a bit and enjoy life a little more.

[Gra]

Hear Hear, al.

life wasnt meant to be serious, if it was guys like al wouldnt have been created.

Greenie launched

anyone for pancakes????

[Wood Butcher]

For the record, when I was sorting out the threads in Home Reno 95% of the threads I moved I quickly read to get the jist of what they where about to make sure that they went to the right forum. Ozwinner responded many, many times with helpful straight to the point answers. So for those of you that think he only sh*t stirs, well ....... you're wrong! :D

[echnidna]

Hi.

This is the anti post you have all been waiting for.

This wood forum without humour would be sooooooo boring, much like most of the American wood forums are.

If you dont like humourous posts dont read them, or better still join one of the American forums.

Can you imagine a forum without humour? (Im sure you can) I cant.

Just my say, and if you dont like it, stiff.

Al

How do you like your frivolis Al,
Sunnyside up or well done:D :D :D :D

[bitingmidge]

Interesting that post was nearly 2 years ago and the same hijackers were at it then as the ones now.

I thought that was my point.

I find it ironic to say the least, that people log on to this forum, make all sorts of mushy noise about how they love our attitude and sense of humour, then after a week or two get sick of it and start complaining.


dont yous get bored of the same old same old:confused: Yep, so taking the mick out of it (or watching others) makes it fun.

Cheers,

P (with apologies to all the micks out there)
:D :D :D

[Sturdee]

On the subject of advising people to do a search, on several forums that I haunt you should try posting a question without having done a search first, mate the flames will take your eyebrows off, by comparison we are gentlemen.

One of the forums even has a "Newbies" section, where newcomers can ask any dumb question and be totaly flameproof. It is usually left up to the very very tolerant members to do the replies.


What bugs me about the vocal anti search brigade is that they expect that the older and more knowledgeable members should repeat the same answers to the same questions time and again just to help some newbie who doesn't search the forum first.:mad:

When I want some information I do my research. This usually involves checking my local libraries, asking tradesmen on building sites (if applicable), searching this and other boards and finally asking a question here. I then consider all the information found and decide on how to do something.

The owners of this board make this search easy by providing the search option and they want you to use it for Neil himself has posted that people should do a search. ( Do a search to find where.:D ).

Instead some newbie comes on and without even bothering to search asks a question notwithstanding that the answer is in a topic dealt with recently. Recently a member said that he did a search and it threw up so many results that he couldn't be bothered to read them and said that it was easier to re ask the question.

From this I infer that he considers his time more important than the time of the more knowledgeable members who he expects to search for the answer and repost it. Well IMO he is wrong and is insulting those more knowledgeable members.

Sure I like to help out, but if I know that the answer is in the archives they can spent their own time searching for it and I will continue to ignore those posts. If this upsets the anti search brigade so be it, but I consider my on-line time too valuable to waste on those that won't try to help themselves.

I might live in what is becoming a nanny state but I don't have to become a nanny.

Ny apologies for the serious hijack Al.:D


Peter.

[redwood]

this is like the reserves playing the seniors. beatin your head up againsed a brick wall:D :D of the 14 that have so far replied a total of around 38000 posts between them :eek: :eek: an average of around 2700. naturaly you seniors are going to go into bat for each other:cool: . i wonder if their are figures kept on when people drop out of this forum. i suspect after 4 to 600 alot would have had their fix and be getting tired of the same old banter. their are exeptions and they seem to go on into the thousands and virtualy live here. its a great forum with lots to see and learn but it dose seem to be a forum "owned" by a group of 15 to 20

[Eastie]

Perhaps, instead of hats the next promo run from U-Beaut should be blouses :D

[redwood]

What bugs me about the vocal anti search brigade is that they expect that the older and more knowledgeable members should repeat the same answers to the same questions time and again just to help some newbie who doesn't search the forum first.:mad:

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older more knowledgeable members:confused: :confused: :confused: are you saying you senior members are the only ones here that know everything or to offer any real advice? time and time we see new members say they have been lurking and now have joined and want to ask a silly question:confused: why would they say that? to me their not stupid or silly and i have no problem answering instead of being all high and mighty and telling them to do a search. this is a forum for new and old just not you older members.

[rodm]

Peter (BM)
I don't think Don is a new member and he raised the issue on the original thread. A few others including myself have been around a while and also made comment.

[Sturdee]

this is like the reserves playing the seniors. beatin your head up againsed a brick wall:D :D of the 14 that have so far replied a total of around 38000 posts between:eek: :eek: them an average of around 2700. naturaly you seniors are going to go into bat for each other:cool:

And if the wall was built by Al it will be built solidly and you won't knock it down.:D

On the substantive issues we have a post by Don ( Get seriously Children ) and this post as a reply by Al. It is difficult to comment as I consider both to be my mate.

After carefully reading both posts I think there is much I agree with. I wholeheartedly agree with Don that our focus should be on woodworking ( and related matters) and that those who never posts on those subjects but on everything else are in the wrong place.

Don Agrees with Al that we should not lose our humour and become like the yankee boards. As Al says it should be fun as well as woodworking. The only question is the degree of fun, and sometimes we do go overboard and should be pulled into line.

This debate has been hijacked by the anti do a search brigade and now individual posters to this debate are being castigated for expressing an opinion based on their postings record. This is again insulting. :mad: It is playing the man and not the issue.

Lets not forget that only recently we celebrated with Neil the fact that this board become No 1. Surely that means that we are doing something right. If someone doesn't like our brand of humour, our replies and leaves after a few posts then the were just single enquirers and whatever we say or do would have made no difference.

So if you don't like the replies or the hijacks then excercise your right to select what you want to read. By all means use the Ignore member facility.

So as Termite put it so eloquently "To those of you that don't like the way things are, then maybe you haven't had one of those wake up calls that very forcefully tell you that life is meant to be fun, and enjoy it while you can. I hope you never get one of those calls, but I do advise you to expand your tolerance a bit and enjoy life a little more."

I live with one of those who regularly has this wake up call. My wife is a diabetic and a few days ago so caught an infection that has thrown her diabetes out of kilter with the result that yesterday she had to go to hospital and will be there for a few days.

All I can say is that the humour on the board last night made me laugh, so let it continue.


Peter.

[bitingmidge]

Peter (BM)
I don't think Don is a new member and he raised the issue on the original thread. A few others including myself have been around a while and also made comment.
Rod,

Noted! ;) :o

I was going to try to explain myself, but there are a few doctors out there that can't do that...... remember last year when I had a permanent apology link for a footer?

Maybe I need to resurrect it!

cheers,

P
:p :p

[rodm]

Peter

We must have the same doctor :D

[Sturdee]

older more knowledgeable members:confused: :confused: :confused: are you saying you senior members are the only ones here that know everything or to offer any real advice? .

No, I never said that. You are reading into my comments more than was said.



time and time we see new members say they have been lurking and now have joined and want to ask a silly question:confused: why would they say that? .

The reason they joined whould be to ask a question. Why do they say it is a silly question I don't know. I've never asked them, but I am on record as saying that there is no silly question and have answered some as well.



to me they're not stupid or silly and i have no problem answering instead of being all high and mighty and telling them to do a search.

Agreed that they are not stupid or silly, and if the answer has not been dealt with I have been happy to assist if I can. However if a search would have supplied the answer I refrain from posting and I will happily leave it to you.


this is a forum for new and old just not you older members.

Agreed and that's why I posted my comments.


Peter.

[ss_11000]

hi all

al, what does frivolous:confused: mean?

[arose62]

Rusty said,

(OK, many posts ago, but I've only just found this thread)

"I like words that sound rude, but aren't. Such as perpendicular and niflheim.

I also like woodwork."

"Futtock" is one of my favourites, and it's even pretty woodwork-related.

Cheers,
Andrew

[Ian007]

hi all

al, what does frivolous:confused: mean?
Al, Ive got this one:D

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="headword">frivolous</td> <td style=" 4.5pt;">
</td> <td>
</td></tr></tbody></table> frivolous [frívvələss]
adj
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style="padding-bottom: 7.5pt;" valign="top"> <td class="DEFINITION" width="18">1. </td> <td class="DEFINITION">not worth taking seriously: lacking in intellectual substance and not worth serious consideration </td></tr> <tr style="padding-bottom: 7.5pt;" valign="top"> <td class="DEFINITION" width="18">2. </td> <td class="DEFINITION">silly: silly and trivial </td></tr></tbody></table> [15th century. Formed from Latin frivolus ‘silly, unimportant’, of uncertain origin.]Microsoft® Encarta® Premium Suite 2004. © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Cheers

[ss_11000]

thanx ian

but sorry, groggy beat ya to it (private message)

[echnidna]

Best wishes for your wife Peter.:)

[Rusty]

"Futtock" is one of my favourites, and it's even pretty woodwork-related.

Cheers,
Andrew
:eek:D Dude! Wash your mouth out!:eek:

Rusty.:D

P.S. Hope the missus is okay, Sturdee.

[Auld Bassoon]

Good on yer Alhttp://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon14.gif What took so long :D

[channa]

Ok - I'll ask it...


What does Hijack mean?


Seriously... BM! Nice to see you hovering again! When did that happen?

If it was ages ago, I've got heaps of excuses - I've been sick, just sold the house, had the in-laws staying, work's really busy, the traffic's awful, haven't been sleeping too well, can't stand asparagus, the neighbour's got a new dog, the car needs a service, SWMBO says I have to do the washing, the lawn needs mowing, channel 7 ****s, and so on - they're all true (except the one about the asparagus!) :D

[craigb]

Ok - I'll ask it...


What does Hijack mean?




Do a search ;) :D :D :D

[Clinton1]

yes, as interesting as this thread has been
Does anyone know if I can turn an old back saw into a flush cut saw by filing off the teeth one one side of the blade, and removing the brass back?











Hows that for a hijack?

[channa]

That's classy stuff - I stand in awe!

[channa]

Can I just say, in support of the pro-searchers here, that, just on a whim you understand, I did a search on FUTTOCK - and, to my surprise, I FOUND IT - it was mentioned in a thread started in April last year (I haven't worked out how to link to threads yet), and although it didn't tell me what it meant, it gave me a clue, and now I will never forget that it refers to one of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel or one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel. :eek:

[Driver]

That's classy stuff - I stand in awe!

Well - just make sure you don't walk it into the house! :rolleyes:

[Sturdee]

Best wishes for your wife Peter.:)

Thanks for the well wishes guys. She caught a viral infection and that upset the balance in her diabetes control. After a few days of not getting better I took her to Emergency and today she is feeling much better and we hope that she will be home by Wednesday/Thursday.

I wasn't going to post about her, but as Termite said, this board, whilst important, is not the end of the world. There are more important things in this world. And as I said the humour on the board last night made me laugh, so let it continue.


Peter.

[Sturdee]

Can I just say, in support of the pro-searchers here, that, just on a whim you understand, I did a search on FUTTOCK - and, to my surprise, I FOUND IT - it was mentioned in a thread started in April last year


A convert to the cause.:)

A greenie for your efforts.


Peter.

[Glenn_M]

As a newbie to the board perhaps I can add a newbie's view.

Sometimes a question that someone has may appear (to the asker) to be trivial. But the point is that the asker doesn't always know that hence prefaces the question with "this might be a silly question but......"

It might be a silly question but if the level of knowledge is low then how would they know? It seems like a way to say "Look, I don't know a great deal about this, but would appreciate some help".

It is to your collective credit that in most cases the question is answered.

There is a great deal of information here in the heads of quite a few people who have been around a while and obviously know each other quite well. That can be a little intimidating for the thousands of lurkers who dont post.

That said, I think this would be the most approachable board I have used - much in part to the humour and good nature of the participants.:D

But I do agree with Sturdee on the search - it is a valuable tool for discovering a wealth of information (until the inevitable hijack). People contribute out of their goodwill and I for one certainly appreciate that. I consider it more a courtesy to those who do regularly post and help the noobs that a search may not clog the board with repetitive posts. Although for a true newbie perhaps they don't always know the correct terminology to search for. Just a thought.

Cheers all.....
Glenn

[ozwinner]

Well - just make sure you don't walk it into the house! :rolleyes:

Col, no no no.
What are you doing making a funny, you will upset 2 or 3 of our members.

Al

[Driver]

You think it's funny!??!!!! :eek: :eek: :mad: :mad:

How would you like to try to get all that awe out of the shag-pile? Eh? Tell me that! And then say it's funny!!!!

[fxst]

and if you get some of it out would it be awesome?? Sometimes I need to ask a silly question
Pete

[E. maculata]

Everything is as it has been, it is now as it should be, and will continue to be as it will be (I hope)IMHO (very humble I am too) it is all good stuff my friends.:D

[outback]

You want frivolous? Hows this for frivolity?

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?p=270057&posted=1#post270057