Re: Thread for UK Yesfans - Part 21

[the greenman]

It's very quiet in here and I've noticed that since the Brian ban a number of regulars here and elsewhere on the forum appear to be absent. I wonder if some people have "gone out" in solidarity with Brian.

Could be, or could just be, post tour there ain't much to say, other than speculate endlessly about Yes' next move. Or US Politics, which is fine but...

I'll pop back from time to time..

[geofmcm]

It's very quiet in here and I've noticed that since the Brian ban a number of regulars here and elsewhere on the forum appear to be absent. I wonder if some people have "gone out" in solidarity with Brian.

T1 Walk my Way Home Service August 2011 - YouTube

[Norm 175]

I've never been all here anyway !!!

[Bluegrunt]

Another sunny day. Club football now takes a back seat for a while as we get the tedious International qualifying games. Expect Scotland to come a glorious third in their group, recriminations and resignations all round to follow.

[Punj Lizard]

Another sunny day. Club football now takes a back seat for a while as we get the tedious International qualifying games. Expect Scotland to come a glorious third in their group, recriminations and resignations all round to follow.

Sunny in London too. Are you still in Saudi?

[Bluegrunt]

Yes - here most of the week.

[TOBYSGRAPHICGOKART]

So Brian's banned. That really sucks. Sometimes you do have to wonder about this place.

My laptop almost gave up the ghost about a week ago, hence my absence. All seems OK for now, fingers crossed.

LFC - what can I say, we have become a laughing stock. The current U.S owners seem as clueless as the last. About as much use as a chocolate teapot.

[Punj Lizard]

So Brian's banned. That really sucks. Sometimes you do have to wonder about this place.

My laptop almost gave up the ghost about a week ago, hence my absence. All seems OK for now, fingers crossed.

LFC - what can I say, we have become a laughing stock. The current U.S owners seem as clueless as the last. About as much use as a chocolate teapot.

Good to see you back, Paul. Sounds like your PC almost also became the proverbial teapot.

Despite the injury, at least one of your players is helping West Ham to stay in the top half of the table. He may not have scored, but the opposition have found him hard to handle in and around the box. oo-er

[sam]

I suspect so. However, if you look at that thread, his original post is now missing. That post read simply the same word as that which appears in the South Park clip with the second letter missing i.e "N_GGERS" etc. That, in the context of the thread, which was only a couple of posts old at that point, appeared seriously offensive. Once he'd posted the South Park clip, it became clear what he was getting at, but without any of that, he had set himself up for reprisals. He may have intended to play it out like that - to give people a reason to be offended and then let them down gently, in the manner of the South Park clip. Or he may have expected people to already be familiar with the clip and thus get the joke straight away. I don't know, I can only guess, but either way, he could've guessed what would happen next. I hope he comes back.

Yes, I hope he comes back, too. I know that Brian is not a racist, sexist or anything else 'ist' -crikey, he is the most PC person on here, but I suppose not everybody gets his humour and when all is said and done, it's all a fine line sometimes. He's probably guilty of being a bit silly and forgetting that not everybody is going to appreciate his humour-we're all a bit guilty of that, but I don't think for one moment that he meant to give offence. Anyway, hope he is back soon.

[Punj Lizard]

Yes, I hope he comes back, too. I know that Brian is not a racist, sexist or anything else 'ist' -crikey, he is the most PC person on here, but I suppose not everybody gets his humour and when all is said and done, it's all a fine line sometimes. He's probably guilty of being a bit silly and forgetting that not everybody is going to appreciate his humour-we're all a bit guilty of that, but I don't think for one moment that he meant to give offence. Anyway, hope he is back soon.

I'm sure he didn't mean to offend. But unfortunately his original post was bound to be offensive, or seen as such. Hopefully he'll be back.

[sam]

I'm sure he didn't mean to offend. But unfortunately his original post was bound to be offensive, or seen as such. Hopefully he'll be back.

Oh yes, absolutely. If I didn't know what sort of person he was-this is a man who supports gay marriage and appears not to have a racist or sexist bone in him, I would see it as offensive, too.

[Apollo 77]

Another sunny day. Club football now takes a back seat for a while as we get the tedious International qualifying games. Expect Scotland to come a glorious third in their group, recriminations and resignations all round to follow.

Hopefully Levein will be the first - I can't be doing with his two-faced attitude. Still hope Scotland do well though. Not prepared to pay for SkySports, so I'll watch down the local masonic club.

Hugh

[Apollo 77]

Yes, I hope he comes back, too. I know that Brian is not a racist, sexist or anything else 'ist' -crikey, he is the most PC person on here, but I suppose not everybody gets his humour and when all is said and done, it's all a fine line sometimes. He's probably guilty of being a bit silly and forgetting that not everybody is going to appreciate his humour-we're all a bit guilty of that, but I don't think for one moment that he meant to give offence. Anyway, hope he is back soon.

I think your 100% right about Brian. I can't think of anything really contentious that he's posted in the past, so maybe a PM from the mods would have sufficed. Considering some of the disgraceful attitudes of some towards each other which has gone unpunished, you have to feel that Brian has been a bit hard done by. That said, I think he was only temporarily suspended.

Hugh

[TOBYSGRAPHICGOKART]

Morning all.

Mike still on holiday then?

And what about the Broofster? And the Duchess? Haven't seen too much of those two round these parts lately?

[Bluegrunt]

Howdy.

[TOBYSGRAPHICGOKART]

Howdy.

Speaking of which, it's the return of Dallas tonight on C5.

I mention this mainly to see if it will spark some activity on here, even if it is only in the form of a whole load of expletives from The Dark Lord!

[sam]

Dallas is back. Blimey. Shall have to record this!

[TOBYSGRAPHICGOKART]

They had to exhume Larry Hagman for this I believe!

[Bluegrunt]

Didn't watch it before, won't watch it now.
A complete irrelevance to me.

[Punj Lizard]

I'll be avoiding it too.