The totally off-topic thread

[JohnK]

Twitter is more akin to separate statements being posted with no real context to any other. Much like statements you are prone to making say about the weather or golf or such like. Which is why the suggestion that you would fit Twitter well.

I am not a member of Twitter, and I use Facebook only rarely (if that!). AFF/FT are the ideal social media platforms for me.

I have no intention of using Facebook or Twitter.

You are saying if I say "it's a nice day" or "had a good round of golf" fits nicely into Twitter but "I just made a click and collect order", "I'm doing renovations", "Sent the CEO an email today", "cooking brisket today" all fit nicely into this thread?

Apologies but I'm not having a good day and I'm really confused.

 

[Quickstatus]

I do love the smashing sound of a plate dropped on to a ceramic tile floor. Not.

That’s a twitter comment

 

[Quickstatus]

Sounds like a tweet?:
What I ate today - the food thread

 

[Pushka]

What is this thread now? Im not into tweeting unless I need to sort an issue.

 

[Quickstatus]

Tweet?
The view from my "office"

Lots of postings can be a tweet format but my reading is that one person is hinting to another that his postings should not be posted as an AFF comment and hinting that it should be posted elsewhere

I don’t recall anything about the rules of this forum requiring comments to be of a certain format.

I’m Sorry @JohnK , I agree, such comment is unreasonable.

 

[ALH]

Ill bet you don't roll your own pasta
Also Italian dont like wearing seatbelts?

Ill also bet some (?many/?few) vegans are only virtue signalling. Who knows they probably chow down on a steak in secret. My sister in law (no point virtue signalling to relatives) is easily tempted by a juicy steak

I make my own pasta, but it often goes pear shaped when I have a glass of wine and an audience

I was terrified when the cousins drove me around in Italy. Complete Maniacs. I will always wear a seatbelt. Especially as my seatbelt probably saved my life 6 months ago, although the resultant abdominal Haematoma and multiple layers of skin I lost is another story

...and I suspect a few ‘Vegans’ and ‘Gluten Free’ people I know are just attention seeking!

 

[Cossie]

But they are in appropriate threads, no?

Met many vegetarians over the years that ate chicken and seafood, because it wasn't red meat, it was ok. A lot of people like labels it seems, maybe they feel more secure.

A former girl friend couldn't physically eat meat, well she could then she would lose it all! This apparently was a protein intolerance, she was also afeected if she ate too many eggs or dairy products.

She had a hard time in China in the early eighties, it was winter and she seemed to survive on chinese cabbage cooked in duck fat. We did have some good meals at some vego restaurants though. India for her was a completely different experience.

Maybe this should be in the food thread?

 

[Quickstatus]

But they are in appropriate threads, no?

Met many vegetarians over the years that ate chicken and seafood, because it wasn't red meat, it was ok. A lot of people like labels it seems, maybe they feel more secure.

I think there are different levels of vegetarianism. Each to their own. I hate eating snails and haggis

 

[drron]

Test Cricket at its best. Poms are 9/40 off 17 overs while playing NZ

Yes they were 9-27 but Overton not out 33 got them to 58.Only 20.4 overs needed.NZ already ahead at 1-88.
LIVE: NZ batting after routing England

 

[Pushka]

Tweet?
The view from my "office"

Lots of postings can be a tweet format but my reading is that one person is hinting to another that his postings should not be posted as an AFF comment and hinting that it should be posted elsewhere

I don’t recall anything about the rules of this forum requiring comments to be of a certain format.

I’m Sorry @JohnK , I agree, such comment is unreasonable.

So you countered that by picking on my post? Two wrongs and all that

 

[JohnK]

But they are in appropriate threads, no?

All I asked for was consistency.

"I'm going to the chiro" and "I've been to the chiro" does not belong here either yet not one person complained. Of course we have a Medical Issues thread.

Planning your accommodation doesn't belong here either as we have a Destination guide but that is also overlooked.

 

[Denali]

What pisses me off about charities.

You do a good thing, you sponsor a child, assisting them with school and programs, send them a gift card for birthday and Christmas and the bloody Smith Family wastes money printing and mailing letters asking for more donations, monthly donations, talk to your friends about donation.

Bugger off.

 

[QF WP]

I've already been told that I can't buy anymore cars until something else goes! Maybe I should start collecting motorbikes, they are much smaller.

Just don’t mention it could be Mrs Cossie going

 

[Cossie]

Just don’t mention it could be Mrs Cossie going

I really should get a scooter, never bothered to get my bike license, and whenever I see a tourist riding one (somewhere safe that is), I think, I'd like to do that!

Erika has said she would be game to get on the back, but you need your license for a few years before you can take pillions, I believe.

Mind you she is a little reticent about bikes, about 20 years ago she went into work (ICU) and didn't recognise that her patient for the day was one of my sisters. Once she realised, of course she was moved to another patient.

My sister had been riding pillion, the dropkick rider overtook a car on on a blind bend and sideswiped a truck, my sister now permanently resides in a nursing home and is minus her right leg as well as having a severe brain injury.

 

[Denali]

Like a mobility scooter?

 

[Quickstatus]

So you countered that by picking on my post? Two wrongs and all that

What I’m saying is no one picks on your ( and others) “tweet” posts but when they are from one particular person he is jumped on. In fact your and others tweet posts may actually garner a like

Posts like yours and others whether tweet or not so long as it falls within the usual rules are fine. That is not the criticism.

 

[Denali]

I really should get a scooter, never bothered to get my bike license, and whenever I see a tourist riding one (somewhere safe that is), I think, I'd like to do that!

Erika has said she would be game to get on the back, but you need your license for a few years before you can take pillions, I believe.


Mind you she is a little reticent about bikes, about 20 years ago she went into work (ICU) and didn't recognise that her patient for the day was one of my sisters. Once she realised, of course she was moved to another patient.
My sister had been riding pillion, the dropkick rider overtook a car on on a blind bend and sideswiped a truck, my sister now permanently resides in a nursing home and is minus her right leg as well as having a severe brain injury.

My apologies. I just reread the entire post.

Im sorry about your sister, terrible thing to happen.

 

[ALH]

I think there are different levels of vegetarianism. Each to their own. I hate eating snails and haggis

Mmmmm I love Escargot & Haggis (although not together)

 

[Quickstatus]

Mmmmm I love Escargot & Haggis (although not together)

There is no emoji for “vomiting”

 

[Cossie]

My apologies. I just reread the entire post.

Im sorry about your sister, terrible thing to happen.

No problem at all, I think I added the extra info after you made your reply, it normally takes me a few goes to get a post how I want it, I can't spell for quids and sometimes I say things that really shouldn't be said, so then I need to modify it, one reason why I like the amount of time available to delete/edit posts!