Would like to have met...

[andycktm]

Scarborough

 

[Tusses]

"deride"

good word by the way

The past tense is 'derided'. Not 'deriden'.

but I was talking present 'is' , not past 'was - I apparently was 'deriding' a question - is deriden not a good choice for the present tense ?

just having fun with words now !

 

[Rich]

The question is not 'deriden' by me . My reply would be well accepted by many another forum I frequent

Should I keep out of the 'off topic' threads with my alternative viewpoints ?

There are plenty of mordern day 'hippy' type 'cool dudes' that ' I ' would rather meet, than the likes of Hardy or Churhill etc.

Are these threads only open to members with similar views to the thread starter ?

I really dont want to fall out with anyone on the forum - so please dont take my posts as provocative , there may be others here too with a light hearted outlook on life

Rich

It would seem to me that people who are named RICH are not particularly welcome on this site by some members, I have stopped posting alternative views for this reason, I have found another site that enjoys engaging in a 2 way dialogue and the other parties are not offended, then again they are grown up.

Regards,
Rich.

 

[andycktm]

Forums are full of people who's willy is bigger then your willy.
Sad really but such is life.
Just post Rich. Enjoy!

 

[Tusses]

I dont know which Rich (or both) but I will post anyway

I know I have different views to many - but they are still mine

If I become massively unpopular here then I might take my leave - but until then , I am who I am

I get on with everyone I meet generally, but I know what forums are like - so I dont fret too much !

 

[Rich]

I used to, but I kept getting picked on for having a different view, I tried to explain to others that I respected their view, but that was'nt good enough, friends who agreed with me were accused of sticking up for me, I'm big enough to fight my own battles, but not with bigots who only see THEIR side of the argument, so, Andy, THAT is why I don't bother anymore, I'm not despondent, just disappointed, I haven't checked the spelling by the way, I hope it's all okay.

Rich.

 

[Digit]

What did he strike you as being like Gerry? He was a man of his time of course, and like all of us, a product of his upbringing.

Roy.

 

[TrimTheKing]

Rich/Tusses

Seriously guys, as a complete outsider to this post, who has taken no offence from anything either of you have ever posted, nor posted negative comments about you, it seems to me that you are both arguing a point here that doesn't exist!

If smudger thought you were deriding the question then fine, disagree, but there's no need to get into a whole argument about freedom of viewpoints and who does/doesn't have a sense of humour etc. Why can't we all just agree to disagree.

Anyway, rant over

Mark

 

[Gerry]

What did he strike you as being like Gerry? He was a man of his time of course, and like all of us, a product of his upbringing.

Roy.

At the age of only 18, meeting a hero like that he seemed much larger than life. Although my time to talk with him was very brief he was very straight to the point and came across in a sort of headmaster attitude.
Still it was a privileged I'll always remember, shaking the hand of a real Hero.

Gerry

 

[Digit]

He was undoubtedly a man of great courage, but he was also a man of the media. I would recommend the story of Colin 'Hoppy' Hodgkinson, he had his leg removed voluntarily so that he could fly.

Roy.

 

[Tusses]

Rich/Tusses

Seriously guys, as a complete outsider to this post, who has taken no offence from anything either of you have ever posted, nor posted negative comments about you, it seems to me that you are both arguing a point here that doesn't exist!

If smudger thought you were deriding the question then fine, disagree, but there's no need to get into a whole argument about freedom of viewpoints and who does/doesn't have a sense of humour etc. Why can't we all just agree to disagree.

Anyway, rant over

Mark

No worries Mark

on many a forum board, this area (off topic) might be called the pub. All sorts get thrown in and discussed . Sometimes throwing a completely different viewpoint in can get people out of the woodwork (no pun intended)

I am relatively new here and still getting to know folk - in a sense, I have come in and am looking for a place to sit ! Another day, I might sit in the other corner and talk about the meaning of life.

I agree the 'deride' thing carried on a bit - but it was such an interesting word, I wanted to make the most of it, before its slips back and is forgotten again for a while

anyway ... back on topic.

There appears to be no one in the pub at the moment, that wants to talk about less serious people they would like to meet/have met, so I'll take me pint and packet of crisps and go sit in the beer garden for a bit and feed the ducks in the pond

your round next BTW

Rich

 

[dennis]

The trouble with simply meeting someone is that unless it is done in an undercover situation, you only see who they want you to see, getting to know someone is a completely different kettle of fish.

Dennis

 

[davegw]

this area (off topic) might be called the pub.

And like any really good pub conversation, meanders all over the place and is difficult to follow

I have stopped posting alternative views

Thats a damn shame Rich - I may not have agreed with your views, may even have taken offence to a couple, but would always defend your right to air them in this topic. One of the things I like about this forum is that there are people with different views. I have tried politics forums (tend to be very polarised one way or the other), general forums (tend to attract a certain other interest), and other woodwork forums (seems a little too sanitised).

Just for my own pedantic mind - The Present and Future Tense of Deride is Deride? the past tense is Derided, the action is Deriding? That being said English as a language evolves constantly so I guess it all counts.

Finally (and possibly to bring the thread back to it's subject) the three people I'd like to meet

1) Oliver Cromwell - What did he think about the fact that he almost founded a new royal dynasty?

2) Shakespeare - Did he really write all those plays?

3) John Lennon - Just WOW

and finally

4) Abi Titmuss - Need I say more

 

[Anonymous]

Finally (and possibly to bring the thread back to it's subject) the three people I'd like to meet

1) Oliver Cromwell - What did he think about the fact that he almost founded a new royal dynasty?

2) Shakespeare - Did he really write all those plays?

3) John Lennon - Just WOW

and finally

4) Abi Titmuss - Need I say more

Well we've had the spelling thread so.............

:lol:

 

[mailee]

I did have the pleasure of meeting Robert Ballard of Titanic fame. But I would love to have met Jaques Cousteo, he was my hero along with Hans and Lottie Hass. :wink:

 

[Smudger]

When I was 7 I used to fancy Lottie Hass. And Michaela Dennis. Not so keen on Armand.

And Shirley Abicaire.

 

[RogerM]

Douglas Bader presented me with my apprenticeship indentures way back in 1980!

Gerry

As an air cadet at White Waltham I had the pleasure of speaking with Douglas Bader in about 1971. He had a lovely old Alvis which I was admiring as it gleamed in the sun. The conversation went like this.

Bader : You leave that alone young man.

me : Yes sir. Sorry sir!

Well - it was a conversation of sorts. We both spoke to each other!

But my most memorable meeting was with the late and great Eric Morecambe. He attended a Lords Taverners Cricket match at RAF Cranwell, and spent the afternoon posing with guests for photographs to raise funds for charity. He was as charming at the end of his 3 hour stint as he was at the outset. Then in the evening he came into the officers mess bar and chatted with us - and he was exactly the same in real life as his on screen persona. A really lovely guy.

 

[Rich]

this area (off topic) might be called the pub.

And like any really good pub conversation, meanders all over the place and is difficult to follow

I have stopped posting alternative views

Thats a damn shame Rich - I may not have agreed with your views, may even have taken offence to a couple, but would always defend your right to air them in this topic. One of the things I like about this forum is that there are people with different views. I have tried politics forums (tend to be very polarised one way or the other), general forums (tend to attract a certain other interest), and other woodwork forums (seems a little too sanitised).

Thanks for that comment Dave, you give me heart, I am a pretty intelligent chap, well versed in the English langauge and it's correct usage, but when I am labelled as the village *****, I feel there is NO point in replying to a post when it get's that personal, normally sticks and stones don't bother me one jot, but when you have already tried to help someone and they reply in that manner, you think to yourself, is it worth it?.

Regards,
Rich.

Just for my own pedantic mind - The Present and Future Tense of Deride is Deride? the past tense is Derided, the action is Deriding? That being said English as a language evolves constantly so I guess it all counts.

Finally (and possibly to bring the thread back to it's subject) the three people I'd like to meet

1) Oliver Cromwell - What did he think about the fact that he almost founded a new royal dynasty?

2) Shakespeare - Did he really write all those plays?

3) John Lennon - Just WOW

and finally

4) Abi Titmuss - Need I say more

 

[Rich]

I seem to have messed that post up Dave, My apologies, but I think you will get my drift, :lol:

Rich.

 

[Gill]

I think I would like to meet people from ancient times who have left no reliable written accounts of their lives, such as Hippolyta of the Amazons, Aristotle and Pythagoras.

Gill