Women Commentators? Monkey Tennis!!!!

[7rew 0]

Cluck, what makes you think this is any less fun for us than it clearly

is for you?  Or is that me being far more cynical than you could

believe of one so young?

[Citizen Journalist Foghorn 0]

You know what, from the moment I saw this threads title I thought I would give it a miss!! 

13 pages of Pinkun Thread that I have missed.... [:S]  and by the looks of the last couple of pages it aint going to end soon?

Moderators, I wonder what the longest thread is??

 

[Web Team - Vince 0]

I think it was the Cheeseboard one, but it''s hard to say because that may have been with the old forum software which may have calculated pages differently - I think it was about 30+ in the old days... it''s probably less now.

[Smudger 0]

[quote user="Citizen Journalist Foghorn"]

You know what, from the moment I saw this threads title I thought I would give it a miss!! 

13 pages of Pinkun Thread that I have missed.... [:S]  and by the looks of the last couple of pages it aint going to end soon?

Moderators, I wonder what the longest thread is??

 

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Is that an invitation for me to bump the thread up again CJF???

Just wanted to say to Cluck... you may have a well earned short holiday... [ip]  but I expect you back in rank by August at the very latest Sir...

You can''t leave us to fight this crusade without such an established troop... besides this place just would not be anywhere near as much fun without you about to put a smile on the Smudger''s face [:D]

[Kolin Kob 0]

[quote user="Cluck "]

Note how none of the older guys/gals chipped in?   Don''t you think that''s a little odd?    [/quote]

What about you? Maybe you were right, and other older posters did bypass this thread, having heard all these debates before, but you are classifying yourself amongst those lacking the supposed wisdom not to get stuck in!

And by the way, how do you know everyone''s ages? Although admittedly I don''t post on here as much as others, so I''ve probably missed some thread somewhere or other when everyone told each other their backgrounds.

[Cluck 0]

[quote user="Kolin Kob"]

[quote user="Cluck "]

Note how none of the older guys/gals chipped in?   Don''t you think that''s a little odd?    [/quote]

What about you? Maybe you were right, and other older posters did bypass this thread, having heard all these debates before, but you are classifying yourself amongst those lacking the supposed wisdom not to get stuck in!

And by the way, how do you know everyone''s ages? Although admittedly I don''t post on here as much as others, so I''ve probably missed some thread somewhere or other when everyone told each other their backgrounds.

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That makes you about 12 then....and still going to the hairdressers with your mum.

[Cluck 0]

[quote user="Hairy Canary"][quote user="Cluck "]

I know you''re used to getting your own way in life these days kiddywinkies...(thanks largely to the nanny state the polically correct "lefties" are so busy creating)......but sometimes there are certain people who don''t back down....and who don''t rely on the biased news or internet to form judgements. Yep....I''m one of them.

Live with it......because like it or not, you''re inexperienced and still full of undiluted testosterone and only when the spots have disappeared completely will you resemble anything even beginning to approach maturity. At that point when mummy isn''t making your bed anymore or ironing your "Arctic Monkeys" T-shirts before you go out...you might actually realise half of what you are saying is almost comical.

As for being older?  Well you tiddlers have got to actually manage to reach my age...and the way you are going I somehow wonder if half of you will.

 

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Hang on here, I take exception to the way to are portraying older people in this thread Cluck! I''m coming up to 60 this year and I would just like the other posters out there to know that not all older people "mature" into patronising, intolerant, stuck in the dark age cynics.

In MY experience everybody starts with their genetic character which is then moulded by what you take from lifes experiences. Either you were born a grumpy old man Cluck or you have had some bad experiences somewhere along the line. Some of us are more fortunate.

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Hairy....or perhaps I should say "not so" Hairy Canary these days?......

I return here to the fishing comparison.  Sitting on the river bank catching tiddlers...it is always the hope that a "big one" will come along sooner or later.  Thanks for completing the analogy.

Not all fish get wiser as they get older....and some just keep on getting caught. 

 

[Evil Monkey 52]

[quote user="Kolin Kob"]

And by the way, how do you know everyone''s ages?

[/quote]It''s really quite simple, Kolin, do pay attention... Cluck is 22765 years old and was born in the flint mines of Grimes Graves, where he attented the University of Hard Knocks and became the wisest and most powerful of all men.Everyone else is 12 years old and needs enlightenment...Easy, really... [:P]

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For the love of all that is decent and good in the world, will somebody please lock this thread ?  It''s more painful than trying to get bamboo shoots out of your fingernails with vinegar.

[Kolin Kob 0]

It is sad, in my opinion, that someone can reach such a ripe old age, and then use nothing but that age as the basis for argument. I am sure that in your life you have learnt many enlightening things, and gained many valuable experiences and lessons, which I as someone in my twenties could never have. Why not let us be the beneficiaries of the knowledge which you must have gained in your life, rather than dismissing us as unfit for debate with cheap digs about visiting hairdressers with our mothers?

Knowledge and wisdom are surely futile if you do not apply or share them.

[quote user="Cluck "][quote user="Kolin Kob"]

[quote user="Cluck "]

Note how none of the older guys/gals chipped in?   Don''t you think that''s a little odd?    [/quote]

What about you? Maybe you were right, and other older posters did bypass this thread, having heard all these debates before, but you are classifying yourself amongst those lacking the supposed wisdom not to get stuck in!

And by the way, how do you know everyone''s ages? Although admittedly I don''t post on here as much as others, so I''ve probably missed some thread somewhere or other when everyone told each other their backgrounds.

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That makes you about 12 then....and still going to the hairdressers with your mum.

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[7rew 0]

Cluck is late 50s/early 60s by the avialable evidence, my guess is 58 to 61.He claims 44 years supporting city, however he doesn''t ever say "all my life or lifelong" - so before this he spent some time supporting some other team before then, so that gives a realistic lower bound of 54 yet his father was in the war (earlier this thread) which means his dad is (would be) over 79, so upper bound of 61 due to the average age of parenthood in norfolk at the time (the younger his dad in the war then the younger he is likely to produce offspring).I rule out 54-58 since he apparently is a businessman - but I summise from the number of postings that he has taken early retirement from the day to day running of his empire.Or course I may be and probably am completely wrong in this but ho hum.

[Cluck 0]

[quote user="7rew"]Cluck is late 50s/early 60s by the avialable evidence, my guess is 58 to 61.

He claims 44 years supporting city, however he doesn''t ever say "all my life or lifelong" - so before this he spent some time supporting some other team before then, so that gives a realistic lower bound of 54

yet his father was in the war (earlier this thread) which means his dad is (would be) over 79, so upper bound of 61 due to the average age of parenthood in norfolk at the time (the younger his dad in the war then the younger he is likely to produce offspring).

I rule out 54-58 since he apparently is a businessman - but I summise from the number of postings that he has taken early retirement from the day to day running of his empire.

Or course I may be and probably am completely wrong in this but ho hum.
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Dear me...I''m shocked that your maths theory is so far awry 7rew....and just another reason for me to doubt the value of the modern day education system.  Near enough is good enough it seems these days.

First paragraph pretty near the mark...but changing club allegience part way through my life didn''t generally exist for my age group.  We never based our support on shirt designs and current "favourite individual players" in those days...only to change colours when that particular "fad" moved on.

Second part....fathers can be any age as you know....and "averages" are best left to course work.  Sadly he hasn''t been alive for a few years....so his age remains static I believe.

Thirdly....yes I am a business man and yes I do exactly what I want when I am at work...and quite surprisingly when I''m not at work as well. Sheep worrying is a particular hobby of mine and beats answering the phone or dealing with customers.....however next month I walk away from materialism altogether and will spend much of my life back home in Norfolk fishing and writing. Oh....and I am an established painter too.  Talented aren''t I?

Nice of you to be so interested....but having had such a brief time on earth yourself, it''s hardly worth enquiring what you''ve done. Nursery...nappies....school....college....that sort of thing I suppose? 

[Hairy Canary 774]

[quote user="Cluck "][quote user="Hairy Canary"][quote user="Cluck "]

I know you''re used to getting your own way in life these days kiddywinkies...(thanks largely to the nanny state the polically correct "lefties" are so busy creating)......but sometimes there are certain people who don''t back down....and who don''t rely on the biased news or internet to form judgements. Yep....I''m one of them.

Live with it......because like it or not, you''re inexperienced and still full of undiluted testosterone and only when the spots have disappeared completely will you resemble anything even beginning to approach maturity. At that point when mummy isn''t making your bed anymore or ironing your "Arctic Monkeys" T-shirts before you go out...you might actually realise half of what you are saying is almost comical.

As for being older?  Well you tiddlers have got to actually manage to reach my age...and the way you are going I somehow wonder if half of you will.

 

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Hang on here, I take exception to the way to are portraying older people in this thread Cluck! I''m coming up to 60 this year and I would just like the other posters out there to know that not all older people "mature" into patronising, intolerant, stuck in the dark age cynics.

In MY experience everybody starts with their genetic character which is then moulded by what you take from lifes experiences. Either you were born a grumpy old man Cluck or you have had some bad experiences somewhere along the line. Some of us are more fortunate.

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Hairy....or perhaps I should say "not so" Hairy Canary these days?......

I return here to the fishing comparison.  Sitting on the river bank catching tiddlers...it is always the hope that a "big one" will come along sooner or later.  Thanks for completing the analogy.

Not all fish get wiser as they get older....and some just keep on getting caught. 

 

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Acutually Cluck I''m still as hairy as I was in my youth but the hair is in different places nowadays   

Baiting can be fun when you get a bite but be careful you''ll end up just looking childish .......

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[quote user="Cluck "]

however next month I walk away from materialism altogether and will spend much of my life back home in Norfolk fishing and writing. Oh....and I am an established painter too.  Talented aren''t I?

[/quote]

Let me guess, you''re teaming up with Germaine Greer for the sequel to ''The Female Eunuch''. And while we''re on the subject, how much would you charge for two coats of magnolia for my front room and entrance hall? [:)]

[7rew 0]

I don''t believe my mathatical deduction to be so far awry, the data from which I am working is fairly sketchy. I didn''t go with part the way through life, but everybody supports Man U when they are 7 (for about a week), fact of life, very few will consider it actual support however. I should also state that this does not matter to me at all, since anyone that has changed to supporting City from anyone/noone has clearly seen the light and should be welcomed.The bit about your father was very difficult to get since the range of years of births to have fourght in the war are from about 1914 to 1929, slightly more for officers, and it is possible to not have been fighting age and still identify with that generation.  I summise from your responce that you father was older when you were born, possibly meaning it took him a long time to settle down or that you have older siblings.If "next month I walk away from materialism altogether", I infer you are just about to retire - my guess was that you retired in september, not so far away.Some more data I found while looking for the quote about your father is that you were alive, and can remember the cup run of 1959, 48 years ago, some four years prior to you starting to support city.  I''m going to summise that you were probably between 6 and 9 at this time meaning that you started as a city supporter at between 10 and 13. This would make you between 54 and 58.You also seem to enjoy your work from the tone of your postings, particularly seeming to revel in the status it gives you - from this I deduced (eroneously) that you were unlikely to take early retirement immediately that it becomes available, under most pension schemes at 55.  This lead me to bump my prediction up slightly. Your latest responce has caused me to re-evaluate this assessment of your personality and notice that as much as someone enjoys work, they can still enjoy non-work more.From this I am going to take another guess at your age: Will you be turning 55 during May or June?Just a note: don''t tell people in the south west that you like sheep worrying - they get very angry about that!Just because I''ve not been about as long as you doesn''t mean I have done less - Live fast, Die young!

[ricardo 8,125]

[quote user="Cluck "]

[quote user="7rew"]Cluck is late 50s/early 60s by the avialable evidence, my guess is 58 to 61.

He claims 44 years supporting city, however he doesn''t ever say "all my life or lifelong" - so before this he spent some time supporting some other team before then, so that gives a realistic lower bound of 54

yet his father was in the war (earlier this thread) which means his dad is (would be) over 79, so upper bound of 61 due to the average age of parenthood in norfolk at the time (the younger his dad in the war then the younger he is likely to produce offspring).

I rule out 54-58 since he apparently is a businessman - but I summise from the number of postings that he has taken early retirement from the day to day running of his empire.

Or course I may be and probably am completely wrong in this but ho hum.
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Dear me...I''m shocked that your maths theory is so far awry 7rew....and just another reason for me to doubt the value of the modern day education system.  Near enough is good enough it seems these days.

First paragraph pretty near the mark...but changing club allegience part way through my life didn''t generally exist for my age group.  We never based our support on shirt designs and current "favourite individual players" in those days...only to change colours when that particular "fad" moved on.

Second part....fathers can be any age as you know....and "averages" are best left to course work.  Sadly he hasn''t been alive for a few years....so his age remains static I believe.

Thirdly....yes I am a business man and yes I do exactly what I want when I am at work...and quite surprisingly when I''m not at work as well. Sheep worrying is a particular hobby of mine and beats answering the phone or dealing with customers.....however next month I walk away from materialism altogether and will spend much of my life back home in Norfolk fishing and writing. Oh....and I am an established painter too.  Talented aren''t I?

Nice of you to be so interested....but having had such a brief time on earth yourself, it''s hardly worth enquiring what you''ve done. Nursery...nappies....school....college....that sort of thing I suppose? 

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Any chance of coming round and painting my ceilings Cluck?

I''d do it myself but the old Arthritis is getting worse.

[DumbleDelia is Magic 0]

How has this run for 14 pages!? 

[Cluck 0]

[quote user="7rew"]I don''t believe my mathatical deduction to be so far awry, the data from which I am working is fairly sketchy.

I didn''t go with part the way through life, but everybody supports Man U when they are 7 (for about a week), fact of life, very few will consider it actual support however. I should also state that this does not matter to me at all, since anyone that has changed to supporting City from anyone/noone has clearly seen the light and should be welcomed.

The bit about your father was very difficult to get since the range of years of births to have fourght in the war are from about 1914 to 1929, slightly more for officers, and it is possible to not have been fighting age and still identify with that generation.  I summise from your responce that you father was older when you were born, possibly meaning it took him a long time to settle down or that you have older siblings.

If "next month I walk away from materialism altogether", I infer you are just about to retire - my guess was that you retired in september, not so far away.

Some more data I found while looking for the quote about your father is that you were alive, and can remember the cup run of 1959, 48 years ago, some four years prior to you starting to support city.  I''m going to summise that you were probably between 6 and 9 at this time meaning that you started as a city supporter at between 10 and 13. This would make you between 54 and 58.

You also seem to enjoy your work from the tone of your postings, particularly seeming to revel in the status it gives you - from this I deduced (eroneously) that you were unlikely to take early retirement immediately that it becomes available, under most pension schemes at 55.  This lead me to bump my prediction up slightly. Your latest responce has caused me to re-evaluate this assessment of your personality and notice that as much as someone enjoys work, they can still enjoy non-work more.

From this I am going to take another guess at your age: Will you be turning 55 during May or June?

Just a note: don''t tell people in the south west that you like sheep worrying - they get very angry about that!

Just because I''ve not been about as long as you doesn''t mean I have done less - Live fast, Die young!
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Bugger!.......I take my toupe'' off to you there 7rew......just one month out.       [:)]

Father born 1926....so an excellent estimate.  No "early retirement" though...just had enough. China''s rise is seeing the end of manufacturing in the West....so have passed on my business to them....for a price! I enjoyed my work it''s true...but I enjoyed my sons more....and still do.

Somewhat out on the "status" element. It''s pure pomposity for the sake of theatre on here...and an avatar choice which even irritates me. In reality it''s just an opportunity to play the villain when I look in, although my displeasure regarding Delia Smith/Norwich City 2007 style is very real.  I''m actually rather different in reality to the prejudiced old bigot I obviously portray....but admitedly prone to grumpiness sometimes as my age allows.

A splendid bit of banter if I may say so 7rew (and "friends")...and you have now become my favourite adversary...EM having fallen away badly lately. My real view on youngsters?  Great fun....up for a laugh and keen to stand their ground in the line of adversity.....hence the endless baiting.       [;)] 

Having said all that...take my word for it that Delia''s reign will end in tears....and protests will ensue.  I think I know City supporters well enough after 40 odd years that they are an extremely tolerant bunch...but far from stupid. Their tether will end in due course...and when it does we might just get our club back to playing football rather than baking souffle''s.

Nice to have to the painting job offers by the way guys.....two coats of emulsion at no extra cost.....but I don''t do wallpaper. Look out for me in Broadland very soon!      [:)]

 

 

 

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[quote]How has this run for 14 pages!? [/quote]

Idiots keep bumping it.

[YankeeCanary 0]

[quote user="DumbleDelia is Magic"]How has this run for 14 pages!? [/quote]

I believe the answer to your question DD is that Smudger and Cluck believe that that democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

[Evil Monkey 52]

[quote user="Cluck "]

A splendid bit of banter if I may say so 7rew (and "friends")...and you have now become my favourite adversary...EM having fallen away badly lately.

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Aw, I''ve been busy... [:''(]

[Rudolph Hucker 0]

This thread and it''s content leaves no one in any doubt who the biggest ego''s are on this Board and how the Board is used to service them above all other considerations.....talk about wallowing in self publicity.......you must have really sad lives behind it all if you need this type of reassurance.

By the way, I haven''t posted much lately because I do have a life.

[BlyBlyBabes 0]

[quote user="blahblahblah"]

[quote]How has this run for 14 pages!? [/quote]

Idiots keep bumping it.

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There''s not to many folk in this day & age willing to define themselves as idiots.[:D]

Well done indeed blah.[Y]

Gold star post.[*]

OTBC

 

[mbncfc 1]

[quote user="BlyBlyBabes"][quote user="blahblahblah"]

[quote]How has this run for 14 pages!? [/quote]

Idiots keep bumping it.

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There''s not to many folk in this day & age willing to define themselves as idiots.[:D]

Well done indeed blah.[Y]

Gold star post.[*]

OTBC

 

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That said, 7rew''s investigative skills and Cluck''s psychological unravelling have been highlights... [:D]

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[quote user="BlyBlyBabes"]

There''s not to many folk in this day & age willing to define themselves as idiots.[:D]

Well done indeed blah.[Y]

Gold star post.[*]

OTBC[/quote]

My pleasure Bly, there''s far too much pomposity on this board.

William Shakespeare, As You Like It Act 5, Scene 1 - The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

[Cluck 0]

[quote user="Rudolph Hucker"]

This thread and it''s content leaves no one in any doubt who the biggest ego''s are on this Board and how the Board is used to service them above all other considerations.....talk about wallowing in self publicity.......you must have really sad lives behind it all if you need this type of reassurance.

By the way, I haven''t posted much lately because I do have a life.

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Lost your place as chief "bully boy" then have you RH?  It''s pretty obvious why you haven''t been posting...and the sour tone above says it all.......

Never mind though....As stated earlier I''m departing from this fine forum after Saturday and so you can get back to slide tackling new arrivals and asserting your "post volume" superiority.

This thread lasted purely because it was a bit of fun where nobody "had to win" and "political correctness" became a ball we were all kicking about. You needed a sense of humour to join in....and it seems many (if not all) were so equipped. The likes of you was why I stayed...and why I feel I can now leave.  Lots more people being open and honest now......without being bullied the minute they posted.  Hopefully it will continue.

[Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,234]

Will be sad to see you go Cluck, and spot on re RH btw!!

[Kolin Kob 0]

Why are you leaving? I''ve enjoyed this thread, and I accept that on some issues we''ll never see eye to eye, but then what would be the fun in that? I disagree with most of your points on this thread actually, but I think I am starting to detect the wry smile of thejoker upon your face, which is never immediately apparent when communicating online.

[quote user="Cluck "][quote user="Rudolph Hucker"]

This thread and it''s content leaves no one in any doubt who the biggest ego''s are on this Board and how the Board is used to service them above all other considerations.....talk about wallowing in self publicity.......you must have really sad lives behind it all if you need this type of reassurance.

By the way, I haven''t posted much lately because I do have a life.

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Lost your place as chief "bully boy" then have you RH?  It''s pretty obvious why you haven''t been posting...and the sour tone above says it all.......

Never mind though....As stated earlier I''m departing from this fine forum after Saturday and so you can get back to slide tackling new arrivals and asserting your "post volume" superiority.

This thread lasted purely because it was a bit of fun where nobody "had to win" and "political correctness" became a ball we were all kicking about. You needed a sense of humour to join in....and it seems many (if not all) were so equipped. The likes of you was why I stayed...and why I feel I can now leave.  Lots more people being open and honest now......without being bullied the minute they posted.  Hopefully it will continue.

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[7rew 0]

He''s leaving because he is retiring next month, so will not be spending so long at a computer - He will leave this weekend because he has spotted that he can use his departure to make a point, thus going out on a high rather than fading away.This is a bit more "Live fast, Die young" than his normal attitude, yet very 60s. Much better than the modern equivalent, "Live fat, Die young".oh an btw fishing isn''t a talent, its a public nuisence. - A little message from the broads boatman in me.

[ricardo 8,125]

[quote user="7rew"]This is a bit more "Live fast, Die young" than his normal attitude, yet very 60s. Much better than the modern equivalent, "Live fat, Die young".

[/quote]

They tell me that anyone who can remember the 60''s wasn''t really there.

Perhaps thats why its all such a blur to me.