I have not read the posts, however

[monkeybug]

People who post in this thread are protected by the Legalsea Flame Retardant Humor Rejector Protector (patent pending).

Should anyone dare come into this thread and 'flame' you, Legalsea's revenge against them will be swift and dramatic. Sorta like in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with the Frenchmen! I shall, at the least, create wind in their direction!

OK. That does make me feel much better. I can trust someone who references Monty Python, wikipedia not so much, but Monty Python is solid ground!!
I would really like to know more about this Humor Rejector Protector...that sounds quite handy!

 

[glitterkittyy]

I took a cue from the guest towel post and started a thread to see how it goes. lol

 

[Stacerita]

This is a thread for those whom wish to express their opinion on another thread, but are somewhat intimidated by the length of the thread and are unwilling to read all 200+ posts in order to be able to intelligently express their opinion.

It is, of course, a common problem. In virtually every thread of any length some poster will come along and say “I have not read the posts, however”, and then proceed to express an opinion that not only has nothing to do with the original point of the thread, but bears little relevance to the myriad sub-points that have been raised. This, of course, raises the ire of the previous posters and results in another 100 threads lambasting the poster whom only desired to express an opinion, regardless of the subject matter.

Hence, this thread.

You may do the following in this thread:

One, ask “What is the real, real issue in the thread (for example) entitled “I have asked in the past, I will ask again”?

I, or someone with knowledge (probably not me since I never read the threads) will come in and answer “The original purpose of the thread was to vent about unwelcome ‘tags’. It has evolved into a discussion of whether children read these postings, what the purpose of life is, and if the Disney moderators truly live among us”.

You may then safely go to said thread and, without having to expose that you have not read one single posting in the thread, safely express your opinion, to the admiration of all.

Or, two, you may simply express your opinion in this thread, being careful to cite the thread you wish you could post in.

For instance, there is a lengthy thread entitled “A lady was mean to my 4 year old today”. You may post your opinion in this thread concerning whatever you think may be the issue in the lady thread. You will not be flamed. Indeed, the more irrelevant your opinion is to the thread in question, the more it is welcomed in this thread. This, my fellow posters, is your ‘safe harbor’.

Therefore, in our second example, you would simply write:

Re: “A lady was mean to my 4 year old today”. I agree. Being mean is mean. Being old is also bad. I like McDonald French Fries. I was once four years old.”

See? You were able to vent your opinion in this thread concerning another thread without fear of repercussion.

So be not afraid! There are some threads that have reached amazing numbers of postings and which, to fully read and comprehended, would require you to spend the remainder of your life reading just to reach the latest post. However, there are always those whom have kept up with those threads from the beginning (most are soap opera fans, I believe, and can also give you each and every plotline of General Hospital since 1963) and they will shed light where all is darkness.

Enjoy and relax.

I haven't read the whole thread, but I was afraid someone didn't follow the "new rule."

 

[legalsea]

I haven't read the whole thread, but I was afraid someone didn't follow the "new rule."

Heck, I forgot I even wrote that. I thought this was someone else's thread and that I was hijacking it.

 

[Wendy31]

Re: laundry.

I do not take laundry seriously. I challenge you to prove I do. I have a whole laundry room of dirtied & soiled clothes that are not being taken seriously. We need clean socks. We go buy new ones.

Someone on that holiday thread is going to post a loving story about how, one year, the family was starving & they had no money but momma wanted to give the kids a traditional Christmas dinner, so daddy butchered the family pet rabbit. They all had rabbit stew & momma sewed slippers out of the rabbit skin. Then a PETA member is gonna jump on board, & the thread's gonna turn into a animal cruelty debate.

I predict that some fun-hater will come to this thread & start flaming the whole lot of us. How dare we not take allergic kids, the poor, the elderly, whiny snowflakes, laundry, &, oh yeah, tags seriously?

 

[Pakey]

I'm gonna go so last year and state that I don't care if my dad eats my pudding.

 

[monkeybug]

This. This had me rolling, tears streaming from my eyes, in laughter. My 4 month old thinks I'm nuts.

I *heart* the hidden disabilities. Yes, the person parked in a handicapped parking space & skipped merrily into the Wal-Mart with their shrieking toddler in tow, but, you never know, the person may have had a hidden disability that only allowed them to skip for a few steps. Bless the person's heart, just that brief skipping required them to get an ECV as soon as they got in the store. You just never know, you know?

Maybe the mean old lady was mean because sitting at McDonalds, eating a cheeseburger, reminded her of her puppy, who once loved cheeseburgers. But, got over-large after eating too many cheeseburgers, so she had to quit giving the poor puppy cheeseburgers. And just sitting there, eating her cheeseburger & seeing that bratty 4 year old eating his, reminded her that she couldn't buy one for her puppy. So, quite understandably, she was mean. Wouldn't you be?

I don't like turkey. Yet, every Thanksgiving, I eat turkey. It's tradition. I do like sweet potato casserole. I don't like mayonnaise. Never have. Never will. My mother leaves out for me an un-mayonnaised portion of whatever she's fixed w/ mayonnaise. My MIL does not. My mother obviously loves me more.

I think, if your DS is 11 years old, you should not bring him into the ladies' room with you.

I don't like listening to screaming, screeching kids - even my own.

 

[Rose&Mike]

Re: laundry.

I do not take laundry seriously. I challenge you to prove I do. I have a whole laundry room of dirtied & soiled clothes that are not being taken seriously. We need clean socks. We go buy new ones.

Someone on that holiday thread is going to post a loving story about how, one year, the family was starving & they had no money but momma wanted to give the kids a traditional Christmas dinner, so daddy butchered the family pet rabbit. They all had rabbit stew & momma sewed slippers out of the rabbit skin. Then a PETA member is gonna jump on board, & the thread's gonna turn into a animal cruelty debate.

I predict that some fun-hater will come to this thread & start flaming the whole lot of us. How dare we not take allergic kids, the poor, the elderly, whiny snowflakes, laundry, &, oh yeah, tags seriously?

And...don't we have something better to do with our time?

 

[Scurvy]

I'm hurt Scurvy - you obviously had not read every post in this thread!!!!!

Hey, I freely admitted that in my post! Actually I'm one of those who usually reads every.single.post before I reply. (Which might explain why I don't have that many posts.)
I'm loving this thread. It's so freeing to just pick and choose and not feel obligated to wade through all of it (only to discover that someone already made my point) before saying something!

 

[C.Ann]

Don't bring up something that has already been discussed - lest you be met with the "we discussed that several pages ago".. ("Dismissive" attitude.. Translation: Keep up or don't post at all..)

Never ever read the title of a thread with more than 10 pages and assume you can go directly to the end and respond.. By then they are no longer talking about whether or not Santa is "real" - they have moved on to his obvious morbid obesity and if gastric bypass surgery is the safest way to go.. Then there's the issue of whether Medicare would - or should - cover it..

However, if you want to play it safe with an extremely long thread, hit the response button right away - post "What?" - and at least 50 people will quickly fill you in on everything you haven't had the time to read..

Now you went and got me interested in all of the threads mentioned that have totally veered off in 6 or 8 directions and I'm going to have to check them out..

 

[just4today]

I predict that some fun-hater will come to this thread & start flaming the whole lot of us. How dare we not take allergic kids, the poor, the elderly, whiny snowflakes, laundry, &, oh yeah, tags seriously?

Uh, no. You can't say "snowflake" anymore. That term is offensive now.

Try and keep up, OK?

 

[NHdisneylover]

Uh, no. You can't say "snowflake" anymore. That term is offensive now.

Try and keep up, OK?

yes, snowflake is definately not PC

 

[Briarmom]

This. This had me rolling, tears streaming from my eyes, in laughter. My 4 month old thinks I'm nuts.

I *heart* the hidden disabilities. Yes, the person parked in a handicapped parking space & skipped merrily into the Wal-Mart with their shrieking toddler in tow, but, you never know, the person may have had a hidden disability that only allowed them to skip for a few steps. Bless the person's heart, just that brief skipping required them to get an ECV as soon as they got in the store. You just never know, you know?

Maybe the mean old lady was mean because sitting at McDonalds, eating a cheeseburger, reminded her of her puppy, who once loved cheeseburgers. But, got over-large after eating too many cheeseburgers, so she had to quit giving the poor puppy cheeseburgers. And just sitting there, eating her cheeseburger & seeing that bratty 4 year old eating his, reminded her that she couldn't buy one for her puppy. So, quite understandably, she was mean. Wouldn't you be?

I don't like turkey. Yet, every Thanksgiving, I eat turkey. It's tradition. I do like sweet potato casserole. I don't like mayonnaise. Never have. Never will. My mother leaves out for me an un-mayonnaised portion of whatever she's fixed w/ mayonnaise. My MIL does not. My mother obviously loves me more.

I think, if your DS is 11 years old, you should not bring him into the ladies' room with you.

I don't like listening to screaming, screeching kids - even my own.

 

[Wendy31]

How dare you call me politically-uncorrect? Just because I had to stop & feed my baby & didn't have time to read the post about the snowflake terminology? You obviously don't understand the demands of a mother w/ her own... snowflake.

Now, I gotta go pick up my other two run-of-the-mill, ordinary, average kids from school.

Carry on.

 

[TriMom]

What???

 

[glitterkittyy]

Look, there's Grimace!!!

 

[ginna74]

still no snow!!!!!!!!

 

[BCV513]

Thusly developing Adult Onset Diabetes (or Type 2 as it's known today) and then calling Grandma and asking her to do something different to her Yams which will then turn into a 'Peanuts on the Plane' debate.

OMG that's beautiful!

 

[legalsea]

True, the sequel to "Snakes on a Plane" will be "Peanuts on a Plane". I, like many, will be waiting for Samuel L. Jackson to say his famous phrase:

"Enough is enough! I have had it with these (&!%^&) peanuts on this plane!"

He will then kick butt!

 

[adkkev]

True, the sequel to "Snakes on a Plane" will be "Peanuts on a Plane". I, like many, will be waiting for Samuel L. Jackson to say his famous phrase:

"Enough is enough! I have had it with these (&!%^&) peanuts on this plane!"

He will then kick butt!