"Wickeddoll" wrote in message
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"jakdedert" ...
Arfa Daily wrote:
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Allow me to explain. This is known as 'toungue in cheek' humour. It is a
*subtle* form of humour, often sparking off of some other situation, or
statement, as in this case. I would guess that most on here 'get it',
but clearly, it is a concept that passes you by ... ( this one is
called 'having a laugh at someone elses expense' in case you don't get
that either, and is intended to be 'witty', not pointed ). :-)

Arfa, this is probably from the Toyota group. I used to post there until
the political posts, most like the one to which you're responding,
started to outnumber the actual 'Toyota' threads. Even the ones which
started out being about cars, often drifted into politics.

It's a shame. I like Toyotas. I dropped out about four or five years
ago, but my Corolla is still going strong after 17 years. I think I've
put about 50k miles on it since alt.autos.toyota and I parted ways. I'm
sure they don't miss me.....

jak

Did you use this nick? I don't remember it.

But yes, the politics have taken over, but as we always say, it's because
we don't have enough problems with our vehicles to compete with the
off-topic posts. I'd rather see a whole lot less rhetoric, but dammit I
like many of the regulars, so I tolerate it. I like conversing with them,
occasionally about politics, even.

:-)

Natalie
That's the trick though, isn't it ? Every now and then, the posts on
s.e.r.get a bit thin, and some OT post will get going amongst the regulars.
It's often political, or at best just taking a nod in the direction of
electronics in general, and will often attract the attention of the po-faced
Usenet police, but as far as I'm concerned, as long as it stays in one
thread, and doesn't get too flame war - y, it's fine. I have had some very
interesting discussions about somewhat off-topic subjects on s.e.r. with
fine intelligent people. This series of posts is a good example of
intelligent people just chatting amongst themselves in one thread, which
does not affect the overall structure or content of the groups it is
appearing in.

I've also had some very heated exchanges - but that's another story ... !! I
can have a wicked, and sometimes very pointed sense of humour that I can't
help directing at some individuals.

As far as you hitting 50 goes ( this year would that be ?? ), it seems to be
a real 'watershed' age from my experience. I never used to forget anything,
but as I passed 50, the dreaded 'short term memory loss' started to creep
in, and I know many people this has happened to. Sometimes, I can't remember
what I was going to say in a conversation, even as it's taking place. My
glasses prescription gets a little more intense every couple of years, and I
find that I can't work at all without them now. But it's not all downhill. I
think that you get less bothered about what others think about you, which
makes for a better life, and also, that your overall respect level amongst
younger people, goes up.

Arfa