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Merrick M
Merrick Feb 10, 2009 15:52:05
Replying to pooley

pooley wrote:
I can just imagine what your dad said too, something along the lines of "Can you watch what you say in your own house in front of my son, he's got one skin too few and has just done a sociology O level - dangerous combination"
That is a cheap shot that's beneath you. And please don't defend it by saying it was a joke, as it is missing the prerequisite of being funny.

Say something intelligent, or something funny, but if all you can find is a lame insult then please don't bother.

S Squid Tempest
Squid Tempest Feb 10, 2009 15:57:00
Replying to Merrick

Thanks Merrick. Actually my dad told him that he was being racist. Didn't help much, I will admit. On the other hand my mum had similar conversations with her dad (my other grandad), and in his later years he saw the error of his ways, becoming stridently anti-racist. This shows the worth of having these conversations. Never write off the older generation as being too set in their ways to change.

P pooley
pooley Feb 10, 2009 17:08:03
Replying to Merrick

Merrick wrote:
pooley wrote:
I can just imagine what your dad said too, something along the lines of "Can you watch what you say in your own house in front of my son, he's got one skin too few and has just done a sociology O level - dangerous combination"
That is a cheap shot that's beneath you. And please don't defend it by saying it was a joke, as it is missing the prerequisite of being funny.

Say something intelligent, or something funny, but if all you can find is a lame insult then please don't bother.

Actually, it wasn't a joke. Nor was it a very nice thing to say, but i'm not that sorry.
It shows my frustration at a thread gone thin at the edges, and is offensive.