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This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 4:50 pm
by Zhivago
... The less it is about commemoration and reflection, and the more it is about virtue signaling, the more I can't stand it.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:16 am
by SerjeantWildgoose
So just wear it as a commemorative and reflective act and ignore the fact that no matter how much signalling you try, the world will still know you're a bit of an aul twat with not a single virtue to your credit.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:14 pm
by Zhivago
Because you know so much about someone only from their Internet presence. You should not be so presumptive.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:10 pm
by Stones of granite
Zhivago wrote:Because you know so much about someone only from their Internet presence. You should not be so presumptive.
I guess that Sarje, like the rest of us, can only presume based on how you choose to present yourself on the internet.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:03 pm
by kk67
I'd like to be able to wear both white and red ones. I'd give more if the aim was to prevent it from happening.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:36 pm
by Zhivago
Stones of granite wrote:
Zhivago wrote:Because you know so much about someone only from their Internet presence. You should not be so presumptive.
I guess that Sarje, like the rest of us, can only presume based on how you choose to present yourself on the internet.
There's nothing that says you have to presume at all

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:55 pm
by Stones of granite
Zhivago wrote:
Stones of granite wrote:
Zhivago wrote:Because you know so much about someone only from their Internet presence. You should not be so presumptive.
I guess that Sarje, like the rest of us, can only presume based on how you choose to present yourself on the internet.
There's nothing that says you have to presume at all
There's nothing that says you have to make a tit of yourself on the internet.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:06 pm
by kk67
Stones of granite wrote: There's nothing that says you have to make a tit of yourself on the internet.
Eh...?. You sure..?.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:26 pm
by Stones of granite
kk67 wrote:
Stones of granite wrote: There's nothing that says you have to make a tit of yourself on the internet.
Eh...?. You sure..?.
Er,...I think so...maybe.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:33 pm
by kk67
Stones of granite wrote:
kk67 wrote:
Stones of granite wrote: There's nothing that says you have to make a tit of yourself on the internet.
Eh...?. You sure..?.
Er,...I think so...maybe.
Right of Passage. Same as driving. We all go through a stage of being a moron.

Re: This poppy thing is ridiculous...

Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:28 am
by belgarion
kk67 wrote:
Stones of granite wrote:
kk67 wrote:
Eh...?. You sure..?.
Er,...I think so...maybe.
Right of Passage. Same as driving. We all go through a stage of being a moron.
Unfortunately some never get out of it