My Cardiff pension.

I thought you had to log on to read the threads? Please someone tell me if I am right. If so then anyone banned would not be able to read this thread.

I think you use the word pathetic too often, jings. It seems to be your fall-back weapon for pronouncing judgment on other people's posts and sentiments. If it's okay for you to do that, then it's okay for others to express their feelings about posts in the way they choose too. No-one is being attacked in galen's imitation – only someone's style of expression on GN.

I agree, ana. Teasing never rattled him. One of the things one liked.... out of the many irritations.

Oh ginny no aaaaggghhhhhh

Well, I must have missed something. He's been barred ?

J0 - now that really is unkind to dismiss the amazing range of thoughtful and kind advice that is given on so many threads here. The responses of OPs demonstrates so often how useful it has been or how it has brought comfort at a really difficult time. Give me the above spoofs any day over unkind and thoughtless ripostes

I also have a grandson just come into the room. I need to get him off his screen! I've said it all anyway.

Elegran there is frivolous and then there is pathetic.

Galen started this thread with a post meant to imitate you know who's. In a mocking way. Others followed like sheep.

I'm afraid it is received as quite callous sometimes, Jingle but it is the stirring up of arguments that is most concerning, as you light the touch paper and disappear whilst everyone scraps. As has been said before, you must be laughing at what you have started. That's cruel.

I'm not here to respond now - have a birthday to celebrate with grandchildren.

Peace!

I give out what is deserved. And sometimes I give honest advice which might be more useful than the sucking up and self pitying stuff that usually goes for advice on here.

You know who always came across as harmless on the threads. He doesn't't deserve this.

Crossed posts - you've completely missed the point J0 - whether deliberately or not I don't know

I think all the criticism of this thread is unjustified. It was poking gentle fun at Frank's style of writing, and no posts were in my view cruel or unkind. Frank would probably be amused by it, as he did have a sense of humour!

It would not be my style to mock anyone's posting style, but - someone did say they wanted more frivolous threads and this is pretty frivolous! How about widening the net and doing pastiches of more posters? Preferably ones who can recognise themselves and laugh about it, and ones not aimed to wound anyone. It takes a bit of skill, unlike the sandbagging that has sopmetimes gone on here. Anyone up to some "creative writing"?

Response to what bluebell?

Do you ever 'think of others' feelings' on here j08?
I must have missed something.

It's not necessarily harmless. Barred posters can read the threads but do not have the ability to respond.

Well come on J0 - let's have your response!

My humour is never unwarrantedly cruel! And don't you dare tell me it is.

I guess this is Galen and other Gransnetters way of showing how this behaviour looks from their perspective, when trouble-stirring threads are started up. It's unpleasant for someone, yet carries on and on. I'm not sure you have much of a leg to stand on here, Jingle as the architect of many such threads?

The number of times I've been accused of being sanctimonious/self -righteous .....no wonder I'm enjoying all this!!

Oh come on, can't you take a harmless joke? Self-righteousness is reaching new heights depths.

Bit surprised at you Galen. I had thought of you as one of the more temperate GNs and certainly not one who would mock the afflicted.

Censored by your own computer?