Virtual cruise from Venice along the river Po with the option to learn some Italian

This is all ridiculous! The thread should be allowed to wander as do conversations in the real world.

Gransnet has become far to rigid.

ixion

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Well, some time ago on another thread, someone mentioned Argy and I asked what it meant and nobody would say.

Today, someone asked what it meant so I replied as I now understand the term to mean. If you can provide a better explanation then that would be helpful. The definition needs to convey the meaning clearly.

kittylester

This is all ridiculous! The thread should be allowed to wander as do conversations in the real world.

Gransnet has become far to rigid.

Hear hear!

Here’s my explanation. I’d say from the outside that the Argy is a virtual bar where Gransnetters who don’t have a poker up their arse let their hair down and have a laugh. It’s not for me, but it’s open to all, there’s no compulsion to participate, and no rules, the same as all threads on Gransnet should be.

pincers wrote Otherwise it's just a long string of links to places to see and daily lessons in very basic Italian.

Well, generally speaking, yes. Hopefully together with some discussion of the places and including bits of Italian as they are learned, even if at first it is me writing "Io sono un uomo." and some of the ladies each writing "Io sono una donna."

I know that might seem trivial to do and it may well be.

However, I look at it from a pure mathematics viewpoint. start with the very trivial then add a little, then a little more and so on.

I appreciate that it may be "two cultures" stuff, and that that way of thinking is different from the way that those who chose to do "arts" think.

I suppose that one could regard the river Mainz virual cruise as "a long string of links to places to see" and some discussion about them and a little creative writing about the names of the cruise ships (plural) and the names of the coaches used for the overland trips, and some music.

But I certainly enjoyed it and some others also enjoyed it.

If you want an Argy cruise, you can have one. I can have one on my own offlist. I enjoyed the company on the river Mainz virtual cruise, but if Argy is decided upon I can proceed alone offlist. Please decide among yourselves what you want.

I think that this thread should be put out of its misery.

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What a very strange thread this is.

Why don't you popover to the Argy Bar and ask them yourself?
I'm sure you will be made most welcome- and they do a very presentable alcohol-free Mint Julep.?
Here they are -

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1313991-Welcome-to-the-all-new-summer-special-Argy-Bar-buy-one-cocktail-get-two-free?msgid=29558342

What a surprise...another pile on.

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MichaelGransnet

Hi all. We've removed a number of posts that were derailing the thread, hopefully things can get back on track now.

Please would you take another look at this thread.
The behaviour is carrying on, as it always does.

Thank you.

MissAdventure

MichaelGransnet

Hi all. We've removed a number of posts that were derailing the thread, hopefully things can get back on track now.

Please would you take another look at this thread.
The behaviour is carrying on, as it always does.

Thank you.

I have reported this thread - probably for different reasons.

Good.

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Joseanne

Yep, maybe. Thanks.
I'm thinking posters are now less interested in the on board cruise bit, but more in the culture etc. So putting the location first gives it more prominence.

A new thread has now started.

LINK > www.gransnet.com/forums/culture_arts/1314201-Venice-and-the-river-Po-a-virtual-cruise

All are welcome to participate please.

I've seen the Astronomical Clock many times but didn't know that!