I am struck by the different opinions

Cookie said:
Merlin, I agree totally, I like the humor, but sometimes the so called flirty behavior goes too far and for too long and can become icky, IMO, and it's only entertaining for those who are participating in it, so I too can do without it. I find it interesting that you think the forum has 'descended' as the issue of thread highjacking needed to be addressed and sorted out, IMO, as it was bothersome and inconsiderate behavior on the part of those who participated in it.

I have been following this issue and haven't said much, but I see that everyone, and I mean everyone, has played a role in this. I don't think anyone in particular is to blame, everyone is just being themselves and displaying their own unique style of conflict management.

If flirty and playful is desired, I support what has been suggested in previous posts - to dedicate a thread to it. We have an 'agenda' thread that has been going for a long time with success.
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Just my opinion Cookie nothing more, I am actually working on a complicated humour thread, :confused: which I will get edited by PM with other members before posting, so as not to offend anyone. One of my problems is British humour can appear to be pretty cruel/crude at times, as its often based on sarcasm and satire. Its also well known as a generalisation that Americans are much more prudish than we Brits. Before the Romans came, we often lived in ditches and hedgerows, often drunk our humour reflects that :)

The amount of flirting and teasing that has gone on here, is pretty tame to that which goes on even in some of our TV and radio programmes.

I will endeavor to tone down any excesses, but when you are constantly editing your own personality/humour to suit the sensibilities of others, it obviously cuts the spontaneity down, but I agree its the way to go.
 
Yes Dame I was joking, its what we sometimes say here, before the Romans came we were barbarians, living in ditches and wandering around drunk on meandering tracks. In fact the Romans did the most for us, imo building a water/sewage system we never had, also a roads, a lot of our present road system is based on the Roman road network. Subsequent invasions gave us various improvements, architecture churches etc., but nothing so major as the Romans in my opinion...I realise as I write this, that I don't take an awful lot in life seriously these days. I used to but maybe its age, but the cosmic joke concept is slowly taking over, maybe I should confine myself to a cemetery :) the people there understand my jokes, or at least never comment :bigwink:
 
No Merlin, what I see here is two different national time scales.

As an Australian of British descent I have a short view of national history - just over two hundred years of white settlement, a little over 100 years as a nation. In that time our national character has evolved and under the influence of non British migration, it is still changing.

You on the other hand have a history going back over ten times that amount. What amazes me is that the various countries/counties that make up the British Isles still maintain their separate identities and over such short distances too.

Now what were we talking about?

BTW, I get the British sense of humour. That much is still in my DNA, and passed down to me from my predecessors.
 
Merlin, who are you calling prudish? I can personally guarantee you that there are many here in the U.S. and even some on this board that be as sarcastic and insulting as any other person in the world. And, if colorful language was allowed on this board, some of us could really show our true stuff. We like to play nicey-nicey, but given the chance, we could make George Carlin and Richard Pryor look like Billy Graham.
 
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merlin said:
Just my opinion Cookie nothing more, I am actually working on a complicated humour thread, :confused: which I will get edited by PM with other members before posting, so as not to offend anyone. One of my problems is British humour can appear to be pretty cruel/crude at times, as its often based on sarcasm and satire. Its also well known as a generalisation that Americans are much more prudish than we Brits. Before the Romans came, we often lived in ditches and hedgerows, often drunk our humour reflects that :)

The amount of flirting and teasing that has gone on here, is pretty tame to that which goes on even in some of our TV and radio programmes.

I will endeavor to tone down any excesses, but when you are constantly editing your own personality/humour to suit the sensibilities of others, it obviously cuts the spontaneity down, but I agree its the way to go.
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Thanks, Merlin. British humor is great and I can be quite irreverent myself. But to be fair, this was never about British humor.
I think you are very mistaken in your assumption/stereotype that Americans are prudish, though, and I, a Canadian, am far far from prudish.

Looking forward to your complicated humor thread. I'm sure it will be fun. I agree editing humor and comments to suit sensibilities of others is a good way to go and a good communication strategy, as we do it all the time with our real life family and friends, at least I do, as I certainly don't want to hurt anyone in the name of my own amusement. And it does take a bit finesse to retain spontaneity too, but one can always be as spontaneous as one wants in a personal message. Have a great day!
 
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LynnD said:
Did you ever watch " Absolutely Fabulous"? That was another favorite of mine.
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One of my all time favorite comedies in the whole world!
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I didn't like any of the British comedies mentioned, so it isn't just a woman thing.Best British comedies for me are,
Porridge ( Ronnie Barker in prison.)
Fawlty Towers ( John Cleese)
The Thick Of It ( political satire.)
Stella Street....... Hard to describe, you have to watch it!
 

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