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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch – 4. April | 70 comments (70 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

casually suggesting torture as a remedy for profiteering, even in jest, does not enhance the credibility of this forum in the wider readership
Might be true, but I'd hate for ET to lose its sense of humor for fear of looking silly. MSM is WRONG on this point, we should maintain that they are WRONG on this point, and fault them for lacking a sense of humor and generally insulting people's intelligence by assuming that if you make jokes you can't be serious. I don't think yielding to these humorless bastards does anything but turn you into one...

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 at 06:16:43 AM EST
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fair enough (4.00 / 3)

I'm using one particular post to make a general statement about excessive comments. Humour is fine...if it's funny and identifiable. Reread the initial post pretending to be your stepmother coming here for the first time : you'll understand why I don't recommend reading this blog (and others), as widely as I might, in spite of it's qualities.

by Guillaume on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 at 06:49:00 AM EST
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Re: fair enough (none / 1)

Guillaume, what follows is spoken in jest:

I have no intention of trying to get my mother-in-law* to come here. Really.

* I take it that's what you meant by stepmother (both being translatable by belle-mère in French).

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 at 07:30:02 AM EST
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Oh... (4.00 / 3)

so we're doing yo mama jokes now...
You've driven me way off point smart Alec.

"The English..soooo superior" (A fish Called Wanda:-)

by Guillaume on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 at 08:06:07 AM EST
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Re: Oh... (4.00 / 2)

And that's the nicest quote about the English from AFCW ;)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 at 08:14:08 AM EST
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Re: fair enough (none / 1)

I see your point, but disagree with the premise. I'm not sure if ET should be seeking readership amongst those too dim to 'get it'. There might well be a quantity/quality trade off somewhere.

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 at 07:32:15 AM EST
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Re: fair enough (4.00 / 3)

Elitist! ;-P

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 at 07:34:04 AM EST
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Re: fair enough (4.00 / 2)

Yes, indeed. And proudly so.

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Wed Apr 4th, 2007 at 07:44:12 AM EST
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