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    Posted: 01 Apr 11 at 9:09pm

When I was at school my teacher said to me "Simon, can you pronounce your name backwards?"

I said "No Miss"
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Originally posted by maxibuddah

Originally posted by Contender 541

Cannot believe I had to look up Rule 34!!!

well what is it then?
 
Godwins Law - All will tend towards Hitler / Nazi
Rule 34 - All will tend towards Porn
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normal conversations wander around and sometimes/often  never come back to the original topic. Why should we  be surprised when threads go wandering. 
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Posts: 1760 		Post Options Post Options   Quote maxibuddah Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Apr 11 at 7:29pm
Originally posted by Contender 541

Cannot believe I had to look up Rule 34!!!

well what is it then?
Everything I say is my opinion, honest
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Cannot believe I had to look up Rule 34!!!
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Posts: 296 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Menace Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Apr 11 at 6:51pm
Originally posted by Chris 249

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I'm sorry if my defence of the Laser was diluting the rule change thread.  However, there's a fair bit of evidence around to show that every time a rumour is repeated it gains credibility, and that the rumours can best be rebutted point-by-point.

Simply ignoring a post allows that post to gain credence, so when the post includes allegations about the intelligence and honesty of people who sail a class, ignoring it may not always be a good option.

There have been some very interesting posts here and very good posters, but it will be disappointing if one has to just stand by and watch people post rumours of corruption and stupidity among many thousands of fellow sailors without being allowed to address those claims.

If there was a simple formula that one could use to defuse such attacks on a type of boat and sailors without sidetracking threads, it would be good to be told of it.  Unfortunately, as far as I know there isn't anything like that.

I can understand where you are coming from, it's very easy to get passionate about supporting and hating boats. Sometimes, the hi-jacking makes quite pedantic boring things very interesting. At the end of the day, this is a discussion forum, so who cares if things go off in a tangent from time to time. It should not be an authoritive regime where we can only speak about one thing at one time, although I have appreciated some of the focus with the Laser topic.

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Originally posted by Contender 541

Statistically the human race has less than 2 legs

 
 
LOL LOL
I hope the human race has more than 2 legs, mind you that could account for the low testicle count. Testicles don't work very well as wheels. Ouch


Edited by GK.LaserII - 01 Apr 11 at 6:34pm
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A little like this thread. With some work though, we'll either come across Godwin's Law, or find something the breaches Rule 34 of the Internet.



Edited by Villan - 01 Apr 11 at 6:06pm
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Apr 11 at 5:58pm
People who own Prada handbags live 7 years longer than those who don't, on average. But I guess they also have fewer testicles too.
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Glad this tread stayed on topic
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