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Originally posted by popcornbird
Hmmmm.........what's pole dancing? :p:p
Dancing people do in Poland....
What else could it be?
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Originally posted by popcornbird
Hmmmm.........what's pole dancing? :p:p
Dancing people do in Poland....
What else could it be?
*Snort*
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Originally posted by Soledad
*Snort*
and you mean to tell me that people are always happy in IRE-land?
I just filtered thru the thread and saw that some people have questions about the Thursday's thread...
As the 'bartender' there I want to apologize to the people who may take offense to the content.
It was born from a touchy situation and since it's inception everyone has been good enough to participate with almost no supervision.
We have had no fights, flames or ?????
It is an 'understood' rule that we police ourselves and even though there are times that the content MAY border on the edge, I think we pull it back, in time without being offensive.
It may seem like an advertisement for drinking, smoking and behavior only adults participate in,
I think that it is more parody than anything else..
The idea of a 'cyber bar' lets us tell dumb jokes, laugh, eat and act silly-without being drunk.
The thing that amazes me is the people who regularly stop in and contribute their personalities to the thread...
In last week's thread someone posted a note saying that they do not post, but they do read and do enjoy the banter.....to me, If someone can laugh about a joke or some banter, I feel good about myself and the people who really enjoy the silliness.
I personally DO NOT LIKE the threads where people post sick animal tales.....not because they are offensive to me-for the simple reason that it breaks my heart to read about them.
There are threads that TICK ME OFF but I would rather keep my Ire (land) to myself....
Sometimes it's better swallow you ideas than to open the flood gates up and really get angry...
Just because we have a site to 'flex our speech muscles' doesn't mean we HAVE to bench press every topic.
The best part about the Thursday thread is while I have had 'interactions' with people before, they are good enough to stop by and participate in the thread. It's not for everyone post in and would not expect everyone to do so....
I'm sorry if I have made it SOUND like it's MY thread.....it's not..it belongs to everyone and
I do take pride in the fact that Karen and Paul haven't had to shut it down or repirmand anyone about the posts within...
That is a source of pride to me and I think it can survive in that mode......
Again, Apologies to all who are offended....
and thanks to Karen and Paul for letting us do this week after week!
The thing is, the Dog House is often a pressure cooker because of the controversial topics. It stands to reason that being the nice people we PTers are, we'd like a place in the Dog House where we can all chill, regardless of former issues or differences. I think that removing the "bar" would make the Dog House a much more divisive and unfriendly place. :(
Richard,
I think your previous post was one of your best ever.
Congrats. :D I love reading "Thursday's" postings even if
I have nothing to say myself. It's just plain fun. I love the
adult conversation & humor.:)
I've only heard the used/abused terminology in reference to relationships (more often than not, involving the the man walking out after "getting what he wanted.") My apologies then, as I misunderstood your context.Quote:
Originally posted by micki76
I'm sorry Tonya, but the only insinuation there is that people can be used and abused, not the same as insinuating that someone's dancing on a pole naked with pasties on.
and can someone --without offending anyone else-- tell me what pasties are?! :o
It is British - I think they are called Cornish Pasties and they are very good. It is a pastry sandwich with meat inside.
liar, liar, pants on fire!
EASY CORNISH PASTIES
1 lb. ground beef
1 c. frozen potatoes O'Brien or frozen hash browns, defrosted
1/2 c. thinly sliced or coarsely chopped carrot
1/3 c. finely chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped onion or frozen chopped onion
1/2 tsp. garlic salt (or 1/4 tsp. powder)
Black pepper
1/4 tsp. fine herbs or bouquet garni
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup or 1 (10 1/4 oz.) can beef gravy
1 (15 oz.) pkg. all-ready pie crusts
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In medium skillet, brown beef; drain well. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, onions, garlic salt, pepper, herbs, and soup. Mix well with spoon and heat through.
Unfold crusts and cut into quarters at fold marks. Place 2 tablespoons or so of meat mixture on one side; fold other side over to cover meat mixture. Quickly seal edges by pressing together with fork tines. Prick tops with fork to allow steam to escape.
Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Remove with spatula and serve immediately.
Nothing new about Cornish pasties, but they are exceptionally good and enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
Cornish pasties are those wonderful meat and potato filled turnovers named after the town of Cornwall, England where children and miners carry them for lunch. Frugal housewives would chop leftover meats from roasts; combine them with vegetables and spoon the mixture into a pastry and then bake them.
Our easy version today calls for ground beef, but any leftover trimmed meat could be used. Freeze a batch (already bake and reheat in microwave). Great for after school snacks.
Gini,
The recipe sounds delicious. Could you whip up a batch for
tomorrow? I'll be at a seminar all day so please save a
serving for me. Do they have "to go" containers at Richard's.
I hope so. ( Think it was the mushroom soup that intrigued me)
Thanks.
Thanks Karen, I was wondering how to explain without being too crude or offending anyone. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Karen
Sent you an email, kiddo!
Richard, you hit it right on the head when you said people need a place to chill, and the Thursdays thread is just the place to do it. Even if I don't participate a lot in it, I love reading it because it's just silly, and it's amazing how things can get off on different tangents.
And I like what E's Secretary said about going to the threads that highlight her day. Maybe that's what we should all do - to to the threads that highlight our days and ignore the ones that bring us down.
See ya all on thursdays from now on then, Richard can you get my orange juice on the rocks ready thanks., its getting hot here in NZ, and by then I will be mighty thirsty, considering its Friday here, gasp gasp .
I totally agree with you on this one, Liz! :)Quote:
Originally posted by lizbud
Richard,
I think your previous post was one of your best ever.
Congrats. :D
The orignal post, I beleave, was not about thursday's but about some other threads that have gone WAY off hand. Me, personally, I am not offended. However, I am shocked to find out some things that are said on this used to be "family oriented" site. I, personally, enjoy the Thrusday threads, but have a hard time keeping up with all the fuss.
This thread make me so sad :(
Ash
Just got caught up.
I felt like I was watching a soap opera!
I as a rule stay away from the Dog house but do check it out occasionally. I would just hate the thought of 2 people actaully hating each other over their views of different things found here in PT land. There is too much of that in the world anyway.
:confused:
Aly
Wanted to PM you.
Only to say {{{{{{{{ hugs }}}}}}}}
Yeah, but the Americans came over and bathed my cats in catnip:DQuote:
Originally posted by 2kitties
Stay away from the Europeans. Big trouble!
:p
Liz, you read my mind! :D
I agree! :)Quote:
Originally posted by lizbud
Richard, I think your previous post was one of your best ever. Congrats. :D
Me too! :D :DQuote:
I love reading "Thursday's" postings even if I have nothing to say myself. It's just plain fun. I love the adult conversation & humor.:)
Chris
Aly-
I never took this thread to be directed at any ONE person, and I respect your opinion on it. I just have a different opinion. Shoot, I have different opinions on lots of things, with lots of people. I am not mad/offended/upset by your posts..I just don't agree. I don't like you less, respect you less, etc. I enjoy differences of opinion, and probably am a little bit more comfortable with conflict than lots of people on this board. I hate to think that you are upset about this. When I read it, I don't think I see the 'nasty' stuff you might be seeing.
Micki- I was using your neice as an example only, just because you had just mentioned the situation. I wasn't, in any way, being critical of your parenting/aunting skills. It was just as an example. As to using and abusing me...well, I don't find that offensive. I didn't take it in a sexual way...but, it does, once again, serve as an example. You said it to me. You didn't mean it offensively, I didn't take it offensively, but others did....you just can't please people sometimes. I could find insult in nearly every post, if I searched.
I stick by my original comments. This is the DH, and I don't want to have to censore myself because of some (or any) child. I would find PT alot less enjoyable, and would contemplate leaving, because it wouldn't be serving my needs any longer. I think my opinion should 'count' just as much as some child's.
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Originally posted by zippy-kat
more often than not, involving the the man walking out after "getting what he wanted." [/SIZE]
home cooking???
cornish pasties?
On the flip side.....
It's easy to hold a grudge with someone over their views. The hard part is putting it aside so you can get on to the more important grudges.
;)
Or gain weight!!!Quote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
The idea of a 'cyber bar' lets us tell dumb jokes, laugh, eat and act silly-without being drunk.
I never drink liquor either, in real life or in the cyber bar. I have fun without it. I will admit to eating nachos too often though.
Zipp ~Quote:
Originally posted by zippy-kat
...and can someone -
- without offending anyone else -
- tell me what pasties are?! :o
An E-mail
(with informative :o *click-link* included)
is on it's way... :D
Cut her a break, Folks ~
She's lived a sheltered life. :cool:
/s/ Phred
And now Zipp gets to know more than she ever wanted to know:D :D :D
As far as I'm concerned, Pasties are nothing dirty, nor offensive or anything like that. Alot of women find them quite convenient. I don't know why we wouldn't be able to describe them tastefully.
Pasties are stick-on bras (much like large bandaids) so women can still wear a supportive undergarmet without having straps that would show with some tops.
I wore my first pair of pasties with my prom dress my freshman year in high school- age 14. Nothing dirty, just a bra.
Uh, that's not the same thing as the pasties strippers wear. :oQuote:
Originally posted by 2kitties
As far as I'm concerned, Pasties are nothing dirty, nor offensive or anything like that. Alot of women find them quite convenient. I don't know why we wouldn't be able to describe them tastefully.
Pasties are stick-on bras (much like large bandaids) so women can still wear a supportive undergarmet without having straps that would show with some tops.
I wore my first pair of pasties with my prom dress my freshman year in high school- age 14. Nothing dirty, just a bra.
Well, I guess I'm not completely up on my stipper slang! :cool: I was just under the impression that a stripper's version was smaller and usually adorned. ;)
LOL! WAY smaller!:pQuote:
Originally posted by 2kitties
Well, I guess I'm not completely up on my stipper slang! :cool: I was just under the impression that a stripper's version was smaller and usually adorned. ;)
Actually, as someone who has had stripper friends, they are not that small. :rolleyes:
The ones that my friend was required to wear are very small (only cover a certain area) and can be clear or colored and adorned. It used to be a law here, I don't know if it still is, that they be worn. I always thought clear kinda defeated the purpose. :confused:Quote:
Originally posted by Soledad
Actually, as someone who has had stripper friends, they are not that small. :rolleyes:
Great, now I'm talking about stuff that shouldn't be said here! :o
You know those things on your upper body. You know how they are round. They cover those things. And since those things differ in size, the little cover upper things have to cover a broad range. I'd say the smallest they come in is bigger than a silver dollar.
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
"nipples" people. They're called "nipples." Since when did that become a dirty word??? Sorry, but I refuse to accept that a non-slang term for a female body part, when used in anatomical, not sexual, reference, is dirty. Please tell me we don't have to teach children that the term "nipple" is dirty.
Good question. I don't find the word offensive, but considering the new PT standards, who knows....:rolleyes:
I'm sorry Aly :(
I'll send you a PM
Ashley
Well I am glad someone else had the courage to ask what pasties are? I have never ever heard of them, mind you we probably call them something else here lol!:)
Gosh, do NONE of you read The Cat Who book series by Lilian Jackson Braun? There is a bistro in Moose County that serves Nasty Pasties which are "like turnovers filled with meat, potatoes, and turnips." No one in Moose County has been known to wear one, but to each his own.:eek: :D
HA HA very funny, actually I mean't to add that is the only kinda pasties I know of the eating kind.:) :D
"Won't someone please think of the children?"
http://havok.lothlorien.nu/helen.jpg
:D
Come on, lighten up guys!
EDIT: having trouble getting the IMG code to work as an img instead of a url .. weird.
LOL IBK! :D Good ol' Simpsons...;)Quote:
Originally posted by IttyBittyKitty
"Won't someone please think of the children?"
http://havok.lothlorien.nu/helen.jpg
:D
Come on, lighten up guys!
EDIT: having trouble getting the IMG code to work as an img instead of a url .. weird.
Greetings to everyone- I am a fan of the Doghouse forum. I live in a house full of pets and my wife spends a lot of time at Pet Talk. This is my first post since I joined up.
What bothers me is intolerance, name-calling, put-downs, and hostility. I love the controversial subjects and hope you will continue discussing them. I am a pacifist ( though I spent the last two years working on an Air Force base), a long-time opponent of the death penalty, and (as you may have guessed by the name I chose) I have an affinity for zen buddhism.
"I strive to become enlightened, for the sake of all living creatures" is a buddhist precept. Peace and love!
Wonderfully said, Mahayana:) You echo my sentiments completely! It's not the controversial nature of the subject matter discussed in the Dog House that concerns me. But the manner in which it is addressed, the tone of the discussion , is what either draws me in or turns me away. I've always found great wisdom in the thinking of Mark Twain...To paraphrase, when engaging in debate, one is most convincing when the rhetoric is kept civil!:) When the dialogue becomes too personal, all credibility, as well as your point, is lost! Welcome to Pet Talk...hope you join in the discussion sometime soon!:)