Ray Banned

I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest that anyone who lost a loved one in 911 would not have seen the humour in the cartoon much less the caption underneath.
Since when is being under the influence or 'no harm intended' a good excuse for insulting or offending someone? If a friend had gotten shit face drunk and groped your SO or your Sister you would still be pissed at him regardless of his inebriated state. Drunk drivers don't mean to kill others but they should still have to face the consequences. Sometimes the deepest cuts are made in jest but they still hurt and they still bleed.
 
So its been a while since I actually sit down and read TERB... and i notice Ray has been banned... damn i'll miss that SOB
 
papasmerf is full of shit. Making shit up assuming a superior role he doesn't have.

The cartoon was lousy.

There wasn't any personal invective. Just a lousy cartoon.

But what's happened is that any attempt at humour involving tall buildings and airplanes is assumed a personal indictment. It's the same as using the word nigger. Just the word is taken as personal indictment, evidence of deep hatred, regardless of usage.

It takes a small, illiterate, inexperienced mind to assume such personal indictments.

There are many, many examples of similar indictments on these fora daily to natives, islam, union members, etc. No one's running around crying for apologies like a personal debt.
 
Swingdancer said:
Yes I do. The cartoon I actually giggled at, it was what was wrote underneath that should not be allowed. I would have done the same as Papasmurf so there you and i agree. Do I think he meant it, not as a real threat maybe but as an ideal, you betchya!
Ray??? Idealogy???? Are you kidding me??!!
Ray wouldnt know what idealogy is if it him over the head with beer bottle.

He just does to get a rise out of people.
Seems to be working well by the way
 
WoodPeckr said:
Can't wait for next week to hear .....the other half of the story....
There wont be a story. He'll just post pics of cats doing weird stuff :D
 
I see a striking similarity between the "progression" of Ray and Rusty. Funny at first, mean and vindictive towards the end. I hope Ray takes this time-out to reconsider a few things.
 
dcbogey said:
I see a striking similarity between the "progression" of Ray and Rusty. Funny at first, mean and vindictive towards the end. I hope Ray takes this time-out to reconsider a few things.

yeah right...
 
The LoLRus said:
Ray??? Idealogy???? Are you kidding me??!!
Ray wouldnt know what idealogy is if it him over the head with beer bottle.

He just does to get a rise out of people.
Seems to be working well by the way

So, then you're saying he's just a troll?
 
Meesh said:
So, then you're saying he's just a troll?
LOL!
Ray's not the troll.
Ray is funny.
You chose the wrong guy for troll!...:cool:
 
WoodPeckr said:
LOL!
Ray's not the troll.
Ray is funny.
You chose the wrong guy for troll!...:cool:

Hmm...someone who makes controversial posts for the express purpose of getting a rise out of people (your term) - that pretty much sounds like the definition of a troll to me.
 
Meesh said:
Hmm...someone who makes controversial posts for the express purpose of getting a rise out of people (your term) - that pretty much sounds like the definition of a troll to me.
Wasn't my term, just passed along what another posted.
Just saying there are different degrees of trolls and have seen trolls worse than Ray, by the definition you post above...;)
 
dcbogey said:
I was more than a little surprised when I read that first time that Ray wasn't banned. If Lancs had said it he would have been, although Lancs usually had a bit more common sense than Ray.
LOL!!!
Guess it depends how you define 'common sense'.
Many times Laddie pushed the envelope....;)



And it seems Laddie has departed Terbville also.....
 
dcbogey said:
I was more than a little surprised when I read that first time that Ray wasn't banned. If Lancs had said it he would have been, although Lancs usually had a bit more common sense than Ray.
It seems like a way worse thing to say then Papa crap (although I didn't see the P.S.)...

It amazes me how many members are willing to let Ray spout hateful shit on the pretense dude has a substance abuse problem. Substance abuse really isn't an excuse...