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I've still got loads of hair. (On my head!)

No signs of thinning or going bald.

Just grey.

If anybody wants to buy some clippings, drop me a line. I could probably send some glue too at a pinch.

With regards and a full head of hair,

Skoob.

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Quote: Philbert of Macadamia

Skoob, JO, QM:

The jovial banter in the forums does seem to be gone. It has been replaced by political ideology posing as factual information.

If one ventures a counter opinion the trolls shout you down and call you names to characterize your position. They also always desire the last word! So why bother even entering a debate.

The whole idea is not to take serious events, seriously. It was recently pointed out that political opinion should be reserved for the stories and if one desires political debate, then find such a site, but not The Spoof.

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May I offer a rebuttal?

Satire doesn't necessarily have to make you slap your knee and guffaw. It can provoke thought as well.

Do you believe I should stick to making humourous comments solely, as this is a humour oriented site?

Because there was nothing funny, or even nonsensical, in your post quoted here! No punchlines or puns in response to the perceived punditry.

Would you point the finger of blame at those who have retreated?

Trolls exist on both sides of the aisle, not just across the aisle from you.

Thank goodness I have the freedom of speech, granted by Mark Lowton in this case, to say almost anything I want, even here in the discussion forums, so here goes.

The Grammy Awards are for half-talented hacks who put out lowest common denominator material, rising to the top of the charts, while gifted musicians struggle to get noticed.

We wouldn't want The Spoof discussion forum to turn into something that horrible, would we?

Any group, body, corporation, etc., is the sum total of the individuals within it, and The Spoof is no exception.

In other words...

You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

There's a time you got to go and show
You're growin' now you know about
The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

When the world never seems
to be livin up to your dreams
And suddenly you're finding out
the Facts of Life are all about you, you-oo-oo-oo-ooo.

It takes a lot to get 'em right
When you're learning the Facts of Life (learning the Facts of Life)
Learning the Facts of Life (learning the Facts of Life)
Learning the Facts of Life.

I've got a grey hair right in the middle of my chest hair.

Just the one.

I keep pulling it out, but it keeps growing back.....................

birbee

Do you think it might be the hair thing that got SFO all fired up?

Funny buggers these Americans.

Got to go. Got a mafia story to write.

After I've had a Jimmy Riddle. No point writing - or trying to - when old Jimmy's pushing the gate open.

Regards

Skoob.

Skoob,

Quite possibly was.

The hair thing I mean.

Onions aren't that hairy are they?

Not here in Doncaster anyway.

Gooseberries are though............................

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Quote: birbee

I've got a grey hair right in the middle of my chest hair.

Just the one.

I keep pulling it out, but it keeps growing back.....................

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Just don't try shaving it off.

I did that, now it's TWO grey hairs!

I shaved all my bodily hair off once, for a bet with my second ex-wife.

Looked like an albino Ethiopian.

Funnily enough, that's not why we split up.

Back to the topic title and what happened to all the 'super-cracks', Super Gavin fixed them all with his special gel....................

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Quote: birbee

Back to the topic title and what happened to all the 'super-cracks', Super Gavin fixed them all with his special gel....................

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Apparently, Mr. Newsom's miracle gel wasn't all it's cracked up to be:


San Francisco sidewalk repair

0.5
Inches a sidewalk has to be raised or cracked to be considered hazardous and in need of repair

$200,000
Approximate amount of annual claims from trip-and-fall accidents occurring on city sidewalks

484
Locations listed in a city report where sidewalk repairs were requested but not completed in Fiscal Year 2008-09 due to funding constraints

12,000
Backlog of repairs for locations of damaged sidewalk around DPW-maintained street trees that pose a trip-and-fall hazard to pedestrians

900-1,000
Approximate new repairs around street trees needed annually

$17 million
Estimated cost of backlogged repairs

$14
Cost per square foot of concrete repair around DPW-maintained street trees

144
Average square feet repaired at each site

$2,016
Average cost per location of damaged sidewalk

5
Percentage the rate of cost is expected to increase during the next five years

$2.5 million
Estimated cost to keep pace with the need to replace sidewalks around street trees


Of course, the taxpayers will be taking this up the super crack.

SFO:

Considering I was not talking to you and you seem a bit paranoid, you may not offer a rebuttal!

Cheers Philbert

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Quote: The San Francisco Onion

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Quote: Philbert of Macadamia

Skoob, JO, QM:

The jovial banter in the forums does seem to be gone. It has been replaced by political ideology posing as factual information.

If one ventures a counter opinion the trolls shout you down and call you names to characterize your position. They also always desire the last word! So why bother even entering a debate.

The whole idea is not to take serious events, seriously. It was recently pointed out that political opinion should be reserved for the stories and if one desires political debate, then find such a site, but not The Spoof.

---

May I offer a rebuttal?

Satire doesn't necessarily have to make you slap your knee and guffaw. It can provoke thought as well.

Do you believe I should stick to making humourous comments solely, as this is a humour oriented site?

Because there was nothing funny, or even nonsensical, in your post quoted here! No punchlines or puns in response to the perceived punditry.

Would you point the finger of blame at those who have retreated?

Trolls exist on both sides of the aisle, not just across the aisle from you.

Thank goodness I have the freedom of speech, granted by Mark Lowton in this case, to say almost anything I want, even here in the discussion forums, so here goes.

The Grammy Awards are for half-talented hacks who put out lowest common denominator material, rising to the top of the charts, while gifted musicians struggle to get noticed.

We wouldn't want The Spoof discussion forum to turn into something that horrible, would we?

Any group, body, corporation, etc., is the sum total of the individuals within it, and The Spoof is no exception.

In other words...

You take the good, you take the bad,
you take them both and there you have
The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

There's a time you got to go and show
You're growin' now you know about
The Facts of Life, the Facts of Life.

When the world never seems
to be livin up to your dreams
And suddenly you're finding out
the Facts of Life are all about you, you-oo-oo-oo-ooo.

It takes a lot to get 'em right
When you're learning the Facts of Life (learning the Facts of Life)
Learning the Facts of Life (learning the Facts of Life)
Learning the Facts of Life.

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SFO,

I'll offer a rebuttal to you (since Phil won't):

The Facts of Life should actually have been called The Fats of Life. It was easily one of the worst television shows of all time (acting, scripts, relationship to reality). It sucked!

It was a show about four chubby girls in a private prep school and was a complete waste of celluloid.

I hated it.

Now, you have had your rebuttal (once again, since Phil was kind enough to refuse you).

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Quote 1: Philbert of Macadamia

If one ventures a counter opinion the trolls shout you down and call you names to characterize your position... so why bother even entering a debate.

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Quote 2: Philbert of Macadamia

SFO:

Considering I was not talking to you and you seem a bit paranoid, you may not offer a rebuttal!

Cheers Philbert

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Hmmmm.....

I see what you mean!

What's a rebuttal?

Is it anything to do with a cheque?

Regards

Skoob.

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Quote: Skoob1999

What's a rebuttal?

Skoob.

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It's when you see the same ass twice.

Still, they could have taken it somewhere:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGoqw2q3388&feature=related

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Quote: Jalapenoman

SFO,

I'll offer a rebuttal to you (since Phil won't):

The Facts of Life should actually have been called The Fats of Life. It was easily one of the worst television shows of all time (acting, scripts, relationship to reality). It sucked!

It was a show about four chubby girls in a private prep school and was a complete waste of celluloid.

I hated it.

Now, you have had your rebuttal (once again, since Phil was kind enough to refuse you).

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Oh and by the way.

While I'm at it.

Jagged One - Abso-bloody-lutely typical!

He comes on here moaning that the bloody forums are dead, so everybody comes out to play, JUST to make him feel better, just to make him feel bloody well loved and wanted...

And what does he do?

He pisses off for an early night with the Mrs and a mug of hot chocolate.

That's gratitude that is...

THE BASTARD!!!

Don't touch me!!!

Skoob.

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Quote: Skoob1999

Jagged One - Abso-bloody-lutely typical!

He comes on here moaning that the bloody forums are dead, so everybody comes out to play, JUST to make him feel better, just to make him feel bloody well loved and wanted...

And what does he do?

He pisses off for an early night with the Mrs and a mug of hot chocolate.

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Considering this was his last post:

NOW LET'S GET BACK TO THE FUN, ANYBODY GOT A TISSUE?

I'm not so sure an early night with the Mrs. and a mug of hot chocolate was what he had in mind.

AAAAAARRRRGH!!!

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Quote: Skoob1999

AAAAAARRRRGH!!!

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....Skoob?

...don't mention the war...

...I did...but I think I got away with it...

The war?

The war!

AAAAAARRRRGH!!!

Okay, I'll bite.

What war?

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Quote: Jalapenoman

The war?

The war!

AAAAAARRRRGH!!!

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I enjoyed seeing this post next to your avatar of a woman strangling a giant stuffed animal!

AAAAAARRRRGH!!!

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Quote: The San Francisco Onion

I enjoyed seeing this post next to your avatar of a woman strangling a giant stuffed animal!

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My wife took that picture on Christmas Day about four years ago. It is a picture of me strangling her teddy bear.

Apology excepted, by the way. I hope you enjoyed your crow.