TBH I found that particular bit of sarcasm to be following a certain downbeat theme you're stuck in!

You could well have been in a jovial mood when making it but even if that's the case it does get coloured by your other stuff. I guess that's the risk you take when posting, we don't see any body language or hear your voice so you make a judgement on what you read only.

Fair enough, but the part I despaired about was the comment of

"I do not find sarcasm either funny or clever."

If that is the case, I wonder why someone would want to spend time on an internet message board as they would no doubt get rather upset on a frequent basis?

Hardly a "bit" though - and thats the point. Its been an unremitting stream from you, and a torrent from Asim. Hasn't it?

Used on industrial scale like this, as Gill points out its neither funny nor clever - it just makes the user of it look "a bit sad", if anything IMO.

Some others may be lost causes, but you've shown in the past you are more than capable of making very effective and humorous posts without having to resort to cheap sarcasm; lets see the old ME back, eh? He seemed a much nicer guy!

I've got the grey mottled one with the 'steam pig' bursting out of the front

I was speaking for myself, as the whole post makes clear, except the bit where I said we all got your sarcasm. Is that the bit you object to? Really? You think that there are people who did not get your sarcasm? Truthfully?

What is a pity is that you seem disinclined to take on board any part of what Gill J said.

Let me try and explan another way. Imagine you had a sewage leak at the bottom of your garden that the council were struggling to fix. It would annoy you a lot, but you'd probably have a sense of humour about it. Now imagine one of your friends or acquaintances went on about it incessantly, taking every opportunity to make a joke about it and also stating to you quite seriously that they hate your garden because it stinks of sh.t. I think a lot of people would have a similar reaction to that person as Adeybull's pal has to you. They know that things aren't going the way they'd like and they find it grating to have that seep into almost every thread, like sewage into a garden one might say, thanks to one-liners from yourself.

I mean, come on, that two points joke doesn't even make sense. One point is an utterly unremarkable return from the frst two games of the season and the Bulls have collected more Super League points than any other club bar one, so why wouldn't a Bulls fan know what two points are? Yeah, t's 'just a joke' and I can live with it, but I can also understand why people get sick of it and end up staying away from the board as a result.

For goodness sake lighten up!

I am trying, as Adey said, to be a bit less hassle to some folks on here. The least some people can do is maybe let me at least TRY to do so?

TBH I am sick to death of your moderate approach. I know of at least 20 people who I don't see at games who will gladly chin you.

on reading that, it occurs to me that maybe we could all do with some of that cherry brandy and macaroons to help us get things back into their proper perspective?

(for the avoidance of doubt...!)

That's just it though ME . . isn't it?

Given that you seem to have struggled to understand the last 3-4 posts I've made, when others [ioddly [/ihave, I'll try make this one crystal clear for you . . . I suggest you start by read the above quote again.

You've shown from the above post that you obviously recognise that you are a "hassle" but seem to only want to to be less so "for some folk". I know that there are those on here that are struggling to identify who those "some folk" are. Perhaps the intended recipients know?

Now having demonstrated your limited/restricted viewpoint on this particular standpoint, is there any wonder that some people are well past the point of letting you "try". Given post/comments et al. over several months I'd suggest that many people are too far past that point for you now.

Whilst I may be being blunt I'm certainly not meaning to be hurtful ME - I'm merely trying to explain how others view things.

If only David Koresh was still about, he could have used this thread to try and pick up some tips.

. . . . . . he is . . . . . . .

Messiah's never [ireally [/idie