Last post wins!

[Ellison]

The other one had not been posted in for over two years. Wasn't sure if that would be a necro or not. So I have made another!

Last post is the winner.

 

[Cassy Mo]

 

[Ellison]

I wish my internet was good enough to stream the debate tonight.

 

[Bonzi]

this can go on for eternity but I will be last and the winner!

 

[Ellison]

Eternity is the goal.

 

[Ellison]

I did not mean for that to sound religious. But it sure did.

 

[Bonzi]

I consider myself to be a Christian. I am a major league BACK slidden one. But, I believe we live forever.

As for this thread, well, hard to imagine me still posting here when I'm in my 70s or 80s... but once never knows!

 

[Ellison]

That is largely what I meant: eternal winning of the thread, posting from the nursing home.

 

[Bonzi]

Really? How old are you? Why are you in a nursing home?

 

[Ellison]

I meant that eternity is the goal of this thread — we shall all still be here when we are in the nursing home.

 

[Bonzi]

I meant that eternity is the goal of this thread — we shall all still be here when we are in the nursing home.

Oh, I thought you were actually in one now! Hmmmm I don't see that happening but one never knows...how did you find out about USMB?

 

[Ellison]

I Googled about and browsed a few different options. The Clean Debate Zone is what made me decide to register here and leave behind a couple others I had tried. So many political forums consist of entire threads of single sentences, references to Hitler, and calling anyone and everyone stupid. It gets old quickly.

 

[Bonzi]

Some of that happens here. I like clean debate as well.
People are very ignorant that resort to name calling and such. My opinion. I am very open minded and like to consider all angles and arguments. I like to hear arguments, I don’t feel defensive about my opinions. I’m open to change them if someone is persuasive enough…. Or if what they say makes logical sense or feels right to me.

 

[Ellison]

Sure, it can never be entirely avoided. Personally, I tend to prefer threads that feel more like a discussion than argumentation. That tends to be rare online when it comes to political topics. My hunch is that people think their presence on a forum is making some sort of tangible political impact and so they get defensive as if in a war. In my opinion, one's online presence has very little impact on anything unless you have a popular blog or column. The rest of us are just having conversations. I much prefer them to be civil and friendly ones.

 

[Bonzi]

I like to learn about people too. Not personal information, just about what they are like, their personality etc.

 

[Ellison]

I do up to a point. As soon as someone starts becoming inordinately rude or impolite, I lose interest in knowing them further. But for everyone else, I agree.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

I wish my internet was good enough to stream the debate tonight.

I hope your LAN doesn't blow up!

 

[Ellison]

I finally worked it out. Just let it pause and buffer a bunch.

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

That is largely what I meant: eternal winning of the thread, posting from the nursing home.

Are you sucking on the government tit?

 

[QuickHitCurepon]

I finally worked it out. Just let it pause and buffer a bunch.

Tuna fish with mayo is the nearest thing to your out-of-lunch fantasy.