What are your unpopular opinions? (Vol. 2)

[Antony Moxey]

Cliodci12235 said:

jonysan said:

Cliodci12235 said:

paulguitar said:

Cliodci12235 said:

To be honest I'd prefer if you lot didn't reply to me.

You've only been here a few days. Wind your neck in.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

The phrase 'wind your neck in' , is possibly indicative of the challenges you will face with some of the contributors.

Water off a ducks back to me. I simply pointed out the level of mental and received mental.

Bit bizarre though joining a chat site and asking people not to reply to your posts. That’s the whole point of forums in that we all interact with each other. It would be a bit odd if we all posted but never replied to each other.

[Cliodci12235]

Antony Moxey said:

Cliodci12235 said:

jonysan said:

Cliodci12235 said:

paulguitar said:

Cliodci12235 said:

To be honest I'd prefer if you lot didn't reply to me.

You've only been here a few days. Wind your neck in.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

The phrase 'wind your neck in' , is possibly indicative of the challenges you will face with some of the contributors.

Water off a ducks back to me. I simply pointed out the level of mental and received mental.

Bit bizarre though joining a chat site and asking people not to reply to your posts. That’s the whole point of forums in that we all interact with each other. It would be a bit odd if we all posted but never replied to each other.

I said I'd prefer if those lot didn't reply. They replied and proved my point.

[Antony Moxey]

Cliodci12235 said:

Antony Moxey said:

Cliodci12235 said:

jonysan said:

Cliodci12235 said:

paulguitar said:

Cliodci12235 said:

To be honest I'd prefer if you lot didn't reply to me.

You've only been here a few days. Wind your neck in.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

The phrase 'wind your neck in' , is possibly indicative of the challenges you will face with some of the contributors.

Water off a ducks back to me. I simply pointed out the level of mental and received mental.

Bit bizarre though joining a chat site and asking people not to reply to your posts. That’s the whole point of forums in that we all interact with each other. It would be a bit odd if we all posted but never replied to each other.

I said I'd prefer if those lot didn't reply. They replied and proved my point.

I’ve read the thread. Still a bit odd though. If you’d rather not have ‘those lot’ reply then rather than say so - goading’s only going to get you the reaction you’re secretly after - then perhaps don’t post on that particular topic. It’s a free country, we can pretty much reply to whoever we want however we want.

[Cliodci12235]

Antony Moxey said:

Cliodci12235 said:

Antony Moxey said:

Cliodci12235 said:

jonysan said:

Cliodci12235 said:

paulguitar said:

Cliodci12235 said:

To be honest I'd prefer if you lot didn't reply to me.

You've only been here a few days. Wind your neck in.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

The phrase 'wind your neck in' , is possibly indicative of the challenges you will face with some of the contributors.

Water off a ducks back to me. I simply pointed out the level of mental and received mental.

Bit bizarre though joining a chat site and asking people not to reply to your posts. That’s the whole point of forums in that we all interact with each other. It would be a bit odd if we all posted but never replied to each other.

I said I'd prefer if those lot didn't reply. They replied and proved my point.

I’ve read the thread. Still a bit odd though. If you’d rather not have ‘those lot’ reply then rather than say so - goading’s only going to get you the reaction you’re secretly after - then perhaps don’t post on that particular topic. It’s a free country, we can pretty much reply to whoever we want however we want.

Quack, drip.

[Antony Moxey]

Cliodci12235 said:

Quack, drip.

Sorry, you’ve lost me there. Think I’ll leave you to it now.

[Chauffard]

jonysan said:

Yes they have every right, but be careful, like many 'clubs', and Unions, the gobby ones, rise to the top.

Yep, the egalitarian vibe evaporates pretty quickly when you realise the posting rules are very very flexible when long in the tooth posters are concerned but very inflexible for newbies, I got a seven day ban for "possibly" re-posting a removed post, wow, really mods ?

[w1bbles]

Kuwahara said:

w1bbles said:

Yo fellow piper. Are you playing in a band now? I’ve played in G4A, G3B, G3A, G1 and currently in a G2 band. Always good to look out for other band players during the season!

Not played for about 5 years now , hated playing in bands towards the end absolutely toxic environments…well mine was.

Shame - I’ve made lifelong pals from all the bands I’ve been in. My current one has a fantastic camaraderie - there are always a few people who rock the boat but they move on quite quickly. I don’t think you can have a competitive band if there is a toxic environment. Anyway, enough bagpipe chat for this thread!

[Austin Prefect]

w1bbles said:

Shame - I’ve made lifelong pals from all the bands I’ve been in. My current one has a fantastic camaraderie - there are always a few people who rock the boat but they move on quite quickly. I don’t think you can have a competitive band if there is a toxic environment. Anyway, enough bagpipe chat for this thread!

Presumably why rock bands tend not to play bagpipes.

[bodhi]

Austin Prefect said:

w1bbles said:

Shame - I’ve made lifelong pals from all the bands I’ve been in. My current one has a fantastic camaraderie - there are always a few people who rock the boat but they move on quite quickly. I don’t think you can have a competitive band if there is a toxic environment. Anyway, enough bagpipe chat for this thread!

Presumably why rock bands tend not to play bagpipes.

Korn and the Dropkick Murphys would like a word

[Roofless Toothless]

Kuwahara said:

w1bbles said:

That’s because 90% (my opinion!) of pipers are awful. Particularly when they’re performing on the street, at functions etc. The competition scene is completely different, both solo and band. It’s just that most normal people don’t encounter good solo or band playing because you have to go and seek it out.

This is Inverary and District winning the World Pipe Band Championships last year. Even if you don’t like the noise, I think most people should be able to appreciate a flawless and musical performance:

https://youtu.be/g4BiainFoaE?si=6UsdYPuIZn6b0B4z

(Yes, I’m aware that this is in itself probably an unpopular opinion…)

Spot on , played in bands and solo and would never consider myself a top player no where near , but the difference in grade 1 is clear to hear , it’s not for everyone but it’s easy to pile on.

It’s the same for any instrument played badly it’s st , like that guy at every party who knows 2 and a half chords and insists on playing some st..

This is my daughter in law’s grandfather. He was Pipe Major in the First Newcastle Regt. He was apparently well known for his skills. And a Redpath to boot!’

I met him at my son’s wedding, where he was last seen sliding gently down the wall in the corridor outside the Gents toilet, having been enthusiastically celebrating the nuptials. He was wearing his kilt and uniform, so we waited for him to land, checked that all was in order and left him there.

[w1bbles]

Roofless Toothless said:

I met him at my son’s wedding, where he was last seen sliding gently down the wall in the corridor outside the Gents toilet, having been enthusiastically celebrating the nuptials. He was wearing his kilt and uniform, so we waited for him to land, checked that all was in order and left him there.

They all do that, sir.

[Austin Prefect]

The notion that JFK's assassination was down to Penelope Keith acting alone is not actually a conspiracy theory. Wrong of course, but not a conspiracy theory.

[e-honda]

Austin Prefect said:

The notion that JFK's assassination was down to Penelope Keith acting alone is not actually a conspiracy theory. Wrong of course, but not a conspiracy theory.

I am not sure I understand.
It was a hoax, that has been widely reported.
Is your point a hoax conspiracy theory isn't a conspiracy theory, or this was not a hoax conspiracy theory?

[Austin Prefect]

e-honda said:

Austin Prefect said:

The notion that JFK's assassination was down to Penelope Keith acting alone is not actually a conspiracy theory. Wrong of course, but not a conspiracy theory.

I am not sure I understand.
It was a hoax, that has been widely reported.
Is your point a hoax conspiracy theory isn't a conspiracy theory, or this was not a hoax conspiracy theory?

My point is one person acting alone isn't a conspiracy, so I don't understand why it's called a conspiracy theory/hoax.

[e-honda]

Austin Prefect said:

My point is one person acting alone isn't a conspiracy, so I don't understand why it's called a conspiracy theory/hoax.

One person acting alone wouldn't be the conspiracy.
When someone in law enforcement or government discovered the evidence that one person acting alone did something illegal, and that evidence is recorded but then deliberately hidden that couldn't be more clearly a conspiracy.
A conspiracy doesn't have to start before a crime is committed.

[jonsp]

Austin Prefect said:

My point is one person acting alone isn't a conspiracy, so I don't understand why it's called a conspiracy theory/hoax.

Say 1 guy on his own made plans to commit some robbery etc and wrote his plan down - times/date/places etc. Assume the guy is a career criminal so fair to assume he could/would carry out his plan

Somehow the police find the plan before he has chance to execute. What's he guilty of?

[Austin Prefect]

jonsp said:

Austin Prefect said:

My point is one person acting alone isn't a conspiracy, so I don't understand why it's called a conspiracy theory/hoax.

Say 1 guy on his own made plans to commit some robbery etc and wrote his plan down - times/date/places etc. Assume the guy is a career criminal so fair to assume he could/would carry out his plan

Somehow the police find the plan before he has chance to execute. What's he guilty of?

Under UK law attempted robbery.

Only if someone else were involved would it be a conspiracy, or possibly incitement. But without another person (preferably on a grassy knoll), no conspiracy.

[captain_cynic]

Austin Prefect said:

e-honda said:

Austin Prefect said:

The notion that JFK's assassination was down to Penelope Keith acting alone is not actually a conspiracy theory. Wrong of course, but not a conspiracy theory.

I am not sure I understand.
It was a hoax, that has been widely reported.
Is your point a hoax conspiracy theory isn't a conspiracy theory, or this was not a hoax conspiracy theory?

My point is one person acting alone isn't a conspiracy, so I don't understand why it's called a conspiracy theory/hoax.

Erm... The conspiracy theory part comes in when people use more fanciful explainations that are not supported by evidence.

That's the definition of a conspiracy theory, which is different to a conspiracy.

Whilst you can't have a conspiracy of one, you can have a conspiracy theory about one person.

[stemll]

Austin Prefect said:

jonsp said:

Austin Prefect said:

My point is one person acting alone isn't a conspiracy, so I don't understand why it's called a conspiracy theory/hoax.

Say 1 guy on his own made plans to commit some robbery etc and wrote his plan down - times/date/places etc. Assume the guy is a career criminal so fair to assume he could/would carry out his plan

Somehow the police find the plan before he has chance to execute. What's he guilty of?

Under UK law attempted robbery.

Only if someone else were involved would it be a conspiracy, or possibly incitement. But without another person (preferably on a grassy knoll), no conspiracy.

Surely the defence is "I was laying out the plot for a novel". Writing about something isn't attempting it.

[Chauffard]

A Conspiracy Theory means usually that shadowy organisations are responsible for events or phenomena.

That Oswald acted alone is not a conspiracy nor a conspiracy theory, it's also the finding of the official commission.

That Oswald was set up, and thus a patsy, and was meant to be killed by Tippett fleeing the scene is a very compelling conspiracy theory.