@missy

I overlooked that comment, Missy! Yes, Thane is not only “mostly patient” he is incredibly patient pretty much all of the time.

Puro

@Winston  thank you yes, the stone fruits are the best we’ve had in10 years. Mangos are spectacular. Your favourite son did a very good deed, indeed. I’m watching Smithy right now. Everyone else, in the middle of Boxing Day, is having a long nap but as I didn’t wake til 11, I’m not in the least bit sleepy.

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@kevinwho

Indeed we are. But I had a moment….wherein the roast pork, left in fridge for too long, wasn’t going to crackle. To the god crattklexporokox I prayed (also called the Bosch oven handbook) and soon ……(within 10 mins) we had pork crackling with potatoes dauphin  – – @mudlark when returning would know the origin of said spuds – – and…[Read more]

@missy Ooh now, no-one upset Thane. And neither did he set out to be harsh etc.

You like morals don’t you? If you’re absolutely perfect then I guess you wouldn’t. As I explained upthread, at length, Tennant’s eps were Lessons In Morals. So were Capaldi’s -which, I believe, you would’ve watched at least once?

I think the issue raised was that th…[Read more]

can I ask we treat each other with respect …and respect each others views, even mine, and keep the Forum friendly.

@RTDfan

I can totally be on board with that. In reading your post I think, yep, Tennant’s years were great and some were morality tales. There were a few straw men in Family of Blood, yes?   😀  Also part of the Doc is her us…[Read more]

@missy

As far as I can gather from posts, most of the recent episodes are a lesson in morals?

Are they? For me to understand that I’d need to watch them twice 🙂

As for “lessons in morals” I’m not sure what you mean?

Lessons in morals ARE what the Doctor does best and has thru every iteration including Whittaker’s.

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@Cathannabel I like The Day of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor and The Name of.

That’s Who!  For others, it’s gonna be Diehard 2 . When Bruce is around, you wanna hide from the automatic weapons. Thane

@RTDfan

they took me out and away from the pressures of the daily grind. They didn’t attempt to provide moral lessons or other points of political correctness that the current, and many of the recent, episodes have tried to do. Dr Who should not be a vehicle for certain people at the BBC to project their political views.

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@mudlark

thank you: but I think “admirable” is a tad too kind!  And what if I become a horrendous person when I recognise trolls -or think they’re trolls? Then what?  😀

I guess, engaging is the problem.

I imagine they sit there on several hundred sites typing away, making an account, re-making several more:  could explain the shocking sp…[Read more]

@winston @blenkinsopthebrave then there’s Polar Express. In its first release to DVD Thane watched it upwards of four times a day over several weeks and into the next Christmas.   😈

I’m now making him sit through it again. I like some of the associated attitudes of kindness, mystery and adventure, thoughtfulness etc. It’s been at least…[Read more]

@craig

Aw shucks! I’ve been bloomin’ difficult! I have to thank everyone telling me, ooh,  5 times “no DON’T feed them” and I used to know what a troll was ! Or so I thought….

I have a clue what a sock-puppet is now –I thought it could be a good-person (I know, right?) like Cumquat who shows up once or twice and vanishes. Also @bluesqueakpip…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave

Oh, now, that IS weird. Yesterday’s conversation: “what film we gonna watch?

“Scrooge”

“yes, but I want diehard 2, or any die-hard film too. But I like the plane one.”

LOL.

@Bluesqueakpip @idiotsavon @craig @jimthefish

Right. I’m a taaad slow. I wasn’t aware that that person had actually been on other threads -most of my thread boxes aren’t ticked. And I get it: if we respond that’s their win, not ours.

I always thought talking, nicely, would help. Would change …..something. Thing is, a troll’s a troll. L…[Read more]

@pedant

Yes, context indeed helps. Prior, Donna is the one ‘made’ to type all while looking at Josh as if he’s gone crazy.

The next day Josh explodes with you wouldn’t believe this but they answered and Donna says “oh no, REALLY?” Josh replies along the lines of “You have to answer, right away. Sit down, type this” etc.

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@pedant regarding the ‘net.  Unfortunately in this case I’m Josh. “Outranked.”

@pedant ah, OK, out of tune and out of time is a Vaclav Havel prose about hope and the Velvet revolution.

I think Capaldi would’ve appreciated Havel:

The redemption of  humanity lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in meekness and human responsibility….in time there is hope; tune can be applauded but…

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@pedant I get it. I really do. But personal attacks like  “You’re pathetic” etc doesn’t help the tone. And if it changes one mind, and it allows for other posters (of some note) to read, and to realise there are people who can use measured argument and discussion then it’s not feeding, to me. One feed is all they get from me. A drip feed: it’s…[Read more]

@pedant

in what way was what I said, wrong?

-if that’s what you thought?

Puro

@craig  @blenkinsopthebrave

I understand you don’t wish to have us discuss or talk to certain posters. But if attacks occur then a smart and sensible response should be permitted by us. As long as we try to stay above that cranky and furious level -remaining level-headed, I suppose. I hope you don’t delete the comment on this page because it…[Read more]

@magickirin

there are no legitimate points to “dispute.” You’re using terminology  created in an echo corner of your own devising which leaves you a construct much like a solitract but with less consciousness and salient argument. Stating “it’s SJW” or “grievance….somethingarother” doesn’t present debate.

I feel you dislike black people,…[Read more]