Ff3233 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:29 pm
efarns wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:15 pm
Steely Dan wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:40 am
And what? I am freely sharing my opinion, just as you have done many, many times on this board. If you don't like it or agree with it, 1) you don't have to read it, or 2) share your thoughts as to why you disagree.
My comment does not diminish the Redskins accomplishments at all, they came through when they needed to and won last night. They face a very daunting task next Friday night, and the level of competition that they will be playing is nothing that they've seen this year. Is this less "offensive" that my use of the adjective "ugly"?
WOW! You think DALTON is going to win?!?! WE'VE GOT A HOT TAKE HERE FOLKS!!!!!!!
I know what you mean though, because I like to hang around pricey restaurants and, after someone pays a $200 tag, I run right over to the table to tell them they're going to get hungry again. I also sit outside the nursery at the hospital and hold up a "Your baby's going to die one day" banner. I mean . . . . they're just facts.
Have no idea how you escalated to this.
Thank you for the opportunity to explain. I chose exaggerated illustrations to highlight a principle. The principle is that saying something at the wrong time, even if it's true, is rude and inappropriate. The examples I chose are things that you would never do. Why not? Because we recognize that, even if what we're saying is true, it's inappropriate to the situation. Somebody who does that is either completely socially inept, or they are purposely trying to sabotage an otherwise happy moment.
On this message board, discussing SOUTHEAST OHIO sports, Caldwell had just achieved becoming the champion of the entire region we are here to talk about. What they did is very difficult and they worked very had to get there. It's an achievement that deserves some celebration, or else what are we even doing talking about the region at all? But the mud was not even dry on their cleats yet, and some people couldn't wait to sabotage any possible celebration of the accomplishment. There was a whole thread about the state semifinal game where anybody could have easily predicted Dalton would win.