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  • Herlock Sholmes
    Commissioner
    • May 2017
    • 21802

    #406
    Tell me that the world isn’t going insane and that we aren’t breeding swathes of pointless people doing pointless things…

    Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need food, exercise or a litter tray. But is it essentially comforting or alienating?


    How has the human race come to this?
    Regards

    Sir Herlock Sholmes.

    “A house of delusions is cheap to build but draughty to live in.”

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    • Tani
      Detective
      • Dec 2008
      • 227

      #407
      Everything being diagnosed as 'anxiety', despite the known fact that heart problems are... not... in fact... anxiety.
      O have you seen the devle
      with his mikerscope and scalpul
      a lookin at a Kidney
      With a slide cocked up.

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      • Ms Diddles
        Chief Inspector
        • Aug 2019
        • 1688

        #408
        Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View Post
        Tell me that the world isn’t going insane and that we aren’t breeding swathes of pointless people doing pointless things…
        I'd love to Herlock, but unfortunately......

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        • Scott Nelson
          Superintendent
          • Feb 2008
          • 2401

          #409
          Johnny-come-latelies who want everyone to provide them with answers to all their questions, then get mad when you can't be bothered and disappear when the boredom sets in.

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          • Herlock Sholmes
            Commissioner
            • May 2017
            • 21802

            #410
            People who have an exaggerated sense of their own importance and who believe that they are some kind of oracle to be treated with deference. The same people who do things like make a statement in a post which is then proven to have been an invention then they scuttle off without having the integrity of acknowledging the fact. The kind who sees themselves as existing in an exalted position and who will stew for days on a perceived slight until they just can’t help commenting.

            Those kinds of people.
            Last edited by Herlock Sholmes; 03-17-2025, 07:55 PM.
            Regards

            Sir Herlock Sholmes.

            “A house of delusions is cheap to build but draughty to live in.”

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            • Tani
              Detective
              • Dec 2008
              • 227

              #411
              People who don't like 80s music.

              Don't come to my house
              O have you seen the devle
              with his mikerscope and scalpul
              a lookin at a Kidney
              With a slide cocked up.

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              • FISHY1118
                *
                • May 2019
                • 3607

                #412
                People who never grow up.

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                • caz
                  Premium Member
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 10569

                  #413
                  Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View Post
                  People who have an exaggerated sense of their own importance and who believe that they are some kind of oracle to be treated with deference. The same people who do things like make a statement in a post which is then proven to have been an invention then they scuttle off without having the integrity of acknowledging the fact. The kind who sees themselves as existing in an exalted position and who will stew for days on a perceived slight until they just can’t help commenting.

                  Those kinds of people.
                  People who lack self-awareness.
                  "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." Peter Ustinov


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                  • Herlock Sholmes
                    Commissioner
                    • May 2017
                    • 21802

                    #414
                    Originally posted by caz View Post

                    People who lack self-awareness.
                    Perhaps I could add - people who appear to think that certain topics are a closed shop and that ‘newbies’ should stay away?
                    Regards

                    Sir Herlock Sholmes.

                    “A house of delusions is cheap to build but draughty to live in.”

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                    • Svensson
                      Sergeant
                      • Jun 2012
                      • 590

                      #415
                      Originally posted by caz View Post

                      People who lack self-awareness.
                      You can't possibly be talking about me....

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                      • c.d.
                        Commissioner
                        • Feb 2008
                        • 6551

                        #416
                        Was in the grocery store the other day and saw some young kid around 14 or so who had his hair frosted (i.e., blond highlights). Looked like a real putz. I can just imagine going to my dad at that age and saying hey dad, can you give me $200 so I can get my hair frosted?

                        c.d.

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                        • c.d.
                          Commissioner
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 6551

                          #417
                          Saw a young mother pushing a baby carriage. She had her daughter with her who looked to be around 4 or 5. The little girl was wearing a backpack and the mother had attached a leash to it. I have also seen instances where the leash is actually attached to the child. Not sure how I feel about this. Yes, you want to be protective of your child but still....

                          c.d.

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                          • Pcdunn
                            Superintendent
                            • Dec 2014
                            • 2323

                            #418
                            Originally posted by c.d. View Post
                            Saw a young mother pushing a baby carriage. She had her daughter with her who looked to be around 4 or 5. The little girl was wearing a backpack and the mother had attached a leash to it. I have also seen instances where the leash is actually attached to the child. Not sure how I feel about this. Yes, you want to be protective of your child but still....

                            c.d.
                            That's an old idea making a comeback, I guess. I have seen pitcures from the Sixties or so of little kids in leashes. Considering some folks treat pets like kids, they might as well treat their kids like pets!
                            Pat D. https://forum.casebook.org/core/imag...rt/reading.gif
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                            Von Konigswald: Jack the Ripper plays shuffleboard. -- Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut, c.1970.
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                            • Ms Diddles
                              Chief Inspector
                              • Aug 2019
                              • 1688

                              #419
                              Originally posted by c.d. View Post
                              Saw a young mother pushing a baby carriage. She had her daughter with her who looked to be around 4 or 5. The little girl was wearing a backpack and the mother had attached a leash to it. I have also seen instances where the leash is actually attached to the child. Not sure how I feel about this. Yes, you want to be protective of your child but still....

                              c.d.
                              It's handy if you need to tie it to a lamppost while you pop into your local for a quick pint though!

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                              • Herlock Sholmes
                                Commissioner
                                • May 2017
                                • 21802

                                #420
                                Originally posted by Ms Diddles View Post

                                It's handy if you need to tie it to a lamppost while you pop into your local for a quick pint though!
                                It reminds me of the Billy Connolly routine when he’s talking about the wind up in the Highlands. Mothers tying their kids to a lamppost as they float around in midair while she goes into the shop. Then he has them calling down “get sweeties Mammy.”
                                Regards

                                Sir Herlock Sholmes.

                                “A house of delusions is cheap to build but draughty to live in.”

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