Bravo! A thoroughly civilized exchange that stopped short of a tragic display of verbal brutality. What better way than this, to honor Oscar Wilde, being that he was in the midst of it! ;-)
I don't think I'm embarrassing myself by not interpreting the use of his picture for this kind of humour as your expression of agreement with his opinion.
Kudos to you though, for not insulting, much to my surprise..'cause this is Youtube after all.
Well, I had hoped that the image itself could be seen as so ludicrous, it could not be taken seriously. It was, rather, a joke at the expense of American super-patriotism, which I think we can agree is often overbearing.
Obviously you interpreted the scene differently, which is your right as the viewer. I will admit, however, that simply stating "You utterly suck" did annoy me, but it's better to have this debate rather than hurl insults at each other.
That's OK. At least it's good to know the video made some kind of emotional impact on someone! I'm glad that you were willing to discuss it with me, so there are no hard feelings on my end.
Bravo! A thoroughly civilized exchange that stopped short of a tragic display of verbal brutality. What better way than this, to honor Oscar Wilde, being that he was in the midst of it! ;-)
Merseyrock 2 years ago
Perhaps there ARE some small patches of civilisation on the Internet!
Well, a man can dream...
LeftWingMofo 2 years ago
Wow, you utterly suck.
blacktarn 3 years ago
I take it you were not amused by the Oscar Wilde reference? Which is a shame, because the irony is I absolutely agree with his statement.
The only reason I don't insult you is because I, too, like Stephen Fry. Now away with you, sir, before you embarrass yourself any more!
LeftWingMofo 3 years ago
I don't think I'm embarrassing myself by not interpreting the use of his picture for this kind of humour as your expression of agreement with his opinion.
Kudos to you though, for not insulting, much to my surprise..'cause this is Youtube after all.
blacktarn 3 years ago
Well, I had hoped that the image itself could be seen as so ludicrous, it could not be taken seriously. It was, rather, a joke at the expense of American super-patriotism, which I think we can agree is often overbearing.
Obviously you interpreted the scene differently, which is your right as the viewer. I will admit, however, that simply stating "You utterly suck" did annoy me, but it's better to have this debate rather than hurl insults at each other.
LeftWingMofo 3 years ago
We certainly can agree on that, yes.
I can see why my comment annoyed you, sorry for my choice of words.
blacktarn 3 years ago
That's OK. At least it's good to know the video made some kind of emotional impact on someone! I'm glad that you were willing to discuss it with me, so there are no hard feelings on my end.
LeftWingMofo 3 years ago