My, we are a testy bunch lately.

[jay gale]

In this leadup to the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, it seems that everyone has this urge to re-fight the war. So I offer this to the generals and moderators as a quick way for those warring parties to settle their disputes once and for all.

 

[Northern Light]

In this leadup to the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, it seems that everyone has this urge to re-fight the war. So I offer this to the generals and moderators as a quick way for those warring parties to settle their disputes once and for all.

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But who would be the referee to whom both sides would agree?

 

[hanna260]

Thank you for posting this, jay gale. Looks like fun.

I'm once again climbing up on my soapbox on what looks like a fun thread but I feel like I need to say this (sorry, guys!)- this forum's a wonderful place with so many wonderful people but I feel like sometimes or at least recently we're all a little too busy shouting at each other to listen- and that can be a scary atmosphere for new posters- which could explain why we haven't had too many chiming in recently. If I may lecture people much older and wiser than me, I think empathy for each others point of view might solve a lot of the problems. We don't necessarily have to agree- after all, what are discussion boards for, right?- but we need to all remember that like it or not- we're in this together both as a nation and as a board. We can agree to disagree as friends, right?

I'm totally stepping out of place here and don't mean to presumptuous, but had to get that off my chest.

 

[jay gale]

But who would be the referee to whom both sides would agree?

this guy

 

[jay gale]

Thank you for posting this, jay gale. Looks like fun.

I'm once again climbing up on my soapbox on what looks like a fun thread but I feel like I need to say this (sorry, guys!)- this forum's a wonderful place with so many wonderful people but I feel like sometimes or at least recently we're all a little too busy shouting at each other sometimes to listen- and that can be a scary atmosphere for new posters- which could explain why we haven't had too chiming in recently. If I may lecture people much older and wiser than me, I think empathy for each others point of view might solve a lot of the problems. We don't necessarily have to agree- after all, what are discussion boards for, right?- but we need to all remember that like it or not- we're in this together both as a nation and as a board. We can agree to disagree as friends, right?

I'm totally stepping out of place here and don't mean to presumptuous, but had to get that off my chest.

Oh, I'm with you.....seems like a lot of shouting going on and not a lot of discussion. Sooooooo, I just thought I'd take a crack at lightening things up a bit

 

[yellowthornoftexas]

now that's funny, i don't care who ya are!

 

[johan_steele]

Some poor losers and some unpleasant winners.

 

[Pat Answer]

Rock 'em, Sock 'em!! I remember that!



Wait a minute... My brother always seemed to win...

 

[MaryDee]

Hanna--I agree with you 100%!

 

[BelleBlackburn]

Or maybe that football game where the board buzzed and moved them around. That thing was loud.

 

[jay gale]

Rock 'em, Sock 'em!! I remember that!



Wait a minute... My brother always seemed to win...

when my buddies and I were kids we used to box in the back yard, we'd do it with football helmets on and the first one to knock off the others helmet won. My best friend then (and still my best friend 50 years later) was a lot taller than the rest of us and had really long arms....he would stand off and put one of his gloved hands right on your helmeted forehead and hold you at arms length while he pummeled you with the other glove.....swing as you might, you'd always hit nothing but air when he did that, and he retired undefeated if I remember right (but don't bet on that as I took a lot of shots to the head playing that game).

 

[jay gale]

Or maybe that football game where the board buzzed and moved them around. That thing was loud.

yeah, form battle lines with the pieces and have at it, whoever breaks the others line wins.......yeah, I like that one.

 

[lelliott19]

........ and had really long arms....he would stand off and put one of his gloved hands right on your helmeted forehead and hold you at arms length while he pummeled you with the other glove.....swing as you might, you'd always hit nothing but air when he did that

Eluding to the post above from @hanna260 .......sounds familiar and seems to happens here as well.

 

[rhettbutler1865]

But who would be the referee to whom both sides would agree?

DON KING?

 

[Pat Answer]

DON KING?

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Some threads do remind me of:

 

[unionblue]

In this leadup to the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, it seems that everyone has this urge to re-fight the war. So I offer this to the generals and moderators as a quick way for those warring parties to settle their disputes once and for all.

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jay gale,

You've been on this forum nearly two years and you are surprised at this 'urge?'

Amazing and laudable, but it ain't happening, no matter how neat the toys.

Sincerely,
Unionblue

 

[brass napoleon]

Some poor losers and some unpleasant winners.

The sad thing about that is, none of US are losers or winners. WE weren't there. It was somebody else's fight.

 

[johan_steele]

The sad thing about that is, none of US are losers or winners. WE weren't there. It was somebody else's fight.

Tell that to... never mind we all know who I'm talking about.

 

[Pvt.Shattuck]

We should take a lesson from the men who actually did the fighting.