The Panel (1 Viewer)

[Lefty Frizzell]

Lefty's a bit of renaissance man, like myself.

I like Fifa and repeats of Ireland AM.

No shame in that Franco. You know i once saw Jonathan Miller leaving McDonalds at Trafalgar Square. Sucking on his molars he was.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Yeah that's fair enough. Snobbish is putting it mildly. I'm deeply mistrustful of anyone over the age of eh, eighteen who is addicted to computer games. It's just another strand of the infantilization of society. Cf. Adults reading the Potter books *for themselves*. Well there's another can o'worms...

You are a fool.

 

[Mitchum]

You are a fool.

Perhaps. I'm a bit of a curmudgeon too.

 

[Johnnyc]

Shut it, Mitchum.

 

[Mitchum]

Shut it, Mitchum.

I heard you the first time.

 

[Johnnyc]

I heard you the first time.

See you on Fifa later then.

 

[Mitchum]

See you on Fifa later then.

I'll be watching the *actual* football.

 

[CitySickness]

Yeah that's fair enough. Snobbish is putting it mildly. I'm deeply mistrustful of anyone over the age of eh, eighteen who is addicted to computer games. It's just another strand of the infantilization of society.

Language like "addicted" suggests that you don't really understand the medium, or that you decided "games iz fer kidz" and that was that. Sure, there's plenty of mindless shite out there, (cf. books, film, music) but if you choose to be so dismissive, you're missing on some great stuff too.

 

[Johnnyc]

I'll be watching the *actual* football.

Sipping wine, giggling and slowly soiling yourself, by all accounts.

 

[Space]

Hold on a second, it's to watch 22 lads kick a ball around a pitch but its not ok to play a computer simulation of it?

 

[Johnnyc]

Hold on a second, it's to watch 22 lads kick a ball around a pitch but its not ok to play a computer simulation of it?

Natch. Mitchum say so.

 

[Yurn!]

'When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea...'

 

[Space]

Natch. Mitchum say so.

That makes no sense. I should clarify that I do neither by the way. Still surely taking part is better than spectating no matter what the medium.

 

[Mitchum]

Language like "addicted" suggests that you don't really understand the medium, or that you decided "games iz fer kidz" and that was that. Sure, there's plenty of mindless shite out there, (cf. books, film, music) but if you choose to be so dismissive, you're missing on some great stuff too.

Fair enough-I don't understand the medium perhaps & I do think computer games are for children. JohnnyC being 'exhibit A' for the defence.
Oh I'm being churlish. The decline of civilization has been mooted time and again since the decline of the Roman Empire. Google 'bread and circuses'.

I should probably read less Baudrillard-but...I do tend to agree with him.

Moose, yes it's a pity I can only watch Champions Leaugue football on tv. Still I'm pretty confident these footballers are real.

 

[Johnnyc]

Just so you know, Mitchum - you and I have had many "civilised" conversations on here when I log on under another name.

"JohnnyC" is just for gaming chat and comparing you to a 14yr old with a god complex.

 

[Mitchum]

Just so you know, Mitchum - you and I have had many "civilised" conversations on here when I log on under another name.

"JohnnyC" is just for gaming chat and comparing you to a 14yr old with a god complex.

Oh dear...that makes your trolling under a second user-name all the more tragic.

Love the way you refer to 'JohnnyC' in the third person btw. God complex indeed.

 

[Johnnyc]

Say what you like, we all know you want to be butt-fucked by Fraiser Crane.

It's so true.

 

[Mitchum]

Thirty years of age.

 

[cephalopod]

Oh Lord, what have yis done to My thread about The Panel????

 

[evil bandit]

'When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea...'

Mitchum at the next Thumped party !!