A proposed ban

**OntarioVanMan** · 05-08-2009, 10:35 AM

Watch it Rock.....Hope and optimism makes you a wearer of rose coloured glasses and swigger of kool aid!

Just think of the other option........misery!!!

**chefdennis** · 05-08-2009, 10:40 AM

Football works, I get to be OJ!!!!!!

**LDB** · 05-08-2009, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by letzrockexpress

I do however stand by the fact that most people use the term "drink the Kool-Aid" simply because they have seen someone else use it, not because the idea of it being a metaphor for one thing or another even occurs to them.

I don't post for most people, only myself. I use it because I know what it means and what I mean by using it. I'm sure that isn't the case for everyone.

**cheri1122** · 05-08-2009, 02:57 PM

Letzrock: please don't - I just got used to 'Rocket', fercryinoutloud. [And I'd hate to see what LOS would make of the new one - what if it were Bambam?

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**spudhead911** · 05-08-2009, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by witness23

I propose a ban on the phrases, "Kool-Aid drinking" and "Rose colored glasses". Please, please would you hacks try and use your imagination and come up with something else?

I will join the ban as soon as I put my glass of Kool-Aid down and take off my rose colored glasses, but it might take a while.

**Turtle** · 05-08-2009, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by letzrockexpress

I was definitely not speaking of you sir. I was refering to some of the more cleverly challenged.

Cleverly challenged? You mean like those people who aren't clever enough to make their point all by themselves, so they need to create additional screen names to reinforce the point with a bunch of yeah, yeah, yeah, posts? Yeah, yeah, that's lame.

**spudhead911** · 05-08-2009, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by Turtle

I think we should ban posts about banning free speech.

If you're got something to say, say it.

Now your talking, I almost dropped my koolaid and my rose colored glasses almost slipped off my face while reading some of the posts on this subject.

**spudhead911** · 05-08-2009, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by LDB

As usual Turtle had the patience for a much more detailed response than I. My impatient version is koolaid drinker has nothing to do with suggesting suicide to anyone. It also refers to the Jonestown murders but that has nothing to do with it's metaphorical use. It's use, in the context of the soapbox, is to suggest those who brainlessly follow a flawed, damaged, insane, idiotic, moronic etc. leader to eventual doom even when other (intelligent) options are available.

Now there you go talking about Obama like that, It should be banned.

**cheri1122** · 05-08-2009, 04:52 PM

Another candidate for banning: the word 'yawn' as a response to a post or thread.
If you find it boring, do something else - insulting the participants is unjustifiably rude behavior.