Can you laugh at yourself?

[Shaker]

You see, one reads nonsense, realises it is just that, and automatically deletes it from one's memory.

Further incoherence upon incoherence, not only because it's impossible to delete something from one's memory automatically, but because if something was truly deleted from one's memory one wouldn't know it was nonsense - if deleted one would have no recollection of its being so.

It's a self-refuting, contradictory, illogical statement.

[BashfulAnthony]

You see, one reads nonsense, realises it is just that, and automatically deletes it from one's memory.

Further incoherence upon incoherence, not only because it's impossible to delete something from one's memory automatically, but because if something was truly deleted from one's memory one wouldn't know it was nonsense - if deleted one would have no recollection of its being so.

It's a self-refuting, contradictory, illogical statement.

"Automatically" is just a figure of speech, and you well-know what I mean.  You always resort to such mumbo-jumbo to hide the fact that you are wrong.  Do you ever admit you are wrong?  Can you give an example?

[trippymonkey]

Does anybody actually sleep on these forums ?!?!!?

Or are some of you Zombie Typists ?
It really would explain a lot !!??!

[floo]

Anybody who watched the Test at Trent Bridge will understand the drama and excitement cricket can engender.  The 20/20 version always does as well.  It's as usual with you:  no imagination; no attempt to understand anything beyond the banal.

Complete balls, of course; on the few occasions I've been unfortunate enough to have seen cricket I've had to turn it off or over within thirty seconds before I start to eat my own legs from the feet upward out of boredom.

It's not imagination that one lacks to find cricket tedious - on the contrary, you need a very good imagination so that you can be thinking of something interesting

Watching paint dry is a much more enjoyable activity than watching cricket. My late father really enjoyed it, and whilst he was busy with his horticultural business during our school hols, he expected one of his daughters to watch the match on TV, and then walk up to the vinery periodically to report on the progress of the teams. MEGA YAWN!

[jeremyp]

You see, one reads nonsense, realises it is just that, and automatically deletes it from one's memory.
The last bit was a joke  -  look up that word.

Most of what you post is a joke.  If anybody took your posts seriously, you would have been banned for your persistent insults by now.

[floo]

You see, one reads nonsense, realises it is just that, and automatically deletes it from one's memory.

Further incoherence upon incoherence, not only because it's impossible to delete something from one's memory automatically, but because if something was truly deleted from one's memory one wouldn't know it was nonsense - if deleted one would have no recollection of its being so.

It's a self-refuting, contradictory, illogical statement.

Shaker, I suppose one has to pity someone who is so far removed from reality and logic they have no apparent idea how they come over to others. It is hard not to respond to their unpleasantness, but after I have let rip I feel bad about myself. I think I will put a money box on my desk and put money in every time I let myself down in that way. At least a charity would benefit!

[Hope]

I hear they will be filming cricket on the time laps system and it can be watched in the evenings where they cover every single thing that happens in the whole days play and this time lapsed edition will only need to be on for about three minutes; coming soon to a theatre near you, (hopefully not near me). 

ippy

I've seen a time-lapse version of a football match, where any time the ball was not in play was cut out.  It lasted about 35 seconds, ippy.   

[Hope]

Heathen!

jj, don't liken Shaker to a heathen; that's being rude to heathens.   

[Hope]

But is it the most singular thing required for good mental health? No.

Sorry not to have responded to this post, before responding to others - Rhi.  I'd missed it.  I'm not saying that laughter is the only thing required for good mental health.  What I have been told by a number of people is that the bility to laugh at oneself in the way I have described establishes a good foundation of well-being, which can then be built on.  If one can't laugh at yourself, many of the other processes that one would use to build one's well-being are short-circuited and therefore less effective.

[trippymonkey]

Can you imagine if you took offence at the slightest even unintended remark, you'd go barmy? 
Oh Dear, I think we have at least ONE on these forums like this ?!!?!?

Nick

[BashfulAnthony]

You see, one reads nonsense, realises it is just that, and automatically deletes it from one's memory.
The last bit was a joke  -  look up that word.

Most of what you post is a joke.  If anybody took your posts seriously, you would have been banned for your persistent insults by now.

And what you post is pedantic, self-important tosh; and if people were banned for foul language you would be a memory.

[Nearly Sane]

I am finding the posts on this thread ironic

[ippy]

I hear they will be filming cricket on the time laps system and it can be watched in the evenings where they cover every single thing that happens in the whole days play and this time lapsed edition will only need to be on for about three minutes; coming soon to a theatre near you, (hopefully not near me). 

ippy

I've seen a time-lapse version of a football match, where any time the ball was not in play was cut out.  It lasted about 35 seconds, ippy.   

It's all good fun just as I said in my former post, watched the England France rugby last night, I don't know what to think about them, I guess we'll have to wait and see.

ippy

[ad_orientem]

If I took myself too seriously I'd go mad. Being able to laugh at myself makes failure somewhat bearable.

[Rhiannon]

If I took myself too seriously I'd go mad. Being able to laugh at myself makes failure somewhat bearable.

If we can't laugh at ourselves when we fail we could end up being too afraid to take risks - I don't necessarily mean physical risks, but ones that could lead to making mistakes or loss of face, such as trying a new skill or asking for promotion.

Equally though I think we have to look on failure and mistake-making as opportunities to learn. Without that I think we judge ourselves too harshly.

[Udayana]

No problem laughing at myself, but anyone else laughing at me is going to get it!   

[jeremyp]

I've seen a time-lapse version of a football match, where any time the ball was not in play was cut out.  It lasted about 35 seconds, ippy.   

You can make a time lapse last any length of time you like.

[jeremyp]

Most of what you post is a joke.  If anybody took your posts seriously, you would have been banned for your persistent insults by now.

And what you post is pedantic, self-important tosh; and if people were banned for foul language you would be a memory.

At least when we had our agreement not to respectively insult people or swear, I was able to keep to the agreement.  I guess you failed because of your obsessive urge to post something and without an insult, you have nothing to say.

[ippy]

I've seen a time-lapse version of a football match, where any time the ball was not in play was cut out.  It lasted about 35 seconds, ippy.   

You can make a time lapse last any length of time you like.

Having a bad day Jp? Funny that, I don't particularly mind your posts that much.

Ippy

[OH MY WORLD!]

BA,
It's very hard for Shaker to admit and error and very hard for him to say sorry. It's just they way Marxists are. Back in the BBC forum days, Shaker accused me of making up a story, I posted a link to the CBC news story, proving I didn't make it up. Well the resident Marxist wasn't decent enough to admit his error and apologize then and he isn't capable now.

[floo]

BA,
It's very hard for Shaker to admit and error and very hard for him to say sorry. It's just they way Marxists are. Back in the BBC forum days, Shaker accused me of making up a story, I posted a link to the CBC news story, proving I didn't make it up. Well the resident Marxist wasn't decent enough to admit his error and apologize then and he isn't capable now.

Oh for pity's sake JC calling Shaker a Marxist is really silly, it would be as bad as calling you a Nazi!

[BashfulAnthony]

Most of what you post is a joke.  If anybody took your posts seriously, you would have been banned for your persistent insults by now.

And what you post is pedantic, self-important tosh; and if people were banned for foul language you would be a memory.

At least when we had our agreement not to respectively insult people or swear, I was able to keep to the agreement.  I guess you failed because of your obsessive urge to post something and without an insult, you have nothing to say.

You get more and more absurd and pitiful. Anyway, as if a dolt like you could ever refrain from swearing for very long.  It is part of your sad way of "debating,"  along with your usual denigration of the intelligence of others  -  an "attribute" that is too little commented on.

[ippy]

BA,
It's very hard for Shaker to admit and error and very hard for him to say sorry. It's just they way Marxists are. Back in the BBC forum days, Shaker accused me of making up a story, I posted a link to the CBC news story, proving I didn't make it up. Well the resident Marxist wasn't decent enough to admit his error and apologize then and he isn't capable now.

Oh for pity's sake JC calling Shaker a Marxist is really silly, it would be as bad as calling you a Nazi!

Woody Marxism is very logical and potentially good way to live, the maim problem with Marxism is that it doesn't work, much like communism.

I note you're still having trouble getting your head around secularism, who told you it's a naughty word and then went on to misguide you about how it's supposed to work?

ippy

[BashfulAnthony]

BA,
It's very hard for Shaker to admit and error and very hard for him to say sorry. It's just they way Marxists are. Back in the BBC forum days, Shaker accused me of making up a story, I posted a link to the CBC news story, proving I didn't make it up. Well the resident Marxist wasn't decent enough to admit his error and apologize then and he isn't capable now.

You're right.  He always simply ignores anything that he cannot answer.

[jeremyp]

Anyway, as if a dolt like you could ever refrain from swearing for very long.

It turned out that I could refrain from swearing for longer than you could refrain from throwing insults. 

It is part of your sad way of "debating,"  along with your usual denigration of the intelligence of others  -  an "attribute" that is too little commented on.

It is true that I recently denigrated your intelligence.  However, somebody who accuses me of denigrating their intelligence in the same post as calling me a dolt probably doesn't have a lot of intelligence to denigrate.