babble-intro-img
babble is rabble.ca's discussion board but it's much more than that: it's an online community for folks who just won't shut up. It's a place to tell each other — and the world — what's up with our work and campaigns.

A Christmas game intended to keep us from killing each other ! :D

oldgoat
Offline
Joined: Jul 27 2001

.


Comments

oldgoat
Offline
Joined: Jul 27 2001

We did this quite a number of years ago, and it was actually sort of fun.  Of course that was back int the day before we had all so succumed to bitter cynicism, but what the hell.

It's simple, people post, and have to say something nice about the poster immediately above.  I'll get it started, and I will be seriously made sad if I have to dragout all my sock puppets, then watch it slowly disappear off the active topics thread.


GOD
Offline
Joined: Jun 18 2002

Ah oldgoat, the most noble of my creations. His life was gentle, and the elements mixed so well in him that Nature might stand up and say to all the world, “This was a man.”


quizzical
Offline
Joined: Dec 8 2011

and then there was God. a seriously capable creator. there was none so fine in the universe full of Gods.


Mr. Magoo
Offline
Joined: Dec 13 2002

What can one say of God that hasn't been said a thousand times before?  It's great that he's so omipotent and omniscient, but never lords it over us.  He made everything we like, and all he's ever asked of us is that we not covet our neighbour's ass, and a few other things, but mostly He's down with us just getting along, and would probably be pretty happy if we could even bat .500 on those Commandments.

Also, just when you think He's all serious and humourless and "Thou shalt not..." and such, he goes and makes the platypus.


oldgoat
Offline
Joined: Jul 27 2001

(psst..Magoo, you're supposed to say something nice about quizzical)  (oh, btw, glad you're back, and I miss your cooking tips posts.)

 


Mr. Magoo
Offline
Joined: Dec 13 2002

Oldgoat:  he'll carry a tune, he'll carry a conversation, but he won't carry a grudge.

quizzical:  she's clearly quicker than I.  She raised a toast to God and had it posted while I was still making sure I spelled 'platypus' right.


mark_alfred
Offline
Joined: Jan 3 2004

Mr. Magoo:  interesting and thought provoking posts that occasionally are hilarious too (the baboon post from the "NDP policy not an instructional manual for party" thread comes to mind).


Pondering
Offline
Joined: Jun 14 2013

Mark is succinct. Smile


laine lowe
Offline
Joined: Dec 15 2006

Pondering is far from a slacker and very invested in participating in this forum. I often envy her energy and commitment.


Unionist
Offline
Joined: Dec 11 2005

Days are always brightened by laine lowe sightings! She can be counted upon to side with the oppressed and marginalized folks of the world. As the song goes:

Quote:
"laine lowe, seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged people go, looking for the places only they would know."


Santa Claus
Offline
Joined: Dec 22 2011

Well, I guess I better jump in at this point or the thread will die right here. Wink

 

Unionist, a tireless fighter for the cause, a person of unwavering principle, consistently thoughtful and well informed, I'd say not especially shy, and truely deserving of nothing but the highest quality anthracite in his stocking this year.


Slumberjack
Offline
Joined: Aug 8 2005

Santa was good enough to bring me a bottle of single malt last year.  Thanks a bunch for that.


mark_alfred
Offline
Joined: Jan 3 2004

He's a slumberjack and he's okay
He fights for rights and argues with sway

Private enterprise, he does despise,
He goes to the lavatory
On Sundays he's protesting
for worker solidarity

Protects the trees, and eats his lunch
he goes to the lavatory
On Sundays he's protesting
for worker solidarity

He posts Babble, He reads and slumps,
He'll point out an oxymoron.
He puts on worker's clothing,
And hangs around in bars.


Sean in Ottawa
Offline
Joined: Jun 3 2003

mark_alfred wrote:

He's a slumberjack and he's okay
He fights for rights and argues with sway

Private enterprise, he does despise,
He goes to the lavatory
On Sundays he's protesting
for worker solidarity

Protects the trees, and eats his lunch
he goes to the lavatory
On Sundays he's protesting
for worker solidarity

He posts Babble, He reads and slumps,
He'll point out an oxymoron.
He puts on worker's clothing,
And hangs around in bars.

Mark is a poet and he sure does know it.


Special Snowflake
Offline
Joined: Jan 2 2016

Holiday season's over now, and I feel a bit bad for the last person.  I've only been on the board less than an hour, but I hear Sean's hot.


Sean in Ottawa
Offline
Joined: Jun 3 2003

Special Snowflake wrote:

Holiday season's over now, and I feel a bit bad for the last person.  I've only been on the board less than an hour, but I hear Sean's hot.

I wish that were said about me more often.

Frown


bagkitty
Offline
Joined: Aug 27 2008

Positively molten... like the wax from a gouda cheese left on a burner on top of the stove.

Now that the season is over, can we go back to trying to kill each other. Please.


Sean in Ottawa
Offline
Joined: Jun 3 2003

yikes!


Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.
Login or register to post comments