though you can generally find sympathy on MN, discussions, particularly in AIBU can lack empathy, discuss...

[bigmouthstrikesagain]

Frequently debate descends to this and there can be a distinct lack of trying to see a debate from another pov. Or am I totally missing the point of aibu and trying to turn it into a hippie hangout??!

That's the magic of AIBU. Its a place where people can argue about shite they wouldn't care about in RL

It really annoys me when people have posts of blah blah blah blah DISCUSS

So no shan't!

When someone posts "discuss" I generally... don't.

Haha! X-post.

Sweet! X post salmotrutta

YABU to ask us to discuss

Just that really.

clanger and salmon you know a half eaten yogurt that has been left under a bed and gone mouldy and a bit furry?..... that's your dinner that is.

so if I didn't put discuss I may have been able to provoke discussion? Doh

Bigmouth :o

See that spit on the floor? That's your swimming pool that is...

brilliant clip

No telling folk what to do Bigmouth... what are ya? Like new or something?! Tsk. NO ASKING FOR DISCUSSION ON A DISCUSSION BOARD! Geddit? Good.

YouMaNoBra see that piece of dental floss in the bin with all the fluff on it that's your best swim suit and you wore it in my pool last week!

Mmmm yogurt, feeling peckish now.

No. I don't want to talk today.

Nah, there might be half-eaten yoghurts under your bed bigmouth but not mine.

Half eaten yoghurts are to be found behind the sofa in this house.

So there.

I know and me being here since the big bang and well before biscuitgate .... you'd think I'd know better, tsk tsk

"Discuss" is a command not an invitation.

Lacking empathy? Rubbish. Go away!

Alternative to "Discuss":

"Do you think that's true?"

"Do you agree?"

"What do you think?"

See - its not hard now is it?

in all seriousness when I wrote the thread title it just seemed a bit like an exam question ... so the discuss was added almost without thoght... my bad etc. I am big and ugly enough to face the disapproving stares and hoiked bosoms of mn