To the comment leavers-
Don't you belong on the talk board you vicious basteds?!
(impossibly witty twat No, YOUR Mum etc etc, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 10:12, 3 replies)

They've got a point
It's like those awful facebook posts which consist of a vaguely descriptive bad feeling/mood/event which just begs people to chime in:

PersonIMetOnceAtAParty: Oh shit, that's gone and done it now. I'm so sad.

FriendofPersonIMetOnceAtAParty: Awww, hun! What's the matter? Tell me on this public forum, [so your angst can be shared like a cheap prostitute at a stag do in Amsterdam.]

It's QOTW and we like messy details upfront without having to pander to an internet random's sense of drama...
(ElectricSexPants would like to be the Sultan of something, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 10:23, closed)

Um, no, I'm exclusively a QOTWer
And I like stories to be interesting, true (if slightly exaggerated) and well written.

This has absolutely none of the attributes that a good story needs.

This is QOTW, a place to tell stories, amuse and move people. Not write a short, tedious piece of crap that says nothing.

/talk can be rude and they are unpleasant to regular, funny posters. Everyone dislikes rubbish though.

Oh, and we're bastards, not basteds. Well, I've never been basted (I'm not a turkey, you see), but if any others have, what was it like?
( disasterprone "Pyjamas caused the Holocaust", Thu 30 Sep 2010, 10:30, closed)

Fair point
But don't knock being basted, it can be a very pleasant experience, providing you can tolerate gas mark 7 for 2-3 hours. I might just go and try and write that amusing story now.

I agree entirely with the Facebook comment. My sister (40 years old, LOLtastic) is always bemoaning mundane details of life on Facebook and it is highly irritating when these inane "Me so sad" type comments are met with "Oh, cheer up, we miss you" bullshit from her friends and vague acquaintances.
(impossibly witty twat No, YOUR Mum etc etc, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 10:54, closed)

Wash your mouth out

( Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Thu 30 Sep 2010, 11:24, closed)