Random thought thread

Joe Blow · 25 March 2014

One forum I visit regularly has a fairly active "Random thought thread" that provides forum members with an outlet for any random thoughts that they may have... interesting or otherwise.

After some consideration, I thought it was about time that ASF had its own.

Sometimes you have a random thought that you'd like to get some feedback on or have a brief rant about that isn't substantial enough to warrant its own thread. Sometimes these thoughts can elicit no response at all, while sometimes they can generate some brief discussion or debate.

Either way, this thread serves the purpose of allowing forum members to express their random thoughts, as strange, unpopular or bizarre as they may be, without cluttering up the General Chat forum with threads that end up going nowhere.

Posts can be on any topic at all, just please be sure that they abide by the ASF Posting Guidelines and Code of Conduct.

So... over to you ASF!

rumpole · 25 March 2014

Some may call it a Chat thread, but I'm glad to see this forum is above such a "working class" description.

Anyway, my thoughts are not random. They are immaculately planned and conceived and logically argued.

dutchie · 25 March 2014

So Joe was it a random thought to have a random thought thread??

Random thoughts are good for the soul!

Joe Blow · 25 March 2014

rumpole said:
Anyway, my thoughts are not random. They are immaculately planned and conceived and logically argued.

Then perhaps you can pick logical holes in other people's poorly conceived, spur-of-the-moment random thoughts.

Joe Blow · 25 March 2014

dutchie said:
So Joe was it random thought to have a random thought thread??

Actually, no. I'd been thinking about the idea for a while, but had never managed to sit down and actually start the thread.

I considered the possibility that it may end up being a can of worms that I will regret opening, but I started thinking about it again today and thought I'd throw caution to the wind and kick it off and see what happens.

rumpole · 25 March 2014

Joe Blow said:
Then perhaps you can pick logical holes in other people's poorly conceived, spur-of-the-moment random thoughts.

I do that with noco all the time

burglar · 25 March 2014

Joe Blow said:
... an outlet for any random thoughts ...

Thanks, Joe

I had a thought the other day.

I posted it elsewhere.

dutchie · 25 March 2014

Rather than trying to somehow cope with all the people who want to relocate to other countries, we should be putting more resources, especially the UN, into making life better in countries that people are leaving.

Simplistic I know but it makes sense.

rumpole · 25 March 2014

dutchie said:
Rather than trying to somehow cope with all the people who want to relocate to other countries, we should be putting more resources, especially the UN, into making life better in countries that people are leaving.

Simplistic I know but it makes sense.

Sounds fair to me. The first thing that has to be agreed is limitation of arms sales into countries that use them for internal defence of despotic governments, rather than protection against invasion from outside.

Trying to get an agreement from the arms manufacturers to stop making money though is a very big step.

burglar · 25 March 2014

rumpole said:
Sounds fair to me. The first thing that has to be agreed is limitation of arms sales into countries that use them for internal defence of despotic governments, rather than protection against invasion from outside.

Trying to get an agreement from the arms manufacturers to stop making money though is a very big step.

You first need to remove the right to bare arms.

rumpole · 25 March 2014

burglar said:
You first need to remove the right to bare arms.

You mean long sleeve shirts should be mandatory ?

Julia · 25 March 2014

I really like the idea of the thread, Joe. Thank you.
Will let my mind do some random thinking.

bellenuit · 25 March 2014

Now that I am thinking what to post on this thread, is it no longer a random thought?

skc · 25 March 2014

bellenuit said:
Now that I am thinking what to post on this thread, is it no longer a random thought?

Funny, yet intelligent.

Here's something I think you'd enjoy, Bellenuit.

http://www.tickld.com/x/20-jokes-that-only-intellectuals-will-understand

Julia · 25 March 2014

One of the characteristics of an OK life seems to me to be the sense of being in control of that life.

Recently I've found it sad to observe the diminution of an elderly woman who has been deemed unfit to live alone and bundled off into a nursing home, despite her vehement protestations.

She has the financial resources to pay for care at home but, because she has no one to advocate for her, her wishes are being completely ignored and she is helpless to fight the system.

I know this happens frequently. It's the first time, however, that I've ever witnessed the extraordinary distress this woman is experiencing because her autonomy has been removed from her.

Perhaps not quite a random thought, but I'd be interested in how much others value their sense of personal control. Probably not something one thinks about too much when young, as invincibility and a sense of an infinite future are dominant.

trainspotter · 25 March 2014

Why doesn't Alexey Pajitnov who invented Tetris in 1984 sue the @rse off King who makes Candy Crush as it heads towards an IPO?

skc · 25 March 2014

trainspotter said:
Why doesn't Alexey Pajitnov who invented Tetris in 1984 sue the @rse off King who makes Candy Crush as it heads towards an IPO?

They are pretty different game.

Why don't everyone who's addicted to Candy Crush sue the company for wasting millions of hours of their life, while the game doesn't carry the addictive warning label?

rumpole · 25 March 2014

Julia said:
Perhaps not quite a random thought, but I'd be interested in how much others value their sense of personal control. Probably not something one thinks about too much when young, as invincibility and a sense of an infinite future are dominant.

Control over ones own life and our decisions is paramount to a quality life.

I looked after my mother for 8 years after she had a stroke. She was unable to talk or move one side of her body.Putting her in a nursing home was an unbearable thought for me. Although she had the best care I could give I would rather go straight away than have to live like that. I'm sure she would have too.

trainspotter · 25 March 2014

skc said:
They are pretty different game.

Why don't everyone who's addicted to Candy Crush sue the company for wasting millions of hours of their life, while the game doesn't carry the addictive warning label?

You read my mind !

burglar · 25 March 2014

skc said:
Funny, yet intelligent.

Here's something I think you'd enjoy, Bellenuit.

http://www.tickld.com/x/20-jokes-that-only-intellectuals-will-understand

I didn't get No. 8 when I failed to scroll down to the punchline!?

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