Quote by benrums0n
OK Minx I will elaborate.
I cant get upset about jade, Prince Charles first wife or the 9/11 people because their death and suffering has happened or is inevitible and is a tiny tiny proportion of what happens every day since.
I can get upset about millions of people dying or suffering every day from malnutrition and the lack of clean water, partly because that happens every day and partly because its a relatively simple thing to stop happening. Much easier than finding a cure for cancer, or catching terrorists and a darn sight less expensive.

Quote by benrums0n
Do you not think we should have this kind of media coverage of folk dying from malnutrition instead.
Perhaps we could have an OK /Living TV feeding station or a well built somewhere needed with the cash thats going to ensure poor old Jades kids get to go to school with rich kids who will probably despise them.
Of course I care that she's dying a horrible death just as I care about the other 55 million.
I simply dont understand why this persons death brings everybody out in waves of sympathy. For the record I didnt understand the Diana/ Mother Theresa/ nonsense either.
Real tragedy in my view involves suffering and death that is preventable.

Quote by Purple-bug
i thought i had made a lot of really good friends on here.
Some are those that i miss talking to if they arent in the chat very often but are they more just aquaintances?
Others i've allowed in to my private life and (apart from two people) I've lived to regret it deeply the last few months and have now vowed that my personal life and my swinging life are gonna to remain poles apart now.

Quote by Mr-Powers
I would like to as my two penn'orth to this thread.
Rightly or wrongly Jade came to the publics attention via Reality has already been said this is irrelevant with regard to her current situation.
All that needs to be said is she is raising money for her childrens future in the only way she knows!
I would say that this shouldn't be berated or criticised as who knows what we all would do in the same situation and should just think "there but for the grace of God". This is only a phrase and not an invitation for everyone to start going to church!!
Live and let live is a much maligned and overused phrase but I think its particularly apt on this occasion,and as others have stated its my opinion and I am entitled to it!!

Quote by Theladyisaminx

As a regular I have not shared my opinion but my thoughts and emoticons based on my own personal expierances not of others.
By doing this I thought I would hear others thoughts based on their own expierances, as these are the people I can relate with on common ground.
People have opinions yes but you never know if an opinion is based on what is read or seen on tv or someone else has told them.
So the differences to me is one that is sharing facts facts That I have shared as I have witnessed first hand, not second third or fouth.

Sorry! :therethere:

Quote by Resonance

As a regular I have not shared my opinion but my thoughts and emoticons based on my own personal expierances not of others.
By doing this I thought I would hear others thoughts based on their own expierances, as these are the people I can relate with on common ground.
People have opinions yes but you never know if an opinion is based on what is read or seen on tv or someone else has told them.
So the differences to me is one that is sharing facts facts That I have shared as I have witnessed first hand, not second third or fouth.

Sorry! :therethere:

Quote by Lucyandmike7
In a old job, many years ago, I had to sit in and study focus groups. I did not participate, but just watched how they all interacted with each other, and how they were handled by the moderator.
It never ceased to amaze me at how highly charged a group could get, even discussing something like an advert on the telly for chocolate!
What I did realise then, is that we all have different angles/views/opinions on a wide subject of matters, thats what makes us all quirky, unique and individual!
If we were all carbon copies of each other, and had the same opinions on everything, what a dull world we would live in!
Some are forceful with their opinion, some not, it all made a good study about human behaviour, and social interaction.
Bensrums response makes a lot of sense to me also.
Is that called back slapping???

Quote by jaymar
I think you've more or less answered your own question. As a regular OP on threads, it would 'appear' you have quite a few opinions, which is really what everyone has.
You've said you have your beliefs and thoughts, that's what opinions are, they're yours and yours alone, no one elses.
Opinions are beliefs, ideas, views, attitude, anything that belongs to the owner, and people will try and challenge them.
All the above has been said by me, in my opinion

Quote by jumptoit
I actually mis read the question at first glance, my response was going to be .......
It is a small round root vegatable, known to make you cry when cutting or slicing it, used to add flavour to stews,curries and other food dishes and also good when pickled in vinegar.
I am so glad i did not post that to be ridiculed again by you more intelligent forumites.

Quote by fluff_n_stuff

When I write I never feel it is an opinion but just my thoughts, as people’s
thoughts are very individual I never question them.
Who am I to question them when sometimes I don’t understand my own.

Quote by __random_orbit__

When I write I never feel it is an opinion but just my thoughts, as people’s
thoughts are very individual I never question them.
Who am I to question them when sometimes I don’t understand my own.

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o⋅pin⋅ion
   /əˈpɪnyən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
3. the formal expression of a professional judgment: to ask for a second medical opinion.
4. Law. the formal statement by a judge or court of the reasoning and the principles of law used in reaching a decision of a case.
5. a judgment or estimate of a person or thing with respect to character, merit, etc.: to forfeit someone's good opinion.
6. a favorable estimate; esteem: I haven't much of an opinion of him.
in my opinion, when I use the pgrase my opinion I am expressing my thoughts, or knowledge based on what I may have read or experienced, but cannot necessarily back up with classified fact.
Or it may be a thought/conclusion formed over time through life experience, or that of others... a 'personal' view.
I use the the phrase quite a lot.
lp

Quote by Mr-Powers
I have revived the odd old thread but not 15-20 in one go.
Looked at others posting and liked what I have seen.
I know it’s nice to look over old times remise on people past I don’t have a problem with that either.
I am not bothered about myself here contrary to some beliefs I am thinking of a boarder audience that cant remise and not inclusive, I believe it make them feel left out hence why a lot might not want to post.

Quote by Freckledbird
I have revived the odd old thread but not 15-20 in one go.
Looked at others posting and liked what I have seen.
I know it’s nice to look over old times remise on people past I don’t have a problem with that either.
I am not bothered about myself here contrary to some beliefs I am thinking of a boarder audience that cant remise and not inclusive, I believe it make them feel left out hence why a lot might not want to post.

Quote by Steve
Ben I have seen all sorts going on in these forums.
But the one thing that I just don’t understand is like what happened the other day the threads were ticking along new posters were contributing and there were about 36 threads 90% of which were all from different posters in today’s forums.
Then whoosh an influx of threads of by gone days that wiped over half of them off the pages.
So it seems all those people that contributed to help what I call was a thriving forum voices disappeared lots of input seem irrelevant,
I have looked back over the revived threads most got another response or two then just faded.
Where the ones knocked off were thriving, one day I looked recently and every thread on page one around lunch time had a response that day so people were coming forward.
Now look only half the threads on page one has responses.
Just something I have noticed that annoyed me a little as I don’t understand it.

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Two swallows reminded me oof spring only last night.

Quote by noladreams30
Surely the rules should be don't repeat any that have already been said... then it gets harder?! :twisted: