I find it interesting how some folks laugh first, think later...
and others think first... and sometimes laugh.
I think the second happens more with the written stuff, and having been at the end of some very poorly perceived (or poorly written) emails lately, I hope you can find a laugh in it, Diver. If only in the cheeky spirit this newcomer had...
Far out. You can find yourself in all sorts of strife and all the while you thought you were laughing with the other, helping, or whatever. We all have different senses of humour and when we communicate internationally and in print, I think maybe there might be a raised chance we can be misinterpreted.
What Aussie's consider funny is often not funny to the Shorts 'n' Tanks (Yanks) and one Aussie site I was on had all sorts of drama when some joined and kept taking offence to our banter. Not saying that Baz is an Aussie... just saying codes of conduct are a bit different across the nations, and I try to remember that.
Emoticons don't always help either... I used a tongue poking emoticon to convey a joke with my father in law about 6 years ago and he hasn't spoken to me since!
Why have you been thinking of leaving Diver? What else offends you? If I have offended you, I would be only too happy to extend the hand of mateship and we can 'get back to business' and share some of our sufficiency goals/progress whatever.
Speaking of cruelty...throwing in a pic of Freda the free range chook. This is how hard they work in Canberra to remind people to speak with their pens...
