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Post by mellyw on Jul 10, 2020 20:31:47 GMT
And the infamous thread in 2012 where she berated the British for using the Olympic opening ceremony (which included a sequence with dancers dressed in nurses and doctors uniforms) to take a dig at America about universal health care  It's been 8 years, it's time we admitted it was only done to annoy Mrs T  Nefarious Brits, taking down their former colony one message board member at a time. |
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Post by gar on Jul 10, 2020 20:33:33 GMT
Thanks lainey , lizacreates , RedSquirrelUK and AussieMeg . I have no way of finding the thread short of trawling through all my thousands of posts I've ever made as I don't know who started the thread originally. |
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Post by busy on Jul 10, 2020 20:42:34 GMT
Late to the party here, but my view is that compared to the old board, with the ghastly Mrs T and Lauren, this board is not too bad. Even at a time like this when we all have cabin fever and heightened emotions. It all depends on perspective. I am good friends on FB with the "ghastly" Mrs T and she is very kind. Indeed it does. I am not one to hold grudges in real life or online, and don't tend to remember slights. However, in my nearly 20 years as a pea, Mrs. T is the only member I can recall actually being cruel to me, and I don't use that word lightly. |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 10, 2020 21:15:27 GMT
Late to the party here, but my view is that compared to the old board, with the ghastly Mrs T and Lauren, this board is not too bad. Even at a time like this when we all have cabin fever and heightened emotions. It all depends on perspective. I am good friends on FB with the "ghastly" Mrs T and she is very kind. I’m pleased to hear it. What a pity that she had to be so vile here. |
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Post by luvnlifelady on Jul 10, 2020 22:51:43 GMT
It all depends on perspective. I am good friends on FB with the "ghastly" Mrs T and she is very kind. I’m pleased to hear it. What a pity that she had to be so vile here. Like with many things, that's up to interpretation. |
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Post by luvnlifelady on Jul 10, 2020 22:53:45 GMT
It all depends on perspective. I am good friends on FB with the "ghastly" Mrs T and she is very kind. Indeed it does. I am not one to hold grudges in real life or online, and don't tend to remember slights. However, in my nearly 20 years as a pea, Mrs. T is the only member I can recall actually being cruel to me, and I don't use that word lightly. Sorry you had that experience. I've had that experience too by other Peas. It sucks but I just brush it off. They don't know me or anyone else IRL and obviously a lot of what shapes us now was things that happened along the way. Online life is just a snippet. People were threatening or possibly did contact her employer so I think that's over the line even for the Peas. |
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Post by luvnlifelady on Jul 10, 2020 22:55:30 GMT
It all depends on perspective. I am good friends on FB with the "ghastly" Mrs T and she is very kind. Ha! I’ll never forget her telling me my DH had a mental problem because he didn’t agree with what was happening in Iraq. She was comparing to her brother-in-law, I believe, who’d been there once. Of course, my DH, who’d been active military and fought in the first gulf war had obviously seen too much, if he wasn’t towing the government line. Nothing like a know it all who’d never been exposed to military life telling me my DH and his friends who agreed had a screw loose. Yah that's pretty bad. I had a lady I never met in person (but lives locally) tell me things that were similar. She was just being a witch. |
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Post by pierogi on Jul 10, 2020 22:59:37 GMT
It all depends on perspective. I am good friends on FB with the "ghastly" Mrs T and she is very kind. Indeed it does. I am not one to hold grudges in real life or online, and don't tend to remember slights. However, in my nearly 20 years as a pea, Mrs. T is the only member I can recall actually being cruel to me, and I don't use that word lightly. I was a board reader for years before joining, and watched her abuse countless posters; you definitely weren’t alone. Her bloated self-importance was a bit comical, given that she wasn’t very bright. Her rant about the Opening Ceremony in London was one for the ages. |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jul 10, 2020 23:06:53 GMT
Clearly this isn't a safe place anymore for those of us with real problems who just want help. Whoever claimed any of the boards of two peas was going to be a "safe space"? You are aware that the unofficial motto has always been "put on your big girl pants"? Maybe that's what you want this place to be, but it never has been and never will be. Plus there is ZERO in the history of the board that could give anyone that idea. There are people here from all different demographics and there is no way it is ever going to be a "safe space" for anyone and frankly it's completely ridiculous to look on an internet message board for that anyway. If anyone chooses to put all the details of their personal lives and problems and medical history out there - then other people are going to comment on that and no-one can expect (demand) to get only warm and fuzzy comments. I get that you have real problems, but as you've found out, no one wants to hear about them all the time - people get tired of it. Everyone comes here for their own reasons and for quite a few they want a diversion - and that diversion isn't to constantly be someone else's pseudo-therapist...and you don't listen to any advice you do get anyway and it gets frustrating all round. This board will never be able to give you the help you need and that isn't the fault of the people who post here and that doesn't make them unkind, or bullies either. You just have very unrealistic expectations. Well said pjaye. From day one of the original pea board, as well as day one of this current board.....it's never been proclaimed "a safe place". It's always been "put your big girl panties on and jump right in" type of place. |
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 10, 2020 23:14:19 GMT
And remember Kimberly Dobbs? <shudder> She disappeared from the old board a while ago, but she was simply hateful to anyone who did not worship George Bush. She died
Honestly? Nothing. The peas who don't see bullying will continue to not see bullying. The peas who do feel bullied will come here less or leave. This seems to be another one of those things that there can't be any understanding between sides. It looks like the majority of posters feel there is no bullying, and that those who do feel bullied are wrong to feel that way and should just get over it. I agree. There really is no point to even starting this thread. It's good for reading when you are bored, but I doubt anyone will change their minds on how they see things.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2020 23:54:27 GMT
It all depends on perspective. I am good friends on FB with the "ghastly" Mrs T and she is very kind. Ha! I’ll never forget her telling me my DH had a mental problem because he didn’t agree with what was happening in Iraq. She was comparing to her brother-in-law, I believe, who’d been there once. Of course, my DH, who’d been active military and fought in the first gulf war had obviously seen too much, if he wasn’t towing the government line. Nothing like a know it all who’d never been exposed to military life telling me my DH and his friends who agreed had a screw loose. Hey Melly!!!!!! I just wanted to say hello. Haven't "seen" you on here for a long time. I have been able to be on the board more since we have been on lockdown. Hope you are doing well. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 10, 2020 23:57:03 GMT
Since you asked, gar , I have felt eviscerated by you when I have dared to criticize the British political system or monarchy. I criticized the nation and government; you criticized me. That's personal. Zella, that wasn't gar. It was someone else. I am certain it was someone else too. I'd like zella to either post a link to the thread she's talking about where gar "eviscerated" her, or apologise for the false accusation. |
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Post by sassyangel on Jul 11, 2020 0:09:18 GMT
Indeed it does. I am not one to hold grudges in real life or online, and don't tend to remember slights. However, in my nearly 20 years as a pea, Mrs. T is the only member I can recall actually being cruel to me, and I don't use that word lightly. Sorry you had that experience. I've had that experience too by other Peas. It sucks but I just brush it off. They don't know me or anyone else IRL and obviously a lot of what shapes us now was things that happened along the way. Online life is just a snippet. People were threatening or possibly did contact her employer so I think that's over the line even for the Peas. I’ll never agree doxxing someone is ok. But conversely, when you’re a heinous cruel bitch to LOTS of people (I also speak from personal experience with her there), sometimes you pick on someone who has no qualms about going the doxxing route. 🤷🏻♀️ |
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Post by luckyjune on Jul 11, 2020 0:21:17 GMT
Was Mrs. T a social studies teacher, who was ALWAYS right, no matter what? Am I remembering properly?
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 11, 2020 0:29:16 GMT
I’m pleased to hear it. What a pity that she had to be so vile here. Like with many things, that's up to interpretation. No, really it’s not. While she may not be vile to you now, she WAS very vile to many peas, myself included in the old board, and THAT is NOT open to interpretation. |
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Post by sassyangel on Jul 11, 2020 0:29:39 GMT
Was Mrs. T a social studies teacher, who was ALWAYS right, no matter what? Am I remembering properly? Yes. That’s her. |
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Post by pjaye on Jul 11, 2020 0:40:02 GMT
Since you are genuniely asking may I direct you to a perfectly innocent post where workingclassdog asks for helpful advice on getting a St. Bernard and she is absolutely eviscerated? No one here should be spoken to like that, no one. It's sickening. Eviscerated?..lol, I see this thread hasn't been a total waste as you learnt a new word, and only after seeing 3 people use it...well done! I guess you've never quite recovered from this not being an American board any longer and you can't tell us all to leave if we don't like it huh?? Still hurts? And unlike the old board you no longer have your little cunty posse of Monqiue et al to come and fight your battles for you. Nothing about pointing out to someone that they are an irresponsible pet owner is in the slightest bit "sickening" What is sickening in that post is someone who: 1. supports irresponsible back yard breeders and ties to claim that is totally OK & has other family members who also mistreat their animals 2. make random ill informed decisions when getting pets "last minute" which results in one dog being ripped apart by another dog. 3. does not have enough money to properly look after two small dogs but is planning to get a much larger breed of dog that will cost substantially more money and who will be by virtue of it's size if nothing else a danger to the smaller dogs. It says a LOT about you that you are perfectly OK with one dog killing another while the irresponsible owner looks on - but *I'm* the sickening one in this scenario? OK then.... It also says a lot about you that you'll defend any abhorrent behaviour if I happen to be the one who calls it out. Some people definitely deserve to have the truth spelled out to them - and people who make ill informed and irresponsible decisions when getting pets are in that group. |
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Post by mellyw on Jul 11, 2020 0:49:39 GMT
Ha! I’ll never forget her telling me my DH had a mental problem because he didn’t agree with what was happening in Iraq. She was comparing to her brother-in-law, I believe, who’d been there once. Of course, my DH, who’d been active military and fought in the first gulf war had obviously seen too much, if he wasn’t towing the government line. Nothing like a know it all who’d never been exposed to military life telling me my DH and his friends who agreed had a screw loose. Hey Melly!!!!!! I just wanted to say hello. Haven't "seen" you on here for a long time. I have been able to be on the board more since we have been on lockdown. Hope you are doing well. We picked a fantastic time to move, right as the pandemic started, so I haven’t been around as much. Then my DD’s big wedding got postponed till next year, for obvious reasons. So we had a small, social distanced backyard wedding for her. Life is just now getting somewhat normal, well, pandemic normal! |
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Post by pjaye on Jul 11, 2020 0:50:26 GMT
Was Mrs. T a social studies teacher Yes the teacher, who referred to "the Down's kids" in her class the one who lied about her brothers in the military, but she didn't have any brothers and after several people challenged had to finally admit that she didn't have brothers turns out she meant her husband's brothers and that "is the same thing" the one who locked her own kid in his bedroom, and then he kicked the door for so long and so hard, the neighbors came over to complain. the one who posted hundreds of times during school hours...who knows what those kids learnt, but it sure wasn't anything from Mrs T the racist one who always sided with Lauren Oh yes, such a "kind" person |
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Post by pjaye on Jul 11, 2020 0:53:14 GMT
Thanks lainey , lizacreates , RedSquirrelUK and AussieMeg . I have no way of finding the thread short of trawling through all my thousands of posts I've ever made as I don't know who started the thread originally. FTR I also don't believe it was you, if any British poster here did say that, I'll bet my money it was dotty. |
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Post by cycworker on Jul 11, 2020 1:04:14 GMT
I think things are better on this board than they were on the previous one.
I think everyone can at times get snarky & go to far. Certainly I have done so in the past.
I think doxxing is NOT cool.
Overall, I have a good impression of most Peas, even if I vehemently disagree with them politically. I am FB friends with a few pretty conservative peas. We just don't talk politics. We are never going to agree.
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Post by pinklady on Jul 11, 2020 1:38:42 GMT
Was Mrs. T a social studies teacher Yes the teacher, who referred to "the Down's kids" in her class the one who lied about her brothers in the military, but she didn't have any brothers and after several people challenged had to finally admit that she didn't have brothers turns out she meant her husband's brothers and that "is the same thing" the one who locked her own kid in his bedroom, and then he kicked the door for so long and so hard, the neighbors came over to complain. the one who posted hundreds of times during school hours...who knows what those kids learnt, but it sure wasn't anything from Mrs T the racist one who always sided with Lauren Oh yes, such a "kind" person  |
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Post by oh yvonne on Jul 11, 2020 1:43:09 GMT
Since you are genuniely asking may I direct you to a perfectly innocent post where workingclassdog asks for helpful advice on getting a St. Bernard and she is absolutely eviscerated? No one here should be spoken to like that, no one. It's sickening. Eviscerated?..lol, I see this thread hasn't been a total waste as you learnt a new word, and only after seeing 3 people use it...well done! I guess you've never quite recovered from this not being an American board any longer and you can't tell us all to leave if we don't like it huh?? Still hurts? And unlike the old board you no longer have your little cunty posse of Monqiue et al to come and fight your battles for you. Nothing about pointing out to someone that they are an irresponsible pet owner is in the slightest bit "sickening" What is sickening in that post is someone who: 1. supports irresponsible back yard breeders and ties to claim that is totally OK & has other family members who also mistreat their animals 2. make random ill informed decisions when getting pets "last minute" which results in one dog being ripped apart by another dog. 3. does not have enough money to properly look after two small dogs but is planning to get a much larger breed of dog that will cost substantially more money and who will be by virtue of it's size if nothing else a danger to the smaller dogs. It says a LOT about you that you are perfectly OK with one dog killing another while the irresponsible owner looks on - but *I'm* the sickening one in this scenario? OK then.... It also says a lot about you that you'll defend any abhorrent behaviour if I happen to be the one who calls it out. Some people definitely deserve to have the truth spelled out to them - and people who make ill informed and irresponsible decisions when getting pets are in that group. I rest my case. Hysterical old windbag. Wipe the spittle off from your screen. Go take your meds and lie down. |
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Post by pjaye on Jul 11, 2020 1:51:01 GMT
I rest my case. Hysterical old windbag. Wipe the spittle off from your screen. Go take your meds and lie down  ...that you thought you had a case!!!  It never takes long before you can't keep up the pretence and show your true colours again. You were THE original bully on the old board. |
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Post by oh yvonne on Jul 11, 2020 1:55:48 GMT
I rest my case. Hysterical old windbag. Wipe the spittle off from your screen. Go take your meds and lie down ...that you thought you had a case!!! It never takes long before you can't keep up the pretence and show your true colours again. You were THE original bully on the old board. For the record, not that anyone gives a shit but this app has a great search feature... I used the word eviscerate here first. Plus this word hasn’t appeared on the board in at least 90 days. I like this word. I’ll continue to use is as the occasion calls for it. Nitey nite sweet Peeje😘 |
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Post by kiera on Jul 11, 2020 1:56:49 GMT
Can't help but notice more name calling and accusations in a thread asking if any of that goes on here. I think it's time for me to turn off notifications for this thread.... guess my "big girl panties" haven't arrived yet.
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Post by pjaye on Jul 11, 2020 2:07:50 GMT
I think it's time for me to turn off notifications for this thread.... guess my "big girl panties" haven't arrived yet. If you aren't enjoying this thread - then you definitely haven't earned those panties yet. This is the shit we live for. |
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Post by mellyw on Jul 11, 2020 2:40:21 GMT
I’m pleased to hear it. What a pity that she had to be so vile here. Like with many things, that's up to interpretation. Hmmm... Guess we’ll have to disagree here. If you think there’s a different interpretation beyond pretentious bitch for calling an active duty service member who had been in every military action since Panama, to Iraq, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and back to Iraq, crazy because he didn’t agree with her and her brother-in-laws feelings on what we’d done the second time in Iraq, then we do indeed see that person quite differently. And, no, I didn’t take it personally. She’d already made an ass of herself plenty of times by then. For the record, her getting doxxed was a shitty move by whoever did it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2020 2:57:57 GMT
I think it's time for me to turn off notifications for this thread.... guess my "big girl panties" haven't arrived yet. If you aren't enjoying this thread - then you definitely haven't earned those panties yet. This is the shit we live for.Who’s we? |
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Post by birdgate on Jul 11, 2020 3:15:58 GMT
I always thought Mrs. T should have gotten a special badge for 'peaing while in labor' from the hospital. That's some real pea dedication.
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