Open letter to all Gners

I'd be amazed if anyone thought you were trying to deceive them GandT/Pompa. Surely, that would mean that we're all being deceitful because we're using a GN id and not our real names (whether, or not, we change our username)

Glad you're still around, I wondered where Pomps had gone

Perhaps this could be a standard response ...

Where's our 'like' button?

Haha! Love it, gknot

grannyknot ?? spot on!

nice one gk

Wonder who you've offended with that GK?

GK has probably offended several different groups. Well done - taking personal offence (or often offence on behalf of others who themselves don't see any problem) when it was not deliberately intended is a luxury, and those who make a habit of it are just indulging their self-absorption. "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most sinned against of all?"

I'd like a 'Like' button, too. Any chance, GNHQ?

With you there, gk.

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Love it GK!

Excellent!

GK, just how I feel at times, we need that as an emoticon.

I don't like the F word in posts, but used like this it is funny, and fine with me. (OK I know if it wasn't, you WGAF)

(Masquerading as Bags) - I haven't offended anyone. However, the cartoon posted by me may have caused someone to take offence, if they choose to do so etc. ...

Love that Gk

In fact I'm going to steal it. Hope you're not offended but if you are..........

The first laugh of the day, Grannyk I partucularly like the caring expression on the face of the angel.

Perhaps this thread is getting rather unpleasant now? There is probably a GNr out there feeling damned uncomfortable about a 'crime' that really wasn't that bad.

The cartoon is cruel. Which is probably why it is finding so much favour on Gransnet.

I despair of this site. There is no real humanity shown here.

I thought you were leaving this thread ? Couldn't stay away eh ?

( that's my problem, on some threads, I can't stop digging my hole)

Oh yes, and Good Morning JBF

Agree Jingle

I think when people are offended they feel hurt, change offended to hurt in that cartoon and would the reply bring the same praise ?

nothing cruel about the cartoon at all it was funny...whats there to despair about ?

'double standards' spring to mind Jinglbellsfrocks!

You're missing the point, jings. "Offended" is not the same as genuinely hurt. I think the misunderstanding of the difference is part of the overall problem.

I could decide to be "offended" by all the builders' bum cracks that appear within my field of vision (likewise all the excessive cleavages) or something equally unharmful. As it is, I just think "yuck" and move on.

A stronger example would be women showing their hair in cultures where some people regard it as wrong. Seeing a woman's hair does not hurt anyone, regardless of their feelings about it, even if they go so far as to think it immoral.

It is Gransnet as a whole I sometimes despair about.

Of course the cartoon is cruel.

oops, I took Jings comment as irony, was I supposed to be offended ?