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I think Anya's unpleasant declaration is uncalled for and does not chime with my experience of Gransnet. There have been instances of aggressive posting that might be called be bullying but they are few. I have never thought of any other member as being so malicious that I would call her a bitch and while there are occasions when posters do seem eager to jump on a bandwagon, no one has ever seemed to me so obsequious as to justify the term bootlicker. I like Gransnet and I like Gransnetters.

Oh! It's just the way women talk. I usually think "arse lickers", which is much worse when you come to think of it.

Perhaps it's best not to think of that one actually.

You must know some very strange interesting women, jingl.

I've googled researched the difference between the two terms, and apparently a 'bootlicker' is someone who just wants to curry favour, whereas an 'arse-licker' does it for personal gain. I know the difference is subtle, but it's there!

You'd be quids in if he/she had a curry flavoured arse!

Yes indeed, merlot, two for the price of one!

Oh please don't pursue this line of thought.

All good Rabelaisian knock-about stuff!

You would say that wouldn't you absent?

Feetle but didn't Rabelais have at least a sense of humour?

To misquote Shakespeare (Gertrude) 'the ladies protest too much, methinks'

I have no idea what you mean Anya. I would say what? Please tell me what you mean if you disagree with what I have posted. Are you telling me that you think I am one of those that you have designated a bully, bitch or bootlicker? And why? I should really like to know.

Nothing at all personal meant to be implied by my posts, Anya, I was just responding to jingl's and merlot's comments.

Yep! It's that merlot causing trouble again.

innocent

Moi?

I didn't take any offence to your post Ana I agree with Feetle about it all being 'good Rabelaisian knock-about stuff'.

Why am I being heckled by you Absent when all I commented on was your lack of a sense of bawdy humour! I know it's not to your taste and certain GNetters (who should be ashamed of themselves!!!) have offended your sensibilities.

Did you really know who this chap, Rabelais was? Tell me you googled it. Please!

Surely, everyone knows who Rabelais was, jingl! Well, everyone does now.

Nope! Didn't have a clue. Googled it briefly, but can't remember what it said now. I work on a need to know basis.

Perhaps I do not have the academic nous to be on GN!!!

Oh, I dunno though. I manage.

jingl sorry, but I did Drama subsid, so yes I do know him ... grovel apologetically

Much prefer his work to the likes of Moliere's Le Misanthrope, for example, which I expect would be more to someone else's taste

Academic nous is very over-rated.

" Moliere's Le Misanthrope"

That's nice.

Blimey, just read a plot overview of Le Misanthrope and nearly lost the will to live...

Would it completely destroy my street cred if I confessed to reading it in the original French