Why do grumpy old men hijack posts?

[CreakyDecks]

Forgive me hijacking the thread but my outboard won't start.
What is wrong with it?

You have to stand up, take a deep breath and put left your hand on the top of it.
That lets them know you aren't messing about any more.

 

[Heckler]

OK, but I could understand if it was. But I'm not really grumpy, not sure about old: 59.

Old!

 

[Heckler]

Ooh - it was aimed at someone (or someones) in particular?

I wonder who!

Pete

Hee hee!
Feeling better now,
S

 

[Rigger Mortice]

You have to stand up, take a deep breath and put left your hand on the top of it.
That lets them know you aren't messing about any more.

What is the correct flag etiquette to adopt whilst I do that?

 

[CreakyDecks]

Not sure, I'm a non-smoker.

 

[born2sail61]

and what does religion have to do with it?

 

[Skylark]

I'm not in the slightest interested in your opinion, smoking e-cigarettes should be banned :disgust:

 

[Lakesailor]

Just thinking this out

 

[born2sail61]

actually,you're all wrong.i know best and the answer is 37.6229

 

[Rigger Mortice]

Is that metric or imperial?

 

[budgester]

Is that metric or imperial?

Whitworth of course

 

[born2sail61]

it's the square root! I thought any fool would know that

 

[prv]

Am I allowed to hijack this thread? I'm 32, and reasonably cheerful at the moment.

Pete

 

[RAI]

Am I allowed to hijack this thread? I'm 32, and reasonably cheerful at the moment.

Do cheerful young men hijack more threads than grumpy old ones? Research anyone?

 

[born2sail61]

are you sure you're not a troll?

 

[prof pat pending]

Do cheerful young men hijack more threads than grumpy old ones? Research anyone?

Research shows 9 out of 10 grumpy old men get quite miffed when some young whippersnapper hijacks a thread that they have already hijacked

 

[prv]

Research shows 9 out of 10 grumpy old men get quite miffed when some young whippersnapper hijacks a thread that they have already hijacked

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the young whippersnappers don't care

Pete

 

[prof pat pending]

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the young whippersnappers don't care

Pete

When you grow up (old and cantankerous) you won't be quite so polite about it

 

[born2sail61]

statistics show 1 in 7 dwarves are grumpy

 

[Lakesailor]

Research shows 9 out of 10 grumpy old men get quite miffed when some young whippersnapper hijacks a thread that they have already hijacked

That rises to 9.5 out of 10 if the young whippersnapper is female