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Stamford O wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:15 pm Just scored for Cambridge United
That's it.I originally clicked on this old bollox thinking it was a recomendation for a player not some attention seeker.
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Beradogs wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:12 am I was with a friend applying for a job on the parliamentary website the other day. It took 5 minutes to get through all the stuff about inclusivity. There were 17 options to describe whether she was male or female. When it came to religion and ethnicity there was two pages. None of which was her religion, White Catholic. Christian was the closest. The world has gone mad!
I juat checked, there are five options for gender:
Male, female, Non binary, prefer to self describe, prefer, not to say. There are 10 options for religion, incliding other and prefer not to say, all of the major religions are there and none are split into denominations. There are two other questions on disabilty and ethnicity, in total it would take less than 30 seconds to fill in.

On the evidence I've seen i don't think it is the world that is the problem.
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Imagine getting angry about this.
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They and them are plural pronouns, so inappropriate unless he is schizophrenic. “it” is the only singular alternative, but he might not want to use that in case people thought about his singing and preceded it with sh!!😋😋
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RedO wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:04 am Imagine getting angry about this.
Not angry but it probably proves why I don't click on some threads if I can correctly predict what bullshit they are about..
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Farquhar Moule wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:31 am They and them are plural pronouns, so inappropriate unless he is schizophrenic. “it” is the only singular alternative, but he might not want to use that in case people thought about his singing and preceded it with sh!!😋😋
2 pages until mental health insults - we’re slipping.
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At the end of the day, who cares what he wants to be called. None of us are likely to be having a conversation with the fella anyway.
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Disoriented wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:39 pm At the end of the day, who cares what he wants to be called. None of us are likely to be having a conversation with the fella anyway.
Hope I never bump into him as I may put my foot in it.

IE: call him Sir,Mister or Whatever.
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Re: Sam Smith

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Mick McQuaid wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:16 am
Beradogs wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:12 am I was with a friend applying for a job on the parliamentary website the other day. It took 5 minutes to get through all the stuff about inclusivity. There were 17 options to describe whether she was male or female. When it came to religion and ethnicity there was two pages. None of which was her religion, White Catholic. Christian was the closest. The world has gone mad!
I juat checked, there are five options for gender:
Male, female, Non binary, prefer to self describe, prefer, not to say. There are 10 options for religion, incliding other and prefer not to say, all of the major religions are there and none are split into denominations. There are two other questions on disabilty and ethnicity, in total it would take less than 30 seconds to fill in.

On the evidence I've seen i don't think it is the world that is the problem.

You were through the initial interview stages for the job? Must be the same one my friend going for. Good luck.
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Howling Mad Murdock wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:27 pm
Disoriented wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:39 pm At the end of the day, who cares what he wants to be called. None of us are likely to be having a conversation with the fella anyway.
Hope I never bump into him as I may put my foot in it.

IE: call him Sir,Mister or Whatever.
Try ‘Sam’.
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Disoriented wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:46 pm
Howling Mad Murdock wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:27 pm
Disoriented wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:39 pm At the end of the day, who cares what he wants to be called. None of us are likely to be having a conversation with the fella anyway.
Hope I never bump into him as I may put my foot in it.

IE: call him Sir,Mister or Whatever.
Try ‘Sam’.
He may not like that either.
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It’s his name you bell.
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Howling Mad Murdock wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:27 pm
Disoriented wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:39 pm At the end of the day, who cares what he wants to be called. None of us are likely to be having a conversation with the fella anyway.
Hope I never bump into him as I may put my foot in it.

IE: call him Sir,Mister or Whatever.
Hope it's only your foot you put in it 🤔
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BIGRON wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:36 pm
Howling Mad Murdock wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:27 pm
Disoriented wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:39 pm At the end of the day, who cares what he wants to be called. None of us are likely to be having a conversation with the fella anyway.
Hope I never bump into him as I may put my foot in it.

IE: call him Sir,Mister or Whatever.
Hope it's only your foot you put in it 🤔
Errr,No thanks.
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Re: Sam Smith

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BIGRON wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:36 pm
Howling Mad Murdock wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:27 pm
Disoriented wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:39 pm At the end of the day, who cares what he wants to be called. None of us are likely to be having a conversation with the fella anyway.
Hope I never bump into him as I may put my foot in it.

IE: call him Sir,Mister or Whatever.
Hope it's only your foot you put in it 🤔
Ha!

Can see why you’re not on the ‘Ear.
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Farquhar Moule wrote: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:31 am They and them are plural pronouns, so inappropriate unless he is schizophrenic. “it” is the only singular alternative,
Is that right?

What's wrong with this sentence, then?

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Re: Sam Smith

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Not to mention the fallacy of schizophrenia = multiple personalities.
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