I thought it was funny too. And Huck wasn’t calling anyone stupid. Just the concept. I took it all in jest. Believe me if SWMBO knew what a GRUME was, she’d sign me up every month! 
So GRUME is What Exactly...?
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Oh my goodness - my eyes have been opened! People are not all the same!!!!!
Let me catch my breath for a moment.
Thank the heavens we're on B&B where everyone's opinions are respected and stated as opinions and not decrees from on high. Whew! That was a close one!
Let me catch my breath for a moment.
Thank the heavens we're on B&B where everyone's opinions are respected and stated as opinions and not decrees from on high. Whew! That was a close one!
As a newish B&B member and a participant in my second GRUME, I am a bit hesitant to wade in on this thread as it appears to be dividing opinions. For the most part, I also took @huck1680's post to be an attempt at humor and/or sarcasm. Both humor and sarcasm can be tricky in an online environment. I'm not saying you've got to use them, but emoji's do help to contextualize intent.
The first word in the GRUME acronym is Gentlemanly, the second word Restraint. I started participating in GRUME for the Restraint, but find myself getting more out of the Gentlemanly discourse and community as noted by @Multum in parvo.
This one comment to me that went beyond humor and sarcasm, and it was at the beginning of the post. It could be taken as being mean spirited.
I mostly agree with you, Brad. I'm not sure all 36 participants in the current GRUME feel the same. For example, pick out any religion in the world and call the concept of it stupid. Not equating GRUME to a religion, but I think you can understand what I'm saying.
The first word in the GRUME acronym is Gentlemanly, the second word Restraint. I started participating in GRUME for the Restraint, but find myself getting more out of the Gentlemanly discourse and community as noted by @Multum in parvo.
In a couple of weeks, @FoolishMortal will open the thread for the September GRUME. Come on over and give it a try @huck1680. I can only speak for myself, but I would welcome you to this little slice of B&B!
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Well...that was fun. Perhaps I should've said silly and not stupid. Because now that I think about it "stupid" may be a little mean-spirited. But I am glad to see the sarcasm was appreciated. And thanx for the invite however, I will respectfully decline.
Hi,
If you think Restraining your purchasing for a month is Silly....wait until you find out the rest:
There is a Restraint which runs for an entire year.
And another one running four years, between Leap Days.
And, another one running for an entire decade.
And, I'm in all of them because I have plenty of what I need for the chore of shaving daily. Yes. Chore. I shave because if I do not, then I die. Firefighting SCBA masks don't seal on facial hair.
I am in restraints since 2013 (the fourth quarterly. We don't seem to have quarterly ones any longer) because I wound up following too many bunnies down rabbit holes and so too much stuff. I'm still working my way through it all. One issue with this place is being clued into a whole lot of things and then wanting to try such for yourself. It is a double edged sword.
Perhaps, one day, you'll look around and see too much stuff as well. And, you already know where to go to hang with friends in the same boat. If you never decide you have gone overboard, then have fun and ignore our restraint threads.
Stan
If you think Restraining your purchasing for a month is Silly....wait until you find out the rest:
There is a Restraint which runs for an entire year.
And another one running four years, between Leap Days.
And, another one running for an entire decade.
And, I'm in all of them because I have plenty of what I need for the chore of shaving daily. Yes. Chore. I shave because if I do not, then I die. Firefighting SCBA masks don't seal on facial hair.
I am in restraints since 2013 (the fourth quarterly. We don't seem to have quarterly ones any longer) because I wound up following too many bunnies down rabbit holes and so too much stuff. I'm still working my way through it all. One issue with this place is being clued into a whole lot of things and then wanting to try such for yourself. It is a double edged sword.
Perhaps, one day, you'll look around and see too much stuff as well. And, you already know where to go to hang with friends in the same boat. If you never decide you have gone overboard, then have fun and ignore our restraint threads.
Stan
I also love to buy and try new stuff, but when you spend 500 dollars on soap in two months, I think it’s time to practice some restraint, especially if you haven’t even tried all the stuff you already own. And addictions are better battled with the support of a group
Exactly what a person should do if he doesn’t agree with the concept of GRUME
Having appreciated your posts on many other topics, I know you are a not characterized by mean-spiritedness. Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend.
I will be anxiously looking for the the September GRUME kick-off, and thanks to this thread, I am now aware of this helpful resource.
Regarding the original post, I don't think I have ever experienced or detected ill will with any BnB discussions as this is arguably one of the most civil forums existing on the public internet. That is my mindset when reading threads here, so I immediately sensed the humor attempt of the OP, albeit it may be too subtle for some readers to ascertain depending on their mindset in the moment. That is the risk or weakness of text based communications so thank goodness for emoji's
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This thread was an interesting read. As one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, true to point; another man’s attempt at humor can be easily perceived as toxic sarcasm.
It is an interesting note of the obvious lack of emoticon’s in posts and this thread; of which I am a huge, believer, supporter and active follower of. Don’t believe me? Look up my posts and see the over inundated flooding of smiley faces in my posts.
They really do seem to be quite helpful for the successful identification purposes of the type of slight internet sarcasm that is slow to pick up on if it doesn’t actually jump up off the page and slap you right across the face as intentional humor.
The way I see it, the OP
1. ‘could have articulated his words and humorous intentions mo’ betta’ which would have been the obvious slap across the face humor, but as we all know, there’s always someone in the crowd you are speaking to, that will see ‘an opportunity’. To react otherwise?
Indeed, emoji’s aren’t meant to get away with being a critical, toxic, insulter, but I definitely find they are very helpful when I get stuck somewhere between those two sacks of apples….
It is an interesting note of the obvious lack of emoticon’s in posts and this thread; of which I am a huge, believer, supporter and active follower of. Don’t believe me? Look up my posts and see the over inundated flooding of smiley faces in my posts.
They really do seem to be quite helpful for the successful identification purposes of the type of slight internet sarcasm that is slow to pick up on if it doesn’t actually jump up off the page and slap you right across the face as intentional humor.
The way I see it, the OP
1. ‘could have articulated his words and humorous intentions mo’ betta’ which would have been the obvious slap across the face humor, but as we all know, there’s always someone in the crowd you are speaking to, that will see ‘an opportunity’. To react otherwise?
Indeed, emoji’s aren’t meant to get away with being a critical, toxic, insulter, but I definitely find they are very helpful when I get stuck somewhere between those two sacks of apples….
I love lamp.
If you haven’t purchased anything this month you can still enter the August thread until the 15thI will be anxiously looking for the the September GRUME kick-off, and thanks to this thread, I am now aware of this helpful resource.
Regarding the original post, I don't think I have ever experienced or detected ill will with any BnB discussions as this is arguably one of the most civil forums existing on the public internet. That is my mindset when reading threads here, so I immediately sensed the humor attempt of the OP, albeit it may be too subtle for some readers to ascertain depending on their mindset in the moment. That is the risk or weakness of text based communications so thank goodness for emoji's
Nope, big FAIL for August. I got a Dovo SR arriving today after another FCCS came last week!If you haven’t purchased anything this month you can still enter the August thread until the 15th
See ya in September!
I love El Dorado.I love guns.
How about AftershavesI love guns.
How about Aftershaves
Well, I own quite a few firearms, but not over 200 of them. It’s been a few years, but the last time I counted, I had 209 bottles of vintage & modern aftershaves.
CzechCzar
Use the Fat, Luke!
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Truly? That's amazing. Where do you keep them all? Have not some of them gone...south?Well, I own quite a few firearms, but not over 200 of them. It’s been a few years, but the last time I counted, I had 209 bottles of vintage & modern aftershaves.
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The movie? AbsofrickinlutelyI love El Dorado.
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