Why are so many Boarsies so bitter? O_o

hatrickpatrick

Now before I say anything I might as well point out that I've always been bashed for being far too much of an optimist, I refuse to admit defeat even in a game of chess where I only have a pawn and a king left and my opponent has almost everything except pawns.

I did, however, actually win the aforementioned game of chess, even amidst cries of "just knock over your king, it's over Paddy!!!"

Seriously though. Why DO so many Boardsies seem to be utterly bitter about life? Seems like every day there are threads chruned out which are bashing people who are happy, b*tching about various sections of society, shooting down the few threads which get posted with a positive premise, etc.

Why is this? It seems that for one website with an extremely broad and general range of topics up for discussion (this site has more individual boards than any other I know apart from game sites which have a board for every video game)there are a disproportionate amount of moaners and begrudgers.

This is underlined in my mind by the fact that when Gift Grub had a politicians' Dragon Den and Joan Burton was trying to sell them her new website, "Moan.ie", I immediately imagined the home page of Boards but with a different logo!

Bear in mind I'm not actually trying to insult or bash those begrudgers, I'm simply wondering if there's a common reason for so many voices of gloom here or it's just a random chance?

RichieC

the internet brings the best out in folk...

Paddysnapper

Because their lives are so utterly boring they can think of nothing else but dossing about on here:eek:

kfallon

Look if people are on here it means they are filling their time either waiting for porn to download or for a porn scene to 'buffer' on a well known porn site....it's a stressful time for all concerned and it's inevitable people will be a bit 'short' as all they want to do is empty their bag or rasher the flange of themselves :rolleyes:

Lyra Fangs

Because it's more fun to complain about the bad things than to report on the good things :P.

SeaFields

All boardies are people.....some people are cnuts....therefore some boardies are cnuts.

WolfForager

Well I don't know about everyone else but I like to wash myself with lemon juice.

hatrickpatrick

kfallon wrote: »

Look if people are on here it means they are filling their time either waiting for porn to download or for a porn scene to 'buffer' on a well known porn site....it's a stressful time for all concerned and it's inevitable people will be a bit 'short' as all they want to do is empty their bag or rasher the flange of themselves :rolleyes:

I'll accept that the various *tube sites are appallingly slow but I don't think that can fully explain the sheer density of begrudgery on this forum >_>

arybvtcw0eolkf

Mostly I put it down to the same syndrome which causes road rage..

People feel secure and protected behind the keyboard or wheel of the car and so throw sh*t out and act all aggressive.

In real life - most people are pussys, windy fvckers when confronted to their face.

I really don't get the whole anti-Irish thing going on here.. Mention anything about the Irish language, pride in your country or our historical figures. Our armies unblemished peace keeping reputation, our singers and song writers, sport men & women etc - and it would appear as though just being Irish means your a target for **** to offload on.

hatrickpatrick

Ian Small Bullfighting wrote: »

Mostly I put it down to the same syndrome which causes road rage..

People feel secure and protected behind the keyboard or wheel of the car and so throw sh*t out and act all aggressive.

In real life - most people are pussys, windy fvckers when confronted to their face.

I really don't get the whole anti-Irish thing going on here.. Mention anything about the Irish language, pride in your country or our historical figures. Our armies unblemished peace keeping reputation, our singers and song writers, sport men & women etc - and it would appear as though just being Irish means your a target for **** to offload on.

I have to say I find this remark even MORE depressing - are you saying that the cold attitude many on Boards have to people is actually the secret attitude of most people out there, just concealed under fake personalities?

Now THAT is a sobering thought.

AnonoBoy

Life gave us lemons and we lost our lemonade recipe?

Gummy Panda

Because we've never been kissed

Logical Fallacy

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Now before I say anything I might as well point out that I've always been bashed for being far too much of an optimist, I refuse to admit defeat even in a game of chess where I only have a pawn and a king left and my opponent has almost everything except pawns.

I did, however, actually win the aforementioned game of chess, even amidst cries of "just knock over your king, it's over Paddy!!!"

Seriously though. Why DO so many Boardsies seem to be utterly bitter about life? Seems like every day there are threads chruned out which are bashing people who are happy, b*tching about various sections of society, shooting down the few threads which get posted with a positive premise, etc.

Why is this? It seems that for one website with an extremely broad and general range of topics up for discussion (this site has more individual boards than any other I know apart from game sites which have a board for every video game)there are a disproportionate amount of moaners and begrudgers.

This is underlined in my mind by the fact that when Gift Grub had a politicians' Dragon Den and Joan Burton was trying to sell them her new website, "Moan.ie", I immediately imagined the home page of Boards but with a different logo!

Bear in mind I'm not actually trying to insult or bash those begrudgers, I'm simply wondering if there's a common reason for so many voices of gloom here or it's just a random chance?

People like to vent and it's easy to do on the Internet.

chicken fingers

lack of regular sex mostly.

hatrickpatrick

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Life gave us lemons and we lost our lemonade recipe?

On this forum lately, it's more like "Life gave us lemons, and although we're thirsty, we'd rather throw the lemons at eachother as violently as possible."

LEMON RIOT ON BOARDS.IE!!!

ejmaztec

The best way to cheer up miserable people is to have a go at em. Well done OP:(

hatrickpatrick

ejmaztec wrote: »

The best way to cheer up miserable people is to have a go at em. Well done OP:(

I'm not having a go at anyone, that's why I stressed I was asking out of curiosity. I'm just wondering WHY there's so much bitterness, I'm not criticizing the bitter!

hal9000

mmmm...schweppes bitter lemon

Chris Martin

With quinine...
Eugh,
Thats enough to piss anyone off
A nice drink, lets throw some uranium into it :-/

MickShamrock

It's because they live in Ireland.

Chris Martin

MickShamrock wrote: »

It's because they live in Ireland.

Odd comment from someone with the username Mick Shamrock :P

parker kent

Ian Small Bullfighting wrote: »

I really don't get the whole anti-Irish thing going on here.. Mention anything about the Irish language, pride in your country or our historical figures. Our armies unblemished peace keeping reputation, our singers and song writers, sport men & women etc - and it would appear as though just being Irish means your a target for **** to offload on.

Yeah I've noticed that as well as its cousin, the "you must hate Ireland" posters. For example, say I say that I don't find Father Ted funny (I actually do but just as an example), somebody will post "if yanks made it you'd love it. You're just anti-Irish".

biko

People love revelling in misery.
My creed: Never tell of your misfortunes to people. Half of them don't care and the other half are glad you had it.

Dudess

Ian Small Bullfighting wrote: »

I really don't get the whole anti-Irish thing going on here.. Mention anything about the Irish language, pride in your country or our historical figures. Our armies unblemished peace keeping reputation, our singers and song writers, sport men & women etc - and it would appear as though just being Irish means your a target for **** to offload on.

Yeah, I wouldn't subscribe to some of the above myself, but what the fuk is the self-loathing for? "We're begrudgers", "We're dumb", "We're lazy", "We're complacent".
Speak for yourselves there dudes... Or do something to change it instead of complying with the stereotypes you cling to so lovingly.

hal9000

Chris Martin wrote: »

With quinine...
Eugh,
Thats enough to piss anyone off
A nice drink, lets throw some uranium into it :-/

o0hh you sound soo bitter I could just drink you up! :P

AnonoBoy

I'm actually savage craic myself and am loved by many.

Run_to_da_hills

Most of this bitterness on boards has had to do with the recent outgoing Government.

hatrickpatrick

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Most of this bitterness on boards has had to do with the recent outgoing Government.

There seems to be an almost equal amount of bitterness being levelled against our new government before it has even taken office, so I'm not sure how much sense this one makes...

KERSPLAT!

biko wrote: »

People love revelling in misery.
My creed: Never tell of your misfortunes to people. Half of them don't care and the other half are glad you had it.

The more I read/think about this the more I realise how true it is!

ejmaztec

biko wrote: »

People love revelling in misery.
My creed: Never tell of your misfortunes to people. Half of them don't care and the other half are glad you had it.

They should be in thirds: A third of them don't care, a third of them are glad you had it, and a third try to outdo you on your tale of woe. The latter are the really infuriating bastards.:(

Barna77

I'm bitter sweet


And need no symphony


:pac:

FlutterinBantam

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Most of this bitterness on boards has had to do with the recent outgoing Government.

There is a fair traunche of bitter fcukers coming in to us after the last run out son.

Make no mistake about that.

Bitter and twisted attitudes and a propensity to believe that the situation we are in can be got out of painlessly.

No it can't lads, not our fault but burning will do no good at all.

At all at all.:rolleyes:

101001

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I refuse to admit defeat even in a game of chess where I only have a pawn and a king left and my opponent has almost everything except pawns.

I did, however, actually win the aforementioned game of chess, even amidst cries of "just knock over your king, it's over Paddy!!!"

How on earth does that happen... it genuinely boggles the mind. I cant figure out who was the worse player in that chess game. How. does. that. happen!

the_syco

You're looking in the wrong places...

hatrickpatrick

101001 wrote: »

How on earth does that happen... it genuinely boggles the mind. I cant figure out who was the worse player in that chess game. How. does. that. happen!

Luck, and extreme stupidity on his part.
I kept evading him with my king, and he didn't notice that my pawn was 3 squares away from the bottom of the board. I moved it occasionally, to which he continued to say "Why are you even bothering", until finally I got to the end and queened it.

Because of where my king, his king, and my pawn were, my new queen put him in instant check, and he couldn't move out of it without putting himself in check from my king.

He subsequently did a Father Jack - esque sweep of the board with the back of his hand and stormed off in pure rage.

Horse_box

It's a ring toss game

foxyboxer

unhappiness is the well spring of creativity.

Kasabian

Lack of fresh air.

Hank_Jones

Take it to the Chess forum.

hatrickpatrick

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Take it to the Chess forum.

lrn2analogies

Jake Rugby Walrus666

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Take it to the Chess forum.

It was just funny the way the guy didn't notice a passed pawn, three squares from queening. Also how he didn't get his pieces around the back of hatrickpatricks pawn chain and systematically dismantle it.

It was just fascinating that with such an overwhelming force superiority that he couldn't both maintain the initiative and force a mate in fairly short order.


But complacency is our enemy always. What do you think Hank?

hatrickpatrick

^ I just use it as an analogy now anytime someone tries to convince me (or someone else) to give up or concede defeat before actually being defeated in reality.

To this day I have absolutely never accepted defeat until it has actually happened, regardless of how close it may be. and you'd be AMAZED how often that turns out to be the right decision.

starbelgrade

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm actually savage craic myself and am loved by many.

I wouldn't mention the "s" word for at least a few days.

Khyra24

People take their frustrations out here while they're joyful optimistic folks in the physical realm? I don't think I'm a bitter person but sitting here reading threads for awhile hurts my butt. I don't like butt pain...

hatrickpatrick

Khyra24 wrote: »

I don't like butt pain...

That's what she said

Khyra24

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

That's what she said

I knew someone would quote me on that...:p

starbelgrade

Khyra24 wrote: »

I knew someone would quote me on that...:p

That's what he said.

Khyra24

starbelgrade wrote: »

That's what he said.

....

How can I be bitter when there are people like this on boards? *glomps everyone*

hatrickpatrick

Khyra24 wrote: »

....

How can I be bitter when there are people like this on boards? *glomps everyone*

I'll glomp you up the...
Nah, I just can't pull that off

Khyra24

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I'll glomp you up the...
Nah, I just can't pull that off

Holy...*covers my bum with my hands and walks away*

LOL

Dudess

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm actually savage craic myself and am loved by many.

It's felt a lot of Irish people believe that about themselves right?
That's cringey, of course, but many Irish are guilty of the exact opposite too.