h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I think I may be working with a bigot. Just as well she's not going to be in my team when we finish training

Bigot is a strong word to use, we're (well I am ) all guilty of thoughtlessnees at times - misogyny, homophobia, isolationalism.....etc. If you were a 'team player' as you say, you need to apply pro-social modelling to improve her outlook It may just be a defence mechanism, open your mind and look further Sometimes you need an outsider to play devil's advocate to understand the views of others Everyone ids entitled to their opinion, just because it differs from our own doesn't make it any less right

I not having a dig at you

Is it age? I'm finding my opinions are changing completely as I get older. When I was a younger I wanted a black baby as they were so much cuter than pasty white babies (mum fostered when I was growing up), now I've completely changed and keep thinking I want a child/grandchild that looks like me (ie white) and am rather horrified about that, as it means if J comes home in the future with a serious girlfriend who is not white I'd be disappointed.

Scares the crap out of me just writing it down. When did this happen to me!???

Just naturally hormonal, of course we want children who look like us It is our genetic legacy. The fact that you have the courage to write your opinions for public dicussion indicates you are open minded enough to discuss your concerns

Nah, she's younger than me. Mind you I checked her Facebook page and she seems to be pretty right wing - eek!

"......pretty right wing"

Great minds...... I'm slightly to the right of Ghengis Khan

BTW Fords, what do you define as 'Right wing eek!' Anyone who doesn't conform to your wafty liberal idealism?

A challenge!
Righty-o, OK lets get some definitions. What's wafty liberal idealism?

I had a curry last night, that's why I'm so wafty today

Right so now we only need definitions on liberal and idealism.

Liberal towards waftiness, both our own and that of others, while still clinging to the ideal that, one day, it might not be so wafty?

I'm still thinking about swamp gas

I pretty certain that's what all politicians talk

Could someone open a window, please?

I'm afraid I can't do that

*Uses handy can opener blade on trusty Swiss Army knife to create window in side of space craft. Gets sucked out and floats off into space. Uses handy rocket pack blade on trusty Swiss Army knife and eventually flies back in through hole. Uses handy welding torch blade on trusty Swiss Army Penknife to reseal hole*
Brrrrr. It's cold out there but at least it smells a bit better in here.

Time for some industrial strength guffs No worse than the guff politicians spout endlessly, anyone as bored as I am with elections in the news lately We should follow Polands example

Follow Poland's example? What, have Gordon and Sarah Brown wiped out in a plane crash? Poor taste imo.

Agreed.

Why limit it to barbequeing just those two, poor taste? I should cocoa, bet lightly grilled politico tastes awful
I really don't like politicians, it goes with the territory of doing their dirty work in the Armed Forces for so many years , I never minded dispatching people to whichever deity they happened to support for Queen, Country and my controllers (Non-political).
If this is distasteful for you to face, the reality of what I did to preserve your democratic right to hold the views you do - well tough!