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A near perfect example actually.
Quoted from misterschu:Your comment is a good example of homophobia
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Quoted from jcar302:Not sure what's worse, that comment or three people liking it on a site made up of mostly men
Thanks for taking the time out of your day to stop blowing up cases of bud light and hop on here to call the OP + all of the upvoters gay. You’re doing the Lord’s work!
Selling two gottlieb Lightening Ball woodrails in a package deal.
The OP was trying to be funny and clever. Others commented on his post. People got offended. Other people got offended by people getting offended. The cycle keeps going round and round. I guess if we keep our posts ordinary, boring and plain we'll have done our job! Just don't even know how to respond to people anymore in this cancel culture that we live in.
Quoted from sagejr:I guess if we keep our posts ordinary, boring and plain we'll have done our job! Just don't even know how to respond to people anymore in this cancel culture that we live in.
Having a sense of humor and not hating on people that don’t fit your worldview is a pretty good start.
Disclaimer: racists, sexists and homophobes can F off. And yes, I fully realize that contradicts my above statement. #sorrynotsorry
Quoted from sagejr:The OP was trying to be funny and clever. Others commented on his post. People got offended. Other people got offended by people getting offended.
To be fair, I don't see anybody offended. "That's homophobic" isn't someone taking offense, it's someone pointing it out. The person who made said comment can either agree and work towards making sure they don't accidentally say stuff like that in the wrong setting, or disagree and move on.
If I was saying things that could rub people the wrong way, I'd want to be alerted to it. I used to say "retarded" all the time, said it to the wrong person (HR rep at a large firm) and it cost me a job I really wanted. That was learning the hard way. Fixed, won't happen again. It doesn't change my life not to say it, and I'm not offended by others who do. You can be both ways.
Someone pointing things out on a forum would have been a lot better for me. Learning the hard way sucked.
Quoted from ThePinballCo-op:To be fair, I don't see anybody offended. "That's homophobic" isn't someone taking offense, it's someone pointing it out. The person who made said comment can either agree and work towards making sure they don't accidentally say stuff like that in the wrong setting, or disagree and move on.
If I was saying things that could rub people the wrong way, I'd want to be alerted to it. I used to say "retarded" all the time, said it to the wrong person (HR rep at a large firm) and it cost me a job I really wanted. That was learning the hard way. Fixed, won't happen again. It doesn't change my life not to say it, so why the hell was I taking the risk to be edgy? Meh.
Someone pointing things out on a forum would have been a lot better.
Good explanation. I'll just stick to looking for pins unless that becomes offensive too.
You guys are missing the point that the Beatles is super fun, and well deserving of any horny feelings
Quoted from GorillaBiscuits:Having a sense of humor and not hating on people that don’t fit your worldview is a pretty good start.
Disclaimer: racists, sexists and homophobes can F off. And yes, I fully realize that contradicts my above statement. #sorrynotsorry
This only furthers my point that many people including me who are not (using your words "haters, racists, sexists and homophobes") don't post on this forum because they have no idea how others will react to their posts and don't want to deal with the drama or scrutiny that can go along with it.
Quoted from sagejr:This only furthers my point that many people including me who are not (using your words "haters, racists, sexists and homophobes") don't post on this forum because they have no idea how others will react to their posts and don't want to deal with the drama or scrutiny that can go along with it.
just common sense.Quoted from misterschu:Your comment is a good example of homophobia
Has nothing to do with it.
It's weird for a guy to use the term horny around other guys, regardless of whether it's about woman or men.
He might be able to get away with it around women, perhaps they would think it's cute, or they just may be concerned about their safety.
How about a rephrase?
Not sure what's worse, his comment or three people liking it.
With or without referring to men, it's still creepy.
Quoted from jcar302:Has nothing to do with it.
It's weird for a guy to use the term horny around other guys, regardless of whether it's about woman or men.
He might be able to get away with it around women, perhaps they would think it's cute, or they just may be concerned about their safety.
How about a rephrase?
Not sure what's worse, his comment or three people liking it.
With or without referring to men, it's still creepy.
I'm so glad we can all come together to solve the world's problems in this for sale thread. Such a vast amount of knowledge here!
Quoted from yzfguy:I'm so glad we can all come together to solve the world's problems in this for sale thread. Such a vast amount of knowledge here!
Quoted from ExSquid:Lets throw a wrench in this,
Who wants to sell me their Ghostbusters Premium for $500 and a case of beer?!?
Be sure to add the 2 cheeseburgers!!!
Quoted from ExSquid:Lets throw a wrench in this,
Who wants to sell me their Ghostbusters Premium for $500 and a case of beer?!?
Just make sure the beer is not bud light…not even for political reasons. That stuff is terrible. 
I saw this thread blowing up, so I knew it meant:
1. The sandwich idiots had returned.
2. Someone had robbed a tractor trailer load of pins and was selling at bargain basement prices.
3. ?????????????
So, how many of you knew immediately upon reading post 27050 at the bottom of page 541…that page 542 would have very few ‘what’s for sale’ posts?
I mean the ‘uh oh’ post was 27048…but then it was official at 27050.
Quoted from AntennaMan:I saw this thread blowing up, so I knew it meant:
1. The sandwich idiots had returned.
2. Someone had robbed a tractor trailer load of pins and was selling at bargain basement prices.
3. ?????????????
EXACTLY!!!!!!
I should have known when I saw 30 new posts it was all crap.
Some of you folks have way too much time on your hands.
I'm looking to shed a couple of my newer Stern titles.
Take a look at my list - see something you're interested in, throw me a PM and/or a fair offer.
(WPT Pending: Tron and the Ballys are not available).
Tks
Quoted from sagejr:This only furthers my point that many people including me who are not (using your words "haters, racists, sexists and homophobes") don't post on this forum because they have no idea how others will react to their posts
this is actually easy to avoid if one is concerned about it... especially when you're typing and not speaking aloud: just read what you've written and ask yourself whether what you've typed is racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise hateful. (your earlier post about cancel culture is very funny to think about in the context of a post on a *moderated* forum where no one got moderated)
Quoted from jcar302:How about a rephrase?
Not sure what's worse, his comment or three people liking it.
Exactly, if you had just said that, it wouldn't have been a homophobic statement, it would have been clear that you are uncomfortable with his language (safe spaces and all that).
Quoted from jcar302:Not sure what's worse, that comment or three people liking it on a site made up of mostly men.
Hey! I've been known to dabble. (Run a Pinside search on "dumpster handies.")
I still have stuff for sale at Allentown. Posting more this weekend.
Quoted from beelzeboob:Hey! I've been known to dabble. (Run a Pinside search on "dumpster handies.")
I still have stuff for sale at Allentown. Posting more this weekend.
OMG, I'm so offended by the thought of you by that dumpster! Pervert!
Quoted from misterschu:Your comment is a good example of homophobia
I love my Homophones.
Quoted from Jay_Killjoy:I wish I had a Gay 90's I could post here for sale right now.
Toying with the idea of getting a Big Dick.
PM me with what ya got
Quoted from Jay_Killjoy:I wish I had a Gay 90's I could post here for sale right now.
Wish I hadn't sold mine, great game.
Look, if you guys think i'm a homophobe because i'm uncomfortable (if that's what you want to call it) because some guy named bigbangbuck was talking about being horny on pinball forum, i guess it is what it is.
Had this been the comments portion of Pornhub, I would have found the comment completely inline with what one expects, regardless of what section of that site you prefer.
Quite possibly i'm out of touch if that's a word used in conversations and it's not awkward. For that i apologize.
While i'm out this weekend maybe i'll throw that word around a bit and see how it goes over. Though i suspect it might get me either uninvited from the next outing or even more disturbing invited again...
And believe me when i say that the overreacting is how guys like Ron Desantis came to power.
So before you start calling people homophobes, think for a second, what is this person is not and we turn them into one.
But then again, where would the left wing and right wing loonies be without culture wars.
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Quoted from yzfguy:Wait..... Pornhub has a comments section?!
Yes, that's where you post pinball for sale ads in New England.
Quoted from yzfguy:Wait..... Pornhub has a comments section?!
You should see their Jersey sandwich section....
Getting things back on track here, a few games I'd like to unload before Pinfest (can bring to Pinfest as well)
Nice Road Kings $2000
Nice Gorgar, new rottendog MPU, $1800
Above average very clean Space Invaders $2800
Decent High Speed $2400
Will be finishing shopping everything this weekend, feel free to reach out for more info.
Quoted from truemagoo102:Getting things back on track here, a few games I'd like to unload before Pinfest (can bring to Pinfest as well)
Nice Road Kings $2000
Nice Gorgar, new rottendog MPU, $1800
Above average very clean Space Invaders $2800
Decent High Speed $2400
Will be finishing shopping everything this weekend, feel free to reach out for more info.
Did Escape from the Lost World get sold?
Quoted from yzfguy:Wait..... Pornhub has a comments section?!
How else do you think we find out if the cable or plumbing got fixed, or the the step mom got unstuck? These things are important to the story.
Quoted from ForceFlow:Can we please just get back to the main topic?
Sammiches!
As a person who ordered a sammich, and is still waiting. I am offended. 
Quoted from ThePinballCo-op:If I was saying things that could rub people the wrong way, I'd want to be alerted to it.
We all aim to please with our rubbing, really no wrong way. 
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