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Gardening express scam artists. Anyone else been scammed?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I've no chance @Posy :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • I'm trying to think of something offensive to post for you both so you don't miss out............will cra**y weather do ?    
    I didn't see the offensive post either so I'm not sure what I am trying to beat  :D  
  • I'm trying to think of something offensive to post for you both so you don't miss out............will cra**y weather do ?    
    I didn't see the offensive post either so I'm not sure what I am trying to beat  :D  
    Going to take a chance and say that you'll never beat it with that!
  • Given this is the time of year for Results - you are saying "Must try harder" :D  
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Must try a lot ******g harder @philippasmith2.... :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    He added an offensive comment with a strong swear word in to somebody's quote.  I reported it.
    West Yorkshire
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    You were quite right,  @Pauline 7. We are just being silly. Mind you, I quite like a fight and I am articulate enough to manage without obscenity. 
  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    I was always told that swearing is a sign of low intelligence. You don't know the right word to say, so you have to swear.
    West Yorkshire
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    "I was always told that swearing is a sign of low intelligence."

    I personally find it endlessly satisfying - not at anyone. There are some studies showing it relieves pain and stress - like hitting something with a stick.  I think of it as personal off-gassing, which is useful as long as it's not directed at a person. The air in my house is permanently blue tinged. Don't do harm. Don't be a dick.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I’m with Fire. I love a bit of industrial grade cussing. And I would certainly like to see the evidence that correlates swearing with intelligence; that sounds like the hypothesis of a prim aunt.

    As always, you write (and speak) with the audience in mind. ‘Rich’ language is perfectly acceptable in some social situations but in other instances it signals very poor judgement.

    This forum, I like to think, is essentially populated by easy going adults who are not likely to indulge in lip pursing and finger wagging. What, therefore, does baffle me is the use of symbols when using the milder profanities. If you write cr@p, you mean crap. When I read cr@p, I read crap. How can one version possibly be more offensive than the other? And if the word does genuinely offend you, choose a synonym. Our language is incredibly rich - there’s a word there for every occasion (unlike French whose lexicon is the size of a slim paperback!)

    On this forum I think it would be offensive to deploy would are coyly called the f, c and n words. Personally I think those words, and a few of their friends, whether in full or asterisked, are not suitable here.
    Rutland, England
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