Dire financial situation at Gibson?

[4stringer77]

I wouldn't mind dialing down the sexist language a notch ... just sayin'

I thought this forum was on the same level as a construction site. Are there any women reading what we say here to get offended? A little misogyny between friends is harmless. Just because it's fun to joke about carpet munchers doesn't mean we do it with animosity in our hearts. God bless those mixed up young fur burger/ bearded clam/ box chow hounds.

[4stringer77]

Sorry if my remarks above seemed crass to anyone, man or woman. Let's get back to enjoying the more wholesome things about music, like this quaint little ditty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcwW2L0rCN4&feature=share

[westen44]

I remember once encountering that song on YouTube.  I think the original version was from the 1930s. 

[Dave W]

But Dave, didn't we discuss how you would not use the DB term again? 

Alas!, she'll grow out of it. Don't they all? (insert broad male grin here)

No, we didn't.

I'm not the one who took things way off topic by posting her picture.

I wouldn't mind dialing down the sexist language a notch ... just sayin'

Agreed.  I wince every now and then.

Not that I don't have stray thoughts, but I'm better at keeping them off my keyboard than I used to be.

I won't allow racism or obscene language, but if we can't make lighthearted jokes about sexuality, we might as well shut 'er down and call it a day.

I thought this forum was on the same level as a construction site. Are there any women reading what we say here to get offended? A little misogyny between friends is harmless. Just because it's fun to joke about carpet munchers doesn't mean we do it with animosity in our hearts. God bless those mixed up young fur burger/ bearded clam/ box chow hounds.

That's right. No harm is intended.

[Dave W]

Now, let's get back to the subject of this thread with a new article.

CEO Says Gibson Will Dump Brands

Gruesome fourth quarter results from the electronics portfolio.

Henry's whistling in the dark.

[slinkp]

Oh, I'm not mad or anything, and I'm not gonna continually police the forum being a buzzkill, or run away in a huff ... I just didn't think "skank" sounded like particularly lighthearted fun, but if that's how it was meant, okay.  I think it should be okay for people to occasionally say they don't like something, and it's okay for us to disagree.  After all, I'm just one among many, and we have varying preferences. I sure don't keep the lights on here.  If I ever got seriously ticked off about something I'm always free to leave.

I guess if most of us want it to feel like "a construction site" then that's how it'll be.  I'm not the self-appointed voice of any female lurkers here (if there are any?), but I wouldn't be surprised if those few who do chime in once in a blue moon continue to quickly disappear - I think that'd be a natural consequence.

That's all I'm planning to say on this point. Back to grim Gibson popcorn! That's more fun anyway 

[slinkp]

For your enjoyment: Henry as Hitler in the bunker.

NSFW language

Gibson's Diversification causes a tense moment in the boardroom

The person who made this couldn't figure out how to save it without losing the captions.

Looks the person sorted it out eventually  

Was that you Dave?  Nicely done, whoever it was

[the mojo hobo]

Now, let's get back to the subject of this thread with a new article.

CEO Says Gibson Will Dump Brands

Gruesome fourth quarter results from the electronics portfolio.

Henry's whistling in the dark.

When a writer uses "try and" in the first sentence I get too distracted to pay much attention to what follows.

[Dave W]

Looks the person sorted it out eventually  

Was that you Dave?  Nicely done, whoever it was

Not mine. I wouldn't have thought of all those products. 

The guy who made it couldn't figure out how to save it, only to share it. What you're seeing is the page where he created it.

[Dave W]

Scene from Hardcore (1979) in which George C. Scott's character discovers his daughter acting in a porn movie.

Slightly revised.

 

[Highlander]

Shame he's long gone... could have played a passable Henry in the movie version of the Great Gibson disaster of 2018, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, T Minus 10... Ejection from CEO has started...

[4stringer77]

You guys need to give Henry more credit. I think he knows exactly what he's doing. He is positioning Gibson for sale to the perfect buyer, Hammacher Schlemmer. The $4,200 musical mosaic masterpiece Les Paul Jr. will fit right in next to the $54,000 self contained hootenanny. Henry once again proves that genius is often confused for insanity.

[westen44]

I had been looking at an advertisement for a wireless CD player from Hammacher Schlemmer.  It looked perfect for my purposes.  But after reading all the negative reviews, I'm not going to take the risk.  I'm not very familiar with the company.  I'm not in a position to say anything about it one way or another.  Except I certainly can't ignore all those negative reviews for that particular product which were very stark and critical. 

[uwe]

No, we didn't.

I'm not the one who took things way off topic by posting her picture.

I won't allow racism or obscene language, but if we can't make lighthearted jokes about sexuality, we might as well shut 'er down and call it a day.

That's right. No harm is intended.

For the record: The doughnut bumper thing is an inside joke between Dave and me and I use that term all the time myself, even lesbians laugh about it, I never discussed with Dave not to use it. Anybody who loves another person is fine to be together with him or her in my book - or marry -, gender plays no role for me in that.

Posting Cara with a guitar was not off topic though, I tried to reinforce the lifestyle/fashion brand statement by posting it and simply found her pic via searching "model & guitar". Frankly, I thought that being the model household name she meanwhile is, anybody would get my intentions. I was wrong! I should have posted Keith advertising for Louis Vuitton!

[westen44]

World War II is never off topic.  I recently ran across this info about Cara's great-aunt who had an affair with Churchill.  Interesting, significant but with a sad ending.

http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/25/cara-delevingnes-great-aunt-had-an-affair-with-winston-churchill-and-his-son-7340457/