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AlCzervik wrote:

every time he writes here he comes off as a loser, so, what's the difference?

Lol

How it works when the groom comes from another clan? I had to experience something more or less like that...

It depends how opposed or militant the clans are. My grandfather had to leave Ireland because of the enmity between the clans when he fell in love with a girl from the opposite side.  How militant is your in laws?

He, he, no clans there. Actually, in the deep Galicia if you get a girlfriend from a different parish you only need to invite all the men who haven't married yet, to compensate for the missed chance (a custom which is sadly disappearing). Coming from Castile you can bet I did! So you are from an Irish clan?

hmmm how interesting.  Here people are kind of free to date anyone they like, there are only two clans now, Catholics and Protestants but they don't care as religion has no real effect or even relevance to their lives,  This was not the case in my fathers generation where he had to get a dispensation to marry a protestant and his family boycotted the wedding because they were big time Catholics which he naturally resented. My mother is a MacGregor a central Highlands clan and my father a Gordon which is a North East clan.  Half my town claims Irish decent though because they came here in droves way back.  It still sounds quite parochial in Spain and very family orientated whereas here that's kind of lost.

My son has said a couple of times his English teacher comes from England. I told him I doubt it since she's a redhead named Dolores and she wears a medal of Virgin Mary. His answer was more or less like "what the heck are you talking about, dad?!"  

Dolores 

Yes, like those I suffer on my back!

MSC157 wrote:

Dolores 

I hate Dolores...

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i would submit that some of the best of cc are no longer with us.

goldendog

thegrobe

corrijean

nimzoroy

snakesbelly

rooperi

annazc

trysts

blackfirestorm

kco

i could go on, but the best of cc is what we all think it is. hell, some like macer and kaynight.

i feel poorly for the site i once knew. there is no denying that changes have affected some where they might not want to log in, and, i'm one of them. i used to anticipate coming to cc to see what others have written. in the past few years, i come to the site and, if i have no games where it's my move, i move on.

the social aspect of this site seems to have become drivel that kids eat up. 

I miss a bunch of those folks, and then some. But we struggle on from day to day with who we have to work with.

I am new here, but will do my best to make cc great again.

this is an excellent point that i hope others will get. 

while we choose our own way, even here on cc, in the end, it comes to what we are willing to deal with.

numerous members are waiting with baited breath...

except erik.

We'll start with banning avatars showing topless swimmers....

great idea. forget those that have left the site. it's new members like you that have been here for a few days that will compel decisions.

Sometimes it takes a fresh perspective 

AlCzervik wrote:

i would submit that some of the best of cc are no longer with us.

goldendog

thegrobe

corrijean

nimzoroy

snakesbelly

rooperi

annazc

trysts

blackfirestorm

kco

i could go on, but the best of cc is what we all think it is. hell, some like macer and kaynight.

i feel poorly for the site i once knew. there is no denying that changes have affected some where they might not want to log in, and, i'm one of them. i used to anticipate coming to cc to see what others have written. in the past few years, i come to the site and, if i have no games where it's my move, i move on.

the social aspect of this site seems to have become drivel that kids eat up. 

This is very dippressing. :( I hope they're doing well.

DrSpudnik wrote:

I miss a bunch of those folks, and then some. But we struggle on from day to day with who we have to work with.

That's the truth, the inevitable bitter truth...