I didn't imply anyone lacked intelligence,I just said I didn't get it,the same as I don't get gaming or bungee jumping :smile:

Do you shove the whole book in her mouth or just a page at a time? :smile:

I find these pencils too hard to use especially in the coloring books where the paper is smooth and doesn't retain any pigment from the pencils. They look very pale. :disappointed:

If that is what you meant originally then I would go back and edit that post as well, removing such comments as "the dumbing down of society" x 2. I would also suggest changing your tone from one so patronising. However, I don't for one moment believe that is what you meant at all.

You can quit trying to be all clever with the "but we've never even met" comments as well. Does nothing but confirm my initial character assessment of you.

In summary, go and have a read about what your spouting about; when you've clearly identified the wholesome benefits of this activity, then you can come back on here and go "oops, I was way wide of the mark". You never know, you might even give it a go yourself. If you're approaching a certain age, it will even help lower your risk of developing dementia; the irony of your "dumbing down" comment slapping you around the chops like a cold kipper. :smiley:

It's kinda like quietly sifting through a jigsaw, sewing, fishing or wood carving - or any number of hobbies that people enjoy as a way to relax and clear their minds. I'm currently learning a language and doing something "mindless" whilst I listen to audio actually helps me to focus.

Adult colouring books have been around for many, many years. It is far from a new concept.

Do we get to give it marks out of 10 :smile:

How long did it take you to color that if I may ask?
It is really very nice!

Yep.

I'd rather be colouring in than watching "Jeremy Kyle". Or "Eastenders", or "I'm a fat loser celebrity dinner in a bed makeover attic reality junkie"

I don't think it's like that at all. Adult colouring books have been proven to reduce stress and are great for therapy and mindfulness. Also it's really difficult to stay between the lines, come on.

Yeah, Josef Mengele...

The bigger picture of people's intolerance for what others might find fun or entertaining? Too right mate...

In a word ... no.

I'm not sure the programs you listed really qualify as "dumbing down", teaching someone how to bake, garden, do diy etc is surely not dumb? The implication being that you should know how to do all this by sheer ability of being human.
Can you bake a cake? If so how did you figure out what ingredients to use? Let me guess someone told you or you read it in a book...so you must be dumb then right???

My point is NO ONE just instinctively knows how to make a cake or build a wall etc... they need to learn it from somewhere, just because these days we have TV shows doesn't make it any dumber then using a book or being told from a parent. The principle is the same - you learnt how to do it from an external source.

Now TV shows that don't educate could certainly be used as an argument for dumbing down, but that's not what you suggested. I fail to see how something that encourages you to go out and create something yourself can be classed as dumbing down.

​I dont see how colouring in takes us backwards, everyone likes what they like

Welcome to the future ... :smirk:





Oh wait ...

As opposed to the loftily intellectual activity of posting rants to nobody in particular on the internet? At least nobody is deluding themselves about the self-gratification of relaxing by colouring in.

How did you learn anything, were you born with all these talents. For myself I did not have the availability to learn cooking at school as it was not one of the subjects taught in a boy's Grammar School. It was not until I joined the Army that by doing a spell as ration store man, sourcing, ordering collecting etc. the food stuffs for the cook house to convert in to meals, that because I had a lot of time on my hands I became interested in cooking and the methods used and the additives such as herbs and spices to bring us the tasty meals that we sat down enjoy.
Cookery programs help bring us up to date with all these things and introduce us to foods and recipes that are a far cry from fish and chips or beans on toast and help us with the method that a recipe book does not due to it's limitations. Thanks to my Army Chefs and these programs I can now make successfully a whole range of foods that I would not have been able to manage but for these.
Now go back to your pie and mash while I enjoy my 5 tapas plata con patatas brava.

Its actually found to relieve stress.

Regards
Flea

Yes. Noticed it myself. Maybe they need something comforting they understand ? :laughing:

Depend if Brazilian or Hollywood finish :smirk:

I'm pretty sure you'd use a little brown too :confused:

Better watch for racism :wink:

You CAN actually get them (though I'm stating the obvious, probably). I got a gay friend "The C**t Colouring Book" a while back, as a joke Xmas present!

How much are they there? :confused: