So intelligent he advertises Richard Branston's latest idiot box related scheme. 
I find him a boring oseudo-intellectual wind bag. 
Each to their own, dear chap, each to their own. 
Indeed old fruit. 
Now if everyone would behave like this when encountering oppossing views then I'd never leave this place.
We take our f1 seriously Andrew, books not so passionate 
I take very few things seriously. Life's too short for that sort of capers.
Hmm, think I'll disagree with that one, although it might be we're using different interpretations of "serious", what's life without passion? "to live", means to exert yourself mentally and physically, no?
Which thinking about it, might not pre-requisite seriousness, but to exert, to achieve to feel yourself don't you have to take things seriously?
Maybe Lew can start a philosophy thread.