My take on "free talk" is .... well, how can i put it so your 'let's just count the nuts & bolts again today' mindset can process it? 'Free' in the present context means unrestrained, without boundaries, able to wander about. In this context 'Talk' is of course merely the method of communicating using the written word while implying a quite casual/informal style and approach. So by my definition of it, 'free talk' also allows me to ramble off into a dissertation on pretty much anything, including, for instance, my opinion on ... well ... FREE TALK! Provided of course, i do at least include a passing mention of the subject-line, which in this case is 'How many GPS devices do you own? Oh, looky! A question mark! So?? Have you bought any more since yesterday? How many do you own now? [See? I'm right back on topic (if indeed I ever actually strayed - see below)].

Let's examine this as an example, shall we?:
Quote Originally Posted by smokefree View Post
Oh boy! Alzheimer has really set in! Free Talk: yes. However, the thread is about how many GPS devices you own, not about (the temper of) the inhabitants of Oz and/or NZ. Your kids better hurry making a choice....
Who was it raised the subject of (the temper of) the inhabitants of Oz and/or NZ? ... lemme see [it's so hard to remember when the Oldtimer's disease has really set in] ... Oh! it wuz YOU! And you raised Alzheimer as well [ok, i did bring up my failing memory, but the extrapolation of that to Alzheimer is an OT to my OT]. So it's pot calling kettle black, and i'm a kettle only if your accusation of my being OT stands up in the light of your OTs being far greater sins as in that they're OT to my OT [ok, going in circles a bit there. Need a reboot]. Right, back on topic of the secondary OT of Alzheimer disease [i used to know what the symptoms of that were, but i've forgotten dammit!] ... where the hell was i? Your occupation was it? Do you really want ppl to think you're an accountant? How was the nuts 'n' bolts count today, or was it paper clips and staples? I'll have a bed next to the window thanks, in a room overlooking the garden .... Why the hell am i here? Wait til i get my hands on those flaming' kids, the window has bars .....

Moral: Don't mess with the master of obfuscation dude!
PS: ..... Ah sh.... dammit! doesn't matter ... Wait, i remember: Beat that!