Oti….

[turbo2]

Jan 1, 2022 0:12:43 GMT El Mel said:

If ever there was any question in how to deal with our own mortality.....

I've never been to India, but one day maybe I will. I'll find a tranquil beach overlooking the sea, and think about the guy who made us all challenge our own perceptions, sometimes to the point of blind frustration, sometimes to the point where we enraged ourselves, and often to the point where we found ourselves in agreement.

Even if I don't ever get to India, I'll happily sit on a beach here in Spain, look across the med and ponder my judgements - and question them, which is all you ever asked of anybody buddy.

Spot on mel.

Unfortunately in this time of utter pc bollocks the easily offended were offended and even worse the ‘easily offended on other’s behalf’ were even more offended.

[gingerbreadman]

Oti, you will be sorely missed by those who agreed with you and those who did not. This and the other board will be considerably poorer when you log off for the final time.

Farewell and thank you for all the fish! (I hope you know the Hitchhikers Guide).

[captainblack]

Dec 31, 2021 21:02:44 GMT otiumvitae said:

2am here. Fireworks just stopped.
In extreme pain every second,
This moment is the first i have been able to move in days.
I am 9 stone something from 14 stones
Every moment hell.
An Indian family took me in, they cried when i moved to my own bedroom today....truly wonderful people.
Prob my last post...i love you all....UTT

     Take care Oti, I am sad that we never met in person , but I have thoroughly 
     enjoyed your posts , although we did not always agree . Your stories have
     been absolutely marvellous and you have brought to both boards a lot of
     enjoyment and humour. Most of all , I feel you are a proper Gentleman ,
     something quite rare these days! god bless , Blackie.

[niggled]

Safe journey oti, you shall not be forgotten.

[realmadkid]

Words somehow don't seem adequate at times like this.

Good luck my friend. We don't know each other but you have lived a full life and should be proud of all you achieved.

When my time comes I hope I can face it with the same courage and dignity that you have.

Much respect to you!

[heckyterrier66]

It certainly sounds like you have lived upto the name you gave yourself.

Hopefully when you pass it will be peacefully

[Deleted]

Ironic indeed that someone labelled 'racist' by DATM nutjobs should have chosen to spend his last days in India....about as far removed as possible from 'white Britain'.

Stay strong, Oti....stay strong.

[Fish & Chips]

Dec 31, 2021 21:02:44 GMT otiumvitae said:

2am here. Fireworks just stopped.
In extreme pain every second,
This moment is the first i have been able to move in days.
I am 9 stone something from 14 stones
Every moment hell.
An Indian family took me in, they cried when i moved to my own bedroom today....truly wonderful people.
Prob my last post...i love you all....UTT

What an amazing, unique way to log off from this planet with those immortal letters “UTT”
God bless you. Hope the football is as interesting on the other side.

[cashy90]

He was active 20 minutes ago.

Keep praying, guys 🙌🏻

[htfcfcfc]

My favourite poster of all time. Thoughts with you - remember how helpful you've tried to be getting tickets in the past

Honest, Opinionated - thoroughly entertaining.

Will be sorely missed but glad you're where you want to be!

[griswald]

God bless you Ron x

[willothe2nd]

Just crossed back from the other side - I’d be more active on here if I could remember the name of it, doh! - after reading the latest on Oti. Sounds like he’s coming to the end of the line which is tragic. The other board could do with another 20 years of his pearlies if only to wind one or two of the more touchy ones up for a good while yet. Suspect someone will be along shortly with the bad news 😞. If you are still reading Ron, you’ll be in great company up there when the time comes pal.

[mrsoft]

Just nipped over from the other board to forward on my best wishes to Otium. A great town fan and poster who never ever backed down from anyone or anything. Hope you can keep beating the odds Ron but if not, it sounds like you've set up one last away day to be proud of.

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[captslapper]

Jan 1, 2022 15:20:53 GMT @rickrast said:

Ironic indeed that someone labelled 'racist' by DATM nutjobs should have chosen to spend his last days in India....about as far removed as possible from 'white Britain'.

Stay strong, Oti....stay strong.

Oti has been a constant challenge for the small minded with their small characters over on DATM for many years.
They need to see things in rigid black and white, so when a man like Oti confronts them, criticising a religion and the culture it promotes and its effects on this country, whilst simultaniously displaying a deep love for people and places of other races, its frankly beyond their mental capacity to deal with.

It befuddles them, it doesnt fit into the narrow way they label people and they invariably just go their default position of squeeling 'racist' at him... because they can't do anything else.

Nearly all those who've hated oti on DATM ( not disagreed with him,, we've all done that over various things,,, but truly HATED him ) are a fraction of the person he has been, with a fraction of the character and a fraction of the honesty and integrity.
And however old they get, they'll only ever live a fraction of the life Oti has too.

[foxtrot777]

You could just imagine the Oti haters frothing at the mouth when his first post back after being banned got over 100 likes, I can't think of any other post on DATM that's got anywhere near that and shows just how popular he was, all the best Oti.