How do people get like that and what's wrong with us?

Maybe you should keep your children's minds open and aware of the world and not try to overly shelter them like a big FCC, which only protects us from any real quality by filling our screens with "reality" TV fake drudgery. I bet many of the girls on girls gone wild come from homes which overly sheltered and bred naivity in their daughters.

I liked your last post. It should have been your first. But as the first poster you ignored the topic and attacked me. I never asked: "Do you think I am a tool?" I asked a generalized question in the subject and provided some specific context ("lick a dick") relating to the board.

That, my dear cherub, warranted everything I wrote to you; it was a verbal assemblage for humor and nothing more. Sure there were elements of sarcasm, but at least there was literary merit. It mostly poked at Pammy's fun bags...you were just poked by association. I thought that was obvious. And I apologize for using 'fun bags' but just in the flow...I'm not 'that guy'.

I do like it here. Very great board. That McDougal PFC ad was awesome. Many witty and creative writers here. I think humor has a certain sovereignty, in my life at least. There are also many low brow dreggy types, hence my question. I think the problem with 'us' is that we are not Christ-like enough. Which shouldn't be read into any more than: let's stop running around telling posters to 'lick a dick'. Little love goes a long way...bit like a reach-around.

Some people are overly rude on here. One thing though is you have to remember that it's communication via electronic means. People will probably speak their minds more than in a face-to-face situation, they also can post anonymously, and a lot of it is said in jest. If someone said "lick a dick" in response to one of my posts on here I'd probably laugh, in all honesty, and then wonder if they were a bit of a moron. If someone responded to something I said in a supermarket with "lick a dick" I'd consider that more aggressive. A lot of it on here is just joking around. All I'm saying is that a lot of people can be evil or crude online when you wouldn't get that with an encounter with them face-to-face, unless you were one of their friends. It often doesn't reflect reality.

"Run like an antelope" (wow, great image!), you have been the perfect example of what you are denouncing here, aggressive, defensive, and calling people names.

You are passive-aggressive with an inflated vision of your worth. Definitely not someone I would like to have a beer with. PALN and most posters on this board are much more fun.

agdjsah wrote:

"Run like an antelope" (wow, great image!), you have been the perfect example of what you are denouncing here, aggressive, defensive, and calling people names.

You are passive-aggressive with an inflated vision of your worth. Definitely not someone I would like to have a beer with. PALN and most posters on this board are much more fun.

'Run like an antelope' is one of my favourite jams from Phish. It's worth checking out even if only to hear 'run' sung like a hundred times.

This thread sucks. I regret voicing it and turning into inflated vision of worth guy. I also have to admit that of the 20 some posts, over 75% are from me using different names. Ahhh wretched! Anyway...I'll never look here again, cuz.

Dunderhead wrote:

The primary test of sarcasm is the intent to cause harm, which is exactly what the original poster was complaining about. Sarcasm has no place in civil discourse.

You're a dick.

Run like an antelope wrote "And really, I'd love to hear what people think, even if it means you genuinely think I'm a tool for thinking this post up". I then took his invitation to say what I thought,e ven if it was that he was a tool. I did not see in his post the requirement for civil discourse.

Also, since you've decided to expand the definition of sarcasm as "intent to cause harm", it seems you failed to mention the definition also includes "A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule". Since I was making fun of the poster, it seems appropriate, unless, somehow you don't equate "making fun of" and "ridicule" as being synonomous.

Seeing as how you only chime in to somehow defend the orginal poster using the exact methods he complains about, I can only gather that you are trying unsuccessfully to be tongue-in-cheek, or a dick of superior proportion. I choose the latter.

run like an antelope wrote:

I liked your last post. It should have been your first.

Thanks you. Sometimes I try...

run like an antelope wrote:

But as the first poster you ignored the topic and attacked me. I never asked: "Do you think I am a tool?" I asked a generalized question in the subject and provided some specific context ("lick a dick") relating to the board.

See your original post. I copied the relevant portion below...

run like an antelope wrote:

"And really, I'd love to hear what people think, even if it means you genuinely think I'm a tool for thinking this post up."

Hmmm?

hoo la baloo wrote:

wow, you're an ass.

(and just to add salt into the obvious wounds .... your name isn't witty, whether it's intended to be ironic or not. in fact, I've judged all your posts I've ever read purely on the basis that you have the worst screen name I've ever seen)

Like Alannis Morrisette, you too should look up "ironic". How my screen name, or more importantly, how I might intend for it to be ironic, really needs an explanation on your part.

You might not find my screen name witty, but that's fine. It wasn't meant to be. The history of my screen name goes back to a thread where someone used an equally obnoxious screen name, and I picked the name when posting a reply. As any future postings use autofill, I've never changed it. People have responded as the right nipple and as my bra, and they have also used it to poke fun by making any number of play on words. Since that screenname, like Flagpole Willy, the430miler, TXrunnrGRL, and possibly hoo la baloo, have become known on this board, I'll keep using it.

What's interesting to me is that you would admit to judging my posts based solely on my screen name. Furthermore, since "hoo la baloo" is your not so clever play on the English word Hullabaloo, you really aren't in a position to throw stones.

There is no way to filter the posts. But, we can ignore the losers. We know who they are by their sarcastic and ignorant comments. The serious posters can simply pretend certain people aren't there. I admit that I sometimes respond to the losers, I just can't resist. Let's make it a point to ignore them and, like any attention seeking jerk, they'll eventually go away.

Pamela Andersons Left Nipple wrote:

Seeing as how you only chime in to somehow defend the orginal poster using the exact methods he complains about, I can only gather that you are trying unsuccessfully to be tongue-in-cheek, or a dick of superior proportion. I choose the latter.

No I am not using the exact methods the OP complains about. You ARE a dick and I'd say it to your face if I could.

JEH wrote:

why is entertainment underlined in my post?

Because Wejo was "entertaining" a new feature, but I think he canned the idea, due to negative response. There is a thread on it.