Can I start over please?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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OK, so yesterday I made some crappy moves. I started a thread on Oprah, thinking it would be a funny way to pass the time.

It wasn’t.

I accidentally perceived a witty comment by Ethilrist to be an insult, thus dragging a perfectly fine thread to a halt with my sheer stupidity.

I snapped at Spritle and joyfulgirl in my Elf thread and told them they’d never get any Christmas presents. (I’m sorry…I’ll tell Santa otherwise :slight_smile: )

I…just wasn’t myself. I think my blood sugar was low. :slight_smile:

I’m sorry. ultress says I’m only happy when people are basking in my sunshine, and that I’m a drama queen. Well, I acknowledge half of that. I am a drama queen, but I don’t want people to think I’m here to have people stroke me all day.

I have fun at the SDMB. And that’s what I originally came here for.

I don’t come here for fighting or conflict. When I post in the Pit it’s almost NEVER about other posters, but about strangers or celebrities who bother me for whatever reason, and I only post them because I’ve received feedback that they’re funny. Not because I think I’m going to make a difference in the world.

I’m a writer. I come here to practice writing and to talk to my friends and learn things that I don’t know. I’m fighting my own ignorance.

And when I post about my personal problems it’s because I know a lot of people here have the same ones and can help. I do get sympathy, sure, but that’s not my main reason for venting (unless it’s expressly written in the title :smiley: )

Anyway, I’m going to start over. Mild jarbaby. I was accused of being a baby yesterday, and immature…I don’t want people to think that.

I know that I’ll never get everyone on this board to like me (I keep a list of who I KNOW doesn’t :slight_smile: ), but that’s one of my issues that I may have to discuss with a sexy german therapist: I WANT everyone to like me. All the time.

Because I don’t like fighting, and I don’t like hurt feelings.

jarbabyj

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[sub]Anecdote designed to cheer up Jarbabyj…[/sub]

Guess what? My wife, a music teacher, came home last night with some guitar tablature given to her by a student and asked if I’d work out the chords (I will, but it’ll be easier with a tape - which is coming).

The band name? Yep. Rammstein. I was able to say rather nonchalently… ‘hmm… they’re German, aren’t they… isn’t their singer called Til Lindemann?’

I cannot even begin to tell you how impressed she was :smiley:

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If it matters, you can put me down as someone who likes you, who doesn’t want to fight, and who doesn’t have hurt feelings. Just don’t try to borrow any money from me and we’ll be fine!

OK? :smiley:

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And before we go any further, I don’t want this to be a great big “come in and say you love jarbaby” thread. I REALLY DON’T.

I simply posted this as a way to kind of, tell you my SDMB mission, or why I’m here. I dont’ care about circumcision, I don’t want to argue abortion, I don’t have a computer question.

i’m just here to learn some things (and boy have i!) and to get a good laugh during the work day.

jar

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I hope not. Brcause I posted a nice link there, & I really need you to address my questions before my trashy tabloid rag goes to print. :wink:
You never done me no dirt, woman.

Cheer up! :slight_smile:

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Here ya go, jar – one official Do-Over Card. Just get the back countersigned by those you feel you’ve wronged, and all will be well. :slight_smile:

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Just came back from the “Elf” thread…nobody sems to care, or even notice, whatever bad things you think you posted.

'Dopers got thick skins! :smiley:

Lotta them, thick heads too, but you didn’t hear that from me. :smiley: :smiley:

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“I love jarbaby”

[sub]ooops, wrong thread…[/sub]

As a veteran of starting a thread in the Pit in haste that went awry, all I can say is we Dopers pretty much get over it. I made some imflammatory comments in the Pit that were taken differently than intended and the wheels came off as barbs and accusations flew…I was rescued by a thoughtful Mod who deleted the entire thread and saved my ass from further embarassment. Those who posted have (apparently) pretty much forgiven me for my pointless rant which, as it turned out, was entirely in error and my anger was misplaced.

You have a legion of followers out there, jar…I’m sure there is nothing to forgive.

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I love that idea.

Borrowing one from the golfing dopers, we ought to be allowed one or two SDMB Mulligans every year.

It seems like we occasionally lose some really interesting people over something really stupid. I’m not talking about the legion of the banned here, if you’ve been warned and given a chance to apologize and instead try to strike down Ming the Merciless, well then you should be toast. But to those who post something without thinking about the ramifications, or accidently cause a shit-storm by invoking a poster or topic not-to-be-named, well, they ought to be able to say “I’ll take a Mulligan on that” and poof, it never happened, doesn’t count towards your final score.

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Aaawww it’s just all in a day. Most (now not all) posters simply post what they have to say and let it go. Half the time I can remember a topic that’s been posted but for the life of me if you asked me I couldn’t tell you who started the thread. I read the content more than I pay attention to the person who posts, well normally. Any remarks that I’ve made to you, jar were not intended to hurt your feelings, but were made as simply an observation. I doubt very seriously that any posters here could even tell you anything I’ve posted so it’s not like I make a huge impression on anyone. But anyone that knows my style of posting knows that I have a strong tendency to be sarcastic by nature. That’s me. Just like you state that what you post is you. Feel free at any time to let me know if I’m out of line. It won’t hurt my feelings, been here too long to let it bother me. I don’t think I’ve ever had a problem but with two posters, both I sent to conventry, both are gone from the board now. So evidently it wasn’t just me that had a problem with them. I’m not in the habit of intentionally cutting posters down, at least I hope not. But I will call the shots as I see them.
Just be yourself.

Why A Duck?

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What? No jarbabyj hugs? Dang. I never go to the right parties.

There’s a reason they took Reset buttons off of computers. They were too dang useful. Everybody needs one. So, just because it’s not there doesn’t mean you can’t do it.

My personal motto, which would be my sig if I believed in chewing up bandwidth and server space with sig lines, is

If you know what you’re doing, it’s not an adventure.

Have a nice day, enjoy your time here, and remember that if your blood sugar goes too low, candy corn is your friend.

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yeah, well, at least fellow posters acknowledge your presence.

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Yes, I want people to like me too.

sticks out her tongue at the general populace neener.

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How about a Get Out of Hell Free card?
Tho it doesn’t sounds as if you’d been that bad, jarbabyj :wink:

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Get out of Hell Free cards rule. I have one on my keychain, and have passed out many more.

Just my off side comment. Carry on.

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I’ve got a generous amount of misunderstood threads and posts myself. I think the board needs a special font for sarcasm, and another for parody. The rolleyes aren’t good enough. If I had a dollar for everytime someone got offended because they couldn’t figure out I was joking, I’d have to get a much bigger safe (I hate banks).

I’m in on the Mulligan Rule. Nice way to get some quick forgiveness for occaisional stupidity. How many does each poster get? Once you post Mulligan in a thread should you no longer post to that thread?

DaLovin’ Dj

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Just keep flashing those jarboobies at DopeFests and all will be forgiven, honey. You Rule, but sometimes Rulers get bent out of shape a little. No sweat.

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Mild jarbaby
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:head melts like the Nazi in Raiders of the Lost Ark:

Those terms just don’t go together. It’s kinda like “too much garlic” or “military intelligence” or “nerdy German rocker named after an medievel jokester”
Mild jarbaby? That’s it. I’m leaving.

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  • pops in Jar *
  • puts on bookshelf- with the books *
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A week ago I got a huge bug up my ass and was unusually argumentative and sarcastic on the boards. I also refused to concede a point and admit I was wrong when it was obvious to everyone (but me) that I was just being contrary. I don’t know what got into me. It seems to have passed. Maybe the bug (albeit much weakened and producing fewer symptoms) found your ass next?

Everyone’s entitled to be a hag now and then. I should know. Half my waking hours are spent that way.

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Well, I can’t speak for Spritle, but I really don’t think there’s any need to apologize for the Elf thread. I thought your comment was pretty funny, coming from an Elf. No hurt feelings at all.

So, it’s not necessary, but consider my signiture on your Do-Over Card™. And can you put me on your list for people you DO know like you? Thanks :slight_smile: