This is for anyone that cares to read it. This is how I feel.
My little joke was harmless. There isn’t anyone on this board or off that will convince me otherwise. If you want to waste your time trying please be my guest, it’s a free country.
I am not going to worry one fucking iota about whom I may or may not offend indirectly on this board. I play that little politcal game in my daily life. I think it’s a requirement for all of us who work at close quarters with coworkers and commnuity people five to seven days a week. Nothing wrong with that… it’s as it should be. I play it not only because I enjoy people,but to get along, make a living and feed my kids. However I don’t intend to mentally wrestle with everything I may post on this board. Posts that will be read by mostly strangers who come from many walks of life. The SDMB is one place I can and have enjoyed being myself. The day I can’t do that I will take a hike.
I have not offended anyone intentionally in the last 30 years because simply put, I am a nice guy. If you can’t agree with that then flame away or just ignore me. There are 7000 other people on this board to communicate with. If someone should want to go to the trouble of checking each post I make for offensive material then they are probably going to find some. Too fucking bad. Go bleed on yourself.
Dropzone, I appreciate and accept your apology for singling me out and I hate that it came to harsh words but as spoofe says you are wrong about this particular matter. You cannot go about the world interpreting literally everything that everyone says as either offensive or non offensive unless and until you know a little about that person and even then reading people is a real talent. A talent most of us don’t perfect until mid or later life. The person with the sense of humor different from yours might be one of the nicest least harmful people around. The person who agrees with you might be someone who wouldn’t give you the time of day off this board.
So drop, when I see your posts in other forums and they are of interest to me then I will respond to them with no ill will on my part. I don’t enjoy holding grudges against anyone.
One final warning then:
Some of my posts in other forums could be interpreted as offensive (who knows for sure). Please be advised they are not directed at anyone person and are not intended to offend on purpose.