You mean my script for a film version of “The Fall of Gondolin”?
I will gladly proof-read it. Let me know. 
Jim {I wasn’t going to post to this thread again, I really wasn’t. But throwing a Tolkien reference out is irresistible to me. Sad, isn’t it?}
Okay, I need a life. But you need one even worse.
Watt is this pun you speak of? It’s re-volt-ing.
Oh fergawdsakes. If I don’t answer, I’m ‘ignoring people’. If I do, I’m an ‘attention whore’. :rolleyes:
I did thank every person who posted a supportive post, BTW.
I think that would be worth a thread of its own.
just pointing out- the last 14 posts prior to this had absolutely nothing to do with you, at all. they were traditional “we’ve run out of steam” type posts that happen frequently here. The thread which had been giving the rodents heart attacks for the past while, was finally finally slowing down. I think you’d have been better served to have simply left those last two comments unanswered.
Of course, you’re more than welcome to ignore my advice. But I’ve observed quite a few of these types of threads and there is a common dance, if you will, to them. this one was dying.
Aww. I was just enjoying the nutty goodness. Is it over already?
I still have hope that things will turn really bizarre here shortly. Have some faith! 
Well there you go. See? Bizarre stuff while I’m posting. What is that? Hit the link, bud. . . you get a big OOPS!
And some people just use it to mean ‘hold on a moment here’.
Underemployed = my choice not to go into a profession or management.
Frustrated = nothing to do with the job per se
You betcha! It’s happened already
There isn’t an inconsistency with my replying to a thread and me caring what people think of me. At all. Even if it’s a thread which is specifically about what people think about me. I have zero emotion invested in this; it’s mildly interesting as a study of human behaviour but it’s not shown me anything new; just confirmed what I already knew.
I do, however, want to be sure I acknowledge anybody kind enough to step into this mêlée to speak up for me. And I make (doubtless vain) attempts to clear up some misconceptions. I understand how dearly people cling to theirs, though, so I don’t much care if it works or not.
Lama Pacos - thanks!
For me it’s a collection of Dr.Mcoy “he’s dead, Jim” quotes. It’s not that for you?
Suddenly the thread wasn’t about her any more! Can’t have that.
Right…and me, too. But the point, once again, is that if others find it offensive, or if it makes them get their hackles up before you even make your point, then why continue to use it? There are perfectly good alternatives, like: “Hold on a moment here…” that would more clearly communicate what you intend.
It like this little guy: :dubious: When I see him, I think he looks thoughtful. I think he’s pondering what I’m pondering. But the rest of the board doesn’t. The rest of the board thinks he’s dubious and snarky. And so dubious and snarky he is. If I used him to mean “pondering” without any explanation, then I wouldn’t be communicating effectively, even if it’s obvious to me that he’s pondering.
I get this:
:eek: :eek: :eek:
Sorry Mr. Goebels sir, I was just trying to be humorous. (The link does work for me though)
A client of mine years ago was accustomed to calling her friends “bitch” when hanging out “hey bitch, get me a pepsi”. Then she got sentenced to prison and tried to be friendly “Hey, bitch…” She got beat up. A lot.
I like quick learners. It bespeaks of someone who’s smarter than average.
I use, “Holy hell Pig!” to mean “good morning” but people seem to get all huffy about it. I think it’s because I’m just too smart for them and they don’t get me.
Because, WhyNot, there is almost nothing that someone won’t find offensive. It’s the Offended Culture. Everybody’s offended about something all the time. Some people are offended by ‘cunt’ and some people love the word. It is impossible to please everybody. Completely, totally, impossible.
Is this the Borg? Seriously. I don’t think it’s snarky, I think it means different things to different people and that they use it based on what it means to them and there’s nothing wrong with that.
If the point of this board is to turn all members into clones of each other, screw that. If there’s one thing I cannot stand, it’s herd mentality.
It also drives me nuts that people get offended because they assume the motivations of the other. Nobody has a right to do that. If somebody feels offended by someone else, they are obliged to inquire whether the ‘offender’ intended offense. I have no idea when culture changed such that people spend half their lives being offended at stupid, petty things, but it badly needs to stop.
It’s illegal to convict someone without evidence, yet it has become a pastime of way too many people and it wasn’t always this way. I don’t know how or why it changed, but people weren’t always ready to get offended at a hair-trigger. They used to be sensible and not let stupid things get to them. It’s lunacy. It’s unhealthy. Cripes.
What happened to ‘don’t sweat the small stuff’ and all those philosophies? How did people get so bloody uptight and pole-assed? And why does a spunky female like you just let them steamroll over you? If your intent is pure, then let them understand you and who you are as you are and broaden their damn perspectives instead of trying to squeeze everyone into their narrow ones.
He’s the smiley equivalent of the O RLY? owl, so the symbol can mean someone’s having a joke, thinks you’re full of crap, or just wants to be snarky. Takes a lot of strength not to emit a “YA RLY” into a post responding to that, but somehow I manage.
Samm, I normally use “Fuck your mother” to mean “I love you,” but somehow I was scolded for that and had to stop using it.