# IANAShrink..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329 "2011-12-25T01:17:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/41 "2011-12-25T05:20:30Z")
This isn’t how this thread started out. Sounds to me like you guys are drunk and you took a shit on this thread. Is that what happened? If so, I don’t know what to tell 'ya, because if you’ll shit on the thread, then you’d also shit on anyone who _needs_ it, and I sure don’t want anything further to do with any of you. Q ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/42 "2011-12-25T05:22:53Z")
Relax **Quas** , we’re letting everyone know we’re here. And nothing cures the blues like a smile. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/43 "2011-12-25T05:27:14Z")
No. This isn’t what I expected. I opt out. You guys have a great time drowning your sorrows, okay? You didn’t only shit on the thread, you also shit on _me_. ---
**Author:** ![grantham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@grantham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grantham)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/44 "2011-12-25T05:30:49Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > No. This isn’t what I expected. I opt out. > > You guys have a great time drowning your sorrows, okay? > > You didn’t only shit on the thread, you also shit on _me_. i.e yous turned the attention away from the attention whore ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/45 "2011-12-25T05:32:07Z")
Well I didn’t mean to **Quasi**. I’m just not the touchy feely type. You can come back, and I’ll just lurk. I’ll be here if you need me. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/46 "2011-12-25T05:47:46Z")
[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=636065) may also be relevant. ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/47 "2011-12-25T06:41:57Z")
I guess I’m sorry. Didn’t mean to hijack anything. Actually didn’t realize I was hijacking. I thought the thread was to bring a little togetherness on an otherwise sad/humorless (to some) occasion. Humor and irreverance should be okay. Or at least that was my thought. I think you should rethink your approach Quasi. (Sorry I don’t know how to bold in tapatalk). We each take comfort where we find it. And being judgmental about how folks comfort themselves and others isn’t the way to go IMHO. Roll with the flow is my motto. Your intentions are great. Don’t judge others on how it is executed. ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/48 "2011-12-25T06:45:52Z")
ETA: (don’t know how to edit on this contraption either) I don’t think you writing off all who participated in the irreverance here is wise, or warranted. JMHO ETA; look! I figured out how to edit in tapatalk! ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/49 "2011-12-25T06:59:43Z")
And Merry Christmas to all, or Happy Holidays, whatever your preference. I’m out for the night. And, just FYI Quasi, no alcohol involved, just up later than usual baking pies. ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/50 "2011-12-25T07:24:08Z")
Well, hell… four consecutive posts in one thread. I damn near can’t sleep thinking I pissed off Quasi. I need absolution for that as well as not being able to afford the flight to Texas this year. I wish my pies would finish baking. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/51 "2011-12-25T07:26:29Z")
> [@loshan](#): > > I damn near can’t sleep thinking I pissed off Quasi. It’s been a tough year for him. Maybe he’ll see it differently in the morning. ETA: What’cha bakin’? ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/52 "2011-12-25T07:39:07Z")
Mini pecan pies (baked). Lemon meringue (in the oven). Two pans of Xmas sugar cookies by request up next. I’ve got another hour at least. Thanks for asking 😉 I’ll fax you a piece if you want 😉 ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/53 "2011-12-25T07:46:06Z")
Lmao funny I just sent you (and a few others) a Christmas thank you. Nice to know you Tripolar. (okay, does anyone know how to bold in tapatalk? Instructions welcome.) ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/54 "2011-12-25T07:53:40Z")
Okay. Apparently, as sometimes happens, I misread good inetentions. So here I am with a whole new skin. Q ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/55 "2011-12-25T08:00:13Z")
Merry Christmas **Quasimodem** , my good friend. And Merry Christmas to\*\* Dondra \*\*and to Julian. And to all a good night! ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/56 "2011-12-25T08:14:14Z")
Is okay Quasi. Glad you came back. None of us need another perceived slight on our hearts at any time of year. You are a great guy. You have goodness in your heart if the rest of us don’t live up, we’re just human. (this typing with one finger instead of all ten is tough, sorry for the shortness. Agh the toughness of modern communication. I could be teletyping from an IBM Selectric and bitching because no correction tape : D) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/57 "2011-12-25T08:18:12Z")
> [@loshan](#): > > Lmao funny I just sent you (and a few others) a Christmas thank you. > > Nice to know you Tripolar. > > (okay, does anyone know how to bold in tapatalk? Instructions welcome.) [side-track] I don’t know what tapatalk is. But if you can type square brackets, you can do everything. To do bold-face, put “b” and “/b” in square brackets around the text, like this: [noparse] **stuff stuff stuff** [/noparse] and it should come out like: **stuff stuff stuff** – You can do ALL the other special effects similarly. It’s all documented [right here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode). [/side-track] ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/58 "2011-12-25T08:20:36Z")
I think that one of my “resolutions” needs to be to quit going off half-cocked. So from here on out, I promise to always be fully cocked. Thanks Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/59 "2011-12-25T08:33:05Z")
> [@grantham](#): > > i.e yous turned the attention away from the attention whore Ah, **grantham** again. Dude, I sent you a pm asking what’s wrong and you chose not to answer, so if I don’t know what you have against me, there’s nothing I can do to help you. Are you always going to jump out of the bushes, shoot and then run away? Sorry I can’t help, but I hope you’ll soon get over what’s eating you up about me.🙂 Q PS: Melise Navidad, okay? ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329/60 "2011-12-25T08:37:42Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > I think that one of my “resolutions” needs to be to quit going off half-cocked. > > So from here on out, I promise to always be fully cocked. > > Thanks > > Quasi I hope I’m not out of line in saying that I’m sure Dondra wishes that also. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianashrink/607329.md?page=4)