Following the furor over my bumbling attempt at flaming an ignorant newbie, I asked Tuba to change my username so as to try and prevent the future impression that I am somehow trying to use my education as an attempt to gain an arrogant upper hand in debates on this board. The person in question made a remark about my username in a GD that was growing hot, I responded in kind and subsequently got ripped up and down in the pit for being a condescending prick and an asshole. That wasn’t my intention, but my impression from a lot of the responses to my flame was a general consensus that my username in general was causing those feelings, so I just decided to ask Tuba to change it and put the whole matter to rest.
FWIW - the johnnyharvard name is a nickname given to me in high school by some friends who found out one day that Harvard College is named after a man named John Harvard. I never have intentionally used it as an arrogant or snobby tool - it’s just been my nickname for many years. When I registered here, I didn’t realize the implications of using it as my username - I probably should have been more thoughtful at the time.
In asking her to do this, I want to emphasize that I am not trying to hide from anything - I wish that the “johnnyharvard” name would stay on my old posts, but apparently it’s not possible. I’ll keep johnnyharvard in my .sig for a while, but maybe this way I’ll prevent any more of these damn misunderstandings and maybe I’ll be able to enter a GD without being immediately misjudged as a condescending snob - even if that might have been the case in this particular flaming incident. I had never done it before - and even if I didn’t start it this time - I damn sure ain’t ever gonna do it again.
Finally, I probably shouldn’t have asked her to make the switch so quickly, but we were just testing the switch and people noticed, so BOOM, there I go. I’m here and I’m stuck.
I’m sorry if I ever offended anyone - that was never the intention.
Perhaps out of fairness to me, you should also link to your flaming BBQ Pit diatribe and the “thin vs.fat” debate as well. As it appears that you were the one exhibiting ignorance in your vibrant and thorough flogging of me, my education, and my life, it’s only right.
Also, I do believe it is time for you to drop the issue of our debate entirely. I stated an opinion contrary to yours, you attacked me (as several non-newbies have pointed out). I don’t think your embarrassment over this fact warrants continued mention of me in such derogatory terms.
Of course, you could always just pretend it never happened.
You got a new name and an old post count.
You’re on your way to a third name if this post is an indication of your attitude.
Suck it up and get on to the next topic. Nacho4Sara-
If you see this guy enter your thread, you should let it go too. You have a good point, but it still take two to feud. Don’t let him bait you. Just drop the conversation and walk to another one, like you would at a large party.
I thought I would go ahead and include the link (sorry but I am not quite sure how to use proper link form yet) so that everyone could see both sides of the issue:
Also, I would like to say that I attend to Frostburg State University in Maryland. I am extremely proud of this institution and have no doubt that I am recieving an excellent education. I am attending on a full tuition, Academic Excellence scholarship. I was accepted to UMCP, UMBC, UPenn, Yale and Johns Hopkins U, but FSU offered me the most money. I currently have a 4.0 GPA (although after my Chem Final, it may drop a point or two ) I graduated from high school with an International Baccalaureate Diploma, scoring the highest possible scores (7) in English and History.
I hope my qualifications meet everyone’s approval. I am also sorry that in defense of my intelligence, I was forced to reveal them.
This whole experience has been enlightening. Thanks to all who debated with me and defended me.
Boston Brahmin-type, wearing topcoat, Homburg, apoplectic expression, carrying umbrella, accompanied by his equally upper-class wife, entering a crowded football stadium. Confronting a hawker with a pushcart full of buttons and pennants, half of which read “Harvard,” and the other half “Western Maryland State.”
Caption: "Which one?!? Good god, man, are you MAD?!?"
– Uke, doing his best to keep the blood-fever high
) I graduated from high school with an International Baccalaureate Diploma, scoring the highest possible scores (7) in English and History.