While I appreciate the fact that you don’t believe I would stoop to that level, I ** wish ** he were my sock puppet, that would mean that I am capable of being wildly amusing and far more articulate that I actually am. It would also mean that I would have gotten off my chest alot of things that I feel but refrain from saying.
Alas, he is a human completely separate from myself, although we are obviously often of like mind. I am eternally grateful for his championship. I don’t know what I did to earn it but I’m damn glad I did. It gets awfully chilly out in my neck of the woods at times.
Plus he’s just cute as hell. ** Pump Action Gerbil ** is terribly jealous.
Besides, not even a newbie has begun one, although I thought I might get one a little while back.
I feel deprived. Is there anyone else with a similar history – oh wait Sua. Never mind.
Look up stats on drinking problems in the profession and send it back to her, with cites. Ask her to construct a probability tree based on those criteria.
She will hate you of course, but no more stupid put-downs.
Besides, you don’t want me defending your thesis, as alienating the committee is usually a poor way to win them over. On the other hand, in academics…
The guy is a pedantic, intellectual snob, kind of guy who reads a cereal box and is perplexed that it lacks footnotes. His dick wears glasses. He owns a theasaurus, but has never opened it. When he calls tech support, he tells them whats wrong. He…
Sorry, lad. Heart’s just not in it. It would be like beating up on Mr. Peepers.
elucidator, I shall take your words to heart and pick up my basket filled with jellies and freshly-baked bread and merrily skip along. I can continue to hope, however, to be noticed by someone so as handsome, as erudite, as perceptive as you.
Oh, another thing. You misspelled Einstein, Wittgenstein, AND Frankenstein in your profile. Making you a combination of…well, of three nobodies.
And, one can only hope, rather younger. Or do I detect a note of sarcasm? Naaah! Excuse me for a moment while I go preen.
People actually read those things? Well, I’ll be dipped!
But it doesn’t quite hit the mark, does it, dear? I think you are reaching for a cruelty that just isn’t in your nature.
But it’s a lovely day here in Lake Wobegon, I’m moved to kindness…
Oooh! Ouch! Cut to the quick! [bugs] Agony, agony, agoneee!!![/bugs] “A hit, a very palpable hit…” “'Tis not as deep as a well, nor as wide as a church door, but 'tis enough, it will suffice…”
It’s a nice flame war. But it’s nothing compared to the hell I shall unleash upon Scylla’s world when the time is right. All in due time, Scylla, all in good time . . . By the way, thanks for admitting to engaging in congress with at least one animal. It helps me with the phrasing of a couple early draft paragraphs that . . .well, I’ve already said too much. . .
Don’t waste your time. I’m pleased to be their Bullwinkle.
If you remember the cartoon, you’ll recall Boris and Natasha were evil, stupid, and incompetant.
The rant is pretty typical of Elucidator, generalized dishonest and unoriginal, while Stoid continues to fire off emails to play the martyr and gain sympathy and say the lies that she wouldn’t be able to get away with in a public forum.
The role suits them.
I’ll continue to do what I’ve been doing because I really don’t think enough of either of them to be bothered by their hate. In fact, having earned it is about as concrete and affirmation I could recieve.
Nevertheless, I’ll try to do what I’ve been doing so far, and to treat their individual posts and threads based on the merits and the arguments contained therein.
When I agree I usually make a point of saying so, and when I disagree I don’t feel compelled to let them off the hook simply because they throw a hissy fit when confronted with their own stupidity.
The most telling thing I can say about either of them is that in all the time and threads I’ve had discussions, I have not once ever seen either of them concede a point or acknowledge an error.
They are bulletproof, impregnable and impervious to reason.
The only regrets I have are letting them drag me into getting personal, but that’s my own fault.
“It is! Omygawd! She’s even better looking in real life! How does she stay in such shape?”
“A diet of Haagen-Dasz and chocolate, never gains an ounce. I read she can crack walnuts with her buns!”
“Think it’s true, what they say in People?”
“You mean about George Clooney? How she used him and cast him aside, like an old shoe? Well, who wouldn’t be distracted, what with Mel Gison and Tom Cruise fighting a duel over her!”
