[QUOTE=VCO3]
It’s Wide Sargasso Sea. You need to (ahem) bone up on your feminist literature before you try to get all uppity with me.
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Oh, gosh, I mis-typed the first word in the book title. Must mean I have no familiarity with the book – in fact, I picked those three words out and strung them together completely at random; imagine my surprise that they form the title of a book at all! :rolleyes: And I’ll get uppity all over your ass anytime I want to.
Yes, as is indicated by the phrase “What the person who originally posted said . . . .” Read for comprehension.
[QUOTE=Gundam_Cricket]
That has to be one of the most reprehensible things I can think of; it’s not that it’s just someone’s property, it’s that it has a HUGE amount of sentimental value attached to it. To be honest, throwing it in the dumpster is a lot more kind than pawning it off.
I’ve done my fair share of mean things to people, but I’ve always drawn the line at ruining something that has meaning for someone. Imagine if the ring was something that had been passed down for generations, and now it’s likely gone forever? I can’t imagine the amount of heartbreak that would put a young woman through. I’m not really a sentimental type, but I would be devastated if something that important were taken away from me. Granted it’s just an object, but still; it represents so much, both in terms of financial and emotional investment. And if I ever found out who it was that had pawned it, I would not hesitate to use all of my spare income, time, and energy in making sure that person received justice. Preferably through the legal system if possible, but I’d even be willing to stoop to hypocrisy to mete out what they’d deserve.
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Again, I’d love for the guy that told the ring story to come in and tell the actual backstory behind it - what the woman did to deserve to have to “dig through garbage in her high heels while crying.” I really wonder what she did to deserve it!
[QUOTE=Zabali_Clawbane]
I humbly suggest the thread title should be changed to “VCO3 will steal your ring and pawn it if you piss him off!” :mad:
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I think VCO is the one getting pawned in this thread.
[QUOTE=Gundam_Cricket] That has to be one of the most reprehensible things I can think of; it’s not that it’s just someone’s property, it’s that it has a HUGE amount of sentimental value attached to it. To be honest, throwing it in the dumpster is a lot more kind than pawning it off.
I’ve done my fair share of mean things to people, but I’ve always drawn the line at ruining something that has meaning for someone. Imagine if the ring was something that had been passed down for generations, and now it’s likely gone forever? I can’t imagine the amount of heartbreak that would put a young woman through. I’m not really a sentimental type, but I would be devastated if something that important were taken away from me. Granted it’s just an object, but still; it represents so much, both in terms of financial and emotional investment. And if I ever found out who it was that had pawned it, I would not hesitate to use all of my spare income, time, and energy in making sure that person received justice. Preferably through the legal system if possible, but I’d even be willing to stoop to hypocrisy to mete out what they’d deserve.
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Exactly! This is why I’m taking issue with what VC03 is saying. I have no use for people who think theft is an acceptable way to express displeasure. Cowardly scum!
I wasn’t telling that story as a “be more like me” tale, VCO, and I’m sorry if that’s how it came across. You’re right that there are a shitload of managers who’d have fired her on the spot, and they’d have pretty good arguments for doing so; those same managers would probably call me weak for doing what I did.
The point of the story is that that waitress had a certain honesty to her that I could respect. She could just as easily have let off her steam via the burger-to-the-floor method, and she might have gotten away with it. Those customers, though, are going to turn right around and do the same thing to some other waiter, and the only thing she gains is the chance to be fired and the knowledge that a couple of pricks ate some dust unawares.
It may look like I’m advocating being rude to customers; I’m not. While I despise the concept of simply “sucking it up”, I believe there are ways to stand up for oneself without bringing rudeness or revenge into it. All I’m saying is that if, for whatever reason, it comes down to one or the other…if you must violate your professionalism, do it for the sake of integrity rather than underhandedness. You’ll sleep better, and you’ll be the victim of far fewer message-board dogpiles.
[QUOTE=VCO3]
Again, I’d love for the guy that told the ring story to come in and tell the actual backstory behind it - what the woman did to deserve to have to “dig through garbage in her high heels while crying.” I really wonder what she did to deserve it!
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You really are insane, aren’t you? Revenge is not an acceptable social past time! When you are going through the court system, look back on all the times you posted, and dreamt and mentally jacked off to the idea of “revenge” and know that you have only yourself to blame for your downfall. Vigilante justice isn’t a viable solution for rudeness or stupidity.
[QUOTE=Roland Orzabal]
…if you must violate your professionalism, do it for the sake of integrity rather than underhandedness. You’ll sleep better, and you’ll be the victim of far fewer message-board dogpiles.
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Never happen. Trolls are most comfortable when nestled snugly under a dogpile.
[QUOTE=VCO3]
I don’t work in service anymore. I realized it was making me a completely insane person and filling me with rage, so I moved on for the betterment of myself and of all humanity.
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[QUOTE=Roland Orzabal]
I wasn’t telling that story as a “be more like me” tale, VCO, and I’m sorry if that’s how it came across. You’re right that there are a shitload of managers who’d have fired her on the spot, and they’d have pretty good arguments for doing so; those same managers would probably call me weak for doing what I did.
The point of the story is that that waitress had a certain honesty to her that I could respect. She could just as easily have let off her steam via the burger-to-the-floor method, and she might have gotten away with it. Those customers, though, are going to turn right around and do the same thing to some other waiter, and the only thing she gains is the chance to be fired and the knowledge that a couple of pricks ate some dust unawares.
It may look like I’m advocating being rude to customers; I’m not. While I despise the concept of simply “sucking it up”, I believe there are ways to stand up for oneself without bringing rudeness or revenge into it. All I’m saying is that if, for whatever reason, it comes down to one or the other…if you must violate your professionalism, do it for the sake of integrity rather than underhandedness. You’ll sleep better, and you’ll be the victim of far fewer message-board dogpiles.
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I think that you’re the wisest person in this thread. I agree with most of what you say, which is why I left the profession.
[QUOTE=Uvula Donor]
Never happen. Trolls are most comfortable when nestled snugly under a dogpile.
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I shouldn’t even bite, but I resent being called a “troll” when I actively participate in every other forum on this board. Just because some of my views are disagreeable doesn’t make me a troll.
Was Ezra Pound a troll just because he was an anti-semite? What about Heidegger?
[QUOTE=VCO3]
Ask a mod to change this dishonest thread title. I already did, but as the OP, you apparently have more power. “Tamper with” is fine.
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I’m fine with the title being changed and hereby request it, though I will point out that the title is not “dishonest” but accurately reflects what appeared to be your POV in the linked thread. Since that appearance is incorrect, the thread title can certainly be changed.
If this post is not sufficient to accomplish that, then tell me what you want done – do I e-mail, report this post, or what? I’ve never asked for a changed title before.
[QUOTE=Anaamika]
I honestly don’t think he’s a troll! I don’t think he’s saying it to rile us up, I think he really believes!
Right, VCO3?
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Of course. I’m not here to fuck around. I’m here to have discussions. If my views aren’t popular, that’s fine, but don’t insinuate that I’m just here to cause issues. I start nearly an OP a day in Cafe Society for one.
Ezra Pound was an anti-semite. Martin Heidegger was essentially a nazi. Both were brilliant.
[QUOTE=VCO3]
I shouldn’t even bite, but I resent being called a “troll” when I actively participate in every other forum on this board. Just because some of my views are disagreeable doesn’t make me a troll.
Was Ezra Pound a troll just because he was an anti-semite? What about Heidegger?
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Are you seriously comparing yourself to Ezra Pound and Heidegger? How do you get out of your bedroom in the morning with your personality disorder taking up so much of the available space?
[QUOTE=Jodi]
I’m fine with the title being changed and hereby request it, though I will point out that the title is not “dishonest” but accurately reflects what appeared to be your POV in the linked thread. Since that appearance is incorrect, the thread title can certainly be changed.
If this post is not sufficient to accomplish that, then tell me what you want done – do I e-mail, report this post, or what? I’ve never asked for a changed title before.
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I reported this to the Mods for you, so they can make the change. Maybe **Fluiddruid ** is still around.