sorry on both counts, Wikkit there ain’t no such thing here as ‘gender specific name’ (I refer you to CrankyAsAnOldMan for example) and certainly not with a non standard reference that is Wonko’s.
your hijack was not A; Mean spirited and designed to obscure the truth, and B. Did not encourage people to be falsely concerned on your behalf, and C. spread disinformation (which his posts would do w/o a close reading of the thread -and, as it turned out was factually incorrect re: he is able to get breast cancer).
I’m sorry I pissed people off. I figured that you would know that I don’t tend to take much seriously.
You realize of course, that giving anyone this much attention for immature and asinine behavior perpetuates all “trolling” activities, both real, imagined, and alleged.
Hello Opal!
Will I get in trouble for apologizing in the Pit? I don’t know!
Well, Wonko does raise a good point here. You shouldn’t rely on the internet for medical advice, because you never know if you’re talking to a fuck-pustule like Wonko. Excellent self-fulfilling prophecy there, Wonk.
And we would know this how? Until this thread, I’d never heard of you. (and thanks a lot for bringing him to my attention, podkayne. Just when I’d almost regained my faith in humanity.)
So you admit you’re asinine and immature. How 'bout knocking that off now, 'mkay?
It’s “Hi, Opal!” If your going to go around repeat terribly, terribly tired jokes, at least get them right. But, considering the source of your screenname, terribly tired jokes must be your stock in trade.
Thank you for the apology. (I am, apparently, feeling slightly more charitable than Miller, so I’ll err on the side of possibly being a chump again and assume that Wonko is feeling at least somewhat contrite.)
However, Wonko, you completely lost me in your next post. It is certainly true that only an idiot gets medical advice from a message board, but does not make it okay to post whatever you want. It is also true that only an idiot crosses the street without looking for traffic, but that doesn’t make it okay for you to mow a pedestrian down. I don’t think it is such an unreasonable expection that, in a thread about serious medical issues, people should refrain from posting anything intentionally intended to cause confusion.
Miller - Well yeah, but I seriously doubt anyone in that other thread’s dumb enough to take any one other anonymous person’s advice as gospel. The arguments that’ve broken out in there are proof of that.
And I’ll have a margarita and a slice of hell, but only if it’s fresh.
WONKO, since you apologized, a drink for you as well, but only after your spanking. Spanking first, then drinking, I always say. [sub]Well, usually it’s drinking first then spanking but . . . uh, am I still talking out loud?[/sub]
Some people are just more stubborn than others. Now if you don’t mind, I have some inattentive pedestrians to mow down, and then I’m going out for a mammogram-
But you don’t know what the people who are reading the thread but not posting are thinking.
Wonko, you’re a real annoying son of a bitch, you know that? I’m trying real hard to believe that you recognize that you did something wrong–or at the very least, something in poor taste–but you aren’t giving me a lot to work with, here.
It’s not fun having my words thrown back in my face, and, coupled with your half-hearted apology (“I’m sorry I pissed people off,” not “I’m sorry I did what I did,”) I’m about ready to write you off.
If you’re really sorry, then you could go a long way by saying so–and knocking off the “I’m a light-hearted scamp, aren’t I?” bullshit.
Whee, I’m an asshole . . . Whee, I run down pedestrians . . . Whee, I don’t have to worry about breast cancer . . .
I am reading but haven’t posted till now. My thoughts were, “God, what a fucking asshole. And he says he’s 32? He’s acting more like a fucking 12 year old, giggling at his oh-so-‘new’ jokes.” But to be fair, he did apologize, and I for one can’t really discern his tone or intent over the words on a screen but to me it does seem he realized he fucked up. Much more than some other people in this forum who bash dead people about their (lack of) looks.
Wonko, I don’t wish this on you, but one day you may look back and think what a fucking ass you were. I have a 25 year old friend who is dying of cervical cancer, another 20 year old friend who is awaiting abnormal Gyn test results, and I also have 2(Count 'em, TWO) male friends who have had a bout with breast cancer. Don’t be counting yourself out yet, buddy.
Here’s a couple of **, , , , ** 's for ya to use in the above double postings. Unless, of course, you were trying to say something other than, “Will do, Manny”
