See. I try to help you out and I get this back. You’ve got too much hostility. I hope this will help soothe your nerves.
Caution. Site contains ocean noises. May be NSFW if you don’t work at the sea shore selling sea shells
I’ll try to answer nicely.
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The claim about Dopers repeating what everyone else says. Well, you know, I’ve noticed this phenomenon, too. But the thing is, if no one ever repeated what others said in a slightly different manner every thread would be short and with little to no content. Part of the charm of a message board is different people with different takes on them and different answers, even if they are similar. That would be the shortest way to kill a message board, if everyone only answered with something completely fresh and new every time.
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Bill Gates. I happen to think he’s a great guy. His products aren’t perfect, but they’re very useful to me. And he’s not answerable to me, you or anyone else. And you know, if he wanted to keep every cent (like so many millionares do) then I would not have a problem with it. He earned it. I respect him more for doing so.
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Spielberg. Yes, his movies are full of calls to emotion, action, and “child-like wonder”. So? He’s found his niche, he does what he’s good at. I agree with you, by the way, that his movies aren’t all that, but they’re mostly entertaining and what else do I ask for in a movie?
Nope, I didn’t mean it as hostile- it was a joke. Ahhhh, ocean…
I just love how you reduce Melinda Gates to a “supermodel.” I guess the fact that she’s pretty negates her contributions and accomplishments. Forget the MBA from Duke, her IT career, or the fact that she heads a philanthropic foundation that targets the hopelessly poor and forgotten people of the world.
Really, the difference between her and, say, Melania Trump is minimal.
Goat cannon? If that’s what I think of next time I listen to The Bringer of War, you’re in big trouble.
I suppose there’s a Bush joke somewhere in this post.
So. How bout them Bears?
Yeah, PunditLisa, I was trying to figure this out myself. Perhaps I missed the articles where she was teaching all the starving children how to apply their make-up.
I admit, I had a false view of Melinda, which added to my hatred of her being a Person of the Year; I thought she was a trophy wife, like Trump has, as you say, but when I heard of her ‘co-founding’ the organization with Bill and saw that she didn’t look very vapid in her picture, I decided to just call her ‘supermodel’ instead of ‘vapid’ as I’d planned (I was basing this on false rumors and assumptions).
I remember reading somewhere that andrewdt85 intends to give away 95% of his grey matter. In fact he may already have done it.
Wikipedia is not the best source in the world, but FYI.
It works for a cursory source of info.
Try to do as little of this as possible. Actually, not doing it at all is an attainable goal. Your path in life will be smoother. And you won’t look like such an ass.
I know of Wikipedia, and I use it more than thou, FaerieBeth- see, you love to focus on one little slip, ‘supermodel’, don’t you, while ignoring the MAIN POINTS of the OP: Bill Gates; Spielberg; posters who don’t read threads; posters who repeat the same thing other posters have said many many times in the same thread; and the fact that I’m the one being called the bully and the troll.
I didn’t bother looking up Melinda, because she’s not very important; it’s not like if she wasn’t sucking Bill’s dick (and didn’t have a pretty face to do it with) she would ever have accomplished what she has. So fuck you for thinking that I care about that bitch cunt and her role- I hardly mentioned her at all, because she’s hardly worth mentioning.
See, I’m flinging back now. You fling shit, I fling shit. Fuck you Contrapuntal and don’t ask.
I have a new cat. Would anyone like to see pictures? And should I have it declawed?
I haven’t read the OP or any of the posts, but I heard somewhere that Bill Gates plans of giving away 95% of his wealth.
I dunno, I answered you, squarely, and there was no response to that. Do you want serious responses or would you prefer to “fling shit”?
True. I can’t find a cite, but I read recently that generally people of higher incomes give a smaller percentage of their incomes.
You can have it declawed, but in penance you must give away 95% of your wealth.
First circumsize it while driving your SUV with one hand and talking on a cell phone with the other on a call to the NRA.
I tried getting a sensible response too, but nothing came.
So instead I agree with Furt - I haven’t read the OP or any of the posts, but I heard somewhere that Bill Gates plans of giving away 95% of his wealth.
(Actually this thread hasn’t been a complete waste of time: andrewdt85 has enlightened me that Bill Gates is married to Ivana Trump…)
Your response was great, but yes, I want to fling shit (said that in my OP). As you can read in past threads, I took shit without reciprocating. Now it’s time to fling shit back and forth to make me feel better.
If this is trolling, then close this thread.