Morty, yes.
You nailed it pretty well. I’m not exactly sure what the history is myself anymore–I mean, I know what got me really mad, but that’s just me. And since I got to the point last night where I didn’t like where we were headed, and apparently vroom did too…I hope we can try again.
God.
Vroom and I actually have similar personalities–and in the real world would be friends even if we did irritate the piss out of each other. Here, it’s easy to miss and overlook the normal cues people depend on for interaction.
Maybe I should say “probably be friends…”.
But that’s a nice balance job you got goin’ there, M.
I’m impressed no matter what RJ says about you.
[quote]Moriarty wrote:
Joe Weider wrote:
vroom, when someone responds to your words as they appear here, that’s all we can do.
We have the words on the screen. We can’t tell what point you’re secretly pondering that we should all be able to divine merely by your will alone.
Now–as someone who (despite what you keep yelping) is trained fairly well as a critical reader, that’s what I do. So if we all miss your point–perhaps it’s not because we’re reading into your posts something you aren’t saying, or because we all just hate smug fishbellied Canadians, but rather the problem may very well be that you’re not expressing yourself.
After the third or fourth person expresses the same frustration with you…don’t you think it might be a plausible option?
Or are you just so perfect and we so inept that thats not an option?
BTW, vroom, FWIW–I never mentioned your name, I didn’t even know who OD was responding too. I only skimmed the thread. It just seemed like it came from someone who didn’t have what it took to actually take a stand.
Joe, Vroom’s posts were extremely clear, when read together and in context. You even admit at the end of your post that you:
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Didn’t read the complete context of the posts in this thread.
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Didn’t even respond directly to the posts. You read a fragment, and made a generalization of the type of person that would make that comment.
That’s fine, but why are you arguing so fiercely now that he didn’t make sense? I don’t see how you can read this thread and not understand what Vroom’s point was. It has nothing to do with not taking a stand. If fact it is about taking a stand based on principal even if the men currently in power want to lead the country in a different direction.
Vroom: why the constant name calling with Joe? I don’t know what the history is between you guys, but sometimes it seems you go off on Joe when it’s clear (to me at least) he’s being light-hearted. Yeah he throws little jabs here and there, but sometimes from this angle it looks like he gives a little laughing poke and you wind up your haymaker. What’s the history here?
Are you guys really getting to the point that you dislike each other personally over the internet? That’s some sad shit. I’ve gotten into my more than fair share of shit talking, but I’ve never, ever felt like I disliked someone personally over the internet. I hope that feeling is shared all around. I fully expect that if we all met in a room with no aliases and avatars, the people I would get along with the best would be the people I argue with on here.
Isn’t it about time to end this pissing contest. Not that I’m against pissing contests in the least, they break up the monotony quite well, but this one is stale. Both of you guys have way better material than this shit. At least give us something to laugh about if you’re going to continue.[/quote]