>Brent, I am somewhat disappointed in your post.
You poor baby! You should ask for a refund right away.
>Just when I
>thought we were making progress in promoting a kinder, gentler
>image for you (and you have made progress), you are showing a
>hint of backsliding to some of your old habits.
You go to a lot of "12-step" meetings, don't you? I can tell, your terminology reeks of it.
>I concede to you one point. You are correct in your proposal
>that I did not read six months of posts,
My "proposal"? That wasn't a "proposal", you wind-bag. You must mean my "assertion". Perhaps someday you'll learn to speak English properly, but I won't hold my breath. And maybe one day you'll stop LYING, but I won't hang around waiting for that to happen either.
>my lack of trying. While attempting to re-read your prior
>posts, I selected the listing option to retrieve six months of
>posts. It delivered five pages of threads. Focused on content
>as I was, I neglected to note the posting dates. Consequently,
>I assumed that there were six months of posts when there were
>really only about two months.
Did it take you this long to think up this convoluted "explanation" for your LIE? You are so full of shit, charles. Ummm, gonna tell me which of my posts were "edited"? Hmmmmm? Ooops, I fogot- you were LYING about that, too.
>Attention to detail is always of
>great importance, and I dutifully acknowledge my error.
NO, you mean your LIE. You dutifully acknowledge your LIE.
>Now as far as some of your less constructive comments, it is
>important to keep in mind that an insult is never effective
>unless it is accepted by the intended party.
Well I'm sure all the people here who have been referring to you as a "pompous jerk" will be terribly disapponted. But they're still right.
>There is a measure of people who use such boards as this as a
>sort of “bonding” ritual, seeking affirmation of self-worth by
>having their opinions accepted at face value. They would take
>your unkind remarks as a sign of personal rejection, which
>would in turn impact their self-esteem.
Righteous gas-bags like you always seem to miss the word "self" in "self-esteem". That's because you're not terribly intelligent, and you don't take responsibility for your actions. That way you can always blame someone else for the way you feel. Well, too bad, charley. You're a pompous boob who's desperately trying to be accepted here, but no one wants to have anything to do with you. Just like in your real life.
>Rather, I am among those who visit for
>useful information and for the occasional exchange of ideas,
>accompanied by their intellectual debate.
Oooh, you're so refined and special.
>
>As you know, not all ideas are created equal. Everyone is
>entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. Thus,
>those proposals with less than stellar merit deserve to be
>challenged and reworked until they can stand the litmus test
>for validity. That is how we learn to separate good ideas from
>bad ones. We can count upon good ideas to give us a strong
>foundation for our thinking and for our lives. Bad ideas will
>always lead us down a treacherous path.
Wow, listening to you is better than Sominex. I was actually asleep before I got to the end of your paragraph.
>I will be presumptuous in making the following suggestion.
You'll be presumptuous making a sandwich, changing the channel, or going to the bathroom. What do I care?
>But that, of course, is only my opinion.
Which is worth little or nothing to anyone who would prefer to (gasp!) do their own thinking. Sorry to burst your bubble, charley.
>
>And finally, one reflective observation… should someone choose
>to adopt the role of a paladin fighting righteously for
>fairness and equity, then one’s avatar should reflect that
>moral initiative.
Gee, I guess I didn't see that in the Rulebook, charley. Can you tell me what section that's in? Is it under "Things Idiotic Users Say" or in the "Care And Feeding Of Your Avatar" chapter?
>While “Mr. Smith” certainly portrays an
>aggressive image, he exemplifies bad programming from start to
>finish. A better choice as a paradigm for “fighting the good
>fight” might, instead, be “Neo”.
LOL! Now you're giving me advice on my avatar? LOLOLOL!!!!!! A burning issue for you, no doubt. Yes, this was definitely worth your writing me about, as it's clearly a very, VERY important thing to consider. (snicker)
Thanks for the laugh, charley, I'm going to copy your post to a whole bunch of folks so they can see what a complete bozo you are. LOL!
>
>I leave you with the following quotation that might strike you
>more positively than my signature.
I'll leave you with this quotation: "I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter."
