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henry quirk 06-06-2013 01:02 PM

Well, in the case of...

'don't cut the brush for him, teach the BEAST how to use the machete, then hand it over to him'

...that would be a metaphorical sumthin' I’d say to 'me'.

Clodfobble 06-06-2013 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henry quirk
I'd say, 'calm down, use your words'.

Ah, but the lesson goes deeper than that. It's not about using words, it's about how the words are delivered. It doesn't matter if you are right and the other guy is wrong, if your delivery is off-putting, and his is not, no one will listen to you. (This is, however, a lesson you are not always well-versed in yourself, so I'm not surprised it wasn't the first interpretation your mind leapt to. ;))

henry quirk 06-06-2013 01:11 PM

"the lesson goes deeper than that"

Yeah, I get that...so will he (once he gets beyond six years of age).

Right now: gotta go with what works.

#

"This is, however, a lesson you are not always well-versed in yourself"

Nice.

:neutral:

BigV 06-06-2013 01:14 PM

hq, what do you mean when you use the word "BEAST" in these posts?

henry quirk 06-06-2013 01:18 PM

The BEAST is my nephew (also known as Monkey, Sir Monka-Monk, and the Monkey King).

I live with him...I'm one of his caretakers.

glatt 06-06-2013 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by henry quirk (Post 867292)
also known as Monkey, Sir Monka-Monk, and the Monkey King.

Funny.

We referred to our as "the chicken" when she was an infant. Just like the logic question about crossing the stream with the grain, the fox, and the chicken. You pretty much always have to have the chicken with you.

infinite monkey 06-06-2013 01:41 PM

that's great!

"honey, can you pick up the chicken on the way home?" :)

infinite monkey 06-06-2013 01:57 PM

sigh.

i think an uncle who steps up to the plate is admirable.

perhaps this isn't the thread for personal jabs...they seem rooted in insecurity when placed here.

but i'm angry at the world so anything i post should be taken with grains of salt.

monster 06-06-2013 02:26 PM

Sorry mybad for not following your rules and expectations. oh and fuck you, quenry.

infinite monkey 06-06-2013 02:37 PM

So...I'm not a parent, but i will say that my brothers and their spouses are damn good ones.

what my dad told me: hey, they can kill you, but they can't eat you.

mom was more subtle, but besides the joking that i could marry a rich guy as easily as i could a poor one (knowing i'm a sucker for starving artist types) she mostly was pithy about independence and self-sufficiency. And she learned those values from my grandma.

henry quirk 06-06-2013 03:51 PM

"Sorry mybad for not following your rules and expectations."

Hey, no worries...wouldn’t want you to have a stroke about it.

#

"oh and fuck you, quenry."

That's 'Henry', you silly cunt.

henry quirk 06-06-2013 03:52 PM

"the chicken"

HA!

I like that... ;)

henry quirk 06-06-2013 03:52 PM

Hey, IM,

Save your energy for the folks who matter... ;)

greenlief 07-03-2013 04:34 PM

Henry, if you are the same person who used to post online about Stirner under the email address [emaildeleted], could you please contact me at: [emaildeleted] when you get a chance?

henry quirk 07-11-2013 12:53 PM

greenlief
 
As you can: check yer g-box.


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