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05-05-2011, 11:37 AM | #241 | |||||
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I sure didn't mean for such a shitstorm to be kicked up around here. I certainly could have ignored him and not allowed the insanity to go on so long. But truth be told, one of the reasons I came looking for you guys again is because the other forum I've been on doesn't allow you to defend against personal attacks or tell a person what you really think of their stupidity. All you can do is report an "offending" post to a moderator and hope they agree with you that it's an attack and delete it. If you engage at all, you get an "infraction" and I've reached my breaking point of having to sit back and let all the stupidity go unchallenged. At least here I can tell an idiot they're an idiot without fear of getting "spanked" by a moderator. So for that, this forum is a bit of a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately my new-found freedom tasted a little too good to me, and by not letting it go, it slid from fresh into putrid yesterday. I could have put a stop to it instead of feeding it, so for my part in allowing it to get out of hand, I understand those who were trying to be neutral and just suggest that the "bickering" stop. And after all, they know one of the parties better and would rather remain friendly than create a divide with them, which I totally get. They may have seen that that one party was being more offensive than the other, but the other (me) was keeping it going. For that I offer apologies. I'm sure you guys don't like seeing the forum dissolve into that kind of mess, regardless of who's more right and who's more wrong. So, today's a new day. Let's go forward with a new 'tude! |
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05-05-2011, 11:39 AM | #242 |
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Jill for President!
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05-05-2011, 11:54 AM | #243 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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05-05-2011, 12:10 PM | #244 |
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@ TW - No, they were looking for him the whole time. They just didn't tell you apparently.
Frankly, I was surprised he was still alive - I thought he bought the farm awhile ago.
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Care to try again?
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05-05-2011, 12:22 PM | #246 |
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glatt was right. I was being a cock. I was wrong. Oh, and I was pissed off and took it out the wrong way. That is all.
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05-05-2011, 12:24 PM | #247 |
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05-05-2011, 12:28 PM | #248 |
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I think Merc's just angling for the VP ticket now we've nominated jill for Prez.....
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We have to go back, Kate!
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I was not referring to anybody specifically, but I did have Ali's intervention in mind ( though clearly it was meant in good humour and taken as such by Jill). This is a seventeen page thread. Do you really think I have kept track of everybody's contributions? @ Merc: good man. [eta] I just went back and read that bickering comment. I do recall now noticing it as the humorous comment you intended. Seriously, that one just went by. Maybe the word stuck in Infi's mind, but I am pretty sure it was Ali's peacemaking that she was referring to. It's certainly what came to mind for me. Specifically this: Quote:
As i said, it wasn't a terrible comment. It was a peacemaking post. Well-intended and well-received. But that's what I was referring to, and am pretty sure Infi was also.
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05-05-2011, 12:39 PM | #250 |
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Nope and nope. YOU and I are fine, Dana.
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05-05-2011, 12:40 PM | #251 |
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You're right Dana. The 'bickering' word was just more concise and I honestly didn't pick it out of a line-up, looking for classic.
It was the tone. I know it was joking on c's part, and for Ali's part I felt she was just trying to be peacemaker, as you said. I just wanted to point out that the slinging was very one-sided. You may now go back to being the center of your own lives. |
05-05-2011, 12:42 PM | #252 |
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Oh, I'm hurt. And all this time I just kept thinking about you and you and you and every word you say.
You keep bringing me back to bite you. You miss me. You love me and want to have like ten thousand of my babies. Last edited by infinite monkey; 05-05-2011 at 01:00 PM. Reason: unneeded clarity |
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However, I cannot give you the V.P. nod, I'm afraid. A cross-party alliance is actually too progressive, even for me. Party on! |
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05-05-2011, 01:17 PM | #254 |
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Oh, have you met our new moderator?
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05-05-2011, 01:31 PM | #255 |
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i love tw, i love ug, merc luvs jill, merry xmas from barry o, rip ug, teh president barry, u want me, who be barrio? |
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