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"Charles" |
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23 Jan 2006 08:38:15 PM |
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On being a Bad Brother |
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a
while.
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| User: "Jane" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
23 Jan 2006 08:46:05 PM |
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"Charles" <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote in message
news:cj4bt11klolhb7j48ktfthkl7qbmsg459o@4ax.com...
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a
while.
hehehe.
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| User: "scorpsmurf" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
23 Jan 2006 08:50:38 PM |
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Charles wrote:
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a
while.
LOL.....I definitely got a chuckle out of that one.
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| User: "Bacon" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
23 Jan 2006 08:51:21 PM |
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Charles wrote:
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a
while.
Man, that ain't so bad. Lose the guilt, sounds like you were
justified. It wasn't a Delorean that leaps to the future at 88 mph was
it?
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| User: "Ivan Marsh" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
24 Jan 2006 10:12:44 AM |
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:38:15 +0000, Charles wrote:
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a while.
Wow... that's the same kind of subtle brother-like "you're a
disappointment" insults that are why I don't talk to my brother anymore.
--
The USA Patriot Act is the most unpatriotic act in American history.
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| User: "Janithor" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
23 Jan 2006 11:42:32 PM |
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Charles wrote:
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a
while.
How often do you talk to your brother? I didn't even think of you as
having siblings. How many and in what order, if I may be nosey? I'd
think he'd be over the comparison game, isn't it a little late at this
stage of the game for that kind of thing?
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| User: "Charles" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
23 Jan 2006 11:49:36 PM |
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:42:32 GMT, Janithor <Janithor@comcast.net>
wrote:
x-no-archive: yes
Charles wrote:
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a
while.
How often do you talk to your brother? I didn't even think of you as
having siblings. How many and in what order, if I may be nosey? I'd
think he'd be over the comparison game, isn't it a little late at this
stage of the game for that kind of thing?
I have one brother, five years younger. I see him once or twice a
year. I don't think this was a comparison thing, just him maybe being
unsure about his purchase and going through the sales pitch for his
own benefit. He does it with everything though, gets kind of old.
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| User: "Rhiannon" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
28 Jan 2006 03:58:38 PM |
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"Charles" <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote in message
news:4nfbt1lsh15maahvidc57l9tf6ae9bctk2@4ax.com...
I have one brother, five years younger. I see him once or twice a
year. I don't think this was a comparison thing, just him maybe being
unsure about his purchase and going through the sales pitch for his
own benefit. He does it with everything though, gets kind of old.
Or it sounds like he was excited about the purchase eh?
--
Rhiannon
rhianon@sympatico.ca
The Labyrinth
http://thelabyrinthofr.blogspot.com
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| User: "Charles" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
28 Jan 2006 04:18:59 PM |
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On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:58:38 -0500, "Rhiannon" <rhianon@sympatico.ca>
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"Charles" <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote in message
news:4nfbt1lsh15maahvidc57l9tf6ae9bctk2@4ax.com...
I have one brother, five years younger. I see him once or twice a
year. I don't think this was a comparison thing, just him maybe being
unsure about his purchase and going through the sales pitch for his
own benefit. He does it with everything though, gets kind of old.
Or it sounds like he was excited about the purchase eh?
That might be, I don't get excited, so I mighn't recognize it in
others.
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| User: "Rhiannon" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
29 Jan 2006 08:19:10 AM |
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"Charles" <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:58:38 -0500, "Rhiannon" <rhianon@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
"Charles" <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote in message
news:4nfbt1lsh15maahvidc57l9tf6ae9bctk2@4ax.com...
I have one brother, five years younger. I see him once or twice a
year. I don't think this was a comparison thing, just him maybe being
unsure about his purchase and going through the sales pitch for his
own benefit. He does it with everything though, gets kind of old.
Or it sounds like he was excited about the purchase eh?
That might be, I don't get excited, so I mighn't recognize it in
others.
Really? Never?
--
Rhi
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| User: "Charles" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
29 Jan 2006 09:33:24 AM |
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On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:19:10 -0500, "Rhiannon" <rhianon@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
"Charles" <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote in message
news:tcrnt1hrdbb527ki67i9h1l0tptmrl6kr0@4ax.com...
On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:58:38 -0500, "Rhiannon" <rhianon@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
"Charles" <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote in message
news:4nfbt1lsh15maahvidc57l9tf6ae9bctk2@4ax.com...
I have one brother, five years younger. I see him once or twice a
year. I don't think this was a comparison thing, just him maybe being
unsure about his purchase and going through the sales pitch for his
own benefit. He does it with everything though, gets kind of old.
Or it sounds like he was excited about the purchase eh?
That might be, I don't get excited, so I mighn't recognize it in
others.
Really? Never?
Yeah, seems like. I can't remember getting excited about anything for
a long time. I have vague recollection of either developing that
attitude, or recognizing it in myself, while I was in grade school.
It's empowering, if I don't care about anything, then no one can hurt
me or manipulate me by taking anything away from me. It leads to a
bleak life, but, oh well..
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| User: "Janithor" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
24 Jan 2006 12:07:54 AM |
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Charles wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:42:32 GMT, Janithor <Janithor@comcast.net>
wrote:
x-no-archive: yes
Charles wrote:
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a
while.
How often do you talk to your brother? I didn't even think of you as
having siblings. How many and in what order, if I may be nosey? I'd
think he'd be over the comparison game, isn't it a little late at this
stage of the game for that kind of thing?
I have one brother, five years younger. I see him once or twice a
year. I don't think this was a comparison thing, just him maybe being
unsure about his purchase and going through the sales pitch for his
own benefit. He does it with everything though, gets kind of old.
Ah. Does he live in town? Do you guys talk otherwise?
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| User: "Charles" |
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| Title: Re: On being a Bad Brother |
24 Jan 2006 12:18:33 AM |
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:07:54 GMT, Janithor <Janithor@comcast.net>
wrote:
x-no-archive: yes
Charles wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:42:32 GMT, Janithor <Janithor@comcast.net>
wrote:
x-no-archive: yes
Charles wrote:
My brother got a new car, new to him, anyway. It has all kinds of
features on it, some I'd never heard of, some that may not have been
invented yet. That's kind of interesting, except he goes into a mode
where he sounds like a commercial, on and on and on.
So he was telling me what the car can do automatically, and I told him
that my car expects me to know how to drive. It got quiet for a
while.
How often do you talk to your brother? I didn't even think of you as
having siblings. How many and in what order, if I may be nosey? I'd
think he'd be over the comparison game, isn't it a little late at this
stage of the game for that kind of thing?
I have one brother, five years younger. I see him once or twice a
year. I don't think this was a comparison thing, just him maybe being
unsure about his purchase and going through the sales pitch for his
own benefit. He does it with everything though, gets kind of old.
Ah. Does he live in town? Do you guys talk otherwise?
Nah, he lives in Fairfield. He sends an email sometimes, I rarely
iniate anything. I feel oddly detached from almost everything. I see
my mom fairly often since my dad died, help her take care of business,
but for a long time it was a once a year thing at christmas to get
together, and I didn't like that. No ill feelings, more like no
feelings at all. It's like, if someone is around, that's okay, but if
nobody is around that's fine also.
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