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"%" |
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23 Sep 2005 12:55:29 PM |
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PEOPLE WHO CAN'T TAKE A JOKE |
I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early twenties
was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma , I passed ,
so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye contact and ,
I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on the phone ,
what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my class three
driver test
again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause , then I said ,
guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk , he lit up ,
just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me outside and
kill me
I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep emotional reaction he
had
I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left without getting
what I went there for , and I thought about returning to apologise again ,
but I didn't ,
and now i've got a case of the guilts
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| User: "alvintchase" |
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| Title: Re: PEOPLE WHO CAN'T TAKE A JOKE |
24 Sep 2005 04:39:24 PM |
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% wrote:
I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early twenties
was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma , I passed ,
so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye contact and ,
I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on the phone ,
what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my class three
driver test
again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause , then I said ,
guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk , he lit up ,
just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me outside and
kill me
I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep emotional reaction he
had
I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left without getting
what I went there for , and I thought about returning to apologise again ,
but I didn't ,
and now i've got a case of the guilts
yeah, I feel bad sometimes too if interactions don't work out as
smoothly as I'd like them to... sometimes people misinterpret people's
intentions... for example, sometimes I am nosy, and am interested in
things about other people(such as what they are reading, tons of other
stuff), but recently I was just trying to make conversation with a
coworker, and he thought I was being nosy and intrusive, and it was
about a subject I really had no interest in... I was just trying to be
polite and show interest, he misunderstood and got upset... that upset
me for a while, but then I thought, "well I meant well... in the
future, I won't bring up that subject with him..." everyone reacts
differently, I was talking to another coworker about much more personal
things and he didn't seem to mind at all. so,I guess unless you know
the person, you never know what subjects the person will welcome and
which subject will touch some kind of sore spot... I think apologizing
is always a nice thing... if people don't accept the apology, it is
their problem...
-"Alvintchase"
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| User: "Tim Kett" |
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| Title: Re: PEOPLE WHO CAN'T TAKE A JOKE |
23 Sep 2005 01:03:13 PM |
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% wrote:
I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early twenties
was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma , I passed ,
so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye contact and ,
I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on the phone ,
what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my class three
driver test
again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause , then I said ,
guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk , he lit up ,
just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me outside and
kill me
I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep emotional reaction he
had
I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left without getting
what I went there for , and I thought about returning to apologise again ,
but I didn't ,
and now i've got a case of the guilts
WOW! Thats some bad reaction! Some people take themselves WAY TOO
SERIOUSELY! I dont think I will try to joke with a stranger, after
reading this.
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: PEOPLE WHO CAN'T TAKE A JOKE |
23 Sep 2005 01:11:36 PM |
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"Tim Kett" <tim6kettring@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
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% wrote:
I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early twenties
was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma , I passed
,
so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye contact and ,
I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on the phone ,
what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my class three
driver test
again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause , then I
said ,
guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk , he lit
up ,
just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me outside
and
kill me
I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep emotional reaction
he
had
I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left without
getting
what I went there for , and I thought about returning to apologise again
,
but I didn't ,
and now i've got a case of the guilts
WOW! Thats some bad reaction! Some people take themselves WAY TOO
SERIOUSELY! I dont think I will try to joke with a stranger, after
reading this.
well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
one of the proudest moments in his life ,
but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
can you say ... candidate for road rage
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| User: "Used2be" |
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| Title: Re: PEOPLE WHO CAN'T TAKE A JOKE |
23 Sep 2005 05:06:54 PM |
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
one of the proudest moments in his life ,
but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
can you say ... candidate for road rage
right??!!!!
geez, what an over-reaction. you didn't do anything wrong, %. nothing at
all. you were just teasing him which would be a natural gesture from most
people in that same situation. it was his reaction that was totally off the
charts. you already told him you were teasing...what more could you have
done? you couldn't have known he would respond this way. the guy
definitely has issues!
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| User: "%" |
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23 Sep 2005 05:16:08 PM |
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
one of the proudest moments in his life ,
but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
can you say ... candidate for road rage
right??!!!!
geez, what an over-reaction. you didn't do anything wrong, %. nothing at
all. you were just teasing him which would be a natural gesture from most
people in that same situation. it was his reaction that was totally off
the
charts. you already told him you were teasing...what more could you have
done? you couldn't have known he would respond this way. the guy
definitely has issues!
yea yea Cin , that's what i thought too ,
but then i went all funny ,
like here's this guy feeling all pride and large ,
so i swift kick him in the bag ,
i don't know , i know he took it wrong ,
but i may have been out of line with my crack ,
i'm over it now anyway , but thanks for the input
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| User: "Used2be" |
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23 Sep 2005 05:17:51 PM |
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
one of the proudest moments in his life ,
but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
can you say ... candidate for road rage
right??!!!!
geez, what an over-reaction. you didn't do anything wrong, %. nothing
at
all. you were just teasing him which would be a natural gesture from
most
people in that same situation. it was his reaction that was totally off
the
charts. you already told him you were teasing...what more could you have
done? you couldn't have known he would respond this way. the guy
definitely has issues!
yea yea Cin , that's what i thought too ,
but then i went all funny ,
like here's this guy feeling all pride and large ,
so i swift kick him in the bag ,
i don't know , i know he took it wrong ,
but i may have been out of line with my crack ,
i'm over it now anyway , but thanks for the input
that's the price we smart alecks have to pay. i'm the same way. i like to
tease people (even complete strangers) too, and they don't always take it
well! oh well...live and learn.
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| User: "%" |
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23 Sep 2005 05:27:48 PM |
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
one of the proudest moments in his life ,
but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
can you say ... candidate for road rage
right??!!!!
geez, what an over-reaction. you didn't do anything wrong, %. nothing
at
all. you were just teasing him which would be a natural gesture from
most
people in that same situation. it was his reaction that was totally
off
the
charts. you already told him you were teasing...what more could you
have
done? you couldn't have known he would respond this way. the guy
definitely has issues!
yea yea Cin , that's what i thought too ,
but then i went all funny ,
like here's this guy feeling all pride and large ,
so i swift kick him in the bag ,
i don't know , i know he took it wrong ,
but i may have been out of line with my crack ,
i'm over it now anyway , but thanks for the input
that's the price we smart alecks have to pay. i'm the same way. i like
to
tease people (even complete strangers) too, and they don't always take it
well! oh well...live and learn.
well as i've always said , i'm the same here as out there ,
and i get slapped and i get in fights over my what i say ,
and i accept and appreciate all how that comes about ,
but this time i guess i just got caught semi off my game ,
i just never seen someone light up over something so little ,
and this is now a person who will be driving a log carrying truck ,
i still think i have a right to fear the road , oh fk him , i'd a killed him
anyway ,
so how's you doin , getting windy there yet ?
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| User: "Used2be" |
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23 Sep 2005 05:39:28 PM |
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
one of the proudest moments in his life ,
but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
can you say ... candidate for road rage
right??!!!!
geez, what an over-reaction. you didn't do anything wrong, %.
nothing
at
all. you were just teasing him which would be a natural gesture from
most
people in that same situation. it was his reaction that was totally
off
the
charts. you already told him you were teasing...what more could you
have
done? you couldn't have known he would respond this way. the guy
definitely has issues!
yea yea Cin , that's what i thought too ,
but then i went all funny ,
like here's this guy feeling all pride and large ,
so i swift kick him in the bag ,
i don't know , i know he took it wrong ,
but i may have been out of line with my crack ,
i'm over it now anyway , but thanks for the input
that's the price we smart alecks have to pay. i'm the same way. i like
to
tease people (even complete strangers) too, and they don't always take it
well! oh well...live and learn.
well as i've always said , i'm the same here as out there ,
and i get slapped and i get in fights over my what i say ,
and i accept and appreciate all how that comes about ,
but this time i guess i just got caught semi off my game ,
i just never seen someone light up over something so little ,
i had a lady get furious at me at the dentist office once because i wadded
up a Snickers bar wrapper to throw it away, and i made too much noise doing
it. i was blown away by her reaction. i think she wasn't quite all there.
surely she wasn't. surely no normal person would act that way!
and this is now a person who will be driving a log carrying truck ,
oh geez, now that IS scary. sounds like he's got some arrogance issues and
driving a huge truck is just what he does NOT need to be doing. we had an
"altercation" with just such a driver once. a young man driving an
18-wheeler. even got the police involved. what a mess that was. :/
so how's you doin , getting windy there yet ?
yes, it's getting quite windy. and the clouds look really cool. they are
like long curling streaks instead of the usual puffy things. tomorrow is
supposed to get a bit windier, and that is about it. probably no rain at
all.
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: PEOPLE WHO CAN'T TAKE A JOKE |
23 Sep 2005 05:52:38 PM |
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
one of the proudest moments in his life ,
but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
can you say ... candidate for road rage
right??!!!!
geez, what an over-reaction. you didn't do anything wrong, %.
nothing
at
all. you were just teasing him which would be a natural gesture
from
most
people in that same situation. it was his reaction that was totally
off
the
charts. you already told him you were teasing...what more could you
have
done? you couldn't have known he would respond this way. the guy
definitely has issues!
yea yea Cin , that's what i thought too ,
but then i went all funny ,
like here's this guy feeling all pride and large ,
so i swift kick him in the bag ,
i don't know , i know he took it wrong ,
but i may have been out of line with my crack ,
i'm over it now anyway , but thanks for the input
that's the price we smart alecks have to pay. i'm the same way. i
like
to
tease people (even complete strangers) too, and they don't always take
it
well! oh well...live and learn.
well as i've always said , i'm the same here as out there ,
and i get slapped and i get in fights over my what i say ,
and i accept and appreciate all how that comes about ,
but this time i guess i just got caught semi off my game ,
i just never seen someone light up over something so little ,
i had a lady get furious at me at the dentist office once because i wadded
up a Snickers bar wrapper to throw it away, and i made too much noise
doing
it. i was blown away by her reaction. i think she wasn't quite all
there.
surely she wasn't. surely no normal person would act that way!
and this is now a person who will be driving a log carrying truck ,
oh geez, now that IS scary. sounds like he's got some arrogance issues
and
driving a huge truck is just what he does NOT need to be doing. we had an
"altercation" with just such a driver once. a young man driving an
18-wheeler. even got the police involved. what a mess that was. :/
so how's you doin , getting windy there yet ?
yes, it's getting quite windy. and the clouds look really cool. they are
like long curling streaks instead of the usual puffy things. tomorrow is
supposed to get a bit windier, and that is about it. probably no rain at
all.
i should've just kicked his ***** to the point where he couldn't drive ,
ok , i hope , " Rieter " don't spill too much on ya ,
did you wear a dress again today ?
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| User: "Rhiannon" |
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23 Sep 2005 05:46:32 PM |
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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i had a lady get furious at me at the dentist office once because i wadded
up a Snickers bar wrapper to throw it away, and i made too much noise
doing
it. i was blown away by her reaction. i think she wasn't quite all
there.
surely she wasn't. surely no normal person would act that way!
That's really weird.
--
Rhiannon
rhianon@sympatico.ca
The Labyrinth
http://thelabyrinthofr.blogspot.com
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| User: "Used2be" |
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23 Sep 2005 08:16:25 PM |
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"Rhiannon" <rhianon@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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i had a lady get furious at me at the dentist office once because i
wadded
up a Snickers bar wrapper to throw it away, and i made too much noise
doing
it. i was blown away by her reaction. i think she wasn't quite all
there.
surely she wasn't. surely no normal person would act that way!
That's really weird.
yeah, almosting disturbingly so even. that's why i've remembered it all
these years. it happened nearly 15 years ago!!!
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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24 Sep 2005 02:37:55 AM |
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In message <Au%Ye.28670$w46.17826@tornado.texas.rr.com>, Used2be
<used2be@nowhere.com> writes
i had a lady get furious at me at the dentist office once because i wadded
up a Snickers bar wrapper to throw it away, and i made too much noise doing
it. i was blown away by her reaction. i think she wasn't quite all there.
surely she wasn't. surely no normal person would act that way!
Surely a normal person would have thought 'what a considerate person,
throwing their sweet wrapper in the bin, instead of littering.'
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "Used2be" |
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24 Sep 2005 11:29:13 AM |
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"Alan Harding" <Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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In message <Au%Ye.28670$w46.17826@tornado.texas.rr.com>, Used2be
<used2be@nowhere.com> writes
i had a lady get furious at me at the dentist office once because i wadded
up a Snickers bar wrapper to throw it away, and i made too much noise
doing
it. i was blown away by her reaction. i think she wasn't quite all
there.
surely she wasn't. surely no normal person would act that way!
Surely a normal person would have thought 'what a considerate person,
throwing their sweet wrapper in the bin, instead of littering.'
you'd think!
:)
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| User: "alvintchase" |
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24 Sep 2005 02:45:52 PM |
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Alan Harding wrote:
In message <Au%Ye.28670$w46.17826@tornado.texas.rr.com>, Used2be
<used2be@nowhere.com> writes
i had a lady get furious at me at the dentist office once because i wadded
up a Snickers bar wrapper to throw it away, and i made too much noise doing
it. i was blown away by her reaction. i think she wasn't quite all there.
surely she wasn't. surely no normal person would act that way!
Surely a normal person would have thought 'what a considerate person,
throwing their sweet wrapper in the bin, instead of littering.'
--
a normal person? what is that?
-"Alvintchase"
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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24 Sep 2005 03:28:12 PM |
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In message <1127591152.846049.176070@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
alvintchase <Icnh@hotmail.com> writes
Alan Harding wrote:
In message <Au%Ye.28670$w46.17826@tornado.texas.rr.com>, Used2be
<used2be@nowhere.com> writes
i had a lady get furious at me at the dentist office once because i wadded
up a Snickers bar wrapper to throw it away, and i made too much noise doing
it. i was blown away by her reaction. i think she wasn't quite all there.
surely she wasn't. surely no normal person would act that way!
Surely a normal person would have thought 'what a considerate person,
throwing their sweet wrapper in the bin, instead of littering.'
a normal person? what is that?
It's a person who does normal things.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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24 Sep 2005 02:56:39 PM |
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On 2005-09-24, alvintchase wrote:
a normal person? what is that?
According to the Merriam Webster Online, it's 'normal' item 4, a) of,
relating to, or characterised by average intelligence or development; b)
free from mental disorder: SANE.
You know, normies.
--
<bevthornton@despammed.com> Support: <http://www.ccisd.org/>
Pleasant is it to do no evil.
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| User: "alvintchase" |
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24 Sep 2005 03:02:06 PM |
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Bev Thornton wrote:
On 2005-09-24, alvintchase wrote:
a normal person? what is that?
According to the Merriam Webster Online, it's 'normal' item 4, a) of,
relating to, or characterised by average intelligence or development; b)
free from mental disorder: SANE.
You know, normies.
--
I don't know... is there any one in the world free of some type of
mental disorder? I imagine that's a pretty rare thing... and a lot of
it is about perception and labeling, I imagine... who's to say what's
normal and what's abnormal? I guess people who are in some kind of
power are the the ones who make those decisions... I've read about that
somewhere recently, but I can't remember where...
-"Alvintchase"
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| User: "Bev Thornton" |
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24 Sep 2005 03:15:34 PM |
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On 2005-09-24, alvintchase wrote:
I don't know... is there any one in the world free of some type of
mental disorder?
That depends on what you consider to be a mental disorder. By popular use,
the synonym for that definition is: SANE. So, popularly, most people are
normal, are not suffering from some type of mental disorder, are sane, are
able to anticipate, appreciate and appraise the effects of their own
actions. However, from a Hindu/Buddhist psychological perspective, they
are not sane and are almost all suffering from mental disorder, delusions
regarding the nature of reality, but then, that is what becomes normal,
that basic insanity, and anything added on to worsen it is what makes the
deviation from normalcy; most people are still 'normal'.
I imagine that's a pretty rare thing... and a lot of it is about
perception and labeling, I imagine... who's to say what's normal and
what's abnormal?
People who keep track, bean counters, statisticians. They plot field data,
medical data, for instance, or information on child and adult development
and behaviour patterns.
I guess people who are in some kind of power are the the ones who make
those decisions... I've read about that somewhere recently, but I can't
remember where...
Chomsky, maybe. Those people can make propaganda and alter what appears to
be normal, even change things enough to alter what is normal, but normal
will still be what is considered to be within the definition for it, it's
just that the range can change.
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"Bev Thornton" <Sender@Not.Invalid> wrote in message
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On 2005-09-24, alvintchase wrote:
I don't know... is there any one in the world free of some type of
mental disorder?
That depends on what you consider to be a mental disorder. By popular use,
the synonym for that definition is: SANE. So, popularly, most people are
normal, are not suffering from some type of mental disorder, are sane, are
able to anticipate, appreciate and appraise the effects of their own
actions. However, from a Hindu/Buddhist psychological perspective, they
are not sane and are almost all suffering from mental disorder, delusions
regarding the nature of reality, but then, that is what becomes normal,
that basic insanity, and anything added on to worsen it is what makes the
deviation from normalcy; most people are still 'normal'.
I imagine that's a pretty rare thing... and a lot of it is about
perception and labeling, I imagine... who's to say what's normal and
what's abnormal?
People who keep track, bean counters, statisticians. They plot field data,
medical data, for instance, or information on child and adult development
and behaviour patterns.
I guess people who are in some kind of power are the the ones who make
those decisions... I've read about that somewhere recently, but I can't
remember where...
Chomsky, maybe. Those people can make propaganda and alter what appears to
be normal, even change things enough to alter what is normal, but normal
will still be what is considered to be within the definition for it, it's
just that the range can change.
--
<bevthornton@despammed.com> Support: <http://www.tibetfund.org/>
Pleasant is the shunning of all ill.
i'm glad i'm normal
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23 Sep 2005 07:39:54 PM |
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:11:36 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> "Tim Kett" <tim6kettring@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
<(((*> news:1127498369.924599.283720@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
<(((*> >
<(((*> > % wrote:
<(((*> > > I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
<(((*> > > and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early twenties
<(((*> > > was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma , I passed
<(((*> ,
<(((*> > > so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye contact and ,
<(((*> > > I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on the phone ,
<(((*> > > what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my class three
<(((*> > > driver test
<(((*> > > again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause , then I
<(((*> said ,
<(((*> > > guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk , he lit
<(((*> up ,
<(((*> > > just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me outside
<(((*> and
<(((*> > > kill me
<(((*> > > I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep emotional reaction
<(((*> he
<(((*> > > had
<(((*> > > I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left without
<(((*> getting
<(((*> > > what I went there for , and I thought about returning to apologise again
<(((*> ,
<(((*> > > but I didn't ,
<(((*> > > and now i've got a case of the guilts
<(((*> >
<(((*> > WOW! Thats some bad reaction! Some people take themselves WAY TOO
<(((*> > SERIOUSELY! I dont think I will try to joke with a stranger, after
<(((*> > reading this.
<(((*> >
<(((*>
<(((*>
<(((*> well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
<(((*> here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
<(((*> and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
<(((*> one of the proudest moments in his life ,
<(((*> but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
<(((*> what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
<(((*> can you say ... candidate for road rage
Pepsi.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
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23 Sep 2005 07:50:59 PM |
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<waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:11:36 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> "Tim Kett" <tim6kettring@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
<(((*> news:1127498369.924599.283720@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
<(((*> >
<(((*> > % wrote:
<(((*> > > I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
<(((*> > > and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early
twenties
<(((*> > > was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma ,
I passed
<(((*> ,
<(((*> > > so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye
contact and ,
<(((*> > > I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on
the phone ,
<(((*> > > what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my
class three
<(((*> > > driver test
<(((*> > > again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause ,
then I
<(((*> said ,
<(((*> > > guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk
, he lit
<(((*> up ,
<(((*> > > just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me
outside
<(((*> and
<(((*> > > kill me
<(((*> > > I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep
emotional reaction
<(((*> he
<(((*> > > had
<(((*> > > I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left
without
<(((*> getting
<(((*> > > what I went there for , and I thought about returning to
apologise again
<(((*> ,
<(((*> > > but I didn't ,
<(((*> > > and now i've got a case of the guilts
<(((*> >
<(((*> > WOW! Thats some bad reaction! Some people take themselves WAY
TOO
<(((*> > SERIOUSELY! I dont think I will try to joke with a stranger,
after
<(((*> > reading this.
<(((*> >
<(((*>
<(((*>
<(((*> well , I gotta look at the thing in its entirety ,
<(((*> here's this young guy all excited and feeling proud ,
<(((*> and I go an lip off right in the middle of what might be ,
<(((*> one of the proudest moments in his life ,
<(((*> but then , I wonder if he's that quick to snap ,
<(((*> what would happen in traffic if he thought you cut him off ,
<(((*> can you say ... candidate for road rage
Pepsi.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
Quebecois , always with their ***** out first
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| User: "" |
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23 Sep 2005 07:59:05 PM |
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:50:59 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> <waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
<(((*> news:9289j1d94hcd2c7rhnm7b24ptfj9ol8v01@4ax.com...
<(((*> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:11:36 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
<(((*> > wrote:
<(((*> > ><(((*> can you say ... candidate for road rage
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Pepsi.
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Tara J. Ballance
<(((*> > Montreal, Canada
<(((*>
<(((*>
<(((*> Quebecois , always with their ***** out first
My point exactly.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
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23 Sep 2005 08:10:30 PM |
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<waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:50:59 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> <waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
<(((*> news:9289j1d94hcd2c7rhnm7b24ptfj9ol8v01@4ax.com...
<(((*> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:11:36 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
<(((*> > wrote:
<(((*> > ><(((*> can you say ... candidate for road rage
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Pepsi.
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Tara J. Ballance
<(((*> > Montreal, Canada
<(((*>
<(((*>
<(((*> Quebecois , always with their ***** out first
My point exactly.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
but the women make good strippers
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| User: "Fightclub" |
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23 Sep 2005 09:03:16 PM |
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% wrote:
<waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:50:59 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> <waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
<(((*> news:9289j1d94hcd2c7rhnm7b24ptfj9ol8v01@4ax.com...
<(((*> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:11:36 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
<(((*> > wrote:
<(((*> > ><(((*> can you say ... candidate for road rage
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Pepsi.
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Tara J. Ballance
<(((*> > Montreal, Canada
<(((*>
<(((*>
<(((*> Quebecois , always with their ***** out first
My point exactly.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
but the women make good strippers
Yawn.
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23 Sep 2005 09:05:25 PM |
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"Fightclub" <onebigbad@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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% wrote:
<waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:50:59 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> <waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
<(((*> news:9289j1d94hcd2c7rhnm7b24ptfj9ol8v01@4ax.com...
<(((*> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:11:36 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
<(((*> > wrote:
<(((*> > ><(((*> can you say ... candidate for road rage
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Pepsi.
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Tara J. Ballance
<(((*> > Montreal, Canada
<(((*>
<(((*>
<(((*> Quebecois , always with their ***** out first
My point exactly.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
but the women make good strippers
Yawn.
*fart*
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23 Sep 2005 09:11:49 PM |
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"Fightclub" <onebigbad@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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% wrote:
<waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:50:59 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> <waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
<(((*> news:9289j1d94hcd2c7rhnm7b24ptfj9ol8v01@4ax.com...
<(((*> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:11:36 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
<(((*> > wrote:
<(((*> > ><(((*> can you say ... candidate for road rage
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Pepsi.
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Tara J. Ballance
<(((*> > Montreal, Canada
<(((*>
<(((*>
<(((*> Quebecois , always with their ***** out first
My point exactly.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
but the women make good strippers
Yawn.
*fart*
you're cute when you do that it makes your dress go all fluffy
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24 Sep 2005 11:29:30 AM |
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"%" <persent@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"Used2be" <used2be@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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"Fightclub" <onebigbad@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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% wrote:
<waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:50:59 -0700, "%" <persent@gmail.com>
wrote:
<(((*>
<(((*> <waitingforgodot@samuel.beckett> wrote in message
<(((*> news:9289j1d94hcd2c7rhnm7b24ptfj9ol8v01@4ax.com...
<(((*> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:11:36 -0700, "%"
<persent@gmail.com>
<(((*> > wrote:
<(((*> > ><(((*> can you say ... candidate for road rage
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Pepsi.
<(((*> >
<(((*> > Tara J. Ballance
<(((*> > Montreal, Canada
<(((*>
<(((*>
<(((*> Quebecois , always with their ***** out first
My point exactly.
Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
but the women make good strippers
Yawn.
*fart*
you're cute when you do that it makes your dress go all fluffy
:D
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23 Sep 2005 01:13:19 PM |
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Tim Kett wrote:
% wrote:
I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early twenties
was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma , I passed ,
so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye contact and ,
I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on the phone ,
what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my class three
driver test
again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause , then I said ,
guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk , he lit up ,
just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me outside and
kill me
I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep emotional reaction he
had
I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left without getting
what I went there for , and I thought about returning to apologise again ,
but I didn't ,
and now i've got a case of the guilts
WOW! Thats some bad reaction! Some people take themselves WAY TOO
SERIOUSELY! I dont think I will try to joke with a stranger, after
reading this.
We all get caught out, I guess when it happens to you it's a case of
looking at it and catching it out the next time.
Sometimes I don't post because of this reaction. Sometimes I don't post
because I don't think my thinks are interesting. Sometimes people think
I'm reacting by not posting.
It's all a big confusing heap. And there we are.
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23 Sep 2005 01:18:39 PM |
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"humble.life" <nospamoriwillfindyou@justryit.com> wrote in message
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Tim Kett wrote:
% wrote:
I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early twenties
was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma , I passed
,
so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye contact and ,
I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on the phone ,
what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my class three
driver test
again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause , then I
said ,
guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk , he lit
up ,
just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me outside
and
kill me
I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep emotional reaction
he
had
I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left without
getting
what I went there for , and I thought about returning to apologise again
,
but I didn't ,
and now i've got a case of the guilts
WOW! Thats some bad reaction! Some people take themselves WAY TOO
SERIOUSELY! I dont think I will try to joke with a stranger, after
reading this.
We all get caught out, I guess when it happens to you it's a case of
looking at it and catching it out the next time.
Sometimes I don't post because of this reaction. Sometimes I don't post
because I don't think my thinks are interesting. Sometimes people think
I'm reacting by not posting.
It's all a big confusing heap. And there we are.
yea , I know life can be like that and I usually expect it ,
and I do sometimes say things I expect an up in arms reaction for ,
and I accept the slaps in my face that I get for being that way ,
this one just seemed to catch me off guard I guess ,
thanks for your thoughts on it though
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23 Sep 2005 08:06:49 PM |
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Cut and paste !!
% wrote:
I was in an office waiting room about 20 minutes ago ,
and a guy much younger than myself , lets say late teens early twenties
was using the phone and I over heard him saying , hay gramma , I passed ,
so when he hung up he passed in front of me , we made eye contact and ,
I said congratulations I couldn't help but over hear you on the phone ,
what was the course you passed , he said , no , I passed my class three
driver test
again I said , well good for you and there was a short pause , then I said ,
guess that means I better stay off the road now ay ... holy fk , he lit up ,
just like a Christmas tree , I thought he was going to drag me outside and
kill me
I told him I was just kidding , but wow , what a deep emotional reaction he
had
I felt bad like I must've really insulted him , I even left without getting
what I went there for , and I thought about returning to apologise again ,
but I didn't ,
and now i've got a case of the guilts
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