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Sat Jul-30-05 04:50 PM
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1. The one I miss most is |
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Sat Jul-30-05 04:50 PM
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Yeah, that guy really came in handy sometimes.
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Sat Jul-30-05 04:58 PM
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3. oh yeah. Didn't his name begin with a 'D' too? |
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those were the times.
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Sat Jul-30-05 05:18 PM
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4. the one *I* miss most is |
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Sat Jul-30-05 05:23 PM
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Sat Jul-30-05 05:27 PM
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6. Dude - that is SOOOOO wrong. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 05:35 PM
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7. Nooo! It's "let's ban all DUers under 18!" |
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Sat Jul-30-05 05:41 PM
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8. Wait - I thought it was fat people under 18 who like Woody Allen movies. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:39 PM
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170. No, it's skinny people under 18 who like Woody Allen movies |
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especially ones that have opinions :P
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:06 PM
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10. wink wink nudge nudge snark snark. Can't you guys be happy enough |
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about the people you've had banned without the petty inside jokes?
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:10 PM
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Sorry, they banned themselves.
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:12 PM
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:14 PM
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14. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA |
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have you know i wasn't even IN on that flame fest
but she banned herself don't you think? :eyes:
"we" can't "ban" anyone
buh bye now :eyes:
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:20 PM
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You know exactly what I'm talking about, and it is not about that particular flame war.
Things were getting better around here for a while, but it's getting a little "thick" again here in the lounge.
Why can't a bunch of so-called adults resist this kind of petty high-school backbiting of banned members who are not here to defend themselves?
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:22 PM
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17. cause we are all immature misogynists |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:27 PM
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21. Don't flatter yourself |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:27 PM
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i think i'll keep you :bounce: :D
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:28 PM
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25. thanks... it's an honor to be kept by you... |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:29 PM
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you sure do know your place
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Mrs Matcom isn't around is she? :scared: :hide:
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:30 PM
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31. No, honey, she's keeping my bed warm... |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:31 PM
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34. well, thank GAWD for THAT! |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:30 PM
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Never call her "little missy." :scared:
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:31 PM
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:32 PM
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36. I love you, too, MisU. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:27 PM
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24. Doesn't all that eye-rolling give you a headache? |
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If you were honest with yourself, you wouldn't have to resort to defensive sarcasm.
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:29 PM
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27. Fuck em. That's the price they pay. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:31 PM
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35. You may not realize it, but you may be paying a price, as well. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:32 PM
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37. Now, that has got to be the most cryptic thing I've read all day. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:33 PM
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Bob Barker reneged on everything! x(
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:34 PM
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41. Noooooo! Anything but THAT! |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:34 PM
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that porcelain Dalmatian will NOT be arriving this week
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:37 PM
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55. But, but, but... you promised! Will I still be getting the dolphin? |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:39 PM
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62. i am sorry to break this to you |
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Bob couldn't get it up last night and therefore had to give your dolphin away to his 70 year old show-model to make amends.
she can't spin the wheel anymore and he, aparently, has overbid.
know that it went for a good cause though
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:41 PM
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65. I TOLD you he had a gambling problem! |
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And what do YOU do about it? NOTHING! You think you have no blame in this but you DO! You have no excuses left... it is over for you.
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:35 PM
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the crow flies at midnight
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:40 PM
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64. That's only part of it... the crow flies at midnight three times after |
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i was worried that we'd become the Judean People's Front or some such nonsense.
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:33 PM
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40. Maybe I'm being discussed at some clandestine... |
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Oh, save me! :D
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:34 PM
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43. Ooooh, wouldn't that be creepy? But no one has that much time to kill... |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:35 PM
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49. Only losers who still want to be DUers. |
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46. Frankly, I doubt if any of them give you a second thought. nt |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:36 PM
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51. Well, I've certainly affected you. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:39 PM
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61. Not really, just making an observation. nt |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:42 PM
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68. But then again, I know I'm irresistable. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:43 PM
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70. You ARE irresistable. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:45 PM
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Does that make me an asshole? :D
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:pals: :D But it's the RIGHT kind of asshole. :D
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:49 PM
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Well, you know that when I call you "little missy" I mean it in the most affectionate way. :hug: :pals: :loveya:
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:50 PM
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89. But, of COURSE, my dahlink. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:51 PM
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90. This, and the response below, are excellent examples of the sort of |
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behavior one sees in highschool cliques. Actually, the bulk of this thread is a lovely example of the mildly contemptuous behavior of the "Queen Bees" as described in Rosalind Wiseman's book, "Queen Bees and Wannabes".
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:54 PM
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94. Yes, thank you... we are but an experiment in the psychology of cliques... |
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I who was never once popular, and am indeed, rather outcast by nature of my sexuality even now... have ascended to the heights of highschool cliquishness by being something you object to... :woohoo: Yes! Thank you mgdecombe!
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:58 PM
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108. You're welcome. The irony is that one would expect you to have a certain |
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:59 PM
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112. Yes, it would seem ironic, if it weren't that my lack of sensitivity.... |
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is really only towards those who act disruptively to the extent of working AGAINST progressive goals, or those who defend them. Pretty simple really.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:02 PM
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123. If only that were where you limited your "insensitivity". |
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This discussion is not about anyone here working AGAINST progressive goals. It's about acting like grownups and following the rules.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:04 PM
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127. No, but you made it about us talking about banned members... |
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therefore it became why we do that... and then you made it about MY insensitivity, so it became WHY I am insensitive... and I truly believe I am ONLY insensitive to those who I perceive as working against progressive goals.
Did I lose you somewhere? I don't know what you're trying to prove here.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:12 PM
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135. If you're really interested in understanding what I'm trying to say, |
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just please believe that I'm not trying to make it about you. You make some great contributions to DU, as do most of the other people on this thread, including the OP.
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:59 PM
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113. So this whole thing is about you wanting to be my friend? |
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Damn, I'm sorry. I missed your "desirous of friendship" signals. *sigh*
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:01 PM
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118. Not really, though I don't doubt that you would be a great friend to have. |
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You're funny and smart, and I usually enjoy your posts. It's about DU being a more friendly place. That's all.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:02 PM
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120. You've had a chip on your shoulder since Cuban_liberal was banned. |
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Why is that? Have you had contact with him since then? Was it really that personal to you? I really don't get what your agenda is.
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the pieces fall into place.
Didn't realize that there was a deeper story to this exchange.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:09 PM
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131. You're right, but it's not about Cuban_liberal. It's about the |
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mean-spirited behavior I sometimes see here.
No, I haven't had contact with him since then. Have often wondered, like you and many others, what his motives were, but there's really no personal relationship there.
The trash-fest following his banning was personally disconcerting to me, yes, but not because of the banning per se, but because of the ugliness here in the following days.
I don't post here that much, but I still care about the climate here.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:11 PM
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134. See, I don't see the celebration as ugliness... |
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I see it as a whole lot of people who knew he was a troll for a LONG time finally seeing him gone. What is wrong with that? It would be like celebrating Karl Rove going to prison... though clearly not the same level at all... it would be a bad person getting justice. I truly don't see the harm in celebrating that.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:17 PM
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143. The trashfest was personal for many of us. |
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As a moderator, he tried to get many of us banned. He constantly attacked the women on this board. I think what you witnessed was an expression of righteous anger.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:02 PM
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121. Wow. That's nice of you to say. |
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I'm friendly to all DUers who are friendly to me. I pretty much ignore the rest, unless they become confrontational with me.
But thanks for the lecture on making DU a friendlier place.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:05 PM
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128. It's always been my thinking that folks only become the "in crowd" |
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because those that don't feel like they belong are jealous of their fun and their closeness. I think it stems from steaming pile of jealousy myself.
If you did not give the "in crowd" the power, they would have no power to cause you concern or to offend you. But what do I know, maybe I am a$$ kissing so the "in crowd" will like me.
Maybe I think the resentment to the frivolity of those you perceive in the "in crowd" is sad. Pity those that are jealous of the "in crowd" :-(.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:17 PM
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140. Honestly, this isn't about jealousy, steaming pile or no... |
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I don't spend enough time here to worry about being "in" with the "in" crowd, and I certainly know the formula, should I choose to pursue such status.
It's about the tone in the Lounge, and it always has been.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:33 PM
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159. The tone in the lounge is about silliness and about laughing |
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and about making one another feel good. That some folks have felt left out or insulted by some of the posts is sad, but it is their own fault. They give too much power to others. This is a message board, it is our option to sign on and read and take part or to ignore and find other things to do.
I generally post in the other forums and find myself coming here when it gets to heated or when I just need a little laugh or love. I have yet to be rejected, though I am sure that some of my posts along the way may have bothered some of the "regulars" here. I think the lounge "regulars" tend to actually try to live the concept of "live and let live". That some of them may have been hurt or angered and now sarcastically refer to the insults by making light of the transgressors is just an example of how they deal with things.
If the tone of the lounge has bothered you for some time now, why do you bother? There are other clubs on the block. Find a new one or stay out when the crowd is too rowdy or is not the crowd you like.
Judge not lest ye be judged.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:25 PM
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The "in-crowd"? How does one survive out in the world when they don't have the cyber "in-crowd" along with them to watch their backs?
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:31 PM
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158. Now that's an interesting question. I wonder about that sometimes. |
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:36 PM
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166. How about turning off their computers and just dealing with life. |
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:shrug:
Not quite sure what you mean, but stepping away from the computer and not taking part in the cyber world would seem to work in the instance you have stated. :freak:
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:20 PM
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146. Oh, for heaven's sake! |
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This is not about bullying people who are not in the "in" crowd. A couple of people made some silly, innocuous jokes about some people who were disruptive, obnoxious provacateurs. Their problems and banning did not stem from their not belonging to the "in" crowd or from other people somehow driving them out - it stemmed from their unacceptable behavior and their overbearing tactics.
For some reason, this has offended you mightily - I cannot imagine why as your outrage is far out of proportion to the initial flurry of posts. Get a grip, man. This is absurd!
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:17 PM
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141. Can I buy the book at Borders? |
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You hit the nail right on the head.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:18 PM
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145. Thanks. Yes, I think it and other books by the same author are |
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available at Borders, Amazon, etc.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:30 PM
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The psychology books? What's the name of that one book that was titled "I am ?". It was about someone not being able to fit into society so they pick on people that they feel that are more in touch with reality more then they are. Someone that can't get along with others so they find someone to pick on in order to feel better about themselves?
I can't think of the name of that book. :shrug:
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:18 PM
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144. I said I missed one of the gifs that was available on the |
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smilie lookup table, and YOU decided it was about something else and started all this crap
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:20 PM
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147. No I didn't decide it was about something else. |
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I responded to a subsequent post that *was* about something else.
However, you are a smart guy, and you *know* this was an invitation to trash banned DUers.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:22 PM
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bullshit.
it could have equally been an invitation to talk about people that left on their own accord - but that wasn't my intention either.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:24 PM
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151. So what was your intention? nt |
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:27 PM
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153. Pointing out that I missed having 'flippy' as a smilie option |
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He was very effective at conveying my opinions on things. He was eliminated from the list because of rampant abuse.
Now we have the equally passive agressive popcorn smilie, which implies that "I'm about to watch a bunch of morons go at it over nothing" I'll get some :popcorn: because their ignorant rantings are humorous to me.
I want flippy back.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:34 PM
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160. Why didn't you call your post "I miss flippy" or "Flippy was my friend" |
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Or "Flippy spoke for me", or "Fuck you, I want Flippy"
Why did you title the thread "DUers I miss the most"?
I hope you get your Flippy back.
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:35 PM
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163. Because it was about time for a I miss xxxx DUer |
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I thought it would be humorous to personify a gif
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Sat Jul-30-05 07:44 PM
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173. the flippy was a smilie? |
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well I'll be damned. I never knew that. That's why I threw in wiggly bare ass. now I'll go have some :popcorn: I needed a spot to throw that in. Thanks for the opening, DS1.:hi: :woohoo:
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:34 PM
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42. Not intended to be cryptic. Just a resigned sigh. |
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When people gang up an bully others, they loose part of their humanity. That is all. No threatening subtext to get all whipped up about.
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:35 PM
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47. Do your lungs get tired from all that sighing? |
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Takes much more energy to sigh than to roll one's eyes.
I may be many things, but being an "internet bully" is the least of my concerns. :eyes:
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Sat Jul-30-05 06:36 PM
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53. Now *that's* funny. And probably true. Eye rolling probably takes less |
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Yep, you're right, it's kind of exhausting.
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59. You are so funny tonight! |
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50. Ah, that's pretty deep... they "loose part of their humanity"... |
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54. Not my job to keep you entertained, fyi |
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60. Oh, don't worry... I never expected you to entertain me... |
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71. That's surprising. nt |
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57. NOW WE ARE TALKIN'!!!! |
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78. Here I come to save the day! |
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Should we change the subject to "chicken" instead?
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114. OMG, I spelled lose wrong! I'm so ashamed! nt |
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119. Oh really, it's quite funny either way... |
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52. Yeah, that happens to the sanctimonious too |
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58. You're right there. They both come from the same place. nt |
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So don't you think you ought to tone down the sanctimonious sighing? You might "loose" some more of your humanity, after all.
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67. Who's being sanctimonious now? |
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I'm simply observing that there is a sport here on DU that is rather mean-spirited, and not always harmless. Avid players seem to take the most offense.
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73. So, since you are the one taking offense, you are the most avid player... |
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84. happy you are one that is great avid! |
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82. See, I have no problem with "loosing" my humanity |
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I can be sanctimonious AND a bully without loosing any sleep. But you seemed worried about our welfare so I thought I'd pass on a friendly warning.
Actually, I don't tend to participate in flamewars (usually just a stunned observer) and I haven't made a single comment on this thread about banned ex-members except to point out that they were banned by their own actions and not by us, as you implied. I just think you're over-reacting to a relatively silly thread and if you don't like it, you ought to find another one to sigh in.
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I think I have every right to make comment on this and any other thread on DU, just as you do. And you have a right to disagree with me.
But jokes at the expense of banned members are supposed to be against the rules. However, the rules apply differently to different DU members, obviously.
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149. I have seen what you are saying, mgdecombe. |
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I have seen posts where several people have just attacked another person, and everyone just stood around and let it happen because the people who did it are popular posters.
Whether people deny it or not, there is a great deal of mean-spiritedness here sometimes. However, much more often it is a wonderful place.
If this gets me flamed, so be it. I'm an adult and can take it.
Having fun is really nice, but it shouldn't be at the expense of other posters. What we're discussing in this particular post is about people who have been banned, but I've seen it happen with people who haven't been banned also. What I've seen is people who are considered to be popular ganging up on one or two other posters about things that absolutely didn't warrant anything like what they were put through.
I'm proud to be a member of DU, but I'm not proud in those moments.
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16. I meant flippy the smilie |
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but he was deemed too honest
Nobody had to start naming names :D
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19. Yes, I know ... you are always very innocent in these sorts of things. |
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Edited on Sat Jul-30-05 06:26 PM by Misunderestimator
oh, and...
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20. he appears damned near "angelic" |
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22. Yes, like a regular altar boy... |
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26. hhhmmmmm he calls me 'father' |
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33. i was just checking to make sure he wasn't really Jewish |
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66. i MUST commend you friend |
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72. stop being such a sanctimonious dickwad |
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Edited on Sat Jul-30-05 06:43 PM by DS1
and admit your drinking nighttrain tonight
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76. you hate me because i am fat |
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80. No, it's because you bootleg copies of Bananas to people under 18 |
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83. DS1 says i could lose a few |
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86. Ok, I agree with the wax...but I'm biased... |
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91. i'm on the launch pad baby |
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115. hell, THAT was quick |
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129. Hey, what have I been missing down here? |
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132. man on man NASA explosions |
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133. So sad...instead of a "Fuck You" post...it could have been REAL.... |
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:-( I miss many of our DU'ers...because we thought we would "slay the dragons and be the "NEW BOYS." (female or male).
It hasn't worked out that way so far...but there is a WALL OF STARS for those DU'ers who were here...and fought and died with "DU Tombstones" on their "honor" or not...that are still here. :hug: to all of them...thrown off and lapsed, lurkers and still here. :grouphug: to make it stronger.
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136. sorry, i've been drinking |
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154. I'm sick of the whining |
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155. some of us just want flippy back |
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