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Tip O The Day........or week......... Secretia Green 01-27-2008
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Posted by Secretia Green on January 27, 2008, 4:58 pm

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>> Secretia Green wrote:
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>>>There is an old saying that seems worth repeating:
>>>
>>>Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and
>>>beat you with experience.
>>>
>>
>> Once in a while, the idiot has to realize that s/he is recognized as an
>> idiot. And once in a while, you have to let the idiot know which ideas
>> and attitudes are idiotic and which attitudes and ideas are useful and
>> life sustaining.
>> And once in a while, you have to remind the idiot publically that s/he
>> knows the ideas being diiotically spouted are precisely that, idiotic,
>> and what the non idiotic variations and versions might be..
>>
>>>
>>>BTW, What are you kids doing?
>>>How is your craft coming along?
>>>Are we there yet?
>>>
> <snip>
>> Got a substantive thread to offer or do you just want to call people
>> children and ask for talk about generalities?
>
> lol I misread it. I thought SG said "your" kids. I haven't babysat for
> money since 1972!


Actually, It was meant as offspring. I mis-typed as I often do.




Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 27, 2008, 5:51 pm

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>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Secretia Green wrote:
>>>
>>>>There is an old saying that seems worth repeating:
>>>>
>>>>Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and
>>>>beat you with experience.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Once in a while, the idiot has to realize that s/he is recognized as an
>>> idiot. And once in a while, you have to let the idiot know which ideas
>>> and attitudes are idiotic and which attitudes and ideas are useful and
>>> life sustaining.
>>> And once in a while, you have to remind the idiot publically that s/he
>>> knows the ideas being diiotically spouted are precisely that, idiotic,
>>> and what the non idiotic variations and versions might be..
>>>
>>>>
>>>>BTW, What are you kids doing?
>>>>How is your craft coming along?
>>>>Are we there yet?
>>>>
>> <snip>
>>> Got a substantive thread to offer or do you just want to call people
>>> children and ask for talk about generalities?
>>
>> lol I misread it. I thought SG said "your" kids. I haven't babysat for
>> money since 1972!
>
>
> Actually, It was meant as offspring. I mis-typed as I often do.

So two wrongs CAN make a right! (++ took it personally.)



Posted by ++ on January 27, 2008, 11:23 pm


Michael Bulatovich wrote:

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>
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>>>>
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>>>>>BTW, What are you kids doing?
>>>>>How is your craft coming along?
>>>>>Are we there yet?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Got a substantive thread to offer or do you just want to call people
>>>>children and ask for talk about generalities?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>lol I misread it. I thought SG said "your" kids. I haven't babysat for
>>>money since 1972!
>>>
>>>
>>Actually, It was meant as offspring. I mis-typed as I often do.
>>
>>
>
>So two wrongs CAN make a right! (++ took it personally.)
>
>

Actually, I thought he was patronizing th whole group. I didn't take it
personally, rather collectively

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Posted by ++ on January 27, 2008, 11:22 pm


Secretia Green wrote:

>>>
>>>
>>>>BTW, What are you kids doing?
>>>>How is your craft coming along?
>>>>Are we there yet?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>><snip>
>>
>>
>>>Got a substantive thread to offer or do you just want to call people
>>>children and ask for talk about generalities?
>>>
>>>
>>lol I misread it. I thought SG said "your" kids. I haven't babysat for
>>money since 1972!
>>
>>
>
>
>Actually, It was meant as offspring. I mis-typed as I often do.
>
>

I mistype all the time. Sorry for misinterpreting you. What I read as
a bit demeaning was actually just a private message .

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Posted by Warm Worm on January 27, 2008, 6:09 pm
Secretia Green wrote:
> There is an old saying that seems worth repeating:
>
> Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat
> you with experience.

While I understand what you mean, the danger is that one can run the
risk of being the subject of derogatory terms by their usage.
Also, as derogations are used, it obviously affects self-esteem and
populations as a whole. As we get used to it, we can slip up with our
own kids, family and friends, etc..
Compound victimization.

That's in part why we can have the kind of aforementioned workplace
situations.

> BTW, What are you kids doing?

I'm doing design, knitting, and upgrading my websites.

BTW, I think David Letterman calls his audience members 'kids', for
example, so I'm cool with it in that context.

> How is your craft coming along?

http://www.sfu.ca/~rmacinty/scarf.jpg

> Are we there yet?

I'm almost finished. Continental knitting is fast, even for a noob like
me and I'm glad I made the switch.
What you see took me only roughly 6 hours or so on and off.

How about you?

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