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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
edited February 2006
One thing that really ticks her off?
Dropping a stitch in row two, and only realising it in row 473.....
The disadvantage is that she has to unpick it all...
The advantage is that she can unpick, correct and reknit back to row 473 in about twenty minutes - tops....!!
I swear, she can make three adult-sized garments in around five days.
Passive agressive people annoy me. You know, the kind who complain about how "so and so" did this or that, but though you suggest to them again and again to handle the situation and speak politely with "so and so" about this problem, they just want to bitch and bitch until they turn into a pressure cooker.
Sure, I should speak to these people about this behavior, but I prefer to mention it here and gripe about it until I explode all over one of them for some totally unrelated offense which will leave them wondering why I'm such a psycho.
Passive agressive people annoy me. You know, the kind who complain about how "so and so" did this or that, but though you suggest to them again and again to handle the situation and speak politely with "so and so" about this problem, they just want to bitch and bitch until they turn into a pressure cooker.
Sure, I should speak to these people about this behavior, but I prefer to mention it here and gripe about it until I explode all over one of them for some totally unrelated offense which will leave them wondering why I'm such a psycho.
Yes they're lovely aren't they? Don't actually want any constructive input, just to download all their poo onto you.
I had a contact who used to do that and I got into the habit of saying, as soon as she started on the same gripe. - Done that one, told you what I think. Next topic? But that was only after she had psychologically vampired off me for a long while.
Passive agressive people annoy me. You know, the kind who complain about how "so and so" did this or that, but though you suggest to them again and again to handle the situation and speak politely with "so and so" about this problem, they just want to bitch and bitch until they turn into a pressure cooker.
Sure, I should speak to these people about this behavior, but I prefer to mention it here and gripe about it until I explode all over one of them for some totally unrelated offense which will leave them wondering why I'm such a psycho.
I often run across passive aggressive people who feel duty bound to admonish me, "do not judge". When I point out that their use of that is itself an judgement, they often can't seem to connect the dots.
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
edited February 2006
Thanks ZenMonk, that makes my job sooooo much easier now....!!
I often run across passive aggressive people who feel duty bound to admonish me, "do not judge". When I point out that their use of that is itself an judgement, they often can't seem to connect the dots.
I think sometimes people miss an important distinction between Biblical "judgment" and judgment/analytical reasoning. We all use judgment every day. We judge if it's going to rain by the color of the sky and decide to take an umbrella or not. Sometimes judgment is taken a step further when we determine that what we see is right or wrong. Not just that we saw and categorized, but made a moral decision based on what we saw. There must be some Buddhist terminology for that, right?
Yes it's Right Discrimination, which is part of the very first aspect of the Eightfold Path - Right View or Right Understanding. Right in this context meaning complete as opposed to morally right.
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
Oh, if this is for me, I wasn't thinking of you when I posted that other stuff. I would say it right to your face. No, actually, I may not. But I would want to! :werr: Anyway, not about you. . .
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
edited February 2006
I know.... no problem... it would take a lot more than that to ruffle my feathers.... like you not giving me your portion of Beef Wellington....:tonguec:
I know.... no problem... it would take a lot more than that to ruffle my feathers.... like you not giving me your portion of Beef Wellington....:tonguec:
I like that about you. You're so "unruffleable.":vimp:
The only thing that I really hate is any form of prejudice. Racism, homophobia, xenophobia, sexism, transphobia, religious bigotry, etc.
I'm more of a "I'm not a fan" than a "I hate this" person.
O.K. So in other words, you're intolerant of intolerance.
I can't tell you how many times I've been "cornered" by a fundie for being intollerant of them. I'm not sure how to fix that. There must be a time and place for everything.
O.K. So in other words, you're intolerant of intolerance.
I can't tell you how many times I've been "cornered" by a fundie for being intollerant of them. I'm not sure how to fix that. There must be a time and place for everything.
Yes, I'm intolerant of unfounded intolerance. The type of intolerance that isn't even based on personal merit or character.
As for the fundie, I'd say the best thing to do is ignore him/her. :ninja:
I've discovered a new one recently - people that join this site writing in perfectly acceptable English and suddenly start degenerating into some kind of patois or as if speaking with an accent, or pretending not to be native speakers.
Now that one does drive me nuts because it is a total affectation and as a teacher of EFL I can spot it a mile off.
I've discovered a new one recently - people that join this site writing in perfectly acceptable English and suddenly start degenerating into some kind of patois or as if speaking with an accent, or pretending not to be native speakers.
Now that one does drive me nuts because it is a total affectation and as a teacher of EFL I can spot it a mile off.
I've discovered a new one recently - people that join this site writing in perfectly acceptable English and suddenly start degenerating into some kind of patois or as if speaking with an accent, or pretending not to be native speakers.
Now that one does drive me nuts because it is a total affectation and as a teacher of EFL I can spot it a mile off.
What you talk about you clazy lady?
Although I do find your posts quite salutory and sagacious.
According to the Roman poet Ovid, Pythagoras said: "As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love."
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federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
I think "patois" is a mixture of different languages and dialects. The only example I can think of right now is Cajun dialect, which is often a mixture of French, Spanish and African American speech.
But I don't know enough about it, so I'm probably wrong somewhere. LOL
The patois thing reminds me of another pet peeve- folks who join online forums and waste everyones' time by typing in SMS text speak. U cn wst hrs n hrs of time tryin 2 d-cifr wot they r tlkn abt. :scratch: I can only surmise that they haven't yet realised that they have a full QWERTY keyboard on their computer...
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Dropping a stitch in row two, and only realising it in row 473.....
The disadvantage is that she has to unpick it all...
The advantage is that she can unpick, correct and reknit back to row 473 in about twenty minutes - tops....!!
I swear, she can make three adult-sized garments in around five days.
But not swimming trunks.
it wasn't me.
I never done it.
deny, deny, deny - !!
You could say that YM.
Yes they're lovely aren't they? Don't actually want any constructive input, just to download all their poo onto you.
I had a contact who used to do that and I got into the habit of saying, as soon as she started on the same gripe. - Done that one, told you what I think. Next topic? But that was only after she had psychologically vampired off me for a long while.
Or I am a darn sight less tolerant!
I often run across passive aggressive people who feel duty bound to admonish me, "do not judge". When I point out that their use of that is itself an judgement, they often can't seem to connect the dots.
I think sometimes people miss an important distinction between Biblical "judgment" and judgment/analytical reasoning. We all use judgment every day. We judge if it's going to rain by the color of the sky and decide to take an umbrella or not. Sometimes judgment is taken a step further when we determine that what we see is right or wrong. Not just that we saw and categorized, but made a moral decision based on what we saw. There must be some Buddhist terminology for that, right?
Like a horny toad?
-bf
No... we have no computers at the asylum.
I'm just making all of you up in my mind.
Right now we're all having dinner at my favorite restuarant: Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze.
Fede, will you pass the gravy? I love me some sweet meat drippings!
-bf
It's your go to wash up, BF... I couldn't pay the bill last time.....
-bf
I know, more for the rest of ya. :cheer:
Oh, if this is for me, I wasn't thinking of you when I posted that other stuff. I would say it right to your face. No, actually, I may not. But I would want to! :werr: Anyway, not about you. . .
I like that about you. You're so "unruffleable.":vimp:
Make Up Overusers
Cell Phone Ring Tones
Vanity Obsessers
I can just feel my temperature rising....
I'm more of a "I'm not a fan" than a "I hate this" person.
O.K. So in other words, you're intolerant of intolerance.
I can't tell you how many times I've been "cornered" by a fundie for being intollerant of them. I'm not sure how to fix that. There must be a time and place for everything.
Have you read Carl Hiaasen's Sick Puppy?
How to deal with litter louts
I loved it. I enjoy reading a Carl Hiaasen about once a year.
As for the fundie, I'd say the best thing to do is ignore him/her. :ninja:
People that joined this forum after me and have nearly 200 posts more than me!
Yea I really hate that...
YES you know who you are...
Some of your posts give me a good chuckle.
-bf
Now that one does drive me nuts because it is a total affectation and as a teacher of EFL I can spot it a mile off.
Weuns really is from the south, I swayer.:vimp:
What you talk about you clazy lady?
Although I do find your posts quite salutory and sagacious.
Ooops. You caught me now!
-bf
-bf
Peppermint Patte
-bf
Do people actually eat that garbage??? PUKE!
But doesn't that sound delicious!?
Peppermint flavored pate!?!?!?!
Yum!
Maybe with an order of steak in carmel gravy and a sausage shake!
-bf
Yummy!
And here's a quote you might like, YogaMama.
According to the Roman poet Ovid, Pythagoras said: "As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love."
I break the ice in my close-knit group of friends, though.
I think "patois" is a mixture of different languages and dialects. The only example I can think of right now is Cajun dialect, which is often a mixture of French, Spanish and African American speech.
But I don't know enough about it, so I'm probably wrong somewhere. LOL
Brigid