Comments on: SYMBOLIC GESTURES

By: Super-Froob

Super-Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:01:42 +0000

Indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Froob

Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Super-Froob is a noob.

By: Super-Froob

Super-Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:59:17 +0000

Indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Froob

Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:58:36 +0000

I stole your exclamation points, Super-Froob!!!!!!!!

By: Super-Froob

Super-Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:57:23 +0000

Indeed

By: Froob

Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:56:39 +0000

Dr. Who is awesome.

By: Super-Froob

Super-Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:56:00 +0000

Indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Froob

Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:54:57 +0000

Melissiaklfsdhkshglksrhgkds (think of a better nickname!) can join Uncle Fester in Hell for Apartheid comment while being poked by Hamas terrorists who blew up the buses of innocent school children and starting the current war! Have fun frying like bacon in hell Melissiakawhozuwhatzit! Mwhaha!!! (Don’t you love the open the discourse of ideas.)

By: Super-Froob

Super-Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:43:23 +0000

Indeed!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Froob

Froob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:41:47 +0000

Uncle Fester can go to the Bloody Bowels of Hell (along with the French- the bastards) for the comment he made about England being the only civilized country on the face of the Earth even though it is not a nation and only part of the UK (which is really Great Britain- call it what it is you Tea-Drinking Pansies (Manly Scottish and Northern Irishmen excluded from the previous insult)!). You may ask why I am insulting everyone, it’s because I’m an AMERICAN and that’s what we do! Deal with, sissy. Now get lost before I start insulting you in AMERICANEESE!!!

By: Sarif Corso

Sarif Corso — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:43:38 +0000

Name for civilian is Shaif Hirboush — 49 year old palestinian lady. Known in town for her unruly locks and willingness to show them off. Very risque.

By: Kaiden

Kaiden — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:46:55 +0000

All of them?

By: KLOP

KLOP — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:09:07 +0000

Look closer. Israeli soldiers. NOT Americans. NOT Gitmo. NOT Iraq.

By: MEH.

MEH. — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:00:28 +0000

ROFL booger hook.

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:09:45 +0000

The ‘ok’ gesture is considered obscene by a large majority of the world, including the American Deaf culture. Even with a world made smaller by the INternet, American culture is definitely not the only one in this world.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:12:52 +0000

Let me guess: You’re not Native American, and
you have never heard of Gitmo or Abu Ghraib.

By: ohhai

ohhai — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:59:55 +0000

you can’t possibly believe america rapes, pillages, and murders on a regular basis….can you?

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:52:18 +0000

Pfft, not your fault I don’t believe in unconditional apologies on DEMAND. I could apologize otherwise but eh. Still not your fault hun. You are not responsible for the evils of others and never blame yourself for things outside your control.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:03:14 +0000

Apparently, it didn’t end well…

By: Wade

Wade — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:55:31 +0000

If I was one of those two guys, I’d start laughin’ and laughin’ just to make sure the point got across that the given gesture hurt me by a factor of diddly squat . And it does look like they are about to crack up.

By: AC

AC — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:33:39 +0000

I don’t need one: I get paid to stay on at school.

By: Emtala

Emtala — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:21:48 +0000

Good God- don’t any of you people have jobs?!!!!!!

By: AC

AC — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:44:38 +0000

…And I’d like to apologise for contributing to starting such a beast of a thread….

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:58:06 +0000

Least we can count on that still.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:44:06 +0000

there’s a shift button?

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:23:19 +0000

Amen! *Rattles a Tambourine*

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:53:46 +0000

In bed… With a penis but only if you pay extra.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:27:04 +0000

BOOBIES!

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:20:08 +0000

OK, I lied… none of us are the avalanche, we are all pebbles

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:08:55 +0000

Since I am tired of feeling like the sh*tstorm/avalanche, I will try to be the pebble then.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:58:40 +0000

Last sans mask comment

Never, NEVER underestimate the pebble in avalanche…

Now, let my arseholey resume…

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:52:18 +0000

In my defense, I am as about as necessary as a used Kleenex. This place did just peachy without me before I arrived and will continue to do so with me cutting back. Hell as it is, I haven’t cut back as much as I had intended. I’ve still posted about five times in the last hour. Least it is a three day weekend so I won’t be on then either so things should normalize without me.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:43:07 +0000

I’m not suggesting ‘placations’, I’m suggesting that we have pepople talking at cross purposes. Generally speaking, things move while ever there is communication. The cessation of communications results in no net benefit, and a net loss over time. there is a tiny… and I mean tiny, chance that somethingsomething here will make a REAL difference. I’ve ben around long enough to see the pebble in the pond to become a tsunami… now, maybe I’m over estimating the dramatis personae here, but the lost synergy of Jane and DWN is something I don’t see as an easy loss…

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:40:27 +0000

@Rhorho: Just in case, I wanted to say I wasn’t attacking you. I was just reminded of something unpleasant by the enabler comment. No worries. We cool.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:34:06 +0000

Sh!t! And I just now read your post before
that one! I’m sorry, Unc!!

By: rhorho

rhorho — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:22:35 +0000

@Unc: I don’t think your exposure is a band-
aid, and wasn’t directing that comment at
you. I didn’t see your post before I posted,
one minute after you did.

I just meant, generally speaking, placations
don’t solve problems.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:21:17 +0000

@Diss: Nah, we’re cool hun. I haven’t had a single problem with you the entire time I have been here. If anything, you’ve backed me a couple times. Which means a lot to a guy who manages to set himself up to be shot a lot. No worries love.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:14:11 +0000

and live up the invertebrate similes…

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:14:03 +0000

@DWN: Hmm. After review of your earlier post, I think I may owe you an apology for my earlier post, as you weren’t asking her to apologize.

Anyway. *hugs* Have a good weekend even with the crap weather and all. I’m out of here for a while but will probably check in some over the weekend.

By: DeathWyrmNexus

DeathWyrmNexus — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:10:06 +0000

Nothing to apologize for really from any of you. Jane said something which had the timing of annoying the hell out of me. She is annoyed that I am annoyed and that I won’t apologize for being annoyed. Um no, I won’t apologize for having an emotion. I’m not asking her to apologize nor am I claiming to be some hurt and destroyed victim. I’m not hurt or destroyed. She wants to pull the We’re not friends anymore because you won’t apologize for being mad, then fine. I am not taking all the blame for an unconditional apology. There isn’t a point. I don’t even do those for Lynn and I get amazing sex from her.

It is communication breakdown and I’ve been apparently experiencing it for quite a while. Hell I think the only reason I stay on Gaia is because I can move on to different areas when I wear out my welcome. Looks like mine is quickly wearing out here so I am going to cut back my posts.

That said, no depression is excuse to avoid repercussions. Rhorho is right, however the enabler talk just puts off the invalidation vibe which makes me sound like a mental patient I know whom I would rather forget. So blah. I’m out of input into the matter. And I am certainly out of givadamn. Apparently I am better off as a parody.

In bed, with a penis, have fun. I’m tired, it’s cold. Etc, etc, whine, whine, blah.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:08:09 +0000

@Rho

If you think that my exposure is a band aid, then you don’t actuallly get the man behind the mask.

I was active on BBS before the web. I was among the first 300 AOL members in the UK.

I’ve seen this stuff more than you can imagine. And it’s damaging long term to zeitgeist. A new one will form, and maybe that’s great. Maybe it’s not.

Now, I’m not a big bridge builder, but watching a functional bridge burn simply due to two people having sticks up their arses

By: rhorho

rhorho — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:03:14 +0000

Of course we know Unc has a softer side, but
that doesn’t mean we want to *see his back
four legs and slimy backside. I’m glad he
doesn’t change shells very often…

By: wyldkard

wyldkard — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:00:45 +0000

Got your nose!!!

By: Seth

Seth — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:55:21 +0000

@fester, very good point about the nature of the Internet. And we always knew there was a big old softy behind the fester mask, don’t think you’ve been fooling anyone

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:37:09 +0000

*sigh* After having said I’d butt out, I’m going to note that I’m dealing with a particularly annoying case/person today and so possibly what I said above might be taken as a little snippy; if so I apologize. For explanation, by “pissy” I wasn’t referring to thte two of you in general but really just the “You apologize”/”No, YOU apologize” exchange. And I do like you both; and in general agree with Fester that you’re dealing with a communication breakdown.

By: rhorho

rhorho — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:24:02 +0000

@Seth: You have a tender heart, and so have
the others posting here, including me. (Hell,
even Unc, for crying out loud!)

It’s no fun when friends fight, but, in the long
run, band-aids on bullet wounds don’t work.

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:23:59 +0000

@Rho and @Seth

‘Grown up’ doesn’t cut it… to play that card you end up missing the whole nature of the internet.

Now, can I get back in my damned shell… I’m like a hermit crab between homes…

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:19:29 +0000

OK
I said that we’d all regret this…

The nature of this medium is crippled. It bypasses normal filters that we have in normal life. This is why I tend to go for the cartoon view of Fester. We also are lacking cues for body and face that we have in the ‘real world’. I quote that since, in some ways, due to the ‘filter’ bypass, this world can become more ‘real’ that reality… certainly on an emotional level.

Now, far be it from me to get in the way of a real hissy fit, this is just a breakdown in communication, based on the limitations and the rawness of the medium, what I’m seeing here is a breakdown in communication, not a real, balls out, ‘You’re a retard’ type argument.

You guys are mainstays of the community. Deal. And when the self imposed nasty SOB of the community says it, I’d take notice.

I said we’d all regret this… I am as I press the ‘reply’ button… This sort of peace keeping does no good for my rep.

By: Seth

Seth — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:08:12 +0000

@rho: you’re right of course. They’re grown ups and can make their own choices, and depression does not excuse grumpsnarking, it just makes me sad because I like them both and I don’t like to see people I like unhappy.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:06:35 +0000

@rho: Eh, I suppose not; and I’m going to agree with you and butt out.