Posted by dorayme on 06/18/07 23:10

In article <fNtdi.6581$Fk7.807@trnddc01>,
"El Kabong" <davelong40@verizon.net> wrote:

> >> "dorayme" <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> >> news:doraymeRidThis-6FDDFD.18345118062007@news-vip.optusnet.com.au...
> >> > In article <2krdi.4779$bP5.2420@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net>,
> >> > "Jon Slaughter" <Jon_Slaughter@Hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Do you just blabber on without noticing anything that is said to
> >> > you?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > dorayme
> >>
> >> Nope.. I just ignore everything you say and a few others who think they
> >> are
> >> gods gift to humanity.
> >
> > How come you did not ignore this post of mine then? But did
> > ignore a solution to your earlier query about second items which
> > I took the trouble to give you in good faith? Are you as fair in
> > your life generally as you appear on this ng?
>
> Can you begin to get a clue now as to how much your continual use of sarcasm
> denigrates the value of your advice?
>
> Perhaps you and a few others in this group would benefit from some time with
> a psychotherapist to determine the source of these feelings of inadequacy
> that necessitate putting someone else down to make yourself feel superior.
>
> You obviously have a good grasp of the subject, so there is no need to
> impress us with your ability to tear down someone else. Straight from the
> shoulder advice will always be respected, even if it isn't taken. And if it
> isn't taken, there is no need for you to feel insulted. After all, you'll
> probably not pay any attention to the advice I'm giving you now.
>
> I won't feel insulted if you don't, just disappointed that you have been
> unable to temper your knowledge with wisdom.
>
> El

El Kabong, you slightly misunderstand me. Notice the "slightly"?
You are right and I am going to take your advice as much as I
can. I want to be wiser in your sense.

In the film As Good As It Gets, Jack Nicholson makes a wonderful
speech towards the end when Helen Hunt asks him to say something
nice (previously, he had been wont to display a particularly
childish selfishness). He says, as disarmingly and as charmingly
as any man could say in such a situation, that she has made him
want to be a better man. What goes for Hollywood leading men also
can apply to Martian visitors to Earth - like me.

But what about a teensy weensy bit of sarcasm now and again? How
can I control myself when I see those geeky expressions the OP
likes to indulge in? Do you realise what a tiger that is to
wrestle with? Alright already, I will try ...

--
dorayme

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