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Hammer

Lifer
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Red Dawn, I don't think I blasted you for it. But there's no point picking on a 70 year old man anyway. If you want a real competition, challenge him to see who can go one night with the least amount of trips to the bathroom.



<< I wonder where all those idiotic fools who blasted me for picking on kindly old JohnnyReb are now? docmanhhatan?? Hammer09? I hope they are enjoying the steaming "I told you so" sandwich! Nothing like being played for a tool huh? >>

 

"I wonder where all those idiotic fools who blasted me for picking on kindly old JohnnyReb are now? docmanhhatan?? Hammer09? I hope they are enjoying the steaming ' told you so'sandwich! Nothing like being played for a tool huh?"

Uhmm . . . it seems to me you forgot your New Year's Resolution explicitly stated to make efforts to be good to people, regardless.

Nonetheless, putting that aside: Would their expressed and dissenting opinions be allowed without any reprisals or persecution? Would their expressed opinion be allowed without the habitual rumour-mongering that goes on here?

Would their expressed opinions matter if they presented circumstantial evidence that led to an inductive reasoning that the moderator reached a fallible conclusion? Would their expressed opinion matter, whereas the usual jumping on the bandwagon of "this is a private entity (or forum to put it mildly) therefore the conducts of the governing body was immuned from inspection?

Hon', I should state that there is no abstract truth nor concrete truth assumed when a moderator asserts something. Has a motive been established here? Have we been presented with forensic sciences to infer this or any circumstantial evidences for that matter? Or is it the mere fact that the two alleged individuals according to their profiles reside at the same city and state? It is good to look at that 'cuz it most certainly might explain why the moderator would be led to conclude that they were the same individuals, for perhaps they use the same provider. Perhaps you should begin theorising that the user (ProsperGirl, I think it was--not sure of spelling) who came for the first time expressing her opinion about high maintenance gfs was indeed JohnnyReb according to that reasoning too 'cuz she resided at the same city and state, her ISP would most likely be the same and her nature of forwardness would suggest that?

It seems to me one with a dissenting opinion or non-conformist attitude is ostracised and rumours that are empirically unfounded are spread. Having the network as it is obvious exists here makes it easy for one to be persecuted without any system of check. I do not see the need to rebut that which is assumed to be some absolute truth, for doing so would be accepting the concept, which is present here, that it is justified to infringe upon another's rights even if there is no breach of contract or infringement upon the other's on the other end by the accused.

Lastly, it seems there's no such thing as privacy here, even if a contract states it. No wonder I'm cautious. The 'net is not far from a soap opera; or is it?

I doubt once again I need state that this is my expressed opinion, which to the best of my knowledge I am entitled to. :)
 

divinemartyr

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Oct 18, 2000
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I can pretty much hold my own on nearly any subject, and not look stupid, but I'd say I know more about the following, than most people:

Budgeting
Stereo Equipment (both home based and mobile)
Mattresses (yup I manage a mattress store! ;))
The band Tool
Music in general
Artwork by Giger and Dali
The cost of products sold in retail environments
Statistics (generally things no one cares to know)
Video Equipment
Handling relationships
Taxes
Dog breeding (thanks to my mom)
Collecting money from others
How to sell products
How to sell over the phone
Useless facts
Mathematics
Geography
Vocabulary
Spelling
Weight lifting

Could probably list more, but that's enough for now :)

dm
 
May 16, 2000
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Esoteric and useless trivia items.
Medieval history, etc.
Combat/strategy/tactics/martial arts.
Classical music/literature/art.
Philosophy.
Dungeons & Dragons.
Conspiracy theories.
 

alrocky

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Jan 22, 2001
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<< I can pretty much hold my own on nearly any subject, and not look stupid, but I'd say I know more about the following, than most people: Budgeting Stereo Equipment (both home based and mobile) Mattresses (yup I manage a mattress store! ;)) The band Tool Music in general Artwork by Giger and Dali The cost of products sold in retail environments Statistics (generally things no one cares to know) Video Equipment Handling relationships Taxes Dog breeding (thanks to my mom) Collecting money from others How to sell products How to sell over the phone Useless facts Mathematics Geography Vocabulary Spelling Weight lifting Could probably list more, but that's enough for now :) dm >>

Dog breeding? Oh, I read that wrong.
 

royaldank

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Apr 19, 2001
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<< I can pretty much hold my own on nearly any subject, and not look stupid, but I'd say I know more about the following, than most people:
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Artwork by Giger and Dali
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dm
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Interesting fact about Dali that not many people know. He wanted to know what a burning giraffee looked like (you've obviously seen those painting). So, he went out and bought a giraffee, and you guessed it, set it on fire and watched. Pretty pitiful that he did that, but he's a hell of an artist.

Just thought I'd pass that along. I had an art teacher a number of years ago that was a big fan and studied his work for awhile.
 

montanafan

Diamond Member
Nov 7, 1999
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World History
Psychology
Geography
Photography (old school)
Tennis
Driving
Horseback riding
Gatlinburg, Myrtle Beach, and Cape Cod
Teaching
 

Neuroanatomist

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Oct 9, 1999
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1) Human, monkey, rabbit, rat, mouse neuroanatomy (brain and spinal cord)
2) Computational Neural Networks of Associative learning with neural bases of cortical-hippocampal and cholinergic modulation
3) Basal Forebrain Amnesia Resultant from Rupture and Repair of the Anterior Communicating Artery
4) ATX and mATX computer cases
5) implementation of Windows 2000 active directory
 
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<< Eating p***y. >>



What kind of putty? Silly putty? Is that what they gave you to get you to quit eating paste in kindergarten? ;)
 

Geekbabe

Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Oct 16, 1999
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<< Eating p***y. >>



What kind of putty? Silly putty? Is that what they gave you to get you to quit eating paste in kindergarten? ;)
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lol, cute Dis :)
 

Azraele

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Nov 5, 2000
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There will always be someone more knowledgeable than myself on some subject, but I think I know a bit about cats and I have a whole slew of random semi-useless imformation at my fingertips.
 

Geekbabe

Moderator Emeritus<br>Elite Member
Oct 16, 1999
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www.theshoppinqueen.com


<< There will always be someone more knowledgeable than myself on some subject, but I think I know a bit about cats and I have a whole slew of random semi-useless imformation at my fingertips. >>



I think you know a lot more than most people on the most important subject of all... how to be nice to people !!! :)


Btw, I also love cats ,never tire of watching them or reading any new info I can find about them :)
 

Woodie

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Mar 27, 2001
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good one heartsurgeon...me, I prefer thrombolytics. For me too. :)

Computer and Network Security
Science Fiction
Fire-fighting
EMS
Geography of Connecticut (hey, it's not that big a state! ;) )

I may not be expert in those, but I'm certainly "above average".
 

tweakmm

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<<

<< I can pretty much hold my own on nearly any subject, and not look stupid, but I'd say I know more about the following, than most people:
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Artwork by Giger and Dali
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dm
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Interesting fact about Dali that not many people know. He wanted to know what a burning giraffee looked like (you've obviously seen those painting). So, he went out and bought a giraffee, and you guessed it, set it on fire and watched. Pretty pitiful that he did that, but he's a hell of an artist.

Just thought I'd pass that along. I had an art teacher a number of years ago that was a big fan and studied his work for awhile.
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dali is an incredible artist. His work is extremely sureal, I love the lincon/naked woman picture
 

Freejack2

Diamond Member
Dec 31, 2000
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*sigh* I graduate with a cis degree in a little over a month and I still don't know jack sh!t. :(
 

JupiterJones

Senior member
Jun 14, 2001
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*sigh* I graduate with a cis degree in a little over a month and I still don't know jack sh!t.

I think you speak in some way to us all. Formal education seems woefully inadequate to equip us for our actual job needs.
 

skace

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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Assuming you know more than most people is the downfall of your own logic (by your, I mean anyones).
 

Arschloch

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Oct 29, 1999
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<< *sigh* I graduate with a cis degree in a little over a month and I still don't know jack sh!t.

I think you speak in some way to us all. Formal education seems woefully inadequate to equip us for our actual job needs.
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I beg to differ, in my specific instance.

I have a masters degree in economics, and I spend my days formatting tables in Excel. I think that my 9th grade keyboarding class might not have equipped me to do this job, but that's about it.