sorry it took me so long to respond
Oh no worries, I hit post and then had to run off to work so I was in the car the whole time.
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Bureaucracy 4: Like Job. No, really, just like Job
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
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Laga - May 12, 2008 8:51:54 am PDT #2890 of 6786
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Polter-Cow - May 12, 2008 9:16:01 am PDT #2891 of 6786
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
For instance, as unfathomable as it is, if Nilly were to post something that was snippy or even rude, I would never think that she, herself, was a rude person, based on what I know of her. I "know" her through *all* of her posts, over the past X number of years, in addition to being lucky enough to have met her in person. One rude post weighed against all that is never going to make me think, "Damn, Nilly is a BITCH!" (Which is one of the most improbable statements anyone has ever typed, I'll wager.)
Just for the record, I'm the sort of person who would fear that one rude post would overwrite the entirety of my character. I can see that at least Wolfram has the same sort of post=person perception; I don't know whether other people think and behave the same way. But I am glad to read that most people haven't actually had their feelings hurt in these quite contentious debates.
Jesse - May 12, 2008 9:35:35 am PDT #2892 of 6786
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I may be revealing too much, but I'm pretty sure people would think I'm nicer than I really am, based solely on my posts. I delete a lot of stuff before I hit "post." This is why I know that the post is not the person.
Jesse - May 12, 2008 11:37:41 am PDT #2893 of 6786
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So now you guys think I'm a bitch, right?
....Great.
Laga - May 12, 2008 11:43:17 am PDT #2894 of 6786
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Jesse I had actually replied to your post with a post of my own about how I delete more stuff than I actually post because after I write it down it seems silly but then that post seemed silly so I deleted it and then completely forgot about it. You're kidding about thinking you're a bitch, right? So hard to hear the humor in text some times so ftr I do not think you're a bitch.
Dana - May 12, 2008 11:46:49 am PDT #2895 of 6786
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
But we think you're a considerate and thoughtful bitch, Jesse.
Jesse - May 12, 2008 11:53:32 am PDT #2896 of 6786
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You're kidding about thinking you're a bitch, right?
Yes, I am.
But we think you're a considerate and thoughtful bitch, Jesse.
Excellent. Carry on.
bon bon - May 12, 2008 11:57:28 am PDT #2897 of 6786
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I am disappointed that Jesse is not bitchy ENOUGH.
brenda m - May 12, 2008 12:03:49 pm PDT #2898 of 6786
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
You just expect a certain level of bitchiness from a cowgirl.
DavidS - May 12, 2008 12:51:13 pm PDT #2899 of 6786
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So now you guys think I'm a bitch, right?
More of a badass really.