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  What happened to politeness?

  by Seeker in

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  twice in the past week, from two different posters, i have been called an "asshole.

  " in both cases, the person made an assumption about me based on something that was said in a thread.

  in both cases, i responded by saying i disagreed with their characterization and explained why.

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  Seeker

  Tally,

  I already responded to the exact same message in the original thread.
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  Tickets To WatchtowerParadise

  by Tallyman in

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  october bulletin said terrorists .

  thought to have 10 kiloton nuclear weapon .

  to be smuggled into new york city.

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  but I sure wouldn't call the government officials among that group:
  "You Know types".

  Neither would I, nor did I do so. Another wrong assumption on your part.

  Whoa! couldn't fooled me.
  WHO was it that you were responding to, if not me?

  You Know and those who read his stuff and worry about it. As I already told you.

  If the report you quoted was accurate, and yes it's all just speculation, but I'm going based on what was actually in the report you quoted, Bethel would not be knocked down unless the bomb is set off right next to it in the East river. Certainly a possibility, but that's how close it would have to be to make it "flattened."

  The radiation damage would affect Bethel no matter where the bomb was dropped in and around Manhattan, so it would be an awful thing to have happen, as I have said every time. Your point, Tally, was valid that there is a danger of this happening and it would be horrible if it does. I should have first acknowledged this before making my point to those who follow You Know's rants.

  You may not read You Know's threads, but they are usually among the most read threads here. Some newer ones may not know You Know's history and may think he knows what he's talking about. He has repeatedly talked about this subject, and implied things that just aren't so. I took the opportunity to show how a real report on the subject (not a You Know rant) is more realistic about the extent of the damage. I was hoping to not only reassure readers who worry You Know may be right, but also to again show how he doesn't know what he is talking about.

  So I'm sorry I didn't make my intentions clearer and thereby made it seem to you I was attacking you. Although you and I seem to disagree about the likelihood of Brooklyn Bethel being flattened by such a blast, that isn't my main point, and I'm willing to disagree with you without being disagreeable.
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  What happened to politeness?

  by Seeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  twice in the past week, from two different posters, i have been called an "asshole.

  " in both cases, the person made an assumption about me based on something that was said in a thread.

  in both cases, i responded by saying i disagreed with their characterization and explained why.

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  It's cool.

  My point is that there is a time and a place to call someone a name. That wasn't it, even if my motive were as bad as he thought it was. The polite thing to do is ask me about it, find out my side. But Tallyman has it in for me, and I have no idea why. He has ragged on me for a while now, for some reason. I clearly have pissed him off in the past. Not sure how.

  But it's important to remember something: This thread was primarily NOT about Tallyman. I specifically exempted him because it had just happened and he might not have had time to respond to what I said. No, this thread was specifically about another case involving someone who called me a name based on what someone else said to me, not what I said, and did this several days ago and never apologized for his irrational attack.
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  To: refiners fire AND seeker

  by sf in

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  refiners fire says here in lilacs thread:.

  "i like my women flawed.

  unusual faces interest me.".

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  Seeker

  Thank you for respecting my wishes.
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  To: refiners fire AND seeker

  by sf in

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  refiners fire says here in lilacs thread:.

  "i like my women flawed.

  unusual faces interest me.".

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  sf,

  I am not actually looking for a woman at this time, but was answering theoretically for when I will look. I know what I like in a woman, and was answering the questions based on how I feel. What my future holds I have no idea. I need some time to myself to heal from some events in my life that have taken their emotional toll on me. But as you also feel, I prefer not to discuss details about my personal life in public, and so would respectfully rather not get into the details here.
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  What happened to politeness?

  by Seeker in

  1. jw
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  twice in the past week, from two different posters, i have been called an "asshole.

  " in both cases, the person made an assumption about me based on something that was said in a thread.

  in both cases, i responded by saying i disagreed with their characterization and explained why.

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  So, why even say what you did?

  When I get in trouble around here, it is contributed by my habit of speaking in abbreviations. Instead of spelling things out in detail, I jump to the point and move on.

  Why did I say what I did? I explained it, I was taking an opportunity to set the record straight when You Know had muddied the waters many times. I said in my previous response to you in this thread that I should have first acknowledged what Tallyman was saying, and then made my point. But I was abbreviating. I only mentioned "You Know" once? Sure, and that was once more than anyone else.

  Now, I also disagreed that Bethel would get knocked over, so in that I disagreed with Tally. But later in that thread I acknowledged that Bethel could get knocked over if terrorists chose to set such a bomb off in a different location than their past attempts. Tally could well be right.

  What about radiation damage, which would of course affect Bethel no matter what? Again, I was abbreviating. I said a blast would be 'terrible' and 'awful' and when I said that I was including the affects of radiation damage in those words. I just didn't spell it out.

  My motives were sincere, I was making what I felt was an important point that no one else was making, and that would be educational and reassuring to lurkers who might worry about such things. NYC would not disappear. If I wasn't as clear as I could have been had I not abbreviated my intentions, I acknowledge that now.

  None of which deserves to have me called an asshole. A polite person would have done what you did, find out what I meant, and thus would have seen that we are all on the same side but just emphasizing different aspects of the facts.
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  What happened to politeness?

  by Seeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  twice in the past week, from two different posters, i have been called an "asshole.

  " in both cases, the person made an assumption about me based on something that was said in a thread.

  in both cases, i responded by saying i disagreed with their characterization and explained why.

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  You were wrong for being... uh... a bit petty in taking him to task for saying that Bethel was/was not within 1/2 mile from... yadda yadda and so on and so forth. Imo, you strained the gnat and gulped the camel... or is it the other way around? Whatever... you missed his MAIN point and chose to comment on the trivial – his main point being that late last year, following 9-11, a report of a missing nuclear device landing in NYC was taken very seriously by low profile but powerful U.S. government agencies.

  Hmmm...I certainly wasn't intending to trivialize the threat, or to strain the gnat, though I can understand why it may have seemed that was my intent. I felt an important point needed to be made because You Know has constantly, and for years, tried to scare people with the "backpack nuclear" threat. What Tallyman's source pointed out, and I was trying to highlight, is that it would only flatten a 1/2-mile diameter. That's awful, to be sure, but most people are probably not aware of the dimensions of Manhattan. So to counter the fear-mongering that You Know promotes, I took the opportunity to highlight that material, and demonstrate just how limited the damage would be. Since Tallyman mentioned Brooklyn Bethel, I used his example to show how limited the blast would be. It wouldn't even knock Bethel over even though it is just across the river from downtown Manhattan.

  I suppose I should have first acknowledged Tallyman's point before engaging in my own point to counter You Know's exaggeration. But I should have realized that Tallyman's hatred of Brooklyn Bethel wouldn't like it if I didn't agree with him about Bethel being blown to smithereens. Since I disagreed with that point, I used my knowledge of the geography to set the matter straight. Was I being picky if my target had been Tallyman? Sure. But my actual target really was You Know, which is why I only named You Know in my post.

  I strive for accuracy here. I think it's important. I think it's wrong of You Know to imply NYC would be devasted by a backpack nuke. NYC managed when the WTC came down, and we would cope if a nuke went off. As awful as either event is/would be, it would not bring the city crumbling down, no matter how much You Know tries to pretend otherwise. I think it's important, not petty, to counter his fear-mongering.
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  Do you think he was innocent?

  by silentlambs in

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  http://www.gctelegram.com/news/2002/march/2/story5.html.

  man acquitted of molestation charges .

  by jaclyn o'malley.

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  Look at the child, see how it reacts to the situation, to the verdict. You can generally tell from body language or even behaviour if someone has interferred with your kid. There are the classic signs and then there are the subtle signs where you have to open your eyes and quit being so self-centred and actually take a look at your kid and focus on how they are feeling and reacting to life around them. Then you'll know whether a person is guilty or not of touching a child

  None of which was possible to do from reading that newspaper account. I agree with safe, it is more likely than not that the children were telling the truth, but as with all court cases on any subject we can't possibly know for sure unless we are in the courtroom hearing the evidence as jury. A newspaper account does not proof make.
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  What happened to politeness?

  by Seeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  twice in the past week, from two different posters, i have been called an "asshole.

  " in both cases, the person made an assumption about me based on something that was said in a thread.

  in both cases, i responded by saying i disagreed with their characterization and explained why.

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  ROFL! This thread is going to go down in my mind as true irony...
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  The Way to a Man's Heart....

  by Xena in

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  is it still through his stomach like my mom taught me?

  come on guys fess up....do you want a woman who can cook?

  personally i love cooking...something about being in a hot kitchen...kneading bread...the way it feels under your hands...then sticking it in a hot oven and watching it rise...slathering butter all over it and eating it with your fingers...uuummm is there anything better?

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  The way to a real man's heart is a bit higher than the belt line. It's through his head...and his intellect. Keep that stimulated and you never have to worry about the rest...all the other parts just join in.

  Ain't that the truth! God, all I really want is a brillant woman. Give me brilliance, and the rest is chicken feed.