--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: > > As you continue to talk to yourself Barry, I can't help but think how > difficult it is for you to attempt a post these days. I imagine inside your > head: > > "Hmmm, let's see I'll start out by mentioning Judy's post...no, dammmit, I > have said before I don't read her stuff...Did I say I never read Sparaig's > stuff? Don't remember...I'll play it safe, and refer to "these people". Then > Jim will know...oh shit, I have publicly said I don't read his stuff > too...wait, there's Rory. I've mentioned I *hardly ever* read his stuff. so > that gives me an out and I can mention him by name and no one can accuse me > of lying, those vampire attention seekers...and then raunchydog and > Willy...oh wait, shit, foiled again...they are also on my publicly don't > read/privately eat-it-up-with-a-spoon list...Hmmmm...got it!...I can claim > again I don't give a shit, and that is my perfect out: I DON'T CARE...I'll > write it in caps and that will really show daddy...er, I mean FFL...". > > And that's all before the first sentence is composed...A real three ring > mental circus! :-) >
Yes. But whose head is it in. > Note: for all of those offended in advance, my thoughts above are mine alone > and any resemblance to real persons dead or alive is purely coincidental. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "TurquoiseB" <turquoiseb@> wrote: > > > > One of the aspects of politically-incorre ct humor > > that the politically-correct will never get is the > > usefulness of "inappropriate humor" in determining > > who, among the people one finds oneself working or > > living with, is actually *worth* associating with. > > > > All one has to do to tell the difference is "push > > the envelope" a little. Tell a joke that pokes fun > > at things most in the environment are too guru-whipped > > to poke fun at. Do something that "breaks the rules," > > but in a way that only a fool would make an issue > > of it, because to do so would be to reveal them > > as the fools they are. > > > > Do this enough times, and you are able to suss out > > who in your environment is worthy of hanging with > > (in the sense of "potential friends") and who is > > just there in the environment taking up space and > > not really worth bothering with overmuch. > > > > There are times when I think that Jerry put up > > with my antics because he was a closet "button > > pusher" himself, but his position in the movement > > didn't allow him to act it out the way he would > > have if he just hadn't given a shit. > > > > There is a certain freedom in not giving a shit. > > >
