Glad to hear it Barry, though I was also referring to your apparent vacation from your Self. As to whatever challenge you are posing to me, I am perfectly happy with things as they are, until they change, in which case that is fine too. What's the problem?
--- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "whynotnow7" <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > Damn dude, when does your vacation end? You need a good boot > > in the pants and some decaf. > > Like the events you continue to obsess on and carry > a grudge over, Jim, my vacation ended long ago. > > Do you remember the famous Zen story about the two monks > whose order prohibited contact with women? Approaching > a river, one noticed a woman unable to get across, so > he offered to give her a piggyback ride over on his > back. They got to the other side, the woman thanked > him, and went her way. > > The two monks walked on in silence, but the other monk, > the one who had not helped the woman across the river, > was quietly simmering inside. He finally couldn't control > himself any more and said angrily, "How could you have > dishonored your vows like that, to touch a woman?!" The > other monk said, "Put her down. I did, back at the river." > > Put the vacation thing down, dude. > > You might also re-read the post you're replying to and > consider it a challenge to you, too. Your call. Over > and out... > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ravi Yogi" <raviyogi@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Barry I have read your message and I disagree with > > > > everything you say :-). > > > > > > Ravi, that is your right, and I encourage you to > > > continue doing so. :-) Compare and contrast to > > > several other people's approach on this forum, > > > in which disagreement is seen as not only a sin, > > > but an indication of a fatal character flaw. > > > > > > I will, in fact, retract my suggestion that you > > > only seem to be able to come up with something > > > to say when it's "piling on" to one of the three > > > folks on the Enemies List. You have gotten into > > > other conversations here, and contributed to them. > > > I commend you for that and hope that you continue > > > that trend. > > > > > > My comment was to poke you a little over the -- > > > as I see it -- LAZY aspect of your contributions > > > here. It really doesn't take a lot of intellect > > > to play "pile on." Another thing I was pointing > > > out is that the *instigators* of the ongoing > > > Bash The Three Bad Guys sessions tend to be the > > > same five people, over and over. It's as if -- > > > from my point of view -- they harbor a grudge, > > > and are desperate to get in the "last word." > > > And not just once, but over and over and over. > > > > > > We have an opportunity right now to see whether > > > I am correct. One of these instigators, told in > > > no uncertain terms that from the other person's > > > point of view the long, protracted discussion / > > > argument he'd been lured into had reached its > > > conclusion and that nothing new was ever going > > > to be said, the person who wanted (some would > > > say desperately) to prolong it responded by > > > posting 360 lines (2,345 words) of retort, as > > > her "last word." > > > > > > I think it'll be interesting to watch, and see > > > what happens. The other party has an opportunity > > > here to allow her to *have* the last word she > > > craves so desperately, and just let the matter > > > drop. He also has the opportunity to fall for > > > one more attempt to get him to punch back against > > > Uncle Remus' tarbaby and get himself stuck in the > > > argument again. I personally hope that he takes > > > the latter route, because if he does that will > > > set up an interesting experiment. > > > > > > How would the instigator react if he fails to? > > > > > > Will she let the argument drop and post about > > > other things -- NOT just for the rest of this > > > week but for weeks and months in the future, or > > > will she just lie in wait for the victim's next > > > post, no matter what the subject, and attempt to > > > insult him back into a head-to-head again? > > > > > > My point in all of this -- IMO proven by the > > > things that the instigator carefully snips out > > > of her compulsive replies to every post in which > > > I mention them -- is that what we're dealing with > > > is OBSESSION. My suspicion is that whether the > > > victim becomes one again and gets sucked back > > > into this particular argument or not, she will > > > within a very few days attempt to start another > > > one. It's like a law of nature. She's obsessed. > > > > > > Or, I could be wrong about this. Watch, and > > > decide for yourself. > > > > > > I no longer reply to anything she says, and rarely > > > bother to read any of it because by this time I've > > > learned that I can tell what is going to be said > > > in the first two lines. As, I suspect, can pretty > > > much everyone else on this forum. Vaj also rarely > > > bothers to interact with her one-on-one because > > > he's seen the movie before, and know that doing so > > > will inevitably devolve into a long waste of time > > > ended by her declaring "victory." Maybe Curtis -- > > > saint that he is to still be willing to talk with > > > her at all -- will do the same, and limit himself > > > to the first two exchanges in any post in which > > > she hides her true intent and hasn't managed to > > > turn it into a Bash Curtis Session again. > > > > > > If so, WHAT WILL SHE DO? What will her "posse" do? > > > > > > My suspicion is that they'll go a little batshit > > > crazy and turn up the OBSESSION dial to 11, and > > > over the next few weeks redouble their efforts to > > > start all the bickering up again. > > > > > > But only time will tell. I've made my prediction. > > > Now it's up to the instigator herself -- and you, > > > as one of her co-dependents -- to see what you're > > > going to do. If we ignore you, will you have the > > > strength of character to do the same with us? > > > > > > Your call. Over and out... > > > > > >
