--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Name: Doctor Dumbass. > > > > Rank: not usually (smells armpits reflexively). > > > > Serial #: OK, I'll take 37 through 74. > > > > > > > > Responz: Judee, Judee, Judee...(though you can't hear the cary grant in > > > > it) - you have firmly claimed the stage, and I graciously yield to > > > > you...sotto voce (hey, that's enough with the hook, guys...she's got > > > > the floor...cheesus...) > > > > > > > > > > Welcome aboard. Do you prefer being called Doc, Doctor or Dumbass? Rank > > > armpits...good one. It appeals to my grade school sense of humor. > > > > Any bets The Dr is male? No woman would give herself the handle "dumbass". > > Just not possible. Or maybe he means dum bass. > > > > > Ann, Doc is a guy. His name says to me he's secure in his own self-worth and > doesn't mind laughing at himself. He even invites us to laugh along with him. > I like that about him. > > You're right. Women are not likely to adopt names implying "dumb." Most women > don't choose a handle to make a statement about who they are. But a few of us > who do, are likely to choose bad girl names, such as raunchydog or "Pussy > Riot." It's an in your face way of saying "We are women, we will not be > censored, deal with it." > > "Pussy Riot" is a Russian feminist punk-rock band based in Moscow. They got > into trouble with the Russian government recently for protesting Vladimir > Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the > Savior. Three women in the group were charged with hooliganism. They are now > serving two years in prison. > > Thank goodness Rick and Alex have minimum rules for censorship. It keeps the > place lively. I've been following the "Pussy Riot" story. Here's the latest: > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-levine/pussy-riot-verdict-guilty_b_1798040.html
Yes, thanks Raunchy. I love the name Pussy Riot by the way. Let's see if I can think of a handle for myself that might reflect this type of self statement. Hmmmm, I'll get back to you, I know there is just the thing out there but I haven't ever thought about it before. Without sounding like Barry, how about all the women here come up with one for themselves? I would love to see what Susan, Emily, Judy, Share come up with. If I have missed someone, my apologies. > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > dear authfriend, it is far easier to build a nice new home, than to > > > > > > continually attempt to fix another's that is shoddy, and always in > > > > > > need of repair - kindly, The Good Doctor. in SBAL it says you can > > > > > > tell by the outside of a dwelling, the consciousness of the > > > > > > inhabitants. > > > > > > > > > > Doc, although I addressed Barry directly, it was not in an > > > > > attempt to "fix" him, simply to correct his assertions for > > > > > the record. > > > > > > > > > > And if you'll forgive me, while your observations are > > > > > interesting, it's generally not considered good form for a > > > > > newbie to a forum to instruct its members in how to conduct > > > > > themselves. Stick around, participate in conversations, get > > > > > to know the other members, absorb some of the context of > > > > > the group and its dynamics. Then you'll be in a better > > > > > position to offer advice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > WHY he "seemed normal" was that he *joined them* in their online > > > > > > > > harassment and persecution of the woman in question. It was more > > > > > > > > important to them to "get" the woman they collectively disliked > > > > > > > > than to notice that he was in a fragile mental state, and in > > > > > > > > need > > > > > > > > of *help* in dealing with his psychological problems, not in > > > > > > > > acting them out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does any of this sound *familiar* to Fairfield Life members? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Only by way of your posts pretending that it happens here. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This shit is dangerous, people. You're messing with fragile > > > > > > > > and unbalanced personalities > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You mean to say "people who *in my opinion* are fragile > > > > > > > and unbalanced personalities." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But that's a little problematic because you tend to > > > > > > > portray anyone who criticizes or disagrees with you as a > > > > > > > "fragile and unbalanced" personality. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >, and attempting to *use* them to either exact > > > > > > > > "retribution" for grudges you've been carrying for years, or > > > > > > > > to support fantasy ideas about enlightenment or the spiritual > > > > > > > > process you've been clinging to for years. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And this is pure fantasy that even you are aware is not > > > > > > > true. That you keep pushing this absurd notion in an > > > > > > > attempt to get back at your critics leads some of us to > > > > > > > wonder whether the "fragile and unbalanced" personality > > > > > > > is you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
