--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@>
wrote:
> <snip>
> > > Why I would characterize these comments as "angry,"
> > > "attacking," "irritated," and/or "discontented":
> > > If I were to say any of the same things about Barry
> > > (let alone all of them), he would promptly accuse
> > > me of being "angry," "attacking," "irritated,"
> > > and/or "discontented" (and probably miserable and
> > > filled with rage as well, not to mention sexually
> > > frustrated and lonely and obsessed and addicted to
> > > putdowns).
> > >
> > > I left out several good ones because they were too
> > > context-dependent to be excerpted briefly. Also, I
> > > didn't look for quotes from Curtis because I don't
> > > think he's anywhere near as stuck in attack mode as
> > > Barry.
> > >
> > > Barry will, of course, deny that any of these quotes
> > > meet his criteria.
> >
> > No, Barry will stand by every quote above
>
> Well, of course he will. But that wasn't the
> issue, now, was it?
>
> I gave him too much credit. Turns out he doesn't
> have quite enough chutzpah to deny that the
> quotes meet the criteria he specified, so he'll
> find some lame way to try to slither away from
> the unpleasant fact that his bluff was called and
> he got caught dead to rights again--as he always
> does--such as:
>
> > express concern that Judy can't tell the
> > difference between herself and Rory (to
> > whom the request was directed), and
> > ignore her comments completely.
>
> What courage! What integrity! What a truly
> magnificent display of spiritual maturity!
>
> Almost as sophisticated as his most recent
> killer putdown, "Heads Up Uranus Syndrome."
>
> We're all *really* impressed, Barry.
>
> <belly laugh>
>
And Barry never addressed the point when Rory pointed out he was
acting like a drunk (which Offworld has also picked up on) except to
say "so be it". Must be weird meditating while drunk.:-)
