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Post by Chocolate Lover on Feb 26, 2016 14:31:18 GMT -5
I wasn't calling you anything. I have more class than to insult someone I don't even know. It might be a good time for you to have some class and say, "You know? I shouldn't have said that. It was insulting and there was no reason for it." But you won't...because you are Swamp and you are never wrong. In fact, now that you have your little cheering section, I'm sure it will continue. And I'll get told I should just stay out of the thread if I don't like the insulting and classless behavior. Does your high horse of indignation have a 6th sense of where you need to read to be most offended? She's talking about the Judge Roy Moore's of the world that can't figure out why on Earth he can't erect a 10 Commandents monument at the courthouse. Are you a fan of his? If not, you have nothing to be insulted over.
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Post by swamp on Feb 26, 2016 14:33:21 GMT -5
The Roy Moores, Ted Cruzes, and the Kim Davises and that ilk.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Feb 26, 2016 14:39:16 GMT -5
lol...as predicted.. You don't get it at all yet you feel free to mock those who you think don't get it. I'm going to bookmark this so that whenever one of you takes exception to something somebody says that you feel strongly about, I fully intend to stick your nose in it.
The mods won't do a thing. Since they don't agree there IS a Lord and Savior (most of them), they have no issues with Him being insulted and made fun of.
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Post by gs11rmb on Feb 26, 2016 14:45:59 GMT -5
Jesus is a blue eyed white dude. not if he was born in the Middle East. But that's a whole other conversation. This was published about a month ago. A forensic scientist's recreation of what Jesus would actually have looked like. I thought it was pretty cool www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a234/1282186/
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Post by MJ2.0 on Feb 26, 2016 14:54:06 GMT -5
I don't see anyone mocking God/Jesus other than Archie making a dumb joke (which he does like all the freaking time about almost everything!). You are looking for a problem where it does not exist. I know you really REALLY want to be mad about something today, but sadly this isn't it right now. Remember, Jesus loved everyone - even his haters.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Feb 26, 2016 14:54:41 GMT -5
I don't see anyone mocking God/Jesus other than Archie making a dumb joke (which he does like all the freaking time about almost everything!). You are looking for a problem where it does not exist. I know you really REALLY want to be mad about something today, but sadly this isn't it right now. Remember, Jesus loved everyone - even his haters. wait, what? I did nothing of the sort..
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Feb 26, 2016 14:59:54 GMT -5
I don't see anyone mocking God/Jesus other than Archie making a dumb joke (which he does like all the freaking time about almost everything!). You are looking for a problem where it does not exist. I know you really REALLY want to be mad about something today, but sadly this isn't it right now. Remember, Jesus loved everyone - even his haters.
You don't consider referring to Jesus as "Jeebus" insulting? Well... you probably don't. And if you don't mind, I'll take any lessons in religion I may need elsewhere. Thanks, tho.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 26, 2016 15:02:11 GMT -5
I worked with a guy who had crosses all over his cubicle - Virgil Showlion is that what you are talking about? That would be an example. Or a man who had a little Brazilian flag on his desk. Or an employee with a "Positive Space" rainbow sticker (relating to LGBT "Pride") on his office door. It's a very simple question: If an employee insisted on having such a token and was fired on the basis of refusing to remove it, and if that employee then was able to prove to the courts that the action was plainly discriminatory (in the sense that (s)he's able to prove that the company is banning this one political/religious symbol and no others), are there precedents of judges ruling in such an employee's favour? A simple 'yes' or 'no' is all I'm looking for.
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Post by imawino on Feb 26, 2016 15:02:55 GMT -5
lol...as predicted.. You don't get it at all yet you feel free to mock those who you think don't get it. I'm going to bookmark this so that whenever one of you takes exception to something somebody says that you feel strongly about, I fully intend to stick your nose in it.
The mods won't do a thing. Since they don't agree there IS a Lord and Savior (most of them), they have no issues with Him being insulted and made fun of. Can you tell me why you have chosen to take someone jokingly saying "jeebus" as a personal attack and insult directed at you?
Do you show up on all the threads where someone has referred to our Commander in Chief as Barry, bho, or some other idiotic nickname and cry foul? Do you think the moderators should put an end to that? Or only the ones you personally find the use of an alternate nickname troubling?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Feb 26, 2016 15:03:05 GMT -5
I sure hope you do GEL because you CLEARLY need a refresher.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Feb 26, 2016 15:13:13 GMT -5
lol...as predicted.. You don't get it at all yet you feel free to mock those who you think don't get it. I'm going to bookmark this so that whenever one of you takes exception to something somebody says that you feel strongly about, I fully intend to stick your nose in it.
The mods won't do a thing. Since they don't agree there IS a Lord and Savior (most of them), they have no issues with Him being insulted and made fun of. Can you tell me why you have chosen to take someone jokingly saying "jeebus" as a personal attack and insult directed at you?
Do you show up on all the threads where someone has referred to our Commander in Chief as Barry, bho, or some other idiotic nickname and cry foul? Do you think the moderators should put an end to that? Or only the ones you personally find the use of an alternate nickname troubling?
I never said it was a personal attack and/or insult directed at me. And no. I show up in threads insulting something I care about....like just about everyone else here. I hope that answers your questions. Now...can you tell me why YOU show up in threads just to cheer on certain posters like some girl with pom poms when it has nothing to do with you or what you believe? Unless, of course, your beliefs are to go around saying mean things to hurt people?
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Post by midjd on Feb 26, 2016 15:21:48 GMT -5
lol...as predicted.. You don't get it at all yet you feel free to mock those who you think don't get it. I'm going to bookmark this so that whenever one of you takes exception to something somebody says that you feel strongly about, I fully intend to stick your nose in it.
The mods won't do a thing. Since they don't agree there IS a Lord and Savior (most of them), they have no issues with Him being insulted and made fun of. To clarify this point... YMAM's CoC addresses personal insults to other posters. As of yet, there is no restriction on insults to religious figures, politicians, or other general public figures unless these insults violate another portion of the CoC or Proboards' ToS (like use of obscene language). This has nothing to do with the religious affiliations (or lack thereof) of the moderating team, but rather with the rules we have been asked to enforce. - Mid/mod
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Post by imawino on Feb 26, 2016 15:25:05 GMT -5
Can you tell me why you have chosen to take someone jokingly saying "jeebus" as a personal attack and insult directed at you?
Do you show up on all the threads where someone has referred to our Commander in Chief as Barry, bho, or some other idiotic nickname and cry foul? Do you think the moderators should put an end to that? Or only the ones you personally find the use of an alternate nickname troubling?
I never said it was a personal attack and/or insult directed at me. And no. I show up in threads insulting something I care about....like just about everyone else here. I hope that answers your questions. Now...can you tell me why YOU show up in threads just to cheer on certain posters like some girl with pom poms when it has nothing to do with you or what you believe? Unless, of course, your beliefs are to go around saying mean things to hurt people? Like swastikas? Interesting.
You have certainly responded as though it was a personal attack on you. Most of your responses have been extremely hostile and insulting. But I'm sure you're right, just a normal reaction from someone who hasn't taken it as a personal insult. You didn't answer my question about how I never seem to see you complain about insulting nicknames for anyone else though.
Why does you attempted insult have to be like a "girl" with pom poms? How sexist. Boys are cheerleaders too.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Feb 26, 2016 15:28:07 GMT -5
Can you tell me why you have chosen to take someone jokingly saying "jeebus" as a personal attack and insult directed at you?
Do you show up on all the threads where someone has referred to our Commander in Chief as Barry, bho, or some other idiotic nickname and cry foul? Do you think the moderators should put an end to that? Or only the ones you personally find the use of an alternate nickname troubling?
I never said it was a personal attack and/or insult directed at me. And no. I show up in threads insulting something I care about....like just about everyone else here. I hope that answers your questions. Now...can you tell me why YOU show up in threads just to cheer on certain posters like some girl with pom poms when it has nothing to do with you or what you believe? Unless, of course, your beliefs are to go around saying mean things to hurt people? Why do you overreact so much? It's a recurring theme with you.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Feb 26, 2016 15:42:10 GMT -5
I never said it was a personal attack and/or insult directed at me. And no. I show up in threads insulting something I care about....like just about everyone else here. I hope that answers your questions. Now...can you tell me why YOU show up in threads just to cheer on certain posters like some girl with pom poms when it has nothing to do with you or what you believe? Unless, of course, your beliefs are to go around saying mean things to hurt people? Like swastikas? Interesting.
You have certainly responded as though it was a personal attack on you. Most of your responses have been extremely hostile and insulting. But I'm sure you're right, just a normal reaction from someone who hasn't taken it as a personal insult. You didn't answer my question about how I never seem to see you complain about insulting nicknames for anyone else though.
Why does you attempted insult have to be like a "girl" with pom poms? How sexist. Boys are cheerleaders too.
I did answer your question. You just don't like my answer. I respond when it's something I care about. Just like everybody else. I don't care about Obama or Clinton or Santa Claus or Winnie The Pooh. I did take offense (and said so) about some of the things said about Mrs. Obama....because that's something I care about. I take offense (and have said so) about demeaning anyone's faith - even when it isn't mine. I don't care about everything in the world so I don't comment on everything in the world. I don't know how much clearer I can be.
As to your point about cheerleaders....I concede. I should have said "person" and not "girl". You are correct. There are male cheerleaders also. I'm very glad you pointed that out. I did not mean to be insulting to either male or female cheerleaders.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 26, 2016 15:42:53 GMT -5
lol...as predicted.. You don't get it at all yet you feel free to mock those who you think don't get it. I'm going to bookmark this so that whenever one of you takes exception to something somebody says that you feel strongly about, I fully intend to stick your nose in it.
The mods won't do a thing. Since they don't agree there IS a Lord and Savior (most of them), they have no issues with Him being insulted and made fun of. Can you tell me why you have chosen to take someone jokingly saying "jeebus" as a personal attack and insult directed at you?
Do you show up on all the threads where someone has referred to our Commander in Chief as Barry, bho, or some other idiotic nickname and cry foul? Do you think the moderators should put an end to that? Or only the ones you personally find the use of an alternate nickname troubling?
I'll let GEL answer for herself, but I'm compelled to point out that some of the posters crying "lighten up" and "don't take it personally" in this thread have gone ballistic in response to various satires and blunt comments I've made in the past, even to the point of blocking me, reporting me, or revolting so loudly that discussions are shut down. This all happened in threads where the satire and blunt comments were decidedly on-topic. Considering there was only one of me then and many of you now, and Jesus has nothing to do with the thread topic, unless you believe in your heart of hearts that what you're saying needs to be said, you might consider honouring GEL's objections. Either that, or forever hold your peace the next time two conservatives start swapping jokes about Bruce Jenner or Michael J. Fox. (In fact, I don't believe the conservative members of our board have ever gone so far as to swap insensitive jokes in the midst of others' objections, which ought to tell you something.)
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Post by imawino on Feb 26, 2016 15:53:54 GMT -5
Like swastikas? Interesting.
You have certainly responded as though it was a personal attack on you. Most of your responses have been extremely hostile and insulting. But I'm sure you're right, just a normal reaction from someone who hasn't taken it as a personal insult. You didn't answer my question about how I never seem to see you complain about insulting nicknames for anyone else though.
Why does you attempted insult have to be like a "girl" with pom poms? How sexist. Boys are cheerleaders too.
I did answer your question. You just don't like my answer. I respond when it's something I care about. Just like everybody else. I don't care about Obama or Clinton or Santa Claus or Winnie The Pooh. I did take offense (and said so) about some of the things said about Mrs. Obama....because that's something I care about. I take offense (and have said so) about demeaning anyone's faith - even when it isn't mine. I don't care about everything in the world so I don't comment on everything in the world. I don't know how much clearer I can be.
As to your point about cheerleaders....I concede. I should have said "person" and not "girl". You are correct. There are male cheerleaders also. I'm very glad you pointed that out. I did not mean to be insulting to either male or female cheerleaders.
Well, that's an honest response. Fair enough I suppose - although for me personally I find it difficult to take someone's outrage seriously if they are okay with demeaning nicknames all the time, except this one time. We're all hypocritical from time to time, but it does weaken one's position when it's blatant.
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Post by imawino on Feb 26, 2016 15:55:22 GMT -5
Can you tell me why you have chosen to take someone jokingly saying "jeebus" as a personal attack and insult directed at you?
Do you show up on all the threads where someone has referred to our Commander in Chief as Barry, bho, or some other idiotic nickname and cry foul? Do you think the moderators should put an end to that? Or only the ones you personally find the use of an alternate nickname troubling?
I'll let GEL answer for herself, but I'm compelled to point out that some of the posters crying "lighten up" and "don't take it personally" in this thread have gone ballistic in response to various satires and blunt comments I've made in the past, even to the point of blocking me, reporting me, or revolting so loudly that discussions are shut down. This all happened in threads where the satire and blunt comments were decidedly on-topic. Considering there was only one of me then and many of you now, and Jesus has nothing to do with the thread topic, unless you believe in your heart of hearts that what you're saying needs to be said, you might consider honouring GEL's objections. Either that, or forever hold your peace the next time two conservatives start swapping jokes about Bruce Jenner or Michael J. Fox. (In fact, I don't believe the conservative members of our board have ever gone so far as to swap insensitive jokes in the midst of others' objections, which ought to tell you something.) Now THAT reminded me of Kanye. "Imma let you finish".
I didn't need to read beyond that point, right? Good.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 26, 2016 16:05:00 GMT -5
I'll let GEL answer for herself, but I'm compelled to point out that some of the posters crying "lighten up" and "don't take it personally" in this thread have gone ballistic in response to various satires and blunt comments I've made in the past, even to the point of blocking me, reporting me, or revolting so loudly that discussions are shut down. This all happened in threads where the satire and blunt comments were decidedly on-topic. Considering there was only one of me then and many of you now, and Jesus has nothing to do with the thread topic, unless you believe in your heart of hearts that what you're saying needs to be said, you might consider honouring GEL's objections. Either that, or forever hold your peace the next time two conservatives start swapping jokes about Bruce Jenner or Michael J. Fox. (In fact, I don't believe the conservative members of our board have ever gone so far as to swap insensitive jokes in the midst of others' objections, which ought to tell you something.) Now THAT reminded me of Kanye. "Imma let you finish".
I didn't need to read beyond that point, right? Good.
More reading, less pop culture reference.
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Post by imawino on Feb 26, 2016 16:07:58 GMT -5
Now THAT reminded me of Kanye. "Imma let you finish".
I didn't need to read beyond that point, right? Good.
More reading, less pop culture reference. Pssst, it was a riff on GEL's pop culture reference from one page back. Where she said Swamp's post sounded like "something stupid Kanye would say", Nope, no personal insult there.
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Post by imawino on Feb 26, 2016 16:14:27 GMT -5
Strong religious faith is a wonderful thing. Strong religious faith that someone wants to impose on my is not. I will continue to mock them because they failed basic civics class. What about people like me, who don't want to impose anything on anyone? Do I, too, deserve to be subjected to your mockery? What about people like me who do believe in the teachings of Jesus but still agree in a separation of church and state? How about I just call all attornies blood sucking douches who aren't smart enough to do real work?
Not very nice, is it?
The thing is, when you say "how about I just call you a blah blah blah blah".....guess what? You just did. If you proceed to say or type out the rude thing you would of course never say, you have zero moral superiority.
Between this and Virgil's "I'm going to let her answer for herself, but...." is reminding me of all the conversational tactics I find hilariously ridiculous. Let's compile a list!
So far, we've got:
I'm going to let her answer for herself....right after I answer for her.
How about if I called you a big poopyface? It would be mean, right? But I would never do that!
I would like to add the ever-popular: "I don't mean to be rude, BUT insert rude thing here"
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Post by imawino on Feb 26, 2016 16:18:19 GMT -5
I wasn't calling you anything. I have more class than to insult someone I don't even know. It might be a good time for you to have some class and say, "You know? I shouldn't have said that. It was insulting and there was no reason for it." But you won't...because you are Swamp and you are never wrong. In fact, now that you have your little cheering section, I'm sure it will continue. And I'll get told I should just stay out of the thread if I don't like the insulting and classless behavior. Here's a fun one - saying you have too much class to insult someone, while you are insulting them.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Feb 26, 2016 16:23:30 GMT -5
GEL, FWIW I see completely understand the hypocrisy and cheerleading you're talking about. It just isn't evident in this thread AT ALL. You ganged up on Swamp and stirred shit up for basically no reason.
And the conservatives on here have their cheerleaders too. You know that.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 26, 2016 16:30:46 GMT -5
More reading, less pop culture reference. Pssst, it was a riff on GEL's pop culture reference from one page back. Where she said Swamp's post sounded like "something stupid Kanye would say", Nope, no personal insult there. I barely know who the man is. I'm ignorant of all things Kanye. My point stands, regardless. Many of the contributors in this thread have soft spots. I know because I've seen them cry out and gnash their teeth with my own eyes. GEL is a wildwoman. She'll bide her time until a particularly bitter debate over a progressive icon crops up on the board and then--bam!--a joke about Gabrielle Giffords being shot in the head. Tempers will flare, hackles will rise, claws and fangs will come out, and it will all be for naught. GEL will post a link to this thread demonstrating members' total antipathy towards her objections to Jesus jokes and expose the "how dare you..." bluster for the hypocrisy it is. She'll do it. I know she will. She's crazy like a honey badger. ... unless you demonstrate that you do care about her objections and aren't in the habit of irritating people when it isn't central to the argument you're trying to make. We can only hope it will calm her down enough to turn away her wrath.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Feb 26, 2016 16:33:53 GMT -5
Pssst, it was a riff on GEL's pop culture reference from one page back. Where she said Swamp's post sounded like "something stupid Kanye would say", Nope, no personal insult there. I barely know who the man is. I'm ignorant of all things Kanye. My point stands, regardless. Many of the contributors in this thread have soft spots. I know because I've seen them cry out and gnash their teeth with my own eyes. GEL is a wildwoman. She'll bide her time until a particularly bitter debate over a progressive icon crops up on the board and then--bam!--a joke about Gabrielle Giffords being shot in the head. Tempers will flare, hackles will rise, claws and fangs will come out, and it will all be for naught. GEL will post a link to this thread demonstrating members' total antipathy towards her objections to Jesus jokes and expose the "how dare you..." bluster for the hypocrisy it is. She'll do it. I know she will. She's crazy like a honey badger. ... unless you demonstrate that you do care about her objections and aren't in the habit of irritating people when it isn't central to the argument you're trying to make. We can only hope it will calm her down enough to turn away her wrath. okay, as long as you realize that there are people with soft spots on the opposing side who also lash out at perceived insults and act accordingly when that happens. I mean if this is all supposed to be fair.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 26, 2016 16:35:59 GMT -5
I'm going to let her answer for herself....right after I answer for her. The statement was a perfunctory courtesy. It's tantamount to "Pardon my intrusion." I've used it before and I'll use it again. Furthermore, my comments were supplemental. They don't stand in for a response by GEL.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Feb 26, 2016 17:02:42 GMT -5
I barely know who the man is. I'm ignorant of all things Kanye. My point stands, regardless. Many of the contributors in this thread have soft spots. I know because I've seen them cry out and gnash their teeth with my own eyes. GEL is a wildwoman. She'll bide her time until a particularly bitter debate over a progressive icon crops up on the board and then--bam!--a joke about Gabrielle Giffords being shot in the head. Tempers will flare, hackles will rise, claws and fangs will come out, and it will all be for naught. GEL will post a link to this thread demonstrating members' total antipathy towards her objections to Jesus jokes and expose the "how dare you..." bluster for the hypocrisy it is. She'll do it. I know she will. She's crazy like a honey badger. ... unless you demonstrate that you do care about her objections and aren't in the habit of irritating people when it isn't central to the argument you're trying to make. We can only hope it will calm her down enough to turn away her wrath. okay, as long as you realize that there are people with soft spots on the opposing side who also lash out at perceived insults and act accordingly when that happens. I mean if this is all supposed to be fair. I'm blessed in that I typically couldn't care less about others' jokes or insensitive comments. Make all the "Jeebus" jokes you want. See if I care. The exception is cases where joking supplants productive discussion, which I find irritating. By no coincidence, I'm prompt to leave when others complain that my joking around is supplanting productive discussion. Double standards in moderation and hypocrisy also bother me, but I deal with it. Finally, I don't go out of my way to push people's buttons in threads that have nothing to do with their buttons, or when pushing buttons isn't central to my argument. Those are courtesies I extend to other posters with the desire that they reciprocate. But this is about you and GEL, not me. She has her own set of likes and dislikes, and it seems to me that one of the "dislikes" you have in common is when other posters joke about icons you admire, e.g. Jesus Christ, in GEL's case. I can't recall if I've ever seen a severe reaction from you, but I know for a fact that some of the posters here have some very, very sore spots, and it seems to me that the least these posters could do is show a bit more empathy when others express similar misgivings. I reiterate: this has nothing to do with me. I have only three sore spots. Nobody in this thread has ever poked any of them. I reserve the right to dismiss others' feelings and beliefs, and I don't enter into discussions expecting others to respect mine. It's a "nice when it happens" kind of thing.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 26, 2016 17:56:04 GMT -5
GEL, FWIW I see completely understand the hypocrisy and cheerleading you're talking about. It just isn't evident in this thread AT ALL. You ganged up on Swamp and stirred shit up for basically no reason. And the conservatives on here have their cheerleaders too. You know that. Im a conservative...does that mean I get pom poms??
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Feb 26, 2016 18:31:24 GMT -5
What about people like me, who don't want to impose anything on anyone? Do I, too, deserve to be subjected to your mockery? What about people like me who do believe in the teachings of Jesus but still agree in a separation of church and state? How about I just call all attornies blood sucking douches who aren't smart enough to do real work?
Not very nice, is it?
The thing is, when you say "how about I just call you a blah blah blah blah".....guess what? You just did. If you proceed to say or type out the rude thing you would of course never say, you have zero moral superiority.
Between this and Virgil's "I'm going to let her answer for herself, but...." is reminding me of all the conversational tactics I find hilariously ridiculous. Let's compile a list!
So far, we've got:
I'm going to let her answer for herself....right after I answer for her.
How about if I called you a big poopyface? It would be mean, right? But I would never do that!
I would like to add the ever-popular: "I don't mean to be rude, BUT insert rude thing here"
No. The thing is...I never said that. You are making stuff up now. I don't debate or try to reason with people who make stuff up. You have a good evening. It's the weekend and time to start having some fun.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 18:37:27 GMT -5
Well Jeebus H Tapdancing... lol
The point is, put him on your desk, not a giant mural in a government office in the face of every person who has to deal with you...
Why do "followers" feel so damned inclined to put it in my face. So, you believe in imaginary people. Okay. It's not necessary to try and convince me to do the same...
And, a government office perhaps isn't the same as working for your church's office, where the giant photo would be a tad more appropriate....
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