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Re: Divorce?
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Mon, 3 Feb 2003 05:44:21 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Terry Prosper writes:
> Well, I'll break my "This is my final
> post in this thread" promise to reply
> to the first post in this thread that's
> right on the spot. Matt, I salute you.
Thanks...but I was just saying what I
thought came right.
> I mean, come on people. I don't deserve
> to be treated this way because i was upset
> at the situation and wrote a post to
> express my feelings. I've been married 3
> 1/2 years now and my wife, who's studying
> to become a psychologist, is as intelligent
> as you can be. Why do I explain all this?
I'm not sure why some cannot comprehend
sarcasm...in today's society, we *need*
humor more than anything. Talking about
life as it is shows lurkers that us lego
fans have normal lives, and aren't
obsessive geeks. (I for one, draw and write
far more than I build with the brick.)
> I'll explain my point of vue. To me, when
> someone judges a relationship with so little
> facts, it's as if the other person, my wife
> here, was too stupid to realize how evil I
> am. "Poor her, people said, how she must
> suffer... You need an attitude adjustment,
> LEGO are LEGO..."
Again, I don't see how one can make a
personal attack without any base.
> It seems nobody but me has ever had bad
> days, bad experiences. I said I was
> sometimes short tempered. I think I was
> being honest. But I also started the post
> with a title "Divorce" and then by saying
> that i exagerated... This said clearly,
> i thought, that i was exagerating the
> whole issue because i was ticked off.
> Now, if I'm the only one that has bad
> feelings when 3 days of work and a
> perfectly good chair go to dump, I'm
> sorry. I'm sorry i'm honest enough
> to trust this community with my feelings.
Man, it's crazy to think how many times
I've had guests knock models to the floor
by accident or take apart a model when
I didn't have the instructions. Sure, I
got angry at first, but I couldn't see
the merit of holding it against them. The
next day, I just forgot about it and went on.
Heck, that's life. Has anyone else had
a bad experience like this? Heck, I still
laugh when people ask me if I still
have 'that lego model I broke a while ago'.
I didn't see any injustice with your actions.
> I am hurt by your posts. I was only posting
> to have discussions about bad LEGO days.
> You know, like the good thread that talks
> about getting a brick up your feet or things
> like that. If people can't keep their
> judgements for themselves, I don't see
> the point of having threads about other
> things but LEGO-products here on LUGNET.
Honesty is a good thing, and I appreciate
that you would go to the trouble to post
your experiences. Say it like it is. That's
the beauty of lugnet.
> I don't think I attacked any member here w
> ith my post. I don't even think it was
> offensive for anyone. If you guys think
> i'm some sort of sexist, well, I'm not.
> I'm simply a guy who likes to complain
> about little things. If you don't like
> this, ignore my posts, but nobody has
> the right to attack me and declare that
> i'm immature, sexist or whatever for a
> simple, funny-meant post.
Truth to say, I saw little reason for
anyone to bother to complain. (I thought
it would evoke a lot of 'yeah, that
happened to me, but this is worse' posts.)
Maybe we need less political thinking
and more ideas here? The best thing the
community needs is less judgement so
it's not divided apart.
> Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got better
> things to do than defend myself. Especially
> since i realize more and more by reading
> your posts that the fact that my English
> is not perfect may well be the cause of
> this flaming on me. I thought i wrote it
> so people would understand i was joking.
> I was wrong. Maybe I should hire someone
> to check my posts before I get attacked
> because I don't speak English naturally?!
Heck, I make grammatical mistakes a lot.
(when it comes to complex words, using them
in improper context, and I'm always nailed
for it.) You english sounds fine to me, so
I don't see much of a problem. (I'm
just not the person to signify error. As
long as you get the point across, that's
all that matters. :)
Thank for your thoughts,
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Fellow lego enthusiast
O s p r e y
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