wrote:
>
> > > > > p.s. i love it when the "anon's" insult behind their
> > > > > veil of obscurity.
> > > >
> > > > Any ID that starts with 'anon' is *automatically*
> > > > placed in the Pissant Bin, so I haven't been read-
> > > > ing any of their comments. Don't find that I miss 'em.
> > >
> > > True. No-one who finds a need to hide their identity could
> > > ever have any worthwhile information...
> >
> > I have two words for you:
> >
> > Deep Throat.
>
> The issue with regard to whether to bother to
> read 'anon' posters on FFL is, as far as I'm
> concerned, is based on past performance. If,
> after several months now, I realize that a
> particular poster has consistently wasted
> the time it took me to read his or her posts,
> then why bother to ever read them in the
> future? So far, with no exceptions, *all* of
> the people who have ever posted using one of
> the 'anon' accounts have fallen into the
> "complete waste of time" category, so in the
> Pissant Bin they go, and in the Pissant Bin
> they stay.
>
> It may actually be a facet of the desire to
> remain anonymous. If you're afraid of people
> in the TM movement knowing who you are when
> you post, how likely is it that what you say
> is worth reading, eh?
>
> You may notice, Shemp, that so far you haven't
> made it to the Pissant Bin. That's not because
> you don't meet the "insignificant" definition
> of 'pissant' -- most of the time you do. It's
> just that even though *most* of what you write
> is time-wasting, every so often you say something
> funny, and a good laugh is IMO never a waste of
> time. So you get the benefit of a doubt that
> the humorless pissants have not earned. :-)
>
Barry:
I don't read all of your posts only because I don't have the time to.
Of those that I read, I do so because I admire your writing skills,
particularly your ability to express the unique and interesting ways
in which you view the world.
You are also an "honest" writer. What I mean by that is your
writing comes off as reflecting your inner thoughts very well;
you're able to put into concrete words very abstract concepts that
obviously exist on a deep level of your mind. Not many people can
bring those out to the surface in such a clear, concise and oh-so-
entertaining way.
But it is this very characteristic at honesty that sometimes gives
you away. What I mean by that is your tendency to embellish. When
you are in the midst of expressing one of your wonderful thoughts or
points, I suggest you will fill in a gap with an embellishment of
the subject at hand. It becomes too convenient for you to perhaps
squeeze in a made-up tidbit instead of doing otherwise. You fall
into temptation...especially when the tidbit, completely under your
control, can be shaped and formed exactly as you want it to be.
But it is your inherent honesty that gives you away. Because when
you do embellish, it is an obvious break from your normal train
of "honest" writing; when it happens the "something is off" red
light goes off quite easily and it then stands out like a sore thumb.
Sometimes I don't think that's such a bad thing if it's innocent
enough. No harm done if a minor embellishment makes your point flow
better or is amusing to the reader. But I suggest that if the item
is too important that sometimes it's also going to come back and
bite you on the ass.
I don't for a minute suggest you do it to the extent that the
protagonist in the following movie does it, but Stephen Glass -- a
reporter for "The New Republic" -- is portrayed so perfectly in the
wonderful movie "Shattered Glass" (based on the true incidents
surrounding his life at that magazine). At first, he took a few
shortcuts in his reporting that no one noticed. So he kept doing it
more and doing it more frequently in each article he wrote until,
soon, he was writing complete articles out of whole cloth.
Ironically, I think you're lucky because unlike Stephen Glass whose
editors let him get away with it, you have a Judy Stein looking over
your shoulder virtually every crossed T and dotted I that you write
and she won't let you get away with anything.
She keeps you kosher.
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