It is simply amazing that you all, but most particularly you, Judy, persist in these compulsive, predictable, and tiresome grade school volleys of "I'm right, you're wrong." It is an insult to your intelligence.
I fully understand that this post itself, is a meaningless addendum to the endless bile and boilerplate of dispute that seems to provide some meaning to your life, and that no change is to be expected; but as someone who is a professional arguer, it is astounding to me that you continue in this pathetic behavior, where the only recompence is . . .? It does seem to me to be an addiction. It is my habit to avoid these endless threads where virtually everyone else is either flat wrong, avoiding the "real" issue, or stupidly (if not maliciously) committed the heinous crime of non sequitur. Occasionally, however, I get caught up in one, as I have this time, and I finally felt compelled to comment. I'll return to my policy of avoiding these posts, but will, of course, respond to any post regarding this one since it is unsolicited criticism. FFL was better before this. -Marek ** --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > Sounds to me as though you are just as charming behind the > > wheel of a car. > > Says Curtis, ducking the issue *again*. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > *That* is "road rage." Pounding on the dash and > > > > > pointing at another driver is not. > > > > > > > > You are confusing it with the term "agressive driving" which is > a > > > > traffic violation here. > > > > > > Uh, no. I'm pointing out that *you* are confusing > > > the term "road rage" with simple anger at another > > > driver (as I noted in my previous post, to which > > > you did not respond). > > > > > > > From the Iowa Dept of Transportation > > > > http://www.dot.state.ia.us/roadrage.htm > > > > > > > > Definition > > > > There is no national definition for the term "road rage". > > > > However, it is commonly defined as a societal condition > > > > where motorists lose their temper in reaction to a traffic > > > > disturbance. > > > > > > I'm not sure what Iowa DOT's problem is, but here's > > > the dictionary definition of "road rage": > > > > > > "a motorist's uncontrolled anger that is usually > > > provoked by another motorist's irritating act and > > > is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior" > > > > > > Perhaps Iowa DOT means there is no national *legal* > > > or *criminal* definition, and that may be the case; > > > it's a slang term, after all. > > > > > > But Iowa DOT's own definition is not the common one > > > (and I kinda doubt you were going by Iowa DOT when > > > you wrote your earlier post). > > > > > > According to Wikipedia (I gave you the URL in my > > > previous post), "road rage" is "an extreme case of > > > aggressive driving." It's typically used to refer > > > not just to aggressive driving but to behavior > > > intended to cause harm to another driver. (It > > > can also refer to a driver in stalled traffic or > > > after an accident getting out of his car to take > > > a swing at another driver.) > > > > > >
