I feel your pain Marek. I have one Achilles heel among a lot of interesting people to communicate with. Thanks for the reminder.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" <jstein@> 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.) > > > > > > > > > >
