I too feel your pain, man. This sniping is absolutely pathetic. The a.m.t. people have ruined this newsgroup with their pathological need to attack one another..
--- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail beta Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
