--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "llundrub" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What the fuck are you going on about are you still ranting > from this morning. You're sick in the head!
Compassion, dude. Were you ever so strung out on heroin that you had to "kick?" That's what's going on. She's so desperate to post and slam someone (her drug of choice) that she shoots her entire wad for the day before 10:00 a.m. in the morning. And then she sits there -- quivering, shaking, going through withdrawal, waiting till midnight Fairfield time so she can "fix" again. It's really pretty sad, when you think about it. She's been harboring that anger and that resent- ment towards Rick for FOURTEEN HOURS now, waiting until midnight, when she can "strike back" and be "herself" again. If you'd ever worked with addicts, you'd recog- nize the syndrome... > -----Original Message----- > From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of authfriend > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:35 AM > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Various from 3/26: Rick, Rick, Lurk > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > <snip> > > > At the kind of cocktail parties I prefer, most > > > of the guests value honesty--both intellectual > > > and factual. > > > > That makes five ma'am. Your designated driver will now take > > you home. > > Ah, yes, Rick Archer, fairness personified. > Gratuitously announces I'm at my posting limit so > he can insinuate that I'm inebriated, knowing I > won't be able to respond until the next day. > > And how could anyone think Rick was hypocritical? > I mean, he's *never* suggested there was anything > wrong with baiting, now, has he? > > Thanks for helping me out here, Rick. I just > knew I could count on you. > > (He'll claim that, oh, he was only joshing > and that I shouldn't have taken it seriously. > But I'm talking about the impulse behind it.) > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > <snip> > > I would rather have no posting limit, and have everyone > > magically behave themselves, sort of like what Montana > > tried to do with the speed limit (http://www.us- > > highways.com/montana/mtspeed.htm), but the real world > > doesn't seem to work that way. > > No, but if you cracked down on the gratuitous > trashers and slammers and baiters (now including > yourself), you most likely wouldn't need a > posting limit. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > <steve.sundur@> wrote: > > > > Turq: > > Given Judy's attempts today to start and prolong > > > > arguments with Marek and Lurk, of all people, > > > > > > Judy: > > Pretty funny, given that it was Marek and Lurk > > > who tried to start arguments with *me*, not the > > > reverse. But typical of the up-is-downism that > > > seems to have taken over here lately. > > > > lurk: > > Strange. For me, what passes as generally polite conversation is > > construed as wanting to start an argument. > > Actually, neither you nor I was trying to > start, let alone prolong, an argument, but > what you wrote really wasn't "polite > conversation" either. > > Here it is again: > > > > This > > > lady is a powerful writer, and what a mind. But I just > > > can't help but feel she has this tremendous blind spot > > > that prevents her from seeing things in clear light. I > > > mean the moniker, "Defender of the Faith" seems > > > appropiate. > > > > Lurk, I think you've lost the context here. What > > I wrote that you quote wasn't about "defending the > > faith." > > That's it. That's all I said. > > I think Barry's upset that you also complimented > my writing skills (for which thanks), so he had > to find some reason to attack me and decided to > pretend I had tried to start an argument with > you. > > > But here IS a kind of > > mean spirited comment. I was thinking today that "talking" with > > Judy is kind of like having a specimen in a laboratory. You just > > kind of prod it here, or poke it there, and it is always > > surprising what comes out. Really, I like Judy. I respect her. > > But I am thrilled to have her output cut back to five posts. I > > mean, I think this place is a hell of alot more fun. > > Yup, this is definitely mean-spirited, the > accompanying professions of liking and respect > notwithstanding. To insult someone, and then > say something positive, doesn't really do > anything to mitigate the insult. But it does > make one wonder how sincere the positive part is. > > Again, I'm convinced that the most effective way > to get this forum under control is to crack down > on the mean-spirited comments and pokes and > insults and jibes and baiting and attacks and > trashing. I think we ought to try that first, > and see how much difference it makes. If there > are still too many posts, then we can go back to > limiting them. > > What will really make FFL more fun is eliminating > the poisonous atmosphere that has been allowed to > develop--and even encouraged in some quarters. > > > > > 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 >
