Atheists & Agnostics

Warpy

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3. The word "you" is often the offending word

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 05:13 PM

Jul 2012

For instance, I might have written "People who feel compelled to make shit up have just announced that the discussion is over and that they lost the fight."

See the difference? If anything, the civilized slap with the white glove (with the roll of quarters in it) is much more painful than the direct approach.

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Trolls will be trolls and juries will be juries. [View all] cleanhippie Jul 2012 OP

I think you need to spend some time in IRC chats Warpy Jul 2012 #1

But I wasn't trying to insult him. cleanhippie Jul 2012 #2

The word "you" is often the offending word Warpy Jul 2012 #3

Fair enough. I forget about the higher standard we have to live up to. cleanhippie Jul 2012 #5

I guess you should have said frogmarch Jul 2012 #4

But its not unique and wonderful imagination. cleanhippie Jul 2012 #6

Frogmarch forgot the "sarcasm" smilie. nt Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #7

Oh, so I did. Really, though, I thought frogmarch Jul 2012 #12

LOL, that's what you get for thinking. Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #13

You're so right. Oh, well, frogmarch Jul 2012 #14

Truly great sarcasm... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #15

Doesn't the offensiveness of such posting depend upon the group in which you are posting? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #8

Touche' cleanhippie Jul 2012 #9

Huh! Iggo Jul 2012 #10

I saw your post hidden... rexcat Jul 2012 #11