anonemouse

Like I've said on other threads, I like certain alcoholic drinks (when I can't actually taste the alcohol, of course), but the alcohol really throws me for a loop. Even after a very small amount, I get bad hot flashes, the sweats, feel like I'm about to puke or faint, etc. So I generally avoid it, as a rule. Once in a blue moon (maybe twice or three times a year, at the most), I will have something, but I used to stick to coke before banding and now stick to water.

Honestly, I don't understand the logic either. It figures, though, that I always get behind the person that wants to dawdle in the passing lane when I'm in a hurry to get somewhere. What ticks me off even more are the semi drivers that decide to get in the passing lane when going up a long hill, even though everyone and their mother knows they won't be able to pass the car/truck in the slow lane.

HELL NO! Like wrk-n-prgrss said, the way other people feel is their problem, not yours. You cannot control the way other people feel about or react to certain things. There are always going to be people that get jealous of other people. Their jealousy isn't the fault of the person that they are jealous of. And anyone who says otherwise is an idiot. Like I've told the people here that have said that they think I should keep quiet about my academic achievements, it isn't my fault that other people may not have done as well. I'm not responsible for them feeling like failures when faced with other people's achievements. If they aren't proud of what they've achieved, that's their fault, not mine. In the end, we only own what we do. We aren't responsible for other people, whether it's their successes or their failures. Chickie, you are one of the MAJOR success stories here. NEVER let anyone tell you don't inspire the other members here. I know you inspire me. Even if I never reach your level of success, I still know it's possible.

You can't keep drinking protein shakes and still lose weight. This goes back to the whole "more calories burned than taken in" thing. It doesn't matter where you are getting your calories. If you burn more than you eat, you lose weight.

Mmm, Sex on the Beach. Or pina coladas. Either would be good right now.

You look GREAT!

Aww, KITTY! And BIRDY!

I remember that we've disagreed over the surgeon's forcing patients to pre-pay the portion insurance doesn't pay, and I THINK we disagreed in the smoking ban thread (pretty sure it was you that I argued with, anyway, I know I argued with someone). I KNOW we've disagreed more than that, but I don't remember the rest of the threads.

Um, possibly? In certain cases, anyway.

I thought they only use "yunz" down here in Tennessee.

I wouldn't mind having a band key-chain.

I've actually done it while speaking instead of typing. Um, not the "spitting cum" part, but the words sounding or coming out like other words. I once told my teacher that "my eyes hurt." She heard "my ass hurts," though, 'cause of my accent. That one nearly got me in trouble.

Orrrr worktripe? Um, workbites? Hmm, now I'm having trouble coming up with more.

Don't forget Sandy! We definitely agree on that piece of trash.

Apparently. I don't get it, though. We've definitely disagreed with each other in the past (almost violently, in fact, in a couple of cases). Are those threads and posts invisible to anyone but us? Ditto, disagreement is part of discussion. If a person can't handle someone disagreeing with them, they shouldn't be on a discussion board, especially one with a off-topic Rants and Raves forum. And I'm a full believer in naming the people you're talking about. Passive-aggressive BS doesn't fly.

OMG! :pound::pound::pound:

Oh, I don't intend to run her off. I hope she never thought I did. I do get a kick out of the way she posts, just because it's so different, but I don't think the way she posts is bad. I just don't appreciate being jumped on for simply asking for clarification of her post. I didn't call her an idiot or call her stupid, just asked that she put the words in a sentence so that I could understand what she was trying to say. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think that was out of line or rude. If someone couldn't understand what I was attempting to say, I would hope they'd ask me for clarification, instead of ignoring me entirely.

And by the way, am I supposed to avoid all threads that my friends have posted to, if I happen to agree with what they've posted? That would sure cut down the number of threads I'd be allowed to post to. Am I supposed to ignore the posts attacking them, just because I happen to be their friend, and it would look like a "gang attack" if I posted to support them? Please, tell me what I am supposed to do, since I didn't know it was illegal to have friends and actually support those friends when I agree with them. We all better look out, I guess, since it's now apparently against the rules to make more than one post supporting a particular person's POV, unless you want to look like you're following them around and "ganging up" on the people that disagree with him/her.

Hey, not fair at all. For the record, I did try to ignore her posts and not reply to them. Know what I got in return? "Why aren't you answering my question?" I don't give a flying you-know-what if something is grammatically correct or not. How many posts have you seen me going after because of grammar and spelling? I do ask that someone's replies to me be actual replies, though. I don't give a damn whether it's written in haiku or if every word is misspelled, if I can tell what the intent of the reply is. I don't care if someone "takes the time to be perfect" because I sure don't take that time. And again, for the record, I never said anything about "people agreeing with my ideas over hers." I said that I PMed several people to ask if they could understand what she was trying to say, since I didn't want to come right out and ask her on the board. Her ideas versus my ideas never came into it at all, since no one could figure out what her ideas were. That was the ONLY reason I asked her to clarify. If I could have figured out what she was saying, I would have. I only replied to her because I thought it would be rude to completely ignore a reply that was specifically aimed at me. And my reply to her wasn't even rude, for Pete's sake. Here it is: My POV is this: If someone takes part in an online debate, they better be prepared for people to ask them for clarification of their posts, if for no other reason than the inability of the written word to convey body language, voice tone, and intent.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if she's mentally ill. Between that and her alleged drug/alcohol use, I'm surprised she's alive right now. I think she grew up being surrounded by a lot of "yes-men," with little to no adult guidance. I see a lot of people saying, "if only her mother were here," but I doubt that would help. Her mother should have been there ten years ago, teaching her how to be a responsible adult. I think she's been indulged by just about every person in her life and I think it's finally gotten to the point of her not knowing how to be an adult out on her own.

My dad tried to learn to play the piano about ten years ago. At the time, we had an antique piano that we had inherited from my grandmother. Of course, it hadn't been tuned in years. THAT was horrible. Between his playing and the piano being out of tune, it was MISERABLE.

You made me snort with that one!

Yeah, mine aren't nearly that bad, but they are definitely purple/red and raised.

Oh, man.:twitch:

I don't really know what to say, other than posting this: :cool: