Whoa! All of those responses were *NOT* there when I typed that post of mine right up there. OK then. Carry on. 
Practitioner of the Nerdly Arts.
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What would be a better way to put someone down? Because we ain't stopping
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Actually I have said, "Well, duh!" to myself when I have lost something around the house and then found it...
I would not directly say to someone's face: "Well duh, don't you get it Einstein?"
I think I take "well, duh" as "well, dummy" and would direct to myself, only myself, by me
I would not directly say to someone's face: "Well duh, don't you get it Einstein?"
I think I take "well, duh" as "well, dummy" and would direct to myself, only myself, by me
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> I would not directly say to someone's face: "Well
> duh, don't you get it Einstein?"
I would (and have) to someone I know and am comfortable with. And, we (whoever the other half of the 'we' in question is) always both laugh. I've had people say it to me, too, and I always laugh at it too. In fact, it was a very common thing my brother/sister/cousins would use with each other during the time we grew up. My 9-years-older sister just said it in reference to me the other day, and we both laughed over it.
It's not *that* difficult to discern intent behind a comment, really.
But I think I do like the "No sh!t, Sherlock" better.
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> I would not directly say to someone's face: "Well
> duh, don't you get it Einstein?"
I would (and have) to someone I know and am comfortable with. And, we (whoever the other half of the 'we' in question is) always both laugh. I've had people say it to me, too, and I always laugh at it too. In fact, it was a very common thing my brother/sister/cousins would use with each other during the time we grew up. My 9-years-older sister just said it in reference to me the other day, and we both laughed over it.
It's not *that* difficult to discern intent behind a comment, really.
But I think I do like the "No sh!t, Sherlock" better.
Practitioner of the Nerdly Arts.
But it's much more fun to just make fun of yourself. Really.
I'm fat, now-gimpy, used-to-be-natural blonde (somehow it's darkened over the years) and I joke about all of those things. Why get all bent out of shape over who you are? I just accept it.
So the car rides lower on my side. Or when I go to the liquor store (we have special state-licensed establishments for liquor in Oregon) the way I walk ~ they think twice before selling to me. I'm practicing human origami, what with being stuck bent both forwards and to the right. Or I make the goofiest most obvious wrong choices or statements sometimes. I just laugh at it instead of getting all offended over it.
I'm fat, now-gimpy, used-to-be-natural blonde (somehow it's darkened over the years) and I joke about all of those things. Why get all bent out of shape over who you are? I just accept it.
So the car rides lower on my side. Or when I go to the liquor store (we have special state-licensed establishments for liquor in Oregon) the way I walk ~ they think twice before selling to me. I'm practicing human origami, what with being stuck bent both forwards and to the right. Or I make the goofiest most obvious wrong choices or statements sometimes. I just laugh at it instead of getting all offended over it.
Practitioner of the Nerdly Arts.
Poking fun at newbies might be rude. We've all been poking fun at ourselves and long time members who can handle the abuse. The alternative is to make bgriffin the butt of every joke. Now that I think about, that's not such a bad idea
Like Storm, I grew up with brothers and all these years later we still joke the same way, trying to outdo each other with more clever ways to say, "Hey dumbass." My 20 something niece has followed suit and my 13 year old nephew is learning at the feet of the master.
Like Storm, I grew up with brothers and all these years later we still joke the same way, trying to outdo each other with more clever ways to say, "Hey dumbass." My 20 something niece has followed suit and my 13 year old nephew is learning at the feet of the master.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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