Has anyone ever become obsessed with you?

[amat]

Miles, I can honestly judge you as a douchebag. I am a journalism major with grades at the very top of my class. I'm about to transfer to one of the ten best English programs on the planet Earth. I do not need your approval. Honestly, it's not a big deal to me. Still, I know you're an English teacher and it does kind of piss me off. I would think that since most of us are adults here that we are above that, yet obviously your pettiness knows no boundaries. If I had a shit life like you do then I might fall into the same trap. I like reading your posts but critiquing a drunken rambling of mine is petty at best.

[Gandalf]

No, you can both write well when you put your minds to it, but I didn't enjoy Amat's story. You two are being extremely defensive. It wasn't a very good story and I suggested my jungle story as a more successful anecdote. And that is clearly a better one. I also wanted to have a dig at Amat for his peeing standing up thread as he started that just to wind me up. Amat saying he wants to sad click me 50 times means we are even.

Anyway, Amat you are pissed off over this? Well, think before you have a dig at other posters yourself then. It's easy to find something to attack someone over and your toilet thread was far more juvenile than this. I have no particular beef with you, but thought it would be a laugh to have a go at your story. It wasn't done with any particular malice, but your last post displays plenty of those qualities. My life is not particularly shitty, I am enjoying a 10 week vacation, have been to the jungle and have been able to enjoy my free time. See, I have no idea why it has to get so personal. This weekend I am going away to the mountains which contain some wonderful valleys and long lakes. My life is quite pleasant, but if it makes you feel better to think that I am so much more miserable than you are then fair enough. Let me know when you get a job because there aren't that many good journalism positions out there anymore. Miaow!

And YB, I would agree that a fair amount of my posts are indeed of the nature you bolded and more so when I am in what you call "attention whore" mode or what I would also term my "self mocking" mode. But 'rhetoric' also has other useful definitions and clearly number 4 below is what I regard as the most significant. I generally use my language effectively and have a hard time seeing that as a valid criticism of me. It's easier just to call me 'arrogant', 'pompous' and so on, but usage of rhetoric is not a particularly valid criticism.

rhet·o·ric

   [ret-er-ik] Show IPA
noun 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.

2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.

3. the study of the effective use of language.

4. the ability to use language effectively.

5. the art of prose in general as opposed to verse.

[Andre]

No, you can both write well when you put your minds to it, but I didn't enjoy Amat's story. You two are being extremely defensive. It wasn't a very good story and I suggested my jungle story as a more successful anecdote. And that is clearly a better one. I also wanted to have a dig at Amat for his peeing standing up thread as he started that just to wind me up. Amat saying he wants to sad click me 50 times means we are even.

Anyway, Amat you are pissed off over this? Well, think before you have a dig at other posters yourself then. It's easy to find something to attack someone over and your toilet thread was far more juvenile than this. I have no particular beef with you, but thought it would be a laugh to have a go at your story. It wasn't done with any particular malice, but your last post displays plenty of those qualities. My life is not particularly shitty, I am enjoying a 10 week vacation, have been to the jungle and have been able to enjoy my free time. See, I have no idea why it has to get so personal. This weekend I am going away to the mountains which contain some wonderful valleys and long lakes. My life is quite pleasant, but if it makes you feel better to think that I am so much more miserable than you are then fair enough. Let me know when you get a job because there aren't that many good journalism positions out there anymore. Miaow!

And YB, I would agree that a fair amount of my posts are indeed of the nature you bolded and more so when I am in what you call "attention whore" mode or what I would also term my "self mocking" mode. But 'rhetoric' also has other useful definitions and clearly number 4 below is what I regard as the most significant. I generally use my language effectively and have a hard time seeing that as a valid criticism of me. It's easier just to call me 'arrogant', 'pompous' and so on, but usage of rhetoric is not a particularly valid criticism.

rhet·o·ric

   [ret-er-ik] Show IPA
noun 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.

2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.

3. the study of the effective use of language.

4. the ability to use language effectively.

5. the art of prose in general as opposed to verse.

So you'll be standing then

[Gandalf]

No, you can both write well when you put your minds to it, but I didn't enjoy Amat's story. You two are being extremely defensive. It wasn't a very good story and I suggested my jungle story as a more successful anecdote. And that is clearly a better one. I also wanted to have a dig at Amat for his peeing standing up thread as he started that just to wind me up. Amat saying he wants to sad click me 50 times means we are even.

Anyway, Amat you are pissed off over this? Well, think before you have a dig at other posters yourself then. It's easy to find something to attack someone over and your toilet thread was far more juvenile than this. I have no particular beef with you, but thought it would be a laugh to have a go at your story. It wasn't done with any particular malice, but your last post displays plenty of those qualities. My life is not particularly shitty, I am enjoying a 10 week vacation, have been to the jungle and have been able to enjoy my free time. See, I have no idea why it has to get so personal. This weekend I am going away to the mountains which contain some wonderful valleys and long lakes. My life is quite pleasant, but if it makes you feel better to think that I am so much more miserable than you are then fair enough. Let me know when you get a job because there aren't that many good journalism positions out there anymore. Miaow!

And YB, I would agree that a fair amount of my posts are indeed of the nature you bolded and more so when I am in what you call "attention whore" mode or what I would also term my "self mocking" mode. But 'rhetoric' also has other useful definitions and clearly number 4 below is what I regard as the most significant. I generally use my language effectively and have a hard time seeing that as a valid criticism of me. It's easier just to call me 'arrogant', 'pompous' and so on, but usage of rhetoric is not a particularly valid criticism.

rhet·o·ric

   [ret-er-ik] Show IPA
noun 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.

2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.

3. the study of the effective use of language.

4. the ability to use language effectively.

5. the art of prose in general as opposed to verse.

So you'll be standing then

Clearly I will have to adjust my position in order to gain greater respect around here.

It's just amusing how I am the one always accused of not being able to take a dig and yet whenever I dish out anything people are always defensive and far ruder in return. I take a lot of abuse on here myself and think I handle it fairly well these days, but people shouldn't be surprised if a little mud comes back sometimes.

[Ghost]

[Andre]

Was that aimed at me for my rep comment?

[Ghost]

Was that aimed at me for my rep comment?

Nope,,

I know you are not tech savy... You old fart

[Andre]

No, you can both write well when you put your minds to it, but I didn't enjoy Amat's story. You two are being extremely defensive. It wasn't a very good story and I suggested my jungle story as a more successful anecdote. And that is clearly a better one. I also wanted to have a dig at Amat for his peeing standing up thread as he started that just to wind me up. Amat saying he wants to sad click me 50 times means we are even.

Anyway, Amat you are pissed off over this? Well, think before you have a dig at other posters yourself then. It's easy to find something to attack someone over and your toilet thread was far more juvenile than this. I have no particular beef with you, but thought it would be a laugh to have a go at your story. It wasn't done with any particular malice, but your last post displays plenty of those qualities. My life is not particularly shitty, I am enjoying a 10 week vacation, have been to the jungle and have been able to enjoy my free time. See, I have no idea why it has to get so personal. This weekend I am going away to the mountains which contain some wonderful valleys and long lakes. My life is quite pleasant, but if it makes you feel better to think that I am so much more miserable than you are then fair enough. Let me know when you get a job because there aren't that many good journalism positions out there anymore. Miaow!

And YB, I would agree that a fair amount of my posts are indeed of the nature you bolded and more so when I am in what you call "attention whore" mode or what I would also term my "self mocking" mode. But 'rhetoric' also has other useful definitions and clearly number 4 below is what I regard as the most significant. I generally use my language effectively and have a hard time seeing that as a valid criticism of me. It's easier just to call me 'arrogant', 'pompous' and so on, but usage of rhetoric is not a particularly valid criticism.

rhet·o·ric

   [ret-er-ik] Show IPA
noun 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.

2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.

3. the study of the effective use of language.

4. the ability to use language effectively.

5. the art of prose in general as opposed to verse.

So you'll be standing then

Clearly I will have to adjust my position in order to gain greater respect around here.

It's just amusing how I am the one always accused of not being able to take a dig and yet whenever I dish out anything people are always defensive and far ruder in return. I take a lot of abuse on here myself and think I handle it fairly well these days, but people shouldn't be surprised if a little mud comes back sometimes.

I dont give a fuk what anyone thinks or says (try that, its very freeing) I sit through the night stand through the day. Mines a noise and light thing, dont want to turn light on and or make splashing noises and wake anyone.