Live with it
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Happy Hanukkah Happy Ramadan Merry Christmas Happy Solstice Happy New Year BradHAWK
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(Posted from alt.support.tourette) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -MJKNPETER wrote: > I’m intrigued that you are also dx with Asperger syndrome. I still have a gut > feeling my 8 year old son has TS (confirmed) and also Aspergers. His doc won’t > confirm the latter. Would you elaborate to me? When did you know that’s what > you have? What traits should I look for in my son? > My son, Neil, was originally dx at age 3 as "autistic traits". Then at age 5 > his TS really came out (well, it was there all along, just became more > classical). So now his dx is TS, but, hey, I’m TS too and he’s a lot different > than me. So this is hard for me to understand. I think his doc wants to wait > until he’s older to really dx Aspergers. > Anyway, from your postings you alsways seem like an intelligent, reasonable > person, so I would really appreciate your feedback in this. > Janice
I keep running into people who are TS + AS, or people with both in the same family. It seems that for many, Asperger Syndrome is the first diagnosis and is later changed to Tourette. Asperger Syndrome is an "autism spectrum disorder"; that is, it is considered to be closely related to autism. The main difference between autism and Asperger syndrome is that with autism there is a delay in language development in the early years, whereas with Asperger there is no significant delay. Though autistics start off slowly (at least in some areas of functioning) some of them may later develop quite rapidly or they may develop unusual skills in highly specialized areas. Aside from developmental delays vs no delays, the DSM criteria for autism and Asperger are almost identical, and include: *marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye to eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction. *failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level [Many Asperger children are described as being more interested in interacting with adults than with other children their age.] *a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people) *lack of social or emotional reciprocity *encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus *apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals *stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements) *persistent preoccupation with parts of objects [we like to take things appart] Note that only three of the above criteria (in addition to other criteria) are required for diagnosis. Some of the criteria for Asperger seem similar to Tourette Syndrome, while some seem opposite, and I believe those of us with both can appear quite different then "pure" Touretters or Aspergerers. Sometimes reading exampls of autism and Asperger Syndrome can present a much clearer picture than the list of criteria. Though it’s a bit dated now, my favorite book on autism and Asperger Syndrome is "Autism and Asperger Syndrome" by Uta Frith, which is very informative. Perhaps someone from the autism newsgroup will post some more reading material. It seems that most, if not all, Aspergerers and high functioning autistics do not see themselves as "disordered" just because they have Asperger or autism. They often have problems associated with Asperger and autism, but otherwise it is more of a culture than a disorder. Some of us even consider many normal people to be sheep, blindly following eachother with no other motive but to be "a part of the crowd". BradHAWK
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>>Merry Christmas and may peace and goodwill reign supreme in the new year. >>David >Thank you, David. >Wishing you the same, >Haggis Regina
To both of you, and all ast’ers … Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Chanukah !!! Blessed
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BlessedBy2 wrote: > >>Merry Christmas and may peace and goodwill reign supreme in the new year. > >>David > >Thank you, David. > >Wishing you the same, > >Haggis Regina > To both of you, and all ast’ers … > Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Chanukah !!! > Blessed
Bah! Humbug! <giggle> Mark
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>Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Chanukah !!! >Blessed
Yep… all that, and Happy (slightly belated) Solstice! Locklyn P.S. Isn’t Ramadan this time of year too?
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>Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Chanukah !!! >Blessed >>Yep… all that, and Happy (slightly belated) Solstice!
Locklyn P.S. Isn’t Ramadan this time of year too? To all on ast, Merry Whatever It Is You Celebrate This Time of Year or Thereabouts! I think I’ve got things more or less covered with that <silly grin> but I’m waiting for someone to tell me I haven’t…. Tische.
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In article <882912465.7673.0.nnrp-03.c1ed2…@news.demon.co.uk>, "David & Tische" <de…@sheep-pen.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Chanukah !!! > >Blessed > >>Yep… all that, and Happy (slightly belated) Solstice! > Locklyn > P.S. Isn’t Ramadan this time of year too? > To all on ast, > Merry Whatever It Is You Celebrate This Time of Year or Thereabouts! > I think I’ve got things more or less covered with that <silly grin> but I’m > waiting for someone to tell me I haven’t…. > Tische.
There has to be food! You can’t celebrate something without food!! (no, I won’t make any editorial comments concerning regional cuisine, that would just be asking for trouble, but for the record I like my chocolate chip cookies chewy with few chocolate chips and warm out of the oven… there are those in my house , and I won’t name names, that like their cookies almost raw, ugh!…oops!… I didn’t say that…it must have been a tic or something…) ——————-==== Posted via Deja News ====———————– http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet
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Haggis Reg wrote: > In article <349B1DCA.1…@onramp.net>, Markus Horner <H…@onramp.net> writes: > >Karen, > >What’s the matter, conscience bothering you? > No. Is yours?
NOPE!!!!!!!!!! > >I did not name you or anyone else in particular who wrote that letter. > Why not? What’s so different about THIS letter? > You certainly aren’t shy about posting private mail – so why not THIS one?
Neither are you!!!! > >Why do you feel the need to tell everybody that it was not you? > Because I’m not sure that there WAS a letter…
If you don’t really think there was a letter then why did you even respond at all? If you don’t think there even was a letter it seems kind of pointless to even worry about it. Or is there something your not telling us? > >Did anybody here on ast suggest that you cave in to bullies? > Yes Darling – YOU did…every time you interupted a thread that you didn’t like > with > threats about "what was going to happen" if we continued telling jokes that you > didn’t care for.
If I remember right I had asked on several occassions for a little more sensitivity concerning the issue of male bashing, but you chose to completely ignore my requests. Again, I wasn’t threatening you or anyone else I was stating a fact when I said that you would not like it if someone gave you a dose of your own medicine. So far you have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that what I said was right on the money. You can’t stand it when you get force fed the same kind of treatment that you damn sure don’t mind dishing out. Like I said before "Put up or shut up." > >If I were trying to bully you or anyone else you would damn sure know it. > I DO know it – every time you insulted me, used vulgar language directed at me,
Really, prove it!!!! > or threatened me with "retribution" if you didn’t get your way.
I’m not retaliating, I’m just giving you a dose of your own medicine. If you can’t handle it then don’t dish it out to begin with. > >Finally, for your information, I do live with it, EVERYDAY! > Well, let me get out my tiny violin and play you the "Poor Me" Concherto. > As you well know, none of the rest of us have any problems. > Actually, WE all live on a bed of roses…You’re just mad because no one > invited you.
EXCUSE ME!? Mad about what!? Invited to what!? Your really off your rocker now. I only had doubts about you being looney tunes before but you just confirmed it. I have no idea what you are talking about. > >I don’t remember ever hearing whether or not you actually have TS. > Oh dear, I had forgotten. > It’s perfectly all right to insult someone, if you’re not sure whether or not > they actually have TS… > Have you informed Miss Manners? I’m sure that she’ll want to know.
No sweetheart I haven’t. I was trying to figure out whether or not you actually had TS or just knew a friend who had it. It is becoming more and more obvious that you really don’t understand this illness as much as you would have the rest of us believe. > (Are there any other little niceties that I’ve missed out on? > If there are, I’m POSITIVE that you will let me know ASAP.)
You can count on it. > Oh, BTW – Since physical violence seems to impress you, (as opposed to "sneaky" > womens’ ways) > Yes indeedy – I would LOVE to kick your backside into the next county…
May I ask just exactly what you have been smoking? I’m not aware that anyone has threatened physical violence against anyone. Geez, you really have gone off the deep end. Is this a new thing for you or do you wear the pants in the family? ROFLMAO Does anyone else remember anybody in this thread threatening physical harm to anyone else? Have a nice day. Mark
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In article <349B1DCA.1…@onramp.net>, Markus Horner <H…@onramp.net> writes: >Karen, >What’s the matter, conscience bothering you?
No. Is yours? >I did not name you or anyone else in particular who wrote that letter.
Why not? What’s so different about THIS letter? You certainly aren’t shy about posting private mail – so why not THIS one? >Why do you feel the need to tell everybody that it was not you?
Because I’m not sure that there WAS a letter… >Did anybody here on ast suggest that you cave in to bullies?
Yes Darling – YOU did…every time you interupted a thread that you didn’t like with threats about "what was going to happen" if we continued telling jokes that you didn’t care for. >If I were trying to bully you or anyone else you would damn sure know it.
I DO know it – every time you insulted me, used vulgar language directed at me, or threatened me with "retribution" if you didn’t get your way. >Finally, for your information, I do live with it, EVERYDAY!
Well, let me get out my tiny violin and play you the "Poor Me" Concherto. As you well know, none of the rest of us have any problems. Actually, WE all live on a bed of roses…You’re just mad because no one invited you. >I don’t remember ever hearing whether or not you actually have TS.
Oh dear, I had forgotten. It’s perfectly all right to insult someone, if you’re not sure whether or not they actually have TS… Have you informed Miss Manners? I’m sure that she’ll want to know. (Are there any other little niceties that I’ve missed out on? If there are, I’m POSITIVE that you will let me know ASAP.) >Mark
-Karen Oh, BTW – Since physical violence seems to impress you, (as opposed to "sneaky" womens’ ways) Yes indeedy – I would LOVE to kick your backside into the next county…
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Merry Christmas and may peace and goodwill reign supreme in the new year. David
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In article <67kjch$42…@newsd-161.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, dlbry…@webtv.net (David Bryant) writes: >Merry Christmas and may peace and goodwill reign supreme in the new year. >David
Thank you, David. Wishing you the same, Haggis Regina
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BlessedBy2 wrote: > >Mark, I don’t know about anyone else, but your post that Haggis Reg is > >replying to hasn’t even shown up on my spool yet. And your other > >posts didn’t show up until today. I don’t know if the problem is on > >my end or yours, but maybe people haven’t been replying because they > >haven’t seen your messages yet. > >L. > L…. I think you’ve caught the AOL virus !!!! I did see Mark’s original post > on this thread, but lately I assume I’m missing more than I get. I find out > about many posts only because I see replies to them, and then I have to look > for them in Deja News. I’m sorry to hear what is happening re: Mark.
Blessed, Thanks for the concern, it is appreciated. As you may recall from the past I also don’t back down from ANYBODY!!!!!!!!!! They can take their shots at me if they want to but I still ain’t goin no where. Hey, I’ve survived 48 years of this kind of shit, do you really think a little cyberbitching is going to scare me? I DON’T THINK SO EITHER. Mark
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As to the plan to ignore you as a means of punishing you, that’s pretty > silly, isn’t it?
I absolutely agree with you. I think this whole thing was started by a woman. Who? I don’t really know. I have my suspicions but no firm proof. The reason that I think it was instigated by a woman is that one of a womans main tricks is to not talk to you, i.e. The silent treatment. A man will usually just come right out and tell you that he will kick your ass. How were you ever to know that you were being punished > if no one is talking to you?
Beats the hell outa me? > Doesn’t sound like you’re in any grave danger from this conspiracy, so > you will just have to suffer the fate of being ignored by whoever it is > that is ignoring you. Try to limp along in the best way that you can.
ROFLMAO Thanks Chuck, Mark
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> Hey, I never get much response to my posts either, I thought it was just > cause everyone thought I was a fruitcake1 (notice the nice holiday > reference…)
ROFLMAO But if there’s an conspiracy to ignore me I must be more > important than I thought!
Kinda makes you feel loved in a perverse sort of way don’t it? Did anyone get any notes about ME???? (Do I > get to have a reason for sounding paranoid or do I continue to think no > one is sending e-mail around about me just to get to me?)
Hey, hey, hey. Get your own schtick. This one’s mine and you can’t have it. Well,… it > could be that only Mark’s important enough to conspire against… I feel > sorta left out… Hey wait!! How come I didn’t get e-mail telling me to > ignore you Mark?? You mean I’m not even important enough to conspire > against you? Dang! What’s a guy gotta do around here to be important…
I can give you some lessons if you really want them. > > All this does is confirm my belief that there are a few people > > on this NG that really need to grow up. > I promise I’ll grow up as soon as I get to make my own decisions…
I’m gonna hold you to that promise. > What are CS people?
Chicken s _ _ t. > > The majority are pretty good people. > > There are just a few who cannot handle the truth. > (you mean there isn’t any advantage to liking you? You oughtta offer > coupons or sumpthin’…)
Hey, neat idea. > > I am going to continue to state my opinion > > and be as direct and as blunt as I have always been. > (No! no!… don’t say this or people will think you’re not very sharp!…)
40 thousand damned comedians out of work and your trying to be funny. I > type probably makes you more angry… which reminds me, didn’t you > discuss some of that "rage attack" stuff from personal experience a while > back? I wasn’t listening too well and I am too laz… um.. busy to check > back using dejanews… how did you feel when the rage attack sensation > came on? Was it really sudden or did it build?
For me it can be both. But most of the time it is just sudden. > (notice the deft way in which I make my post appear as if it has redeeming > social value and doesn’t just appeal to one’s prurient interests…)
Yes, I noticed. <giggle> Mark
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Zwobodas wrote: > mark, i’m new here and out of the loop. what the hell is going on? wendy > the mom of an 8 year old with ts
Hello Wendy 
) We just have our little spats from time to time. Nothing as serious as it sounds, so don’t go running away from us now! Since this newsgroup is an open forum, there’s plenty of coverage on every topic, and not everyone agrees on everything (whoda thot?). This is just one of those times ) So how’s your little ticcer doing? When was he diagnosed? I’m 29 and was diagnosed at 17, and also have Asperger Syndrome, et al ) BradHAWK
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Haggis Reg wrote: > In article <349754C7….@onramp.net>, h…@onramp.net writes: > >Well well, what do you know? Now I know why my posts are going > >unanswered. Someone sent me a copy of a private e-mail where it has been > >suggested that I be ignored for awhile to "Punish me". > Just in case anyone was wondering, I did NOT send the "Punish Mark" post – > if I had, I’m sure that he would have posted it publicly by now. > As he so eloquently pointed out, the rules of polite society do not apply to > him. > I AM curious though, as to why Mark didn’t see fit to publish > this PARTICULAR post. > He certainly hasn’t shown any reluctance to publish private mail in the past. > Mark: > I do not cave in to bullies. > I suggest that you take your own advice and just "live with it". > Haggis Regina
Karen, What’s the matter, conscience bothering you? I did not name you or anyone else in particular who wrote that letter. Why do you feel the need to tell everybody that it was not you? Did anybody here on ast suggest that you cave in to bullies? If I were trying to bully you or anyone else you would damn sure know it. Finally, for your information, I do live with it, EVERYDAY! I don’t remember ever hearing whether or not you actually have TS. Mark
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -d25ht1a wrote: > I’m going to use Karen’s post to reply, for reasons that will be > obvious…. > haggis…@aol.com (Haggis Reg) wrote: > >In article <349754C7….@onramp.net>, h…@onramp.net writes: > >>Well well, what do you know? Now I know why my posts are going > >>unanswered. Someone sent me a copy of a private e-mail where it has been > >>suggested that I be ignored for awhile to "Punish me". > Mark, I don’t know about anyone else, but your post that Haggis Reg is > replying to hasn’t even shown up on my spool yet. And your other > posts didn’t show up until today. I don’t know if the problem is on > my end or yours, but maybe people haven’t been replying because they > haven’t seen your messages yet. > L. > >Just in case anyone was wondering, I did NOT send the "Punish Mark" post – > >if I had, I’m sure that he would have posted it publicly by now. > >As he so eloquently pointed out, the rules of polite society do not apply to > >him. > >I AM curious though, as to why Mark didn’t see fit to publish > >this PARTICULAR post. > >He certainly hasn’t shown any reluctance to publish private mail in the past. > >Mark: > >I do not cave in to bullies. > >I suggest that you take your own advice and just "live with it". > >Haggis Regina
L, You are very possibly right. It damn sure wouldn’t be the first time that AOL or some other organization has screwed up the postings here on ast. Second, what Karen is referring to when she says that I stated that the rules of polite society do not apply to me is a bit misleading. What I said was that I really don’t care anymore what people think of me. I have put up with so much shit in my life that I have finally taken the attitude that if you like me FINE. If you don’t then that is your problem. I’ve had it with trying to change myself to please everybody else. In essence, this is what I said. Kind of puts it in a different light don’t it? Mark
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>Mark, I don’t know about anyone else, but your post that Haggis Reg is >replying to hasn’t even shown up on my spool yet. And your other >posts didn’t show up until today. I don’t know if the problem is on >my end or yours, but maybe people haven’t been replying because they >haven’t seen your messages yet. >L.
L…. I think you’ve caught the AOL virus !!!! I did see Mark’s original post on this thread, but lately I assume I’m missing more than I get. I find out about many posts only because I see replies to them, and then I have to look for them in Deja News. I’m sorry to hear what is happening re: Mark.
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Mark, I am getting your posts on my server in batches about once a week, usually in batches of 15-20 at a time. My impression was that there had not been many of them lately, until today. Just got another batch of them this afternoon. Somewhere between the servers, there’s been some kind of store-and-forward action going on, with an emphasis on store. As to the plan to ignore you as a means of punishing you, that’s pretty silly, isn’t it? How were you ever to know that you were being punished if no one is talking to you? Doesn’t sound like you’re in any grave danger from this conspiracy, so you will just have to suffer the fate of being ignored by whoever it is that is ignoring you. Try to limp along in the best way that you can. Merry Christmas, Chuck ======= – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -In article <349754C7….@onramp.net>, h…@onramp.net writes: > Well well, what do you know? Now I know why my posts are going > unanswered. Someone sent me a copy of a private e-mail where it has > been suggested that I be ignored for awhile to "Punish me".
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>Just in case anyone was wondering, I did NOT send the "Punish Mark" post –
Haggis Reg, I wasn’t wondering. You have never struck me as a mean-spirited person. Funny I don’t get these private e-mails, but everyone knows where I stand … BB2
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In article <349754C7….@onramp.net>, h…@onramp.net wrote: > Well well, what do you know? Now I know why my posts are going > unanswered. Someone sent me a copy of a private e-mail where it has been > suggested that I be ignored for awhile to "Punish me".
Hey, I never get much response to my posts either, I thought it was just cause everyone thought I was a fruitcake1 (notice the nice holiday reference…) But if there’s an conspiracy to ignore me I must be more important than I thought! Did anyone get any notes about ME???? (Do I get to have a reason for sounding paranoid or do I continue to think no one is sending e-mail around about me just to get to me?) Well,… it could be that only Mark’s important enough to conspire against… I feel sorta left out… Hey wait!! How come I didn’t get e-mail telling me to ignore you Mark?? You mean I’m not even important enough to conspire against you? Dang! What’s a guy gotta do around here to be important… of course I probably wouldn’t have paid attention… I have this ADD problem you know (and it was really bad today, I dropped a bunch of stuff, including a box of assorted cakes, cookies, brownies, etc. from the Christmas party sniff, sniff, it’s a good thing it wasn’t MY bucket of goodies – the party was a no-brainer, that means the little guy with the gurney full of buckets-O’brains stayed on his campus and didn’t wander by, not that he would have anyway but since I’m having ADD problems I thought it would be nice to go out on a tangent – I bumped my head a couple of times, I started driving the wrong way down a one-way street and at the Christmas party I made some mischievous replies to questions from our new provost so now he’ll remember who I am and I’ll have to work hard, maybe I should have worn something better than a T-shirt and jeans, it was a nice T-shirt, at least until the red ran… and I was out installing things and it supposedly got into the 60’s here today…and, oh yes, my ADD was really acting up today, I shoulda taken my medicine with me to have at lunch time, even though I didn’t eat lunch at lunch time…) > All this does is confirm my belief that there are a few people > on this NG that really need to grow up.
I promise I’ll grow up as soon as I get to make my own decisions… > Those of you that I am referring > to know exactly who you are. I guess that this NG is no different than > any other segement of society. There is always going to be a few > hypocrits, whiners, and CS people.
What are CS people? > The majority are pretty good people. > There are just a few who cannot handle the truth.
The truth is that all that ethnic food that has been recently discussed is really gross and nobody really eats it, it’s like one of those initiation things where you try to see just how stupid people are willing to be to get accepted. Come on!!! Let’s get real!!! Nobody ever eats stuff like haggis, or asparagus, or eggplant, or… uck!…LIVER (which filters out poisons as so makes a concentrated death sandwich, and those Vienna sausages, ack!, and anything your pet eats including bugs and deceased rodents, and mushrooms, especially on pizza! (although it tastes horrible, somebody must be drinking a lot of beer or there wouldn’t be so many public restrooms at public sporting events, but beer does make any pizza taste awful) and then there’s crow, I hate eating crow…and my foot when it’s in my mouth leaves a really bad taste, I think I oughtta wash ‘em sometime… but I digress… let’s see… um…what else do people really not eat? … anything that has the word "cuisine" associated with it and comes with a dinner that costs more than $25 per person… and, um… > I have been here > longer than a large percentage of you and I will be here when you are > gone. If you think this is going to make me change my ways just to suit > you boy are you in for a surprise. At this point in my life I really > don’t give a damn whether other people like me or not. If you do FINE, > if you don’t that’s okay to.
(you mean there isn’t any advantage to liking you? You oughtta offer coupons or sumpthin’…) > I am going to continue to state my opinion > and be as direct and as blunt as I have always been.
(No! no!… don’t say this or people will think you’re not very sharp!…) > Obviously this posting is only directed at a small number of people here > on ast. But if you think you can make me back down or off then you are > in for one hell of a surprise. Don’t believe me? Ask Leslie Packer. > Mark
So does this help any Mark? I’m sure you’ve had better responses but they’re probably all short and I know how nice it is to get mail, unless, of course, you don’t like to read, in which case each additional word I type probably makes you more angry… which reminds me, didn’t you discuss some of that "rage attack" stuff from personal experience a while back? I wasn’t listening too well and I am too laz… um.. busy to check back using dejanews… how did you feel when the rage attack sensation came on? Was it really sudden or did it build? (notice the deft way in which I make my post appear as if it has redeeming social value and doesn’t just appeal to one’s prurient interests…) ——————-==== Posted via Deja News ====———————– http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet
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I’m going to use Karen’s post to reply, for reasons that will be obvious…. haggis…@aol.com (Haggis Reg) wrote: >In article <349754C7….@onramp.net>, h…@onramp.net writes: >>Well well, what do you know? Now I know why my posts are going >>unanswered. Someone sent me a copy of a private e-mail where it has been >>suggested that I be ignored for awhile to "Punish me".
Mark, I don’t know about anyone else, but your post that Haggis Reg is replying to hasn’t even shown up on my spool yet. And your other posts didn’t show up until today. I don’t know if the problem is on my end or yours, but maybe people haven’t been replying because they haven’t seen your messages yet. L. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Just in case anyone was wondering, I did NOT send the "Punish Mark" post – >if I had, I’m sure that he would have posted it publicly by now. >As he so eloquently pointed out, the rules of polite society do not apply to >him. >I AM curious though, as to why Mark didn’t see fit to publish >this PARTICULAR post. >He certainly hasn’t shown any reluctance to publish private mail in the past. >Mark: >I do not cave in to bullies. >I suggest that you take your own advice and just "live with it". >Haggis Regina
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In article <349754C7….@onramp.net>, h…@onramp.net writes: >Well well, what do you know? Now I know why my posts are going >unanswered. Someone sent me a copy of a private e-mail where it has been >suggested that I be ignored for awhile to "Punish me".
Just in case anyone was wondering, I did NOT send the "Punish Mark" post – if I had, I’m sure that he would have posted it publicly by now. As he so eloquently pointed out, the rules of polite society do not apply to him. I AM curious though, as to why Mark didn’t see fit to publish this PARTICULAR post. He certainly hasn’t shown any reluctance to publish private mail in the past. Mark: I do not cave in to bullies. I suggest that you take your own advice and just "live with it". Haggis Regina
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mark, i’m new here and out of the loop. what the hell is going on? wendy the mom of an 8 year old with ts
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Well well, what do you know? Now I know why my posts are going unanswered. Someone sent me a copy of a private e-mail where it has been suggested that I be ignored for awhile to "Punish me". Well guess what people, you can ignore me all you want, I AIN’T GOIN NO WHERE! So deal with it. All this does is confirm my belief that there are a few people on this NG that really need to grow up. Those of you that I am referring to know exactly who you are. I guess that this NG is no different than any other segement of society. There is always going to be a few hypocrits, whiners, and CS people. The majority are pretty good people. There are just a few who cannot handle the truth. I have been here longer than a large percentage of you and I will be here when you are gone. If you think this is going to make me change my ways just to suit you boy are you in for a surprise. At this point in my life I really don’t give a damn whether other people like me or not. If you do FINE, if you don’t that’s okay to. I am going to continue to state my opinion and be as direct and as blunt as I have always been. Obviously this posting is only directed at a small number of people here on ast. But if you think you can make me back down or off then you are in for one hell of a surprise. Don’t believe me? Ask Leslie Packer. Mark
