Linus Van Pelt wrote:Matthew,
1. My little post you liked so little wasn't meant to antagonize you. It was meant to poke fun at this whole thread (and not just your posts in it), and a couple of other threads on the forum. I thought it would inject a little levity into the situation. I really don't see what in it you found personally offensive or antagonizing. I did include your uncle in it, and your savior, but I figured you have kind of a thick skin about that (or you would have left this forum long ago). If it helps, I believe that there was only one Jesus, that he was neither white nor black, and that he was (probably) not gay. Also, I don't want to see your uncle die. I don't know if that means I love him more than you do, or if it means I'm a better Christian than you, or what. Just throwing it out there. So, yeah, I'm almost (but not) sorry if that post offended you, but I assure you that it was not at all meant to.
2. My salutto rachael had nothing to do with antagonizing you. I like rachael and I like her posts and I like to pass kind words to her. It had everything to do with her, and nothing to do with you. If it antagonized you, I'm sorry -- wait, what am I saying? No I'm not. Let me start that again. If it antagonized you, you really ought to work on being less sensitive. It's a hard world out there, and when you act like an asshole, there are going to be some like me who attempt civility (to a certain degree of success - I'm not perfect), and others less patient who will call you out on your bullshit in a more blunt manner. If this is the person you're going to be, and this forum is the kind of place you're going to hang out, then get used to it. You're lucky we don't all post like rachael; you've certainly earned it.
3. Based on your track record of avoiding questions that are actually related to this thread, I find it improbable that you had "some very lengthy replies" in the works. Now, if I had once again taken ten or twenty words of a five-paragraph post to point out one of your innumerable grammatical errors, I have no doubt that you'd have a few paragraphs of bullshit ready right away. But as far as honest engagement of the issue at hand? I call it unlikely.
4. If you're still going to take the coward/liar/both route, and start compiling an "ignore list," I'm proud to be the inaugural member! You probably better throw scott on there, since he doesn't even believe you're for real, and rachael, for obvious reasons. I'm sure DrAwkward would be proud to be a part of it, and kerble. That makes 7, by my count. After that, I'm sure your cowardice would allow you to find reasons to add Johnny 13, stewie, connor... in a few days, maybe your collection will be complete and you'll have no reason to stick around! I'll be sorry to see you go! And when I say sorry, I mean not at all sorry!
5. Or you could save time and just leave now.
I know you read this,
Peanuts
Ok. Peace. I honestly do not care what you personally think of what I write on this forum, but if you make communication difficult, then I'm sorry I can't reciprocate.
It's encouraging that you realize that I'm not some toolshed playing games like whoever is posing as Humphrey Bear or Waltermalling.
I'll accept your explanation for your "salut". I do not however think I did anything to provoke such an outburst from her. If I were in a pub and some man or woman said something like that, I would be taken aback. I can appreciate the less immediate circumstances that a webforum elicits, but nevertheless a little decorum is in order. I don't really mind being called "full of shit" or "" or "irrational" (though I personally try not to resort to such words unless it seems nothing else will work) or anything else along those lines within a discussion as long as there is some sort of reason why I am. What I do resent is being dehumanized as this person did without provocation. She was off the wall here, regardless of anything she might have said elsewhere.
I did have some very long replies to your posts re this thread and the thread you started about Jesus and the shroud and such...I know it sounds easy to say that, but I did. I'd rather be discussing those things than here smoking the peace pipe honestly.
I don't ignore people just to be a jerk. I ignore people who don't want to talk and rather want to simply personally badmouth or worse. If you post in a reasonable way even though it is blunt and even a little sarcastic and harsh, fine.....even if I've told you "ignored" previously. I don't hold grudges unless you do. But I will not deal with people who gang up and personally attack me with coarse langauge. I think in this respect I've been more than fair. I will also say that I cannot and will not answer every question posed to me- because I simply do not have the time to and because not every question has equal value or significance to me; furthermore many "questions" that I've encountered so far here are bullshit and are an attempt to attack me personally.