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Apparently, though unproven, at 01:48 on Friday 03 June 2011, Stroller did |
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opine thusly: |
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> On 2 Jun 2011, at 15:48, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > What exactly is your problem with me? |
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> You really have to ask? |
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> > If you think I'm a juvenile wanker, a jerk or someone in possession of a |
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> > miniscule penis, then come right out and say so. Get it out in the open |
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> > so it can go away and we can move on. |
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> Arrogant asshole is the term I would use to describe you. |
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> You're right 99% of the time, but that's not much help (IMO) if you're |
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> pissing people off when being so. |
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> On the (admittedly rare) occasions on which you're factually wrong, you |
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> don't admit it, fess up and take it on the head. You were factually wrong |
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> once or twice a while back and I thought about pulling you up on it, but I |
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> thought "new, it ain't worth the effort, he won't accept it". On one of |
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> those occasions I wouldn't have been surprised if you discouraged the OP |
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> (who was a newcomer or an irregular poster here) from coming back here for |
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> help. |
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I can't remember a specific time that happened, but if it did then so be it. |
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> When it comes to matters of opinion, in which there is room for debate and |
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> disagreement, you're still aggressive in your assertions. It *is* a matter |
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> of opinion, yet you always claim to be "right". I wouldn't blame Indi or |
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> anyone for being offended by the way you write. You come across as totally |
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> self-righteous. |
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Yes, this is true for the most part. It's how I am and I'm aware of it. |
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> I thought you were aware of this. You frequently boast about what a |
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> hard-man, wizened old Unix guru you are, and how "my bosses put up with my |
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> shit because I'm the best" &c &c. I would never work with you, and I would |
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> take satisfaction in the opportunity to snub you. |
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That part is mostly tongue-in cheek, I had thought it was self-evident. |
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> Of course it is better to be right than to be wrong, but if you can express |
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> yourself in a humble manner then it sets you up safe for when you do fall |
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> over, something which happens to everybody. |
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I'm not afraid of admitting fault in myself - I did so just two days ago with |
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Dale. Not to pick out Dale for any special reason, it's just the most recent |
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example. |
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> I honestly didn't think you cared what most people think of you, although |
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> you do act very matey with one or two of your favorite buddies sometimes, |
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> like this list is a boys club that you share them. |
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> Only saying since you asked - I've held my tongue for a long time. |
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Well, thank you for speaking your mind. Very few people do that. |
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Is the issue now dealt with so we can move on? |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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