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December 23, 2011, 06:29:48 PM |
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Mr. The Joint. I don't suppose you caught the Fight Club reference? In this forum you've been given an opportunity to face the pain, release your ego, and humbly and honestly apologize. On your road to adulthood you will have other, but not likely as easy, opportunities, but why not take responsibility now rather than waiting to somehow grow up?
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the joint (OP)
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December 23, 2011, 06:51:50 PM |
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Mr. The Joint. I don't suppose you caught the Fight Club reference? In this forum you've been given an opportunity to face the pain, release your ego, and humbly and honestly apologize. On your road to adulthood you will have other, but not likely as easy, opportunities, but why not take responsibility now rather than waiting to somehow grow up? Netrin, you've been cool. That was the problem. I couldn't honestly apologize to the community. There's a problem when you apologize and then you feel guilty for apologizing. I felt more happy and comfortable with myself before the apology. I have regret for doing it in the first place. It is, as I said, undeserved. I think it's more adult to stand up for what you think and know is right than to preach social graces while being subtly -- or, as in the case of most responses, not-so-subtly -- graceless.
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December 23, 2011, 07:16:32 PM Last edit: December 23, 2011, 07:37:51 PM by netrin |
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December 23, 2011, 07:42:09 PM |
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I don't think I was offended, it's just, obviously you are realizing how silly you looked to everyone else the whole time, just a little too late.
it reminds me of the time Matthew N. Wright got into some dispute over 1 BTC he refused to pay an artist who completed the job he asked for, simply because the artist had made his demand for payment public because it wasn't getting anywhere. I have always viewed him as being in junior high ever since, though maybe he really is.
Your biggest mistake had nothing to do with UTC, it was that you felt (and probably still feel) that "the law" or "morals" or "ethics" entitled you to receive a gift from somebody who didn't choose to give it to you. The fact that you added "I think" makes no difference - we understand it's what "you think" - it's just, well, you paint yourself precisely as the moochers (Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, 1957) that many of us abhor. All moochers think that people have an obligation to give them things in exchange for nothing. (I bet if you go read the book and convince us you actually read it, you'll gain back much of the respect you lost in that thread! lol...google for the cliff's notes if the length is a problem)
+1 on all counts...
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amencon
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December 24, 2011, 06:17:03 AM |
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Dear Mr. Joint,
You're an idiot.
Sincerely, Everyone
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the joint (OP)
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December 24, 2011, 06:28:58 AM |
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Dear Mr. Joint,
You're an idiot.
Sincerely, Everyone
Dear dude, Don't care. Sincerely, The 'me' in team and the 'I' in win.
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December 24, 2011, 10:24:06 AM |
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I think this tells us a lot about how you think: The smartest student, I think, is the one who finds the most efficient means of passing any examination or test they come across.
Yes, even by cheating.
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You are WRONG!
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December 24, 2011, 10:56:15 AM |
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Dear Mr. Joint,
You're an idiot.
Sincerely, Everyone
Fuck you, i do not agree! please edit your post! IDIOT!
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts." -Bertrand Russell
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netrin
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December 24, 2011, 04:15:28 PM |
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Dear Mr. Joint,
You're (making yourself look like) an idiot.
Sincerely, Everyone
is that better?
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December 24, 2011, 04:26:49 PM |
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Dear Mr. Joint,
You're (making yourself look like) an idiot.
Sincerely, Everyone
is that better? little, but it was the "everyone" part i did not like. please do not include me.
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts." -Bertrand Russell
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Keep it real
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December 24, 2011, 05:01:58 PM |
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little, but it was the "everyone" part i did not like. please do not include me.
Because when someone says "everyone" they truly mean every last person on earth... right?
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kokjo
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December 24, 2011, 05:13:22 PM |
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little, but it was the "everyone" part i did not like. please do not include me.
Because when someone says "everyone" they truly mean every last person on earth... right? sure they do! ALWAYS! joking aside... i don't think individuals should say talk for the community, without at least a great majority agrees. it was just to say that i disagree with his statement, and i do not wish to get included in his "everyone".
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts." -Bertrand Russell
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December 24, 2011, 05:16:23 PM |
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little, but it was the "everyone" part i did not like. please do not include me.
Because when someone says "everyone" they truly mean every last person on earth... right? sure they do! ALWAYS! joking aside... i don't think individuals should say talk for the community, without at least a great majority agrees. it was just to say that i disagree with his statement, and i do not wish to get included in his "everyone". Then why not just say so? "Fuck you, i do not agree! please edit your post! IDIOT!" Just makes you look irrational and childish.
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December 24, 2011, 07:24:38 PM Last edit: December 24, 2011, 07:58:26 PM by RandyFolds |
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It is Christmas here so Merry Christmas all!
Merry Christmas, Goat! I hope you and yours have a wonderful celebration. e: That goes for everyone, too. Even the_joint.
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December 24, 2011, 07:40:19 PM |
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It is Christmas here so Merry Christmas all!
Merry Christmas
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts." -Bertrand Russell
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December 24, 2011, 09:23:41 PM |
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I think this tells us a lot about how you think: The smartest student, I think, is the one who finds the most efficient means of passing any examination or test they come across.
Yes, even by cheating.
The smartest student is the one who learns the most. School is about the acquisition of knowledge, not passing exams or having a high GPA.
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December 24, 2011, 10:18:53 PM |
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I think this tells us a lot about how you think: The smartest student, I think, is the one who finds the most efficient means of passing any examination or test they come across.
Yes, even by cheating.
The smartest student is the one who learns the most. School is about the acquisition of knowledge, not passing exams or having a high GPA. This times a million. Grades show nothing but how well you comply (which in itself is a valuable measure for gaining employment). An A+ while working your ass off in my mind is no different than a C without trying.
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December 24, 2011, 11:36:27 PM |
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I think this tells us a lot about how you think: The smartest student, I think, is the one who finds the most efficient means of passing any examination or test they come across.
Yes, even by cheating.
The smartest student is the one who learns the most. School is about the acquisition of knowledge, not passing exams or having a high GPA. This times a million. Grades show nothing but how well you comply (which in itself is a valuable measure for gaining employment). An A+ while working your ass off in my mind is no different than a C without trying. i get 12(the highest) in math, without even trying to do be best. the lessons bores me, and all the stuff we learn i learn in about 10 min, while the other students are struggling... im not working my ass off to get a A+.
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves and wiser people so full of doubts." -Bertrand Russell
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December 25, 2011, 01:52:11 AM |
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I think this tells us a lot about how you think: The smartest student, I think, is the one who finds the most efficient means of passing any examination or test they come across.
Yes, even by cheating.
The smartest student is the one who learns the most. School is about the acquisition of knowledge, not passing exams or having a high GPA. This times a million. Grades show nothing but how well you comply (which in itself is a valuable measure for gaining employment). An A+ while working your ass off in my mind is no different than a C without trying. i get 12(the highest) in math, without even trying to do be best. the lessons bores me, and all the stuff we learn i learn in about 10 min, while the other students are struggling... im not working my ass off to get a A+. Schoolwork has been dumbed down a lot these days, if you want to be challenged public school isn't where you need to be looking.
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December 25, 2011, 01:52:27 AM |
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I think this tells us a lot about how you think: The smartest student, I think, is the one who finds the most efficient means of passing any examination or test they come across.
Yes, even by cheating.
The smartest student is the one who learns the most. School is about the acquisition of knowledge, not passing exams or having a high GPA. This times a million. Grades show nothing but how well you comply (which in itself is a valuable measure for gaining employment). An A+ while working your ass off in my mind is no different than a C without trying. i get 12(the highest) in math, without even trying to do be best. the lessons bores me, and all the stuff we learn i learn in about 10 min, while the other students are struggling... im not working my ass off to get a A+. Ok...you are good at math. Cool story. Pretty much everyone has something they are good at. That would be the exception, not the rule.
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