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On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:55:58 +0100, Jellby <jel### [at] M-yahoo com>
wrote:
>Among other things, IMBJR wrote:
>
>>>Parrots are nice animals :)
>>
>> Some are, and some are nut-greedy little peckers.
>
>So, you're trying to call me a "nut-greedy little pecker"? You could have
>been more direct from the beginning...
Oh, sorry. I didn't want to go that far on the first date.
>
>>>Yes, poor me, I was being ironic.
>>
>> You do not have the verbal skills in this medium to be ironic. I bet
>> you use emoticons!
>
>My verbal skills are not the best at the west of this river. And English is
>not my first language. You're very perceptive.
Well, you could have fooled me. At least you have a fairly good grasp
of it, just not the ironic grasp.
>
>>> I had a very small hope you would
>>>understand how annoying some of your comments could be... However, the
>>>fact remains, I was referring to the possibility of saving bandwidth and
>>>storage space, and not to the "ease of use" of the format. And please,
>>>note that I have *not* insulted you, you have (tried to do so).
>>
>> That bracketted stutter at the end suggests otherwise. Did I hurt your
>> widdle feelings, uh?
>
>Yep, you hurt me plenty. I feel like a little puppy at your feet. I can only
>wish you'll enlighten me with your wisdom... Actually, I feel so deeply
>wounded I don't think I can keep my poor little meaningless life. Or maybe
>not, it is said that the beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is the
>offense in the mind of the listener.
See how heavy-handed you have to be with your irony? It just doesn't
work. At let's say, for one tiny second that this aint irony - how can
one tell, you just don't have the flare to impart your message.
PS. Pure flame? No there was impurities all the way through.
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