On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:46:30 -0400, Sabrina Kilian wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Oh, good, it wasn't just me who saw that pattern.
>> 
>> In some ways, that site is one of the most revolting things I've ever
>> seen on the 'net.  And I read Slashdot. ;-)
>> 
>> Jim
> 
> Slashdot? Sure, there are trolls there. But Fark, the chans, any MMOs
> 'uber raiding guild' forums all take the cake. At least on Fark, the
> trolls try really hard to make you think they are holding their end of
> an intelligent discussion, when they lead you on.

Oh, sure.  Just /. was the first that came to mind.  Goatse posts, crap 
like that....reading at -1 there is truly a great way to waste time and 
see the dregs of the 'net.

> I'm wondering how this site would feel to be quoted as 'reasons not to
> marry an american man' but I'm not sure if they would get the irony. I'm
> afraid it would go right by them, but I'm not sure if that would make it
> even funnier.

They probably wouldn't get the irony.  The sad thing, though, is it's 
probably a site run by someone who had a bad experience, so they think 
*everyone* does.  They reinforce that opinion by talking to others who 
had a similar experience, and call it a "survey".

> Oops, now you've got me thinking of ways to troll them.

LOL

Jim

Post a reply to this message

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:10:19 +0100, Phil Cook wrote:

> And lo on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:01:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull>
> did spake, saying:
> 
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>>> None of us gets an instruction manual on how to be a parent.
> 
> Though that's only a matter of time, with fines if you don't do things
> correctly.

That's true, and some are steeper than others.  But the "manual" comes in 
the form of experience, guess that was my point all along. :-)

Jim

Post a reply to this message

Jim Henderson wrote:
> They probably wouldn't get the irony.  The sad thing, though, is it's 
> probably a site run by someone who had a bad experience,

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8456/yeeaaahmv8.jpg

Funny what you happen to run across that's relevant.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)

Post a reply to this message

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:41:44 +0100, St. wrote:

> You can only do your best mate.

And hey, that applies to you as well - sometimes we just get tough ones 
to deal with.  I know I was lucky in many respects.

Jim

Post a reply to this message

Jim Charter wrote:
> St. wrote:
> 
>>    He's now 18 and I guess he craved the fun and wild ways of our
>>    village's
>> 'massive' gang. I've just looked at his bebo site and I feel so sad.
>> 
> 'bebo site' ?

GYIF. http://www.bebo.com/

Post a reply to this message

Jim Henderson wrote:

> The sad thing, though, is it's 
> probably a site run by someone who had a bad experience, so they think 
> *everyone* does.

Yeah. I met a website *full* of these people a while back. All very nice 
people, but most of them seem to go through serial breakups, and always 
blame the other person (or the entire gender). Very sad, really.

-- 
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

Post a reply to this message

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:57:24 +0100, Invisible wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>> The sad thing, though, is it's
>> probably a site run by someone who had a bad experience, so they think
>> *everyone* does.
> 
> Yeah. I met a website *full* of these people a while back. All very nice
> people, but most of them seem to go through serial breakups, and always
> blame the other person (or the entire gender). Very sad, really.

Yep.....A jaded view doesn't really help much...

Jim

Post a reply to this message

"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message 
news:48a4b6f7@news.povray.org...
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:41:44 +0100, St. wrote:
>
>> You can only do your best mate.
>
> And hey, that applies to you as well - sometimes we just get tough ones
> to deal with.  I know I was lucky in many respects.

    Yes, I know that Jim. Thanks for your thoughts, seriously. There has 
been a bit of a development from last night. I did speak to him. He came 
back home, and immediately ran the bath. No probs with that, but I asked him 
nicely/please to clean the bath out after he'd finished, and he mumbled that 
he would. This morning, after being woken up by very loud rap music, I lost 
my rag a little and asked him to turn it down/off. I then went to the lav, 
and checked the bath. Not only had he not cleaned the bath, there was a 
single cigarette butt spreading its tar across the bath near to the 
plug-hole.

    I've noticed a pattern: he only comes home for a change of clothes, and 
a bath. Every other day so far. This is good info, I'm narrowing it down 
now. For instance, this tells me that his gf doesn't have a place of her 
own, otherwise he'd have a bath or shower there, right? (And I wouldn't see 
him at all). So, this means that he's staying at her parents place, but he 
doesn't have a change of clothes, so he can't have a bath/shower there, so 
comes home. He's not here tonight, no phone call, no nothing. But then 
again, it IS Friday night, woohoo, and that means: seshin'.

   Ya gotta luv da seshin wid ma m8s, innit mate?

      wtf

    ~Steve~


>
> Jim

Post a reply to this message

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:05:45 +0100, St. wrote:
> [...]
>    Ya gotta luv da seshin wid ma m8s, innit mate?
> 
>       wtf

Egads, I wish there was more I could say/do to help, but it sounds like 
at least you're getting a view into what's going on, and that's gotta 
help somewhat.

The smoking would be a deal-killer for me (but that's largely because I 
react very badly to the smell); don't know if it is for you or not....

Jim

Post a reply to this message