DrSpudnik wrote:
Nasty people get a certain edge on line.
Though to be fair, I know a person who mumbles swears, filthy accusations and vague threats in face-to-face blitz games.
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As a kibitzer or player?
A player. He disappeared from the club about 5-6 years ago when poker took off. No one could stand to play him. He'd also pound the clock violently when losing, breaking at least two of the club's BHB style clocks.
I witnessed a fight break out at a big chess set in a mall. Some hates to lose
Darkbluelord wrote:
"Typical goon on the internet. Can't even CONCEIVE of the idea of civility."
And you are typical crying beta male pussy. Cant conceive the idea of growing a pair of balls.
2alpha4me
And if they say "eat sheet" they might just be talking about the cuisine in their country. But I would bet against it.
so its very easy to change your mood - so you would give me a stranger a lot of power over you - in my eyes thats very weak and primitive.
It never ceases to amaze how completely clueless people can be.
No.
Maybe I suffer from low testosterone or something
But it really just eludes me, this frustration and anger.
Some random person you don't know at all over the Internet typing at you actually bothers you this much? I don't even get blocking. I do understand that people can be annoying and offensive, but it bothers you so much you can't bare to see what they type? Or require having someone of authority come and deal with it? It's the Internet!!
LHB, you don't seem to realise that your country has demolished the English language and has sh*t on it. Of course people are going to hate your stupid little country.
LHB58 wrote:
If I had a dime for every time I've been called "une petite chatte putain" or "un petite morceau de merde" on this site I could pay off all my credit card debt. Always in French too.
Just as English appears to be the international language of business, French appears to be the international language of pissed off people.
I just wish they would adjust their obscenities to my gender. The above are more appropriate to insulting a female but last time I looked I am not.
First of all people posting such abrasive and inappropriate comments are not from French people, not from Canada, France, French speaking African countries, nor from Belgium. I will not say what they should have said in proper French language, as this would be improper. Do rest assured that these comments are not by French speaking people that do have French language as a mother tongue but by people that want to show of another language they pretend to know. How do I know? Because I am French.
You may want to check their flag and see their nationality obviously if it says International you have no clue but you might be surprised as to he country some correspondent are from, perhaps your own country.
I used to tell my daughter just let the insult run off your back as a ducks do, water does not affect them.
In French you could always say the famous phrase: “ La pluie de vos insultes n’atteint pas le parapluie de mon indifférence” In English, free translation here: “Your insults do not reach me”
The late Richard Carlsen wrote a book that I have read and made an impact on my life as in terms of priorities in life. The book is called: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and it's all small stuff. In a nutshell do not pay attention to whatever does not bring you happiness in your life.
Here is The Jar on the same line of thought:
The Jar
When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle, when 24 Hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - family, children, health, & Friends. These are the things, that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car.
The sand is everything else --The small stuff.
'If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. So...Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play With your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal
'Take care of the golf balls first -- The things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked'.
He replied, “The coffee is CARE and LOVE.”It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'
À bon entendeur je te salue.
Is that insulting?
Honi soit qui mal y pense means: disgrace to anyone who thinks wrong about it.
Rickett2222: what a beautiful story! Thanks for sharing.
@Rickett2222;
So the professor didn't mention that the jar was full all along? The items added only displaced the air from the jar. This professor was either non scientific or deceitful, perhaps not a professor at all?
Herebrocker is my hero
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@Rickett2222;
So the professor didn't mention that the jar was full all along? The items added only displaced the air from the jar. This professor was either non scientific or deceitful, perhaps not a professor at all?
I will simply disagree with you. This professor is what a professor should do. He is showing the way and not give the answer to all he knows. There is nothing to be learned by being given the answers all of the time, the students brains need to think as this is how they will remember.
The professor did ask the students at all stages if the jar was full, did he not? And is this not how parents teach kids once they can speak and understand asking simply why did you do this?
When my daughter was at the University she did not understand advanced math, derivatives, calculus and probabilities part of statistical analysis.
I went down for a full year once a month and would help her out. After only a few sessions there where so many people that attended that we had to go to the cafeteria and only once in a full year did I give the answer to a problem. What I did is ask questions as this professor did and asked them what they understood from the theory. Learning is the goal of teaching and not showing one’s intrinsic knowledge. By the way my daughter had 92% to 97% in all these math courses.
Is that insulting?
Not at all!
Honi soit qui mal y pense" is an Anglo-Norman phrase: "Shamed be he who thinks evil of it.” It is the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter. The English king Edward III first spoke it in the 14th century.
There is also an ironic connotation in French that indicates hidden evil intentions and rarely used.
And if they say "eat sheet" they might just be talking about the cuisine in their country. But I would bet against it.