The New And Improved Fashion Board

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by dtb
Well, thanks, though I think your first line was at least as sarcastic as what I said to you. It is interesting that you only have a problem with inside references when you are not in on the reference. It is true that I do not think it is very big of you to admit a "mistake" (in quotes because I don't believe it is a mistake to make references to things/people that you may know in real life) that you continually engaged in when you were more of a regular poster.

I hope you don't expect that I am obliged to say you have a point here, because I don't think you do. People make references to things they do and others don't know about. Big deal. Each person who participates regularly on here is in on some references, and out on others. Who cares?

Each inside-joke-complainer here has admitted to engaging in the conduct she is complaining about. So you're not in on every reference. BFD.



What I hear you saying here is "I don't make inside jokes, except for when I do." I still don't understand what the harm of making an inside reference is, and I don't think I've heard an explanation other than "It's annoying." Hardly a standard for altering behavior.



Even this is an inside reference. So are you annoyed by yourself now?

Rather than expecting the world to conform its behavior to what you* find acceptable (unless someone is causing you personal harm), it seems that it's probably easier to make your peace with the fact that you're not going to be in on every inside reference. There are worse tragedies.

*"You" in this paragraph meaning generic "you", not robustpuppy, you.

Would you be able to pick up my laundry this evening? I'll be working late.

tia.

[Cletus Miller]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Like the tapir-testicles thing, right?

I don't think that Tapir are halal.

[nononono]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Would you be able to pick up my laundry this evening? I'll be working late.

tia.

Apropos of absolutely nothing, anyone know how Flinty's R&D efforts are going?

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Like the tapir-testicles thing, right?

Tapir testicles are a delicacy in Canada.

I can't believe I have to put up with this kind of ignorance, day after day after day. <sigh>

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by dtb
Well, thanks, though I think your first line was at least as sarcastic as what I said to you. It is interesting that you only have a problem with inside references when you are not in on the reference. It is true that I do not think it is very big of you to admit a "mistake" (in quotes because I don't believe it is a mistake to make references to things/people that you may know in real life) that you continually engaged in when you were more of a regular poster.

I hope you don't expect that I am obliged to say you have a point here, because I don't think you do. People make references to things they do and others don't know about. Big deal. Each person who participates regularly on here is in on some references, and out on others. Who cares?

Each inside-joke-complainer here has admitted to engaging in the conduct she is complaining about. So you're not in on every reference. BFD.



What I hear you saying here is "I don't make inside jokes, except for when I do." I still don't understand what the harm of making an inside reference is, and I don't think I've heard an explanation other than "It's annoying." Hardly a standard for altering behavior.



Even this is an inside reference. So are you annoyed by yourself now?

Rather than expecting the world to conform its behavior to what you* find acceptable (unless someone is causing you personal harm), it seems that it's probably easier to make your peace with the fact that you're not going to be in on every inside reference. There are worse tragedies.

*"You" in this paragraph meaning generic "you", not robustpuppy, you.

Because it's Friday, you really should have ended the post with a friendly "fuck off, skank."

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Tapir testicles are a delicacy in Canada.

I can't believe I have to put up with this kind of ignorance, day after day after day. <sigh>

A big plate of tapir testicles, a tall bloody ceaser, and a good curling match. Now that's living.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Because it's Friday, you really should have ended the post with a friendly "fuck off, skank."

D'oh! I knew there was something I was forgetting. Next time I'll send my long-winded responses to you first so you can let me know if anything is missing.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by dtb
Well, thanks, though I think your first line was at least as sarcastic as what I said to you. It is interesting that you only have a problem with inside references when you are not in on the reference. It is true that I do not think it is very big of you to admit a "mistake" (in quotes because I don't believe it is a mistake to make references to things/people that you may know in real life) that you continually engaged in when you were more of a regular poster.

I hope you don't expect that I am obliged to say you have a point here, because I don't think you do. People make references to things they do and others don't know about. Big deal. Each person who participates regularly on here is in on some references, and out on others. Who cares?

Each inside-joke-complainer here has admitted to engaging in the conduct she is complaining about. So you're not in on every reference. BFD.



What I hear you saying here is "I don't make inside jokes, except for when I do." I still don't understand what the harm of making an inside reference is, and I don't think I've heard an explanation other than "It's annoying." Hardly a standard for altering behavior.



Even this is an inside reference. So are you annoyed by yourself now?

Rather than expecting the world to conform its behavior to what you* find acceptable (unless someone is causing you personal harm), it seems that it's probably easier to make your peace with the fact that you're not going to be in on every inside reference. There are worse tragedies.

*"You" in this paragraph meaning generic "you", not robustpuppy, you.

Basically rp and I are just saying we really dislike something. It's like saying, hey, I find it annoying/boring when people post about sports. You* seem very defensive, considering that it's not like anyone stops posting about sports or whatever, and neither she nor I seem to be saying "people who have all these totally obscure inside joke emails that make absolutely no sense to anyone else because they contain nothing but an inside joke -- those people should be banned. BANNED!!!"

*You meaning, well, you.


ETA I have to say, I really find the posts that are inside jokes that I do get, but are about things that are ostensibly secret, to be the most annoying of all. By a long shot.

[patentparanyc]

There are these flats I see all over the city and they are ballet flats with what looks like to be a gold latticework symbol on top, almost like a hollowed out lattice work design, in the shape of a circle. I want them and I cannot find them anywhere I've looked on several websites. Any idea what brand they are?

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by dtb
... it seems that it's probably easier to make your peace with the fact that you're not going to be in on every inside reference.

I am in on every single inside reference that has ever been made here. I feel sorry for people like dtb who are not. Very very sorry. But I'm happy she's made peace with it at least.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I am in on every single inside reference that has ever been made here. I feel sorry for people like dtb who are not. Very very sorry. But I'm happy she's made peace with it at least.

That's just because you get around, iykwim. Skank. Fuck off.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Basically rp and I are just saying we really dislike something. It's like saying, hey, I find it annoying/boring when people post about sports. You* seem very defensive, considering that it's not like anyone stops posting about sports or whatever, and neither she nor I seem to be saying "people who have all these totally obscure inside joke emails that make absolutely no sense to anyone else because they contain nothing but an inside joke -- those people should be banned. BANNED!!!"

*You meaning, well, you.

Oh. I thought she meant that thing that you and I talked about.

[dtb]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I am in on every single inside reference that has ever been made here. I feel sorry for people like dtb who are not. Very very sorry. But I'm happy she's made peace with it at least.

It was a long time coming, but years of shock therapy and counseling have brought me to this happy place, finally.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
A big plate of tapir testicles, a tall bloody ceaser, and a good curling match. Now that's living.

You say Cla-MAY-toe, I say Cla-MAH-toe...

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by dtb
Each inside-joke-complainer here has admitted to engaging in the conduct she is complaining about. So you're not in on every reference. BFD.

For what it's worth, I think it's rather silly to post something that almost no one else cares or knows anything about, but it's not something that I'm interested in banning or even discouraging. Most of us interact on more than one media and it's naive to assume that it's not going to flow over onto the board.

I don't have a problem at all, though, with posters calling each other on that sort of thing. If it's on the board, it's fair game to comment on and disect and analyze and openly jump to ridiculous (or even more alarmingly, very close to the truth) conclusions about, even if you (again, generic you) had intended the post to be directed only at a select group of people as an inside joke.