Comments on: On Being An Idiot http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/ John Walker's Electronic House Wed, 16 May 2012 10:10:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Tedi Worrier http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-4/#comment-2782 Tedi Worrier Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:15:13 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2782 I'd say I've spotted something odd ... and the kindest adfvice I can offer to "Thegamesthething" is Step away from the shovel I’d say I’ve spotted something odd … and the kindest adfvice I can offer to “Thegamesthething” is Step away from the shovel

]]> By: DaveT http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-4/#comment-2781 DaveT Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:33:47 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2781 John:"For someone like Stu, who has a public profile, the idiot’s response goes a stage further as they attempt to exact revenge for their own imagined affront, and use the personal information they have on him to insult him personally" John:"using personal information about public figures to score spiteful points in arguments, and deliberately respond to arguments that weren’t made… For instance, one such cowardly shit who decided that mocking me for being a Christian was an appropriate response to my defending a game he didn’t like. Shocking!" Thegamesthething:"Tedi, your son writes small minded articles about others for his own fulfilment (seems rather un-Christian to me to be honest)." Anyone spot anything odd there? Almost like he was trying to confirm the original post? John:”For someone like Stu, who has a public profile, the idiot’s response goes a stage further as they attempt to exact revenge for their own imagined affront, and use the personal information they have on him to insult him personally”

John:”using personal information about public figures to score spiteful points in arguments, and deliberately respond to arguments that weren’t made… For instance, one such cowardly shit who decided that mocking me for being a Christian was an appropriate response to my defending a game he didn’t like. Shocking!”

Thegamesthething:”Tedi, your son writes small minded articles about others for his own fulfilment (seems rather un-Christian to me to be honest).”

Anyone spot anything odd there? Almost like he was trying to confirm the original post?

]]> By: thegamesthething http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-4/#comment-2780 thegamesthething Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:37:02 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2780 Tedi, your son writes small minded articles about others for his own fulfilment (seems rather un-Christian to me to be honest). My son doesn't, imagine how proud I am. Oh well, guess we are done here. Perhaps next time an article like this appears, God will decide to balance things up a bit, such that the 'example' decides to forgo the above argument and instead pops down to Bath to discuss it with John personally. Repellant, yeah. I will return to my repellant world in which the number of judgemental essays I have penned continues to be zero. Happy Easter :) Tedi, your son writes small minded articles about others for his own fulfilment (seems rather un-Christian to me to be honest). My son doesn’t, imagine how proud I am.

Oh well, guess we are done here. Perhaps next time an article like this appears, God will decide to balance things up a bit, such that the ‘example’ decides to forgo the above argument and instead pops down to Bath to discuss it with John personally.

Repellant, yeah. I will return to my repellant world in which the number of judgemental essays I have penned continues to be zero.

Happy Easter :)

]]> By: Tedi Worrier http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-4/#comment-2779 Tedi Worrier Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:52:51 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2779 Happy Easter .... and the Blessing of Traidcraft (Fairtrade) Organic Chocolate (or Inorganic) to you all. Happy Easter …. and the Blessing of Traidcraft (Fairtrade) Organic Chocolate (or Inorganic) to you all.

]]> By: RAM Raider http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-4/#comment-2778 RAM Raider Sun, 16 Apr 2006 00:40:12 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2778 Link didn't show: http://ramraider.blogspot.com/2006/03/introversions-new-clothes.html RR. Link didn’t show: http://ramraider.blogspot.com/2006/03/introversions-new-clothes.html

RR.

]]> By: RAM Raider http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-4/#comment-2777 RAM Raider Sun, 16 Apr 2006 00:38:45 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2777 To back up John, his original post was definitely talking about arguments on my blog as well as the linked discussion. I recognised his arguments straight away from the e-mail conversation we'd had, and my comment above subtly acknowledged that. The arguments he's talking about are here: <a href="http://ramraider.blogspot.com/2006/03/introversions-new-clothes.html" rel="nofollow"></a> Happy Easter everyone! RR. To back up John, his original post was definitely talking about arguments on my blog as well as the linked discussion. I recognised his arguments straight away from the e-mail conversation we’d had, and my comment above subtly acknowledged that.

The arguments he’s talking about are here:

Happy Easter everyone!

RR.

]]> By: Tedi Worrier http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-3/#comment-2776 Tedi Worrier Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:11:20 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2776 ... and for the record, I am immensely proud of my son. … and for the record, I am immensely proud of my son.

]]> By: Tedi Worrier http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-3/#comment-2775 Tedi Worrier Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:04:55 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2775 I conclude that "thegameisthething" is a stooge set up to illustrate the ironies cited in your opening premise. There is no other rational explanation. I conclude that “thegameisthething” is a stooge set up to illustrate the ironies cited in your opening premise.
There is no other rational explanation.

]]> By: Nick http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-3/#comment-2774 Nick Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:14:42 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2774 John - excellent angle of attack, if I think cynically, but sorry generally trying to be a least a bit civil and not get too worked up. Sense of humour always important in life and all that, though guess I lost it at times, which I regret a little. "the crux of the ‘reasoned debate’, nick, was not that you were a moron" I agree with this. I didn't see reasoned debate come anywhere near me when you called me an odious moron ;) My point about rudeness. Surrounded a by regulars, and family, this is where it goes no further for me. Been a nice one... John – excellent angle of attack, if I think cynically, but sorry generally trying to be a least a bit civil and not get too worked up. Sense of humour always important in life and all that, though guess I lost it at times, which I regret a little.

“the crux of the ‘reasoned debate’, nick, was not that you were a moron”

I agree with this. I didn’t see reasoned debate come anywhere near me when you called me an odious moron ;) My point about rudeness.

Surrounded a by regulars, and family, this is where it goes no further for me. Been a nice one…

]]> By: Menders http://botherer.org/2006/04/11/on-being-an-idiot/comment-page-3/#comment-2773 Menders Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:32:53 +0000 http://botherer.cream.org/?p=524#comment-2773 the crux of the 'reasoned debate', nick, was not that you were a moron. i said tgtt was a moron because he seems incapable of reasoned debate. the crux of the ‘reasoned debate’, nick, was not that you were a moron. i said tgtt was a moron because he seems incapable of reasoned debate.

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