Just a Thought

Erok.... I lied.... I didn't put you on "ignore"..... Yet....

Allow me to _try_ to inject a little experience into your life.... I know, I know.... You don't want to hear it... you are 18 so you are an adult..... I was there once too, as were many here 'listening to you".....

Lesson 1: (And take this as it is meant.... not as an ******* trying to pick holes in you... ok?)

Just because you were the top of the 100m team in 8th grade in school doesn't mean that you are _the best_. It means that within the peer group you competed against you were the best. But.... Your peer group was limited, and when you advanced to the "under 18" group you may find that you are no longer the best....

The best analagy I can give is a military career.... You start at the _very_ bottom.... everyone despises you... you are the "sprog", (english term: means newbie...OK....), then, through proving your ability, good sense and leadership you become a respected member of your team.... So respected in fact that you are considered for promotion.... You get that promotion and where do you go???? To the bottom of the pile again.... You are despised, you are the "sprog" again.... then you work your way up, become respected, get promoted and guess where you are?????

It's life.... every profession you will ever encounter will demonstrate this phenomena... up -down - up - down.... forever....

You came here from your school debating team and told us that because you were "the best" then we can't compete..... But you were the best in your peer group.... We here have all been the best in our peer group at sometime in our lives.... It doesn't make us special, no more than it makes you special.... You need to prove to this peer group that you are..... In my personal opinion, you are not managing that yet..... That's why I give you "grief"..... Because you are telling me that, on the basis of history in a different peer group, you are better.... You're not..... Live with it.... we all do or we wouldn't be sitting around here talking BS with eachother.... we'd all be rich and famous and have no need for this little forum..... learn to appreciate your position in life.... or break out of it and do great things..... I'll be the first to support you.....

You're life experience, to date, doesn't appear to have been a positive one..... mine wasn't pretty either but it wasn't like yours..... Do yourself a favor.... Don't use it as an excuse for a "disability"... Use it to your advantage..... You are a smart kid.... don't waste it.... You'll only justify the feeling many of us have that so much of todays youth is being wasted by the indiscretions of their parents.....

Erok.... I don't dislike you or hate you..... I want you to use your obvious intelligence effectively.... Rather than continue a "bitch session" between us in public why don't you PM me and we can discuss in private.... I'll _try_ to help.... Your call..... ;)

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I do not believe that "reason" and politics belong in the same thread, no matter who the politician or what the party is.................

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I'll remind you of Sir Winston.... At least he came really close..... ;)

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Well I have heard that Tiger has 12 inches.............but doesn't use it as a rule...........

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Shhhh.... I have my sweetie convinced that 12cm is one foot...... ;)

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ooops... sorry for the double post.... satellite office and all.... Time to go home... ;)

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And out of the land of hippiedom came the cry - "Who'd win the election if nobody voted, and what if they held a war and nobody came?"

Vote none of the above. It's a solid candidate.

Tiger and Erok - Please. Everyone has opinions. They're like arseholes in that everyone has them and they all stink (except mine of course). Flame each other in pm?

Angelic - right wanker, left wanker, or just somewhere in between? Me, well, depends on which hand I'm cybersexing with now doesn't it? Oh, and I believe you on debate. "Because I ROCK!" is the true answer to every 'why' question. It fits in the same lines as 'because I'm Dad and I said so.' and 'because you work for me and I sign your paycheck.'

For the tableau - Churchill? reasonable? ROFLMGDAO! Churchill was paranoid/schizophrenic with masochistic tendencies. He *did* make a grand speech or two tho. Look to Margaret Thatcher instead - a more brilliant leader I've never met.

Also for the tableau - on personal experiences - you have my sympathy, but in the grand scheme of politics, what does it really matter other than fodder for your opponent to try to use against you? (We can elect him! He didn't inhale! Woo!)

Also for the tableau - I like beer. It makes me a jolly good fellow. I like beer. It helps me unwind and sometimes it makes me feel mellow. Whiskey's too rough, Champagne costs too much, and Vodka puts my mouth in gear. Please let this refrain, help me to explain, as a matter of fact I like beer. --- Tom T. Hall

Erok: Please note....

You have been exceeded.... I apologize for any crap I previously gave you.... ;)

Blackice: Stuff like...

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Yanno, I found some truly helpful stuff in the 'general stuff' posts, including this new XSetup program I just installed...

Somewhere in the middle of playing with it, I came across 'silent accounts' within my winXP - things that exist other than Admin and my personal account - things that handle autoupdates for Winblows and other softwares within your machine. All that being said, I'll tell you about this cool lil bug that springs up inside XP on rare occasion when the 'silent account' is either doing something when you want to shut down, or has otherwise fouled up and left the account active - it shows that infamous 'other people are still logged in' message and makes you most paranoid indeed.

All that fluff to reiterate that anything asp is system. No worries, no huhu. Get that XSetup prog I mentioned - good stuff! X-setup.net is the new web addy (I included this because it wasn't posted in the ((older)) thread I found it on).

Be Well!

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And the other "quality" posts in your profile here make you someone we should all pay deep attention to.....

Am I just getting older... or is everyone else just getting younger?????? :mad:

BlackIce: Without going online to do it.... Can you explain the relationship between an interrupt, a port address and the CPU.... I repeat.... Don't go online now..... this one is so frigging easy...... try to do it in terms the "normal person" would understand.....

Grow up, contribute, or Fuc..... Go away...... Thank you....

PS: I met Maggie...... Did you _ever_ leave the US yet?

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Am I just getting older... or is everyone else just getting younger??????

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After the slagging you have been giving me Tiger~.....the answer is YES!!!

:p :D :eek:

"slagging"????

It was all meant with the deepest respect I can assure you..... ;)

Nihil
you are right it means normally "thank you very much".
Cybr1d havent had a chance to check your links yet as been reading through the flames. Ill get to them and give you my opinion on them. There are two things that can be shaken by logic or facts they are someones religious beliefs and someones political views.

Did I mention that i still think Bush is a muppet. :D

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There are two things that can be shaken by logic or facts they are someones religious beliefs and someones political views.

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Unless those views are based on logic and facts. :D But admittedly, whose nowadays are? (I think I just accidently asked to be flamed...oops...)

blackice:
I would be a "right wanker". I'm very much a psycho religious conservative, but I do at least try to have an open ear to what libs have to say from time to time. At least it keeps things interesting.

tiger:
Gee, I'm starting to think I'd be a better recipient of that advice more so than er0k! I just graduated college after 5 stress-packed, life-sapping years. Was an executive in student government, my own office on campus, had a scholarship for my leadership program, worked an internship under a prominent political figure, had a big reputation and lots of accomplishments, graduated, then BAM -- back to the bottom of the todem pole I go! The idiot net admin newbie who's still trying to learn his log files! ;) So that whole speel on ups and downs through life was a good word of encouragement for me...need that reminder from time to time, as I hope to get back "up" again with hard work and dedication before too long...

Blah...I'm rambling. :D

Tiger: Gee, a 6 dotter condescending to flame a lowly newbie. You have indeed hit a new low. I firmly believe that such an illustrious AO Team Leader as yourself would have better things to do with your time than flame others, yet I see you doing this very thing more often than not. Is it because somewhere along the lines your precious ego got a wickle bruise, or have you such an inferiority complex that divergent opinions rouse your ire? As for your question, I have no need to answer you, for you already know the answer. It would very much be like you trying to explain the ballistics behind a geosynchronous orbit to me. In the meantime, however, I could give you a lecture on testicular fortitude and intelligent reasoning, or perhaps the recognition of humor as a tool. Wait a minute, tools like you don't have humor, do they? Nevermind.

Have at it ego boy, I won't respond here further.

No, it's just that getting a good flaming is the unofficial initiation of any new AO member. :D