QUOTE (Waylon @ Oct 17 2008, 02:13 PM) 
having the means to provide your family with a comfortable lifestyle is your reward.
Dropping science like Galileo dropped a orange.
Full Version: In This Thread, Waylon heals the internet
Dropping science like Galileo dropped a orange.
I have just awarded Waylon 5-stars on the strength of this thread-clinic
QUOTE (pong @ Oct 17 2008, 02:58 PM)
Waylon, I do not believe that I doubted that Some Girl was running her account because of a lack of intelligence as she has stated. Why did I doubt that she was running her account?
Pong,
It is clear to me that you are a SOMBie with a very big heart. You are inherently trusting and have trouble recognizing when others have a malicious intent. Furthermore, I don't believe that it is in your nature to do anything but give others the benefit of the doubt.
During the LOPP invasion, it was clear that you were eager to get to the bottom of whatever shenanigans were afoot. Sometimes this eagerness led you to jump to conclusions regarding the activities of certain posters. I believe it was this eagerness, and not a lack of intelligence that made you doubt it was Some Girl.
QUOTE (Wyoming @ Oct 17 2008, 03:43 PM)
Waylon,
Do you have any advice for me? I want to establish myself here as an equal.
Do you have any advice for me? I want to establish myself here as an equal.
Wyoming,
See this post:
http://soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?s...st&p=737021
See also Loblaw's comments Re: Red Lobster upthread.
Remember, a little bit goes a long way.
Waylon, how vigorously should a woman pursue a man who's shy? Whatever your answer, the problem is that I'm shy too.
QUOTE (velocity @ Oct 17 2008, 03:25 PM)
Waylon, how vigorously should a woman pursue a man who's shy? Whatever your answer, the problem is that I'm shy too.
I just realized that as hot as your avatar is, I am not sure I could get past those eyebrows. And, she must have a hella bush.
QUOTE (velocity @ Oct 17 2008, 04:25 PM)
Waylon, how vigorously should a woman pursue a man who's shy? Whatever your answer, the problem is that I'm shy too.
Velocity,
I can't possibly answer this question without more information regarding both parties. There are no general rules when it comes to love.
But I can tell you this: an Argentine doorman once told me that shyness is a sign of homosexuality. He cited a 1950s psychology textbook as the source of this fact.
Hope that helps.
Thanks--that explains a lot.
L,
He's a guy. Spell it out. If he's interested, he'll jump. And since he's hy, if he's not, it will be polite and not embarrassing.
He's a guy. Spell it out. If he's interested, he'll jump. And since he's hy, if he's not, it will be polite and not embarrassing.
QUOTE (pong @ Oct 17 2008, 03:37 PM)
QUOTE (velocity @ Oct 17 2008, 03:25 PM)
Waylon, how vigorously should a woman pursue a man who's shy? Whatever your answer, the problem is that I'm shy too.
And, she must have a hella bush.
Maybe not so much - Maria Callas has been dead for 31 years.
Um. In heaven. Yeah.
It was the Spirit of St. Louis.
Oh, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis! Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis!
Oh, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis! Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis, Louis!
QUOTE (pong @ Oct 17 2008, 01:37 PM)
I just realized that as hot as your avatar is, I am not sure I could get past those eyebrows.
Man, I'd kill to have eyebrows like those.
Yeah, kinduva strange objection.
Not to me. But, I am a strange individual.
Waylon,
I know my future is bright, but I'm always concerned about the near-future. Next year will be great, I know, but what about tomorrow? Why am I consistently concerned about this seemingly arbitrary period of time? What about my personality allows me to have confidence in the moment and the future, but not what's right around the corner?
I know my future is bright, but I'm always concerned about the near-future. Next year will be great, I know, but what about tomorrow? Why am I consistently concerned about this seemingly arbitrary period of time? What about my personality allows me to have confidence in the moment and the future, but not what's right around the corner?
QUOTE (Chronodiggity @ Oct 20 2008, 03:50 PM)
Waylon,
I know my future is bright, but I'm always concerned about the near-future. Next year will be great, I know, but what about tomorrow? Why am I consistently concerned about this seemingly arbitrary period of time? What about my personality allows me to have confidence in the moment and the future, but not what's right around the corner?
I know my future is bright, but I'm always concerned about the near-future. Next year will be great, I know, but what about tomorrow? Why am I consistently concerned about this seemingly arbitrary period of time? What about my personality allows me to have confidence in the moment and the future, but not what's right around the corner?
Chrono,
Your situation is similar to that of many bright young men. You know what you are capable of, but you do not yet have the means to achieve it. Your future is full of potential, and on the basis of past successes you have no reason to doubt that this potential will be achieved.
Your confidence in the far future is misplaced. You must not count on happiness years from now or you will inevitably be disappointed by life. This is not to say that you should not plan for your future, or hope for a bright future, but that you should be equally invested in the short-term. You must not become complacent because of your potential, but instead strive to ensure that the potential is realized.
QUOTE (Waylon @ Oct 20 2008, 04:31 PM)
QUOTE (Chronodiggity @ Oct 20 2008, 03:50 PM)
Waylon,
I know my future is bright, but I'm always concerned about the near-future. Next year will be great, I know, but what about tomorrow? Why am I consistently concerned about this seemingly arbitrary period of time? What about my personality allows me to have confidence in the moment and the future, but not what's right around the corner?
I know my future is bright, but I'm always concerned about the near-future. Next year will be great, I know, but what about tomorrow? Why am I consistently concerned about this seemingly arbitrary period of time? What about my personality allows me to have confidence in the moment and the future, but not what's right around the corner?
Chrono,
Your situation is similar to that of many bright young men. You know what you are capable of, but you do not yet have the means to achieve it. Your future is full of potential, and on the basis of past successes you have no reason to doubt that this potential will be achieved.
Your confidence in the far future is misplaced. You must not count on happiness years from now or you will inevitably be disappointed by life. This is not to say that you should not plan for your future, or hope for a bright future, but that you should be equally invested in the short-term. You must not become complacent because of your potential, but instead strive to ensure that the potential is realized.
SHUT THE FUCK UP ASSHOLE!!!
I don't think I've ever tired of a schtick so quickly.
QUOTE (Waylon @ Oct 17 2008, 09:13 AM)
QUOTE (brain_storm @ Oct 17 2008, 09:56 AM)
Waylon: When did you start writing like Nick?
Brainstorm, you are a person who is in constant need of attention. Although you prefer positive attention, you are willing to settle for negative attention when you can get it. And because your desire for attention is more powerful than your desire to be liked, you have become adept at the type of behavior that guarantees that people cannot ignore you. To that end, you enjoy playing both the villain and the victim, picking fights and then allowing yourself to be attacked. I can't break this cycle for you, but I can make sure that I am not a contributor to it. To that end, you have some very valuable insights to offer the SOMB, but you must recognize that you can't always do it on your own terms. Please recognize that people don't need to respond to you to acknowledge you, and that sometimes your contributions will go unremarked upon, but not unnoticed.
I acknowledge your belief that I am aping Nick. I can't disabuse you of this belief, so I won't try. I'm Waylon, and I can only be Waylon, whatever flaws he may have.
Feh,, I'm not even going to try to read through the rest of this.
QUOTE (Bob Loblaw @ Oct 20 2008, 04:39 PM)
I don't think I've ever tired of a schtick so quickly.
Really? I think its got legs. Same vein as the "that's what she said" / "homosaywhat" family - I may know its on the way but that only dulls the moment a touch. Plus, can he continue? Can he stay in character? Commitment level? Its got legs.
I take full credit (and blame) for coining "THE REAL ELCO."
QUOTE (agrimorfee @ Oct 20 2008, 05:42 PM)
Feh,, I'm not even going to try to read through the rest of this.
Agrimorfee,
I am glad you posted here. You are an extremely angry, unhappy and insecure person. Yet you do not express these feelings directly. Rather, your anger is manifested as nonchalance, your unhappiness as a passive-agressive cheerfulness, and your insecurity as braggadocio. These traits limit your boarding. Often your additions to threads are weak one-liners or visual puns because you have nothing substantial to add to the conversation, and when criticized you say you don't care enough to make an effort.
Your suppression of these feelings makes you tightly wound, and prone to outbursts. You must learn to channel these feelings into more positive pursuits, rather than keep your anger and unhappiness inside.
That wasn't very healing.
It definitely medicated me
Chrono,
After seven years of on again and off again posting, I feel as if being here is not good for me. There are many topics I feel I could respond with some quality insights, opinions or snark (so it is not that I don't have much to offer), but I feel that what I get in return is diminishing. It's gotten to the point where many times after spending 15 minutes reading threads I feel slightly disgusted with myself, akin to if I had just watched a six hour Three's Company marathon.
So my question then is whether I should force myself to stop coming here all together or continue stopping by hoping the joy this place once brought me comes back.
Yours Truly,
Irritated Consumer
After seven years of on again and off again posting, I feel as if being here is not good for me. There are many topics I feel I could respond with some quality insights, opinions or snark (so it is not that I don't have much to offer), but I feel that what I get in return is diminishing. It's gotten to the point where many times after spending 15 minutes reading threads I feel slightly disgusted with myself, akin to if I had just watched a six hour Three's Company marathon.
So my question then is whether I should force myself to stop coming here all together or continue stopping by hoping the joy this place once brought me comes back.
Yours Truly,
Irritated Consumer
QUOTE (Stan Gable @ Oct 20 2008, 06:12 PM)
That wasn't very healing.
Sometimes the best medicine is found in the bitterest pill.
QUOTE (Bob Loblaw @ Oct 20 2008, 02:39 PM)
I don't think I've ever tired of a schtick so quickly.
The Real Elco? Yet you enjoy TRG. What's the difference?
QUOTE (velocity @ Oct 20 2008, 07:54 PM)
QUOTE (Bob Loblaw @ Oct 20 2008, 02:39 PM)
I don't think I've ever tired of a schtick so quickly.
The Real Elco? Yet you enjoy TRG. What's the difference?
Approximately the same as the difference between Darren McGavin and Dick York on Bewitched.
QUOTE (velocity @ Oct 20 2008, 08:54 PM)
QUOTE (Bob Loblaw @ Oct 20 2008, 02:39 PM)
I don't think I've ever tired of a schtick so quickly.
The Real Elco? Yet you enjoy TRG. What's the difference?
I knew originality was becoming overrated on this board, but this takes the cake.
QUOTE (velocity @ Oct 20 2008, 07:54 PM)
QUOTE (Bob Loblaw @ Oct 20 2008, 02:39 PM)
I don't think I've ever tired of a schtick so quickly.
The Real Elco? Yet you enjoy TRG. What's the difference?
You'll never get this board.
Epic fail. TRG's schtick got old 4 years ago.
Waylon, i feel so weak and confused... heal me.
what's my deal
Simakos and ____________________________,
Sorry guys. The Dr. is out today. Maybe after this threadjack has run its course.
Sorry guys. The Dr. is out today. Maybe after this threadjack has run its course.
uh
QUOTE (____________________________ @ Oct 21 2008, 08:20 AM)
uh
How can I heal when those who have ears refuse to listen?
QUOTE (velocity @ Oct 21 2008, 01:20 AM)
Epic fail.
More like epic truth, ho!
QUOTE (simakos @ Oct 21 2008, 02:52 AM)
Waylon, i feel so weak and confused... heal me.
Simakos,
They call you "El Oso," and yet, apart from certain physical similarities, you are nothing like your namesake. The bear is solitary, nocturnal, and often vicious. In the wild, if a bear were to encounter Montana, it would either ignore him or swiftly kill him. A bear would have no patience for trolling.
On the SOMB, you must be more like the bear. The bear is solitary. Therefore, you must not let your personal relationships interfere with your boarding. The bear is nocturnal. You are at your best when posting late at night, preferably after drinking. Avoid the nine-to-fivers, ignore any ersatz mountain men that cross your path or destroy them. Your weakness and confusion are temporary, and they will soon subside.
Waylon:
SG and Velocity in a death grudge caged catfight. Who wins?
QUOTE (Vivian Darkbloom @ Oct 21 2008, 12:44 PM)
Waylon:
SG and Velocity in a death grudge caged catfight. Who wins?
SG and Velocity in a death grudge caged catfight. Who wins?
Vivian Darkbloom,
This is not really my domain. On a metaphysical level the answer is Everyone. And No One.
I am sorry I cannot be more helpful. Perhaps this can be resolved by a poll.
QUOTE (____________________________ @ Oct 21 2008, 07:40 AM)
what's my deal
____________________________,
Your mother did not love you enough when you were a kid, but she does now and so do we.
Should I feel jealous that my question seems to be the only one you have chosen not to answer? Or are you having trouble answering it? Please help as I've been spending a great deal of time thinking about this.
You asked Chrono, and Waylon respects boundaries.
QUOTE (i-c @ Oct 21 2008, 02:07 PM)
I've been spending a great deal of time thinking about this.
Just remove the bookmark from your favorites and devote all your time to becoming an expert carpenter.
QUOTE (i-c @ Oct 21 2008, 03:07 PM)
Should I feel jealous that my question seems to be the only one you have chosen not to answer? Or are you having trouble answering it? Please help as I've been spending a great deal of time thinking about this.
i-c,
Do you feel jealous? Let's explore these feelings.
Duff. is right, your question was for Chrono so I'll let him handle it.
Waylon,
I just reread my question and realized it is entirely symptomatic of my lack of boarding enthusiasm. In truth, I meant to ask you, but was lazy and didn't proofread my question prior to posting. I apologize if you find this offensive and would prefer your measured take to the premature ejaculate of words Chrono tends to spit.
Sincerely,
Irritated Consumer
I just reread my question and realized it is entirely symptomatic of my lack of boarding enthusiasm. In truth, I meant to ask you, but was lazy and didn't proofread my question prior to posting. I apologize if you find this offensive and would prefer your measured take to the premature ejaculate of words Chrono tends to spit.
Sincerely,
Irritated Consumer
QUOTE (i-c @ Oct 20 2008, 06:42 PM)
After seven years of on again and off again posting, I feel as if being here is not good for me. There are many topics I feel I could respond with some quality insights, opinions or snark (so it is not that I don't have much to offer), but I feel that what I get in return is diminishing. It's gotten to the point where many times after spending 15 minutes reading threads I feel slightly disgusted with myself, akin to if I had just watched a six hour Three's Company marathon.
So my question then is whether I should force myself to stop coming here all together or continue stopping by hoping the joy this place once brought me comes back.
Yours Truly,
Irritated Consumer
Irritated Consumer,
Seven years, huh? The simple truth is that yes, being here is not good for you, or for any of us. In fact, you are too good for this place. The fact that posting for 15 minutes makes you disgusted with yourself, rather than everyone else, is a sign that there is still hope for you.
You should not force yourself to stop coming here. If coming here is so undesirable you will avoid it without any exertion. But you should not continue stopping by hoping the joy the place once brought you will come back. Such hopes will only lead to disappointment.
Waylon,
Am I sad?
Am I sad?
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