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SQT..... I am SINCERELY trying to be nice... I really am. I don't want to be known as morosely serious. I am using the smileys to show that I am not. Without the smileys, I am morose to ____, with them I am being insulting.....I can't win! I'm sorry :( but I want to break the morose habbit and make my tone a little more pronounced....I'll cut down on them ok :)

PolishKnight Says:

HARM’s point about Carly Fiorina, Oprah Winfrey and Stewart, for example, is interesting because these women as far as I know are unmarried. Overall, successful women tend to not marry or have few children which is made up through immigration or “red stater” women having more children.

Actually Carly is married, her husband is Frank Fiorina. I don't understand why marriage excludes a career (notice, I didn't mention successful). I didn't see many folks here question men who can have both a successful career and lead a happy family life?

Not Peter P, btw, just posing as him...

This is why we don’t get along. Because I’ve asked repeatedly that we just agree to disagree, and you keep trying to prove your point. I disagree with you. Period.

Just one last thing :) I never expected you to agree with everything or anything I said, just that you understand what I was trying to tell you instead of taking it like I'm making a sexist statement or sounding like a Women hater. That is all....

When searching for “bubble blog,” patrick.net is now listed ahead of Ben’s blog, does this reflect the audience is watching us more because of these verbal tangents?

Ben does not have threads with more than 2000 comments.

Wow, "bubble blog" returns this site as the first link on google!

What thread bubble?

Must be the food we serve.

Tangent = Tangerine?

We don’t make widgets any more.

_politely applauds_

Isn't it unfortunate that we reward so heartily the people who produce so little?

_shrug_

Cheers,
prat

"Jamie, you’ve been added to my roster of People Who Contribute Here That I Really Like. It’s a growing list, but I thought I’d let you know specifically just because it’s hard to do battle in the trenches of misunderstanding."

Aw, thank you, flak. I'm touched. No, really, I am! I needed some kind, non-back-handed words right about now. It's nice to know that one whole person understood me. Yay. I'm not a complete failure at communicating. You rock. We should, like, develop a secret handshake now or something. :-P

Someone will probably accuse you of being me now, posing as "flak." That happens nearly every time anyone says anything nice here. :-)

"narrow version of hypothesis: there are more engineers here (and like occupations, those who rationalize the non-social world - economists, by contrast, try to rationalize the social world) than one would expect to meet at a random gathering of overeducated, decently paid folk."

Interesting theory, and you're probably right. I've often wondered how the demographics of this blog differ from that of the everyday world. I'm not sure how many engineers we have here. Roll call? Me--not an engineer.

Jack, "naaaah"? Is that your goat impression?

SQT, no need to feel bad about anything!

I"m here, I'm here! But now I'm gone...to the shed.

Now I"m back again. Helllooooo? Oh crap, there's an echo.

No, I meant the shed thread. Try saying shed thread three times fast.

I know nothing about a goat. Jack?

Oh great, Jack has retired to the shed with his wireless connection and may never come out again.

You're being awfully...something-or-other Jack. Not your usual self. Whassup with that?

I hope all he's doing is communicating.

Now you're sounding slightly more like yourself...but still something's missing.

Hmmm, you see what I mean, SQT? He sounds, dare I say, "morose."

Sit down. Tell Dr. Jamie all about it.

I think we've got too many conversations going in too many places. I keep forgetting all the places I"m supposed to check. :-P

"I dont want to diffuse your brilliant flame (out) in any way. "

Huh?

Sorry to hear you're sick, SQT. We had that cold last week. Don't delete the crap! Resist! :-) Good for you slogging through it anyway.

"Im just saying I wanted you to have your day."

My day to what? Talk to the wall? Please. As if I did anything but waste my time, waste everyone's time, and waste valuable blog space.

"I used a sitcom line on the “huh” thread because I wasn’t feeling clever enough to come up with my own line."

I just saw that and LOL'd. But I had to hurry back here for fear of upsetting Jack.

"God try to be polite around here and get nothing but FLACK!"

Sorry, I like when you're being completely impolite. No, really.

Huh?

LOL. Jack really is in a weird mood tonight.

Just keep the can opener away from the goat, okay? And the lubricant too, unless you want a real disaster on your hands.

" just became exhausted at leaving a post after yours… is all Jamie. Just the same thing that SQT said, thats all. "

It was just bad timing is all! I wasn't flitting. I was maybe darting around, but not flitting.

Your poor daughter! I hope you're both better ASAP.

"Pinging and zipping and dinking and lurking…"

Well if I was elusive, it was only because I was feeling misunderstood and maligned. Didn't want to hang out here too long in one place or risk finding myself under fire.

"The Fairfax election! Doesnt anybody read my posts anymore? sheesh. "

I knew what you were talking about. Go greenies! What time are the results in?

"under fire… you mean on other threads without you knowing? OR IN HERE! LOL "

Well there are several threads where I must be especially careful what I say. What's so funny???

Bye SQT! Good night, and good luck with the baby.

"Im sorry Jamie, are you seriously worried?"

No.

"You usually laugh this stuff off so easily!"

I do up to a point, past which I stop laughing. :-P

So how about those election results, eh?

Earlier or just now?