By the way (and don't worry, I am not stalking you OR anybody here, lol), are you alright Warren Peace? You're not still "upset" or put off in any way at the fact that last year I put you off when I indulged with you in friendly bickering in trying to get you to inform me what you thought was the actual message (rather than lyrics, and by the way, you're welcome of course and I am not criticizing you in any way, but by comparison, if you think they are the same or just very similar thing, have a reader of the lyrics and listen to Porcupine Tree's song "Sound of Muzak" - you'll think it was merely about a decline of the MUSIC INDUSTRY, but in actuality, it was about a serial killer, seriously) of "London Calling" 1979 classic punk rock hit by The Clash?
And you know I wasn't in any way trying to either tell you what to do OR underline your intelligence when I started going on about knowing its lyrics and talking about how in 2003 or so (it wasn't aimed at you mate) I discovered how to find lyrics online but less so on song's themes and messages?
And yeah I remember how some guy got a little further put off on your behalf but I also informed him not to worry - except, he doesn't need to think that I treat everybody horribly every time I even UNINTENTIONALLY SUCCEED in getting on someone's nerves or putting someone off for very in fact trivial reasons? And that I wasn't even "against" you putting into your reply the song lyrics but just wondered what you may really think the song was about, and I didn't think twice on informing you and I didn't do it too or otherwise "rudely" just sometimes rather plainly and naturally?
And that guy, no offense to him either but still - didn't really need to, and certainly not on that thread anyway, give me any lectures about "me being wrong to complain that others bully me" etc and I wasn't treating let alone "everyone" like you know... And asking people "further questions" about something is NOT me being "horrible to someone". Or
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TheMan18 (13176)
2 months ago
bickering into the air among other things whilst maybe trying, and I did in fact in a nice and friendly way with just mild attempts at sarcasm and humour.
By the way, its up to you of course but... And for what its worth, I think I have some idea on what that song is about with or without its lyrics in full but that's OK. And lyrics to songs can be metaphorical, ambiguous, some people for instance could have attended some or other lectures and were told what they were about, just rough little ideas.
Even if you or anyone else did feel I was a little wrong to beg or dig down further, no offense, but you didn't need to fully withdraw from the conversation and someone else didn't need to start lecturing me about internet manners in a pompous way. Especially since I wasn't openly and intentionally rude to someone directly AND ALSO, even if someone has DIRECT PROBLEMS with me for OTHER REASONS, there's far better ways to HANDLE the situation rather than directly take the mick and get mad at me and start giving me lectures and tell how I'm like you know wrong to everyone etc when it ISN'T TRUE AT ALL.
And I wasn't accusing you for instance of being "stupid" just in a very fun way trying to bring out the intellect in you and I wasn't forcing you to do so if you for any reason didn't want to or feel like doing so, hardly something for anyone really to get all worked over.
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TheMan18 (13176)
2 months ago
At work, at school, ONLINE even (yes), in family etc, I've had plenty of people ask me FURTHER questions about something after I may have replied. And they also at times indulged in unrelated bickering about stuff including them having read books here and there on subjects and their experiences. Even if I didn't feel like replying I sometimes told them "I'll think about it" or "At the moment I don't know" and everybody was fine with it.
I've had on the other hand plenty of people disagree with me or give me other lectures here and there or think I was out of order here or there. And I didn't tell them anything too harsh either including pompous lectures about bullying and sh... you know. And online, I sometimes just acted like I wanted to be playfully in charge and know almost everything and wonder aloud if others could play along as well. And if they refused, even if I was a little put off, I did NOT think too horribly of them AT ALL. Just a minor moment of irk here and there, not exactly something to get worked up all over.
Don't even get me started about SO MANY debunkings and differences of opinion over CONTROVERSIAL MORALITY ISSUES in our humanity and what I at times saw THERE. And even then in the end I and others came out alright. Phew people can OR able to remain calm under pressure, and I just had to SHARE my emotional feelings with most of YOUS.
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