Basta!

[_Nightingale]

It's too long for you.

That's what he said.

Grosskreutz.

Some people read War and Peace. Some people don't.

To each his own.

[_John Larsen]

I've decided that everyone who posts regularly on BBs has an over inflated ego. Those who choose to thrown their sucker in the sand and storm out are the ego elites of the elites. Plus, they seldom stay gone.

I do however, think the personal attacks on Peterson are childish and overdone. But I think he gets perverse joy out of it and eggs it on. It is one big dysfunctional cluster-fuck. I guess that it why it is so fun to watch.

[_Yoda]

It is one big dysfunctional cluster-f***. I guess that it why it is so fun to watch.

LOL! Just found my new sig!

[_solomarineris]

Jeezus, Nightingale.....
Don't you ever think your My 00.02 Cdn cents... is little bit long?
Ain't no way I can read your wonderful essay....
Try cutting it a notch short.
You might get better results.

What the heck is Basta anyway?
That is a German saying "Damit basta!"
It's over, done......

You know, solo, in years of posting on several boards I have rarely come even close to losing my temper with any poster of any persuasion about anything.

You could be the exception.

You are so very welcome to do yourself a huge favour and just quit reading my posts as they seem to irk you so badly.

People are welcome to read or not read, skim or not skim. Who says because I wrote it you must even open it? Use the scroll bar. Or my preference would be that you just skip. In fact, put me on ignore. I'd love that.

It is irritating, mystifying and a total downer that in all the years, wherever you post, you have so very rarely ever, ever, ever, written an post that is actually positive. That posting record, to me, reveals a much worse and much more undesirable personal characteristic about you than my mile long posts do about me.

Hint for your future reading pleasure: Skip my posts. And for your information, you now officially annoy me.

And why are you asking me what basta means? I thought you were the really rich, really powerful, really smart guy who speaks 107 languages?

A quick Google search will give you the exact meaning that DCP intended to convey, if you can't grasp it from the context.

Note to anti: Hey, I was actually going to make the comment that anybody who is bright enough to learn Arabic must have a few functioning brain cells but I see even that achievement doesn't impress you. What about the editing skills, especially in a foreign language? I do some editing in my work and in some personal projects and it takes a lot of skill and that's just doing it in my own tongue, English. I would be completely stymied if I had to try it even in French, which is one of my country's official languages that I have seen and heard all my life. So trying it in any other more complicated or difficult language is not in my plans.

I know that none of these skills, degrees, talents or abilities can necessarily make one a good person or one worthy of respect. That comes from a totally different space. But neither do I see them as fodder for ridicule. I applaud intellect and the drive to learn. Why mock or ridicule someone's honest accomplishments? That's a rhetorical question. I just don't operate that way but I know that others do and feel they have good reason for it. Obviously, we are going to disagree.

I saw something DCP did in his posting life once that I really did not like at all (on MADB and, in fact, I even reported my discomfort about it to the mods there when I was young and foolish and didn't know all that much about him or their board or how the mods work or who they are; needless to say, they ignored me or at least allowed it to stand). That does have an effect on how you view someone, no doubt.

Then again, not too long ago when I became aware of a friend's family crisis and I knew that DCP was perhaps uniquely placed to assist I contacted him. He responded rapidly, without hesitation, willing to help non-/ex-members, and provided timely, useful information and an offer to contact people in the area who could help. I somehow doubt that he did that to score any brownie points anywhere because who would ever even know? (Except for me now blabbing it here). If I were Ms. Scratchinator or Mr. Conspiracy I might actually believe that it was an evil plot that he cooked up, first by causing the urgent situation, next by hypnotizing me long distance to PM to ask for his help and then by having contacts in the relevant area that he could call and command to do his bidding. But I am almost certain it didn't go down like that. Unexpected urgent situation arises, I PM a potential helper (DCP) and receive a timely reply with an offer to help. Not much time to cook anything up or massage events to manipulate me, a literal board-nobody, and what - hope that one day I might spill the beans and somebody somewhere might see that he is not 100% evil through and through? Uh, don't think so. He would seem to be not all good, not all bad. Somewhat like the rest of humanity.

Note to solo - Do not read this post. It's too long for you.

Note to solo - Do not read this post. It's too long for you
Actually, I didn't all the way (I spent 2 seconds).
You won't learn Nightingale, will ya?
Time is precious, should not be wasted in words, but in actions!!!!!!!!!

I don't speak 107 languages (maybe 7).
It is irritating, mystifying and a total downer that in all the years, wherever you post, you have so very rarely ever, ever, ever, written an post that is actually positive. That posting record, to me, reveals a much worse and much more undesirable personal characteristic about you than my mile long posts do about me.

Glad to get you know better, I just relish in those dark characteristics.
Just cut it short, so I can follow you....
But of course.. you take your sweet time....
Sorry....
I've got a business to run.....
Let me give you hint;
cut your sentences 90% .

[_ludwigm]

[ [-quote="Nightingale"] It's too long for you.[-/quote]That's what he said.

Grosskreutz.
Some people read War and Peace. Some people don't.
To each his own.

It is worth to read.

I did it four times. (OK, it might be three only ...)

[_Jason Bourne]

Does anyone else wonder why "Scotty Dog" chose this---of all threads---to comment upon? Personally, I find this fascinating, and very revealing. I would imagine that poor Scotty Dog feels devastated over DCP's utter defeat. Scott must really feel crushed.

Scratch you are simply a legend in your own mind. But if it gives you happiness and joy to gloat more power to you man.

Well, in either case, I hope that he recovers. He needs to be able to muster up his usual dose of holier-than-thou TBM nastiness in order to maintain the general tone of the MADboard. (Should I predict a new sig line for you, Brother Lloyd?) I am very glad to see Scott posting here, but I hope he's able to one day drop his disgusting facade of self-righteous condescension. It reflects very poorly on the Church.

One wonders what your viscous behavior reflects on....oh wait, nobody knows. You smear people anonymously. Nobody knows what you really think about the LDS Church other than apparent disdain, or whether you really are a member.

Lloyd's 's rudeness by the way does not reflect on the LDS Church. It reflects on him.

[_Nightingale]

Let me give you hint;
cut your sentences 90% .

Why do you persist in thinking you can tell me what to do? I don't answer to you.

Is that short enough for you to comprehend?

[_antishock8]

Let me give you hint;
cut your sentences 90% .

Why do you persist in thinking you can tell me what to do? I don't answer to you.

Is that short enough for you to comprehend?

Why don't you get in the kitchen and bake me a pie?!?!?!?

[_Nightingale]

Why don't you get in the kitchen and bake me a pie?!?!?!?

Heh antishock.

Yeah. That's where I was going with that.

Damn PHHers.

[_solomarineris]

Let me give you hint;
cut your sentences 90% .

Why do you persist in thinking you can tell me what to do? I don't answer to you.
Is that short enough for you to comprehend?

Oh, I'm sorry,
For a moment I thought I was at my work, barking orders to one of my girls, (all my employees are girls, my boss is The Woman). I have this nasty habit of intimidating people.
What can I say, except pleading to your mercy.
Peace