Ethics Scenario

[_Daniel Peterson]

See how good that feels?

I don't think it feels good at all.

I find your permission to be annoyed, annoying.

I've never really done a good thing in my life, it seems. Not even by mistake. (Just ask Scratch.)

[_Jersey Girl]

See how good that feels?

I don't think it feels good at all.

You need more practice.

I find your permission to be annoyed, annoying.

I've never really done a good thing in my life, it seems. Not even by mistake. (Just ask Scratch.)

Scratch annoys me. Your mention of Scratch annoys me, Daniel.



Post #2 in the current series. When I get to 16 I'm outta here. Meanwhile, I'll be reflecting on why the sponge on my sponge mop chose the day before Easter to begin falling apart into little pieces.

[_Dr. Shades]

If you're going to pretend ignorance of context to try to score rhetorical points at least make it minimally amusing.

Oh, believe me, it was amusing--much more than just "minimally," too. :-)

[_Daniel Peterson]

I don't think it feels good at all.

You need more practice.

You think my viciousness needs more practice? Drat. That's disappointing. But please don't mention your criticism to some of my more vocal fans here. I'm afraid they might suffer cardiac arrest.

Scratch annoys me. Your mention of Scratch annoys me, Daniel.

I aim to please!

[_Jersey Girl]

I don't think it feels good at all.

You need more practice.

You think my viciousness needs more practice? Don't mention that to some of my more vocal fans here. I'm afraid they might suffer cardiac arrest.

You have a long way to go to get to "vicious", Daniel. Your vocal fans are, for the most part, nutjobs and lackeys of nutjobs.

Scratch annoys me. Your mention of Scratch annoys me, Daniel.

I aim to please!

Oh good. Would you run out to Wal Mart and pick me up a new sponge for my sponge mop?



Post #3 in the current series of exchanges.

[_Daniel Peterson]

You have a long way to go to get to "vicious", Daniel. Your vocal fans are, for the most part, nutjobs and lackeys of nutjobs.

We agree on that, I'm afraid.

]Oh good. Would you run out to Wal Mart and pick me up a new sponge for my sponge mop?

Happy to do it. There's a Wal Mart about three minutes from where I live. I'll have the sponge here at the house. Just ring the doorbell.

[_Jersey Girl]

You have a long way to go to get to "vicious", Daniel. Your vocal fans are, for the most part, nutjobs and lackeys of nutjobs.

We agree on that, I'm afraid.

A more vicious person would have replied, "Damn straight, Jersey Girl!"

Oh good. Would you run out to Wal Mart and pick me up a new sponge for my sponge mop?

Happy to do it. There's a Wal Mart about three minutes from where I live. I'll have the sponge here at the house. Just ring the doorbell.

I'll use the key.


Post #4 in the current series.

[_Daniel Peterson]

I'll use the key.

Just tiptoe past Scratch. He thinks nobody's noticed him hiding in our bushes with his ear to our window, and I really see little value in shattering his illusion.

[_Scottie]

For Bob and Shades...

Let me give you a little bit of background on what was going on when I posted that.

In the divorce decree, it says that we will re-evalutate alimony and child support every 3 years, UNLESS one of us has a change in salary greater than or equal to 10%. This could be a pay raise of 10% or a pay decrease of 10%.

Because programmers were in demand, I had struck a deal with my bosses to give me a decent pay raise. It worked out to be around 8%. There was nothing legally binding for me to tell my ex about my pay raise AT ALL. However, I stupidly did.

In her mind, she was now entitled to a raise in child support and alimony because I was now making more money. There was nothing binding about it and she didn't have any right to that extra money, at least not for another 2 years when we normally re-calculated the finances. She was pissed and I was pissed. But we got through it. She ended up seeing it my way that there was no legal or moral obligation for me to pay her more than the extrodinary amouts I'm already paying her.

So, Shades was correct. I could have (and, hindsight being 20/20) SHOULD have kept this a secret from her.

Oh, and other than having a lawyer draw up the divorce decree, my ex and I have been able to work everything out without hiring a lawyer on either side.

[_The Nehor]

If you're going to pretend ignorance of context to try to score rhetorical points at least make it minimally amusing.

Oh, believe me, it was amusing--much more than just "minimally," too. :-)

No accounting for taste.