Dr. Sally Ride

[_Tobin]

Welcome to ignore Elphaba. I have no interest in reading quotes from DrW ever or others who engage in his childish behavior.

You've put our sweet Elphaba on ignore? Gosh Tobin, you must be getting close to talking only to yourself. Maybe that's how you like it.

In answer to DrW, I'm guessing an immature 25.

If that's what you want, fine. I'll ignore you as well. It was nice talking with you, but I really am not going to put up with that.

[_Quasimodo]

If that's what you want, fine. I'll ignore you as well. It was nice talking with you, but I really am not going to put up with that.

I guess I'm on ignore, as well. I seem to be in good company. I wonder who is left?

[_Tator]

Please feel free to speculate on either chronological age or emotional/intellectual age, whichever you feel most appropriate in characterizing our young friend.

Well I know that a thirteen year old is the terrible twos with eleven years more experience.

Am I close?

[_DrW]

Welcome to ignore Elphaba. I have no interest in reading quotes from DrW ever or others who engage in his childish behavior.

You've put our sweet Elphaba on ignore? Gosh Tobin, you must be getting close to talking only to yourself. Maybe that's how you like it.

In answer to DrW, I'm guessing an immature 25.

Quasi,

That's about where I was at the beginning of this thread. As to emotional/intellectual age, I am guessing a bit lower than that now. The "Oh, goodie-" upthread was sort of a give-away.

[_DrW]

Please feel free to speculate on either chronological age or emotional/intellectual age, whichever you feel most appropriate in characterizing our young friend.

Well I know that a thirteen year old is the terrible twos with eleven years more experience.

Am I close?

Tator,

Sounds as if you might have recent experience with one or more 13 year olds.

My only question would be as to whether you referring to emotional age or chronological age.

[_Tator]

Sounds as if you might have recent experience with one or more 13 year olds.

My question would be as to whether you referring to emotional age or chronological age.

Experience = yes and more than one.

Emotional age = 13

Chronological age I would only add a couple of years....3 tops. In some ways he is probably a bright 15 or 16 year old. My opinion.

PS I hope I make Tobin's ignore list with this post.

[_honorentheos]

His misidentification of Sally Ride, followed by a shameless effort to back-pedal by editing his post, makes one ask, "What moral story can be gleaned from Tobin?"

Well, the moral we learn from Blixa is she is unable to refute the point I made. Does that mean you concede I'm correct or does your need to be politcally correct prevent you from actually having anything intelligent to say at all?!?

Tobin -

I'll risk agreeing with you on one point - the term hero is thrown around rather cavalierly and that's probably unfortunate. ETA: I need to clarify I don't think Sally Ride is mislabeled as a hero given both her contribution to society and the fact she probably changed the trajectory of many young women's lives by being an example they wanted to emulate.

But I'd think a person so concerned with the moral decline of society would be able to manage a modest, "Oops, I misidentified Sally Ride and apologize."

Modesty and humility are declining virtues as well.

[_Tobin]

Tobin -

I'll risk agreeing with you on one point - the term hero is thrown around rather cavalierly and that's probably unfortunate. ETA: I need to clarify I don't think Sally Ride is mislabeled as a hero given both her contribution to society and the fact she probably changed the trajectory of many young women's lives by being an example they wanted to emulate.

But I'd think a person so concerned with the moral decline of society would be able to manage a modest, "Oops, I misidentified Sally Ride and apologize."

Modesty and humility are declining virtues as well.

I think that is rather obvious and I was correcting/corrected my posts accordingly as I already noted (twice). It was immaterial to the point I was making.

[_Bret Ripley]

...But I'd think a person so concerned with the moral decline of society would be able to manage a modest, "Oops, I misidentified Sally Ride and apologize."

Modesty and humility are declining virtues as well.

I think that is rather obvious and I was correcting/corrected my posts accordingly as I already noted (twice).

Apology, modesty, and humility noted.

It was immaterial to the point I was making.

Oh, hey: I accidentally slashed your tires, but it's OK because it was immaterial to the point I was making.

And because it has been a long time coming, I do believe this calls for the resurrection of an old usenet custom:

*PLONK*

[_Tobin]

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Ok - I made a mistake and corrected it within minutes of my original post. I'm sorry I'm a fallible human-being. LOL As I said, all of that is rather obvious. But if this leads to world peace and rainbows at sunset, I'm all for it.