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Hard to Admit, I'm Getting Like Trump

Rexedgar

Rexedgar

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I don't know about the others who lurk here, but I enjoy 'surfing' the threads. I don't always find the need to join in the 'discussion.' I 'thumb' through some of the topics and open some that interest me. Some posters here about must get paid by the word. My eyes glaze over when I open a 'tome' and not only could the OP not fit his thoughts in one post, but he/she takes subsequent posts to complete the thought. When someone sends a long text, I tease them about the "Gettysburg Address", Lincoln's address is a foot note to some posts here. Anyhow that's my rant.
 
Rexedgar said:
I don't know about the others who lurk here, but I enjoy 'surfing' the threads. I don't always find the need to join in the 'discussion.' I 'thumb' through some of the topics and open some that interest me. Some posters here about must get paid by the word. My eyes glaze over when I open a 'tome' and not only could the OP not fit his thoughts in one post, but he/she takes subsequent posts to complete the thought. When someone sends a long text, I tease them about the "Gettysburg Address", Lincoln's address is a foot note to some posts here. Anyhow that's my rant.
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It's even worse when that tome is directed at you, and you're expected to respond to each and every line of it. There are far better ways to spend my time.
 
I agree...we should have these forums organized into different difficulty settings... lolz
 
phattonez said:
It's even worse when that tome is directed at you, and you're expected to respond to each and every line of it. There are far better ways to spend my time.
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Phat, You remind me of the poor lieutenant whose platoon is about to be overrun and has to call the artillery down on his own position. :mrgreen:
 
phattonez said:
It's even worse when that tome is directed at you, and you're expected to respond to each and every line of it. There are far better ways to spend my time.
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I hate that. Often I would like to respond to a portion of a post, but don't wish to respond to (or like) the entire post.

If you have multiple thoughts on the subject, wouldn't it be better to have multiple posts?
 
Rexedgar said:
I don't know about the others who lurk here, but I enjoy 'surfing' the threads. I don't always find the need to join in the 'discussion.' I 'thumb' through some of the topics and open some that interest me. Some posters here about must get paid by the word. My eyes glaze over when I open a 'tome' and not only could the OP not fit his thoughts in one post, but he/she takes subsequent posts to complete the thought. When someone sends a long text, I tease them about the "Gettysburg Address", Lincoln's address is a foot note to some posts here. Anyhow that's my rant.
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I hope if you were reading intel briefings or EOs, you could get through them.
 
ecofarm said:
I hope if you were reading intel briefings or EOs, you could get through them.
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Picture and references to me.......lotsa,
 
Rexedgar said:
I don't know about the others who lurk here, but I enjoy 'surfing' the threads. I don't always find the need to join in the 'discussion.' I 'thumb' through some of the topics and open some that interest me. Some posters here about must get paid by the word. My eyes glaze over when I open a 'tome' and not only could the OP not fit his thoughts in one post, but he/she takes subsequent posts to complete the thought. When someone sends a long text, I tease them about the "Gettysburg Address", Lincoln's address is a foot note to some posts here. Anyhow that's my rant.
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If your belief on a subject fits on a bumper sticker, it's probably wrong.
 
Deuce said:
If your belief on a subject fits on a bumper sticker, it's probably wrong.
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Between "bumper stickers" and War and Peace there has to be a happy medium. Thanks for your insight!
 
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