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Quote from: jolly on 22/05/2007 23:42:01seany what are you asking me to do? dumb down by the sounds of it! If you dont get something maybe your not ready to, I will not add an extra paragraph to my jokes, so even mr bean understands me!Jolly,I have known people like you before, people who can be lovely in person, and they do have a good sense of humour, but when they are talking face to face with someone, you can tell by their body language how to read what they are saying. The trouble is when you are limited to a text medium, you lose the benefits of body language and vocal intonation, and this can lead to horrible misunderstandings, and people thinking you are being nasty when that is not what you intend to be. Worse than that, they think you are being nasty, and respond negatively to you, and then you feel you are being unfairly attacked and behave defensively in consequence.
seany what are you asking me to do? dumb down by the sounds of it! If you dont get something maybe your not ready to, I will not add an extra paragraph to my jokes, so even mr bean understands me!
It is not about dumbing down, it is about being more careful about the language you use lest it be misunderstood in the absence of any non-verbal cues. People are not mind readers, and it is unfair to expect them to be.
Well there`s an issue there that people should responed in that way, they should have more self control, most certainly when they dont understand something, I would recomend that people in the situation take a while and ponder, rather that agressivly responding as they have in the past!
I mean no harm in what I post, though much of it will be contencious to some; but that really is down to what they believe, feel and consider to be the truth, reality, right or wrong with a given situation or topic!
It ultimately rests with the individual in question to recieve me as they choose to; I write- you read and interpret as you choose to!
Jolly u..u..yea...u just need to calm down i may b starting to regret this topic..
Darn, i'll lose posts if you do that.
Whew, I was scared I'd lose posts.
lol! a drink sounds nice about now.
Where Have you Been..... I have been so worried about you!! We all lost alot of posts in the two diary threads! I have missed you ...! YAYYYYYYYYYY! Daniels Home.....YAYYYYYYYYYYY!
I'll have a milk as soon as I navigate to lunch. A small MASH is in a warzone, but no one dares attack it.
captain, jack, jim... i like all the boys. lol