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Aramas



Joined: 13 Feb 2004
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Caper should be fine after this suitably worshipful thread. She was probably just a little peeved at having several people actually disagree with her. How disagreeable! Smile
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Capergirl



Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 12:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
In actual fact, Aramas, I have great respect for those who disagree with me...respectfully. I have no fear of other points of view. Life is a learning experience and I don't purport to have all the answers. Personal attacks, however, are another issue entirely. I don't take kindly to thugs, whether they be the physically aggressive kind or the verbally abusive kind. No one will bully me into backing down my position. If that makes me a "feminazi" in the eyes of persons like yourself, then that's a small price to pay for my dignity. If you don't stand for something in this life, my poor misguided Aramas, you will fall for anything. Cool
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Aramas



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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 1:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ah, my poor condescending Caper. What do you stand for, exactly?
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johnslat



Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 2:35 am    Post subject: But she hit me first Reply with quote
Dear Aramas,
Well, she certainly stands for a lot snide, patronizing guff from some posters on these forums.
These days, when I come back from subbing in a junior high school class and log on to Dave's, I get instant deju vu, reading some of this blatherskite.
Regards,
John
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anthyp



Joined: 16 Apr 2004
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Location: Chicago, IL USA
PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 2:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Capergirl wrote:
I don't take kindly to thugs, whether they be the physically aggressive kind or the verbally abusive kind. No one will bully me into backing down my position.


So, Capergirl, I suppose what you are saying is, Because he hit me first, I get to hit him back? Isn't that the way children justify behavior? It doesn't even sound like you read the OP from that other thread very carefully ... likening Teacher Lindsay to a "thug" is rather over - the - top, don't you think? How is it "verbally abusive" to make a joke? Unless you think TL's post was meant to be taken seriously, in which case you do need to lighten up a bit.
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Shaman



Joined: 06 Apr 2003
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 3:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
@anthyp:

To infer that Capergirl is referring solely to Teacher Lindsay would be a gross oversimplification.

@johnslat:

Couldn't have put it any better myself.

@aramas:

Condescending? That's laughable and hypocritical. Under the bridge with ye, troll.

Shaman
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anthyp



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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 3:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shaman wrote:
To infer that Capergirl is referring solely to Teacher Lindsay would be a gross oversimplification.


Agreed, but I was doing nothing of the sort. To put Teacher Lindsay and his harmless jabs in the same category as those who truly do engage in "verbally abusive" behavior would be equally, er, gross.
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Newfoundland



Joined: 14 May 2003
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Location: Shanghai
PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 4:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The "Golden Rule" states: Due onto others as you would have them due onto you.

TL did his little bit and CG is doing hers. However the amount of people coming to the defence of CG and the amount of people coming to the defence of TL is startaling, but i have a feeling that TL is used to being the least liked person around.
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 4:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I notice that Teacher Lindsay only joined Daves ESL Cafe less than two months ago. I do not know how long he has been in China for but I predict that, with his attitude, he will not last too long.
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Teacher Lindsay



Joined: 31 Mar 2004
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Location: Luxian, Sichuan
PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rhonda dearie,

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.... but I predict that, with his attitude, he will not last too long.

Are you prepared to put your money where your mouth is?

Before you answer, I will tell you that I was in Thailand for 5 years and in Papua New Guinea for 2 years with my attitude.

So Rhonda, are you a person of conviction, or one prone to making shallow, ill-informed remarks?

Cheers
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