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Keith B,Keith B wrote:OK folks. This has gone far enough and moving toward personal attacks. Tone it down and discuss civilly or it WILL be locked.
Close, but no cigar. "...don't get in a p******g contest with a skunk..."Excaliber wrote:Was it one of these?:Oldgringo wrote:Yes, there was also an old adage advising against getting in er,...uh, I forget, ...it was some sort of a contest with a skunk. Somebody help me to remember.Excaliber wrote:Ladies and gentlemen of the Forum, it would appear that our repeated good faith attempts to generously share the best fruits of our knowledge and experience in this thread are falling on deaf ears.
It is clear at this point that the OP is not posting to enhance his own knowledge or to contribute to ours, but merely to stir up controversy and insult those of us who tried to help in the hope of getting our gentle folk to say something uncivil or contrary to law so he could use it for whatever purpose he has in mind.
The commonsense rule we're all familiar with is that if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it's a pretty good bet it's a duck. I think the same type of analysis is applicable to trolls, and by that standard, I don't think there's much reason to doubt that's what we're looking at here, protestations to the contrary notwithstanding.
Whether that is in fact actually the case or not is irrelevant at this point. A wise man once said that it is unproductive to engage in a battle of wits with the unarmed. I think it would be appropriate to apply that rule here.
"A bulldog can whip a skunk, but sometimes it's not worth it."
"What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself."
"Sometimes when you get in a fight with a skunk, after a certain point, you can't tell who started it."
Yes, there was also an old adage advising against getting in er,...uh, I forget, ...it was some sort of a contest with a skunk. Somebody help me to remember.Excaliber wrote:Ladies and gentlemen of the Forum, it would appear that our repeated good faith attempts to generously share the best fruits of our knowledge and experience in this thread are falling on deaf ears.
It is clear at this point that the OP is not posting to enhance his own knowledge or to contribute to ours, but merely to stir up controversy and insult those of us who tried to help in the hope of getting our gentle folk to say something uncivil or contrary to law so he could use it for whatever purpose he has in mind.
The commonsense rule we're all familiar with is that if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it's a pretty good bet it's a duck. I think the same type of analysis is applicable to trolls, and by that standard, I don't think there's much reason to doubt that's what we're looking at here, protestations to the contrary notwithstanding.
Whether that is in fact actually the case or not is irrelevant at this point. A wise man once said that it is unproductive to engage in a battle of wits with the unarmed. I think it would be appropriate to apply that rule here.
He might also look and see if anybody still does the Dale Carnegie course in his neighborhood.Excaliber wrote:
JayCee, you will remain confused and unhappy with the responses of our Forum members who actually understand the issues involved until you take the time and trouble to educate yourself on the well established provisions of Texas law regarding lawful self defense. Without that fundamental knowledge, there is no shared basic for effective communication.
You could do that by taking a CHL class, or you could get a quick peek at the basics in Chapter 9 of the Penal Code and the other sections it references. The full text is readily available online.
I would hope it's that rather than the alternative; however, as P. T. Barnum was quoted as saying, "...there's one born every minute..." or something like that.gigag04 wrote:troll?
JayCee wrote:
...(I drive around 10 over and don't loiter in the left lane, FYI), ....
...and for all those that might be led to believe that I somehow caused these events with either bad or aggressive driving, just let it go. I'm a very safe and considerate, mature driver and have the record to show for it!
{SIGH}