Re: i try to get out but you keep pulling me in....

[Brian McGarvey <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>]

Ok PEOPLE!!!
Look many of you have had the FORTUNATE circumstances to read this thread
over several days. I unfortunately had to read this thread all at once. I
was out of town.

SHUT UP. PLEASE.

I have to admit i ribbed Jonas ONCE. but after a POLITE resonse I dropped
the issue and extrapolated it was a MEDICAL condition(s). And let the
thing drop. I am tired of reading 50 messages griping about his typing.
And remember not everybody fits into the perfect suburban world the media
is promoting.

It all basically boils down to the following.

1. some people on this list are a little obsessive compulsive. This trait
is good for our cars, but bad for dealing with people. Just a slopppy
people(me) tend to be good at accepting peoples limitations, but usually
drive POS's.

2. Jonas got upset and doesnt like to explain himself, as noted he has to
do it twice per year, well he is probably tired of it. Suggested canned
response. (No i dont drink beer, Its a medical condition) this will most
likely end any flames right there and the discussion will DROP.

3. Spell checking etc. I use a TEXT based reader and totally understand
Jonas' desire to type and send. If you use something like yahoo mail or
some other WEB based mail service spell checking is a problem. I use a
text reader cause I travel, and need to have access from different places.

4.SHUT-up

5. Rocco Content. -- Jonas, how about a price and location on the 16v.
brian.
the one with the always messy car.



On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, MIKE BLAIN wrote:
> I always liked the excuse -   "Retired, heavyweight, Maui Tai boxer"   pretty
> much explains it all and usually people don't know if your serious or not  ;^)
>
> Now of course folks are curious as to why- but curiosity to the point of
> rudeness sucks.  If someone just has to know ( maybe they are just that bored)
> they should say -  "Hey Jonas-  could I ask you a personal question?"
> to which you can either say - "Phuck off!"  or    "Retired, professional, Heavy
> weight- maui tai boxer".
>
> If your in the mood to get a reaction try the following:
> "Navy seals, vietnam- in charge of testing the Agent Orange."
>
> Or "VW crash test dummy-( you could learn a lot from a dummy)".
>
> Or state what I always do when I have to write something by hand " sloppy
> handwriting(typing) is a symptom of heightened intellect- were just to
> preoccupied with our thoughts to take the time to print it neat and legible"
>
>
> :^)
>
>
>
>
>
> J Miller wrote:
>
> > well sinc eyou are the ones carrieng this one i let it go yesterday mid day
> > sometiem si believe or i stated actually talkign to people and explaining
> > things,   my life all thu it has been a rough 25 years is not all pulic
> > knoweldge yet if you would like just s small bit of insight i will grant you
> > onyl these tidbits of my gone with teh wind medical file adn yes it is
> > large,  so here is a fewthings that contribute to the issues i have to
> > compensate for,
> > 1  have had 10 or so consussions which has left me wiht a slight blind spot
> > in one eye adn occasional issues with vision(and no i drive fine it is wheni
> > have to focus on small tiny objects like keyboards screens signs shit iek
> > that(ohh it was stop sign j/k)
> > 2 sliught nerve damage thru my left arm from a dirt bike accident  which
> > inturn pinches a nerve down my arm from a 3rd degree seperation of the ac
> > joint
> > 3 major arthits in both hands sometimes they dont open all theway  due to
> > all fingers excpte thumbs beign broken or sprian ed a few times when
> > yougner, and broken right wirst...
> > 4 have had 4 abdomianl surguries
> > 5 had 4 knee surguries,
> > 6  have pinched nerve l4 l5 siatic problems,
> > 7 slight heart condition (mytro valve prolapse, arrythmia, post ventricular
> > contractions
> > 8 numbness in parts of shoulder, back , hips, right leg, and right foot,
> >
> > by all means i am not makign excuses for the way i type at all and i could
> > care less if you want to read my emails int eh first place, i respind to add
> > knowledge to teh list adn educate peopel, in teh three or so years i have
> > been on the list  i hae encounted this issue abotu once every 6-8 months and
> > it fades after one day but for soem reason after i drop it  PEOPLE  keep
> > talkign about it, email eachother privatly like you said,   the onyl reason
> > i spoke up was to cute it off before it got out of hand , then when my
> > private emsal gets flooded from lister who wanna whine and ttel me the same
> > thign i have heard for years,   i end it wiht a pulblic statemnt and yet it
> > still continues,
> > so you knwo soem and might i say very littel abotu my medical history, that
> > is only issues wit my body which doe snot include damage recieved from
> > spinal ttaps, nerve conduction tess, eeg, emg, ekg, echo cardio grams, and
> > nerve blocks taht i have recieved that after a few years still ahve not warn
> > off, so i get lazy fingers and the such
> > any other medical  shti you guys wanna knwo?   blood type, last known
> > wherabouts, rank serial number,
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Neal Tovsen" <sixteen.volt@gte.net>
> > To: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
> > Cc: "Scirocco-L" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 5:53 PM
> > Subject: RE: The infamous typing thread, and why it needs to stop.
> >
> > > T Berk said:
> > > >  Naw, it may seem obvious but that is the problem- perception has run
> > > > rampant and this has devolved into a witch hunt.
> > >
> > > I'd agree with you, but with all due respect, I can't. Personally, I don't
> > > really care, and I've never been involved in the mess until this time.
> > Most
> > > people, like yourself, cut him slack every time he writes an email. Not
> > > everyone is willing to do this quietly. The law of assholes states that a
> > > certain percentage of people are always going to give Jonas shit for
> > typing
> > > horribly (section 13.216.b).
> > >
> > > Yes, it takes at least two people to start a flame war, so Jonas is
> > > certainly not the only one at fault. What fails to pass the logic test is
> > > that Jonas could bring an end to the whole thing peacefully, simply, and
> > > without any hurt reputations or feelings...yet he doesn't choose to. He
> > not
> > > only continues the core action (poor typing), but he quickly resorts to
> > > profanity and insults...which only eggs people on and escalates the verbal
> > > violence. IMHO, he has two options:
> > >
> > > 1) Give people a legit reason why he can't type. This way, we'll all
> > > understand him better, and no one will have any reason to razz him. I
> > don't
> > > care if it's a learning disorder or if a physical disability requires him
> > to
> > > type with his earlobes. As long as it's the truth, people will respect it.
> > > Obviously, if people are left to assume Jonas is merely lazy (the default
> > > assumption, I'd wager), then he's gonna get a lot of crap for it and
> > > everything stays the same.
> > >
> > > -or-
> > >
> > > 2) Type correctly.
> > >
> > > No one can force him to take any particular action, but as long as things
> > > don't change, they'll stay the same (get it? he-he...). Thus, the
> > "logical"
> > > assumption that if he has the power to change but doesn't choose to
> > change,
> > > he must therefore prefer the status quo. If someone can argue the
> > contrary,
> > > I'm open to a learning experience. What are the other possibilities?
> > >
> > > Scirocco content:
> > > Life is so good with new CV joints! I got the whole reman'd drive axles.
> > To
> > > my surprise, they were quite painless to install, too. Now, I just need to
> > > get the A/C working again...
> > >
> > > Neal
> > >
> > >
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