What was this?
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coyote
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Wait, I don't think anyone is mocking you
I totally agree with you, and
Pookah was just riffing on the hackneyed "die in a fire" internet phrase
vj288
not actually Fiona Apple
Pookah
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*glares at Coyote with the power of a thousand suns*
coyote
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if only I could get her to cook for me sometime - mangia!
coyote
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I don't think you're trouble at all :]
scarednotshy
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probably generation gap (although i have kids spanning the generations) and internet ignorance and also ignorance regarding today's novels.
you came across to me as mocking, regardless of what others might say. but probably they know you better than i do.
but why would you write sarcastic and mocking posts to me, whom you don't know, when i was trying to encourage those with sp?
if you were just trying to be funny to be friendly or based on my misspelling, fine i can understand. but please try to understand you are a stranger to me and what you wrote i saw as extremely sarcastic (although i do love sarcasm under most circumstances) and mocking.
if we knew each other and we had that kind of relationship i'd be okay with that. but seeing we're strangers it hurt, regardless of the references to books or internet talk.
i hope you understand. even on a forum i still suffer from sp and what people say and how they say it affects me.
you came across to me as mocking, regardless of what others might say. but probably they know you better than i do.
but why would you write sarcastic and mocking posts to me, whom you don't know, when i was trying to encourage those with sp?
if you were just trying to be funny to be friendly or based on my misspelling, fine i can understand. but please try to understand you are a stranger to me and what you wrote i saw as extremely sarcastic (although i do love sarcasm under most circumstances) and mocking.
if we knew each other and we had that kind of relationship i'd be okay with that. but seeing we're strangers it hurt, regardless of the references to books or internet talk.
i hope you understand. even on a forum i still suffer from sp and what people say and how they say it affects me.
vj288
not actually Fiona Apple
Well, if I was walking down a dark alley I wouldn't want to come across a carrot cake making lover of Ocelots. Talk about scary.
Pookah
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Yeah, I'm sorry. It was good-natured silliness I assure you. I was just commenting in a light mooded way. Misspelling bread isn't a big deal, so I said "mmm rare bread" to demonstrate we aren't grammar or spelling nazis around here, aka laid back.
As for die in a fire. Your comment didn't come off as completely serious, I thought you were just making a dramatic statement to emphasize. So I responded with more silliness. This is just my nature as most of my interaction occurs on the internet.
As for die in a fire. Your comment didn't come off as completely serious, I thought you were just making a dramatic statement to emphasize. So I responded with more silliness. This is just my nature as most of my interaction occurs on the internet.
scarednotshy
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POOKAH, just knowing you meant no harm means the world to me. Forgive me if I overreacted.
God, socializing is so hard. I think in person is worse but online can bring its share of misunderstanding....
Thank you Pookah for being sensitive and understanding...
g'night!!!!
Falkor
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I don't think the other person was judging you, because she was in the same position, being socially anxious and feeling shy around you.
It would be cool if you two can get to know eachother, because you could make a good friend i think. But still that's hard I know, because you don't know anything about her. But I think she is just very shy or have SA too.
It's good to see other people with SA, because you can see you are not the only one being shy around people (or maybe even awkward) and that makes it's so inspiring because these people are just like us!
But we don't see them every day.
It would be cool if you two can get to know eachother, because you could make a good friend i think. But still that's hard I know, because you don't know anything about her. But I think she is just very shy or have SA too.
It's good to see other people with SA, because you can see you are not the only one being shy around people (or maybe even awkward) and that makes it's so inspiring because these people are just like us!
But we don't see them every day.
Rembrandt Broam
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vj288
not actually Fiona Apple
Yeah, my money's on her being an Ashton Kutcher fan.
You know, I give up, you guys win. The only possible explanation is when she Aston Kutcher, her idol, walking towards her she was so nervous she had to look down. Once she got past me, she looked back to make she wasn't hallucinating.
vj288
not actually Fiona Apple
Thank You! That's the exact point I was trying to make for the reason why she looked back!
Ah very shy yes, there are other explanations maybe she felt you were too pretty, tall etc or any other trait she was over-conscious about, some people can't make eye-to-eye contact even confident ones, I can even-though I am shy, I never turn my eyes away from anyone, I think it's polite to face people it's a sign of respect, when someone can't look me in the eyes, there's something wrong.
what's wrong with a beard?