On Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 5:19:33 PM UTC-5, Casa del Sol naciente wrote:
> On 12/16/2017 2:54 PM, wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 3:01:42 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Sat, 16 Dec 2017 13:58:22 -0600, Sqwertz >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:05:12 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Wow, I saw your name and was expecting something negative. What a
> >>>> pleasant surprise. But I know this could be the calm before the
> >>>> storm.
> >>>
> >>> He's sucking up to you. It's gives his meager existence some meaning..
> >>> Don't worry. It's not genuine. He tries to do this to everybody new
> >>> here but only the gullible ones (like Wayne and Cheri) continue to
> >>> fall for it. He'll be forging you in no time.
> >>
> >> Most of this newsgroup fall for it. I'm often surprised at how dumb
> >> the average person is.
> >
> >
> > The older I get the more pleasure I get from realizing just how dumb I am. One of my favorite recreations now is making mistakes, as long as they are not life threatening or brutal in some way. I enjoy finding out how wrong I can be about things sometimes. But even if Casa's comments are an act, and I don't think they are, that too is ok as I enjoy the give and take and can handle even harsh or opposing comments from anyone on the board as it's part of what newsgroups are all about. Thanks for your comments too.
> >
> > TJ
> >
>
> That was exceedingly gracious of you to speak to the troll so candidly.
>
> I clearly misread your early forays here a bit.


Well, I'm going to tell you now what I told you before - I actually enjoy when threads go off topic. This one has. If I don't like the direction it takes or feel I have nothing to offer in the way of advice or humor or anything else, I'll bow out. Otherwise I'll stick with the thread. I don't think any thread can get really large without going off topic. I don't mind 'trolls' either, as long as they're not mean spirited. Even that is ok, but not all the time. I don't see too much of that in this group. About 10 years ago or more I hung out at a comedy newsgroup, highly populated, lots of arguments in a fun way, sometimes heated, and then factions developed and the place split apart. Compared to that group this one is peace on earth.. Anyway, I do enjoy when a thread goes off topic, and I sometimes might be a direct cause of that happening, but never with the intention of ruining the thread. I typically don't go in that direction unless I see it's heading that way - sort of like a guy who won't mess with another guy's wife unless he sees they're heading for divorce anyway. Hah hah hah.............