clep psychology-advices please

Still stingin' from our previous encounter, I see. Anyway... I wear such criticism from the likes of you as a badge of honor.

Stop being almost nice, Ted. Coming from you, it's disorienting. [just kiddin' around]

Fortunately, there are tons of other threads in which I've posted here that paint a somewhat different picture. That said, I'm just as happy with what I've written in this one as I am in any of those. People waste alot of time in life trying to make everyone like them. I'm guessing I don't have to tell you whether or not I'm one of them.

I'm sorry... I didn't mean to make you feel left out. Would you like me to go over there and welcome you? [kidding]

I agree. But I'm pretty sure that we who routinely do so don't have to suffer fools along the way. Anyway... my body of posts here will clearly show that I do -- with regularity, unselfishness and an unambiguous thoroughness -- the very thing you're say we should be doing around here. On balance, there are a tiny handful of posts/threads in which I come across as I am coming across here, and the overwhelming majority of my others would, based on what you're saying is the purpose of these fora, make you proud! Heaven forbid I should dare to deviate from my normal ways around here to complain about anything.

So let me get this straight: When I use the word "ass," it's an immature stoop to profanity; but when you use it... well... you know the rest.

As what? So... there's... like... what... some guy in Japan whom the government has authorized to bestow official and sacred martial arts titles on people there... or here?

Anyway... how right about you could he have possibly been, what with your not even knowing how inapprorpriate it is for a martial arts "expert" -- and teacher -- to be making thinly-veiled threats, and all.

First of all, writing and spelling was never really my complaint. The pivotal issue was the chatroom-like, all-lowercase bastardization of written English... a real button-pusher for me, I admit. I don't know how many more ways and times I can make that clear to you. At this point, your failure -- ne, refusal -- to understand it, and then to continue to call it what it isn't, is completely on you.

Secondly, what makes you think I'm not a martial arts expert? I mean, I never said I was, or that I wasn't. Nor am I addressing that point, now. But how do you know I didn't take... oh... let's say, for example... six years of Tai Kwan Do in the late '70s and early '80s? Hmm?

And, anyway... your questions are evasive. My being or not being an expert in martial arts notwithstanding, are you suggesting that every martial arts student in the history of the universe hasn't been taught, from the very first day, that skills learned in the practice of the art should never be used as an offensive weapon -- especially in response to mere words? Is that what you're saying? Or were your questions of challenge to my right to ask your way of avoiding making an answer?

Ass or no ass, at least I wear my mistakes. But instead of just wearing that you screwed-up on this (heck, you could have just blamed it on the drugs, for godsake... and we all would have accepted that), you try to distract the reader away from your unconscionable behavior by asking my qualifications to point it out to point it out in the first place... a thing made even worse by the fact that you're an instructor.

Oh, but wait... it gets even better: In addtion to not taking responsibility for actions, you continue them... as we can see below. Count your blessings, renshi, that yours is not a regulated -- or, if it is, not a closely regulated -- line of work... 'cause I'm pretty sure your state licensing board would, if it were, be fairly interested in your behavior here.

That said, I choose to blame it on the narcotics. I'm sure you're not really the insecure, threatening, immature person that you appear, here, to be. It's gotta' be the drugs. That's what I choose to believe.

Of course you were. Don't pee on my leg and then tell me it's raining. It doesn't even require a particularly careful re-reading of your earlier words, herein, to see that that's pretty much exactly what you were doing. Gimmee a break.

Ya' know... I've never really understood why people use that phrase. Do they mean to suggest that whatever they've said up to that point isn't the truth? If not, then is the declaration itself even truthful? I mean... were they lying then, or are they lying now?

Or did you really mean, "But, to be candid..."?

Oy.

a) And still you threaten, as I pointed-out, above, you continue to do rather than just wearing your indescretion, like a man, and then just moving on. [shakes head in disbelief]

b) Don't be so sure, tough guy.

Oh, c'mon... if it were fine with you, you'd have done it. I knew it wouldn't actually be, hence the reason I offered it. Earlier, herein, I pointed out -- a couple of times, actually -- that for you this had gone way beyond my reaction to the thread-starting post and that, instead, you were now simply wanting to fight -- for its sake, alone, I strongly suspect. I extended the olive branch because I knew you wouldn't be able to resist smacking it out of my hand first before pretending to be willing to grudgingly accept it if I insisted... thereby proving my point, of course. The irrational can always be counted on to make the debate easier for their opponents. Thank you for the effortlessness of this.

Only 'cause you did... even after I tried to bury the hatchet and move on... just as I knew you would, Mr. Predictable.

So, then, renshi... are we... like... done yet? I mean... would it help if you had the last word or something so that we can all just go do other, far more interesting stuff? How do we bring this silliness to an end? Hmm?

Oh, yeah... one more thing... seriously... all rancor and... well... whatever the hell else it is we're doin' here aside: Earlier you mentioned something about partial paralysis. That's just temporary, right? I mean... notwithstanind all the crap we're tossin' at each other which really isn't important, I'll ask about something that is: You're okay, right? I mean, I can debate a guy 'til one or both of us is purple in the face, but that doesn't mean I want anything bad to happen to him. So, you're okay, right... if not now, then you will be in time?

 

"As what? So... there's... like... what... some guy in Japan whom the government has authorized to bestow official and sacred martial arts titles on people there... or here?"


There are associations in Japan that have that power that is bestowed to them by several diffrent Japanese govermental bodies. These associations have that power. The head masters of these associations have the authority to award formal titles.


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Anyway... how right about you could he have possibly been, what with your not even knowing how inapprorpriate it is for a martial arts "expert" -- and teacher -- to be making thinly-veiled threats, and all."


You can take it any way you want, There is no threat given unless you take it that way.


"Secondly, what makes you think I'm not a martial arts expert? I mean, I never said I was, or that I wasn't. Nor am I addressing that point, now. But how do you know I didn't take... oh... let's say, for example... six years of Tai Kwan Do in the late '70s and early '80s? Hmm?"


You are a joke! after doing Tae Kwon Do for 6years I figured you being such an expert on English language usage would know how to spell TAE Kwon DO!!!


"And, anyway... your questions are evasive. My being or not being an expert in martial arts notwithstanding, are you suggesting that every martial arts student in the history of the universe hasn't been taught, from the very first day, that skills learned in the practice of the art should never be used as an offensive weapon -- especially in response to mere words? Is that what you're saying? Or were your questions of challenge to my right to ask your way of avoiding making an answer?"


This all started after all I did was simply defend XYgirl, when you were being a jerk. So im not being offensive the way I figure it is you want to come into my personal space that is self-defense.


"So let me get this straight: When I use the word "ass," it's an immature stoop to profanity; but when you use it... well... you know the rest."

I figured I would stoop to your level.


"Oh, but wait... it gets even better: In addtion to not taking responsibility for actions, you continue them... as we can see below. Count your blessings, renshi, that yours is not a regulated -- or, if it is, not a closely regulated -- line of work... 'cause I'm pretty sure your state licensing board would, if it were, be fairly interested in your behavior here."


If there was some type of board of which there will never be they would read all of the posts and unlike you are able to see that your a jerk. Plus if there was some type of board they would, first of all know what type of person and character that I posses. My website is for a Non-profit karate school to help kids. I have never made a dime from it and that makes it really tough now since I collect a measley little disability pension. But I put the welfare of my kids(students) first, even if that costs me money.


"Oh, c'mon... if it were fine with you, you'd have done it. I knew it wouldn't actually be, hence the reason I offered it. Earlier, herein, I pointed out -- a couple of times, actually -- that for you this had gone way beyond my reaction to the thread-starting post and that, instead, you were now simply wanting to fight -- for its sake, alone, I strongly suspect. I extended the olive branch because I knew you wouldn't be able to resist smacking it out of my hand first before pretending to be willing to grudgingly accept it if I insisted... thereby proving my point, of course. The irrational can always be counted on to make the debate easier for their opponents. Thank you for the effortlessness of this."


You asked to shake hands right after you spoke all that crap earlier in the same post. That dosent sound like extending a hand to me.
The funny thing is you dont think you were or are wrong, all I said the first time before you attacked me was
Hey DesElms layoff of her, this board isnt graded on grammer. you appoligized to her after you found out that English wasnt XYgirls first language. the bottom line is you shouldnt have said it in the first place. She was new to the forum and you should have known that since it says New Member right under her name.


"Oh, yeah... one more thing... seriously... all rancor and... well... whatever the hell else it is we're doin' here aside: Earlier you mentioned something about partial paralysis. That's just temporary, right? I mean... notwithstanind all the crap we're tossin' at each other which really isn't important, I'll ask about something that is: You're okay, right? I mean, I can debate a guy 'til one or both of us is purple in the face, but that doesn't mean I want anything bad to happen to him. So, you're okay, right... if not now, then you will be in time?

No im permanetly disabled, im on this forum to finish up my degree for personal reasons as it will never have any utility. The narcotic drugs are a nasty part of my life, which I wish I didnt have to use. But unless they get a better grasp on stem cell research in the future im stuck.


"Ass or no ass, at least I wear my mistakes. But instead of just wearing that you screwed-up on this (heck, you could have just blamed it on the drugs, for godsake... and we all would have accepted that), you try to distract the reader away from your unconscionable behavior by asking my qualifications to point it out to point it out in the first place... a thing made even worse by the fact that you're an instructor. "

This has got to be a joke! How do you figure I screwed up on this? If you have read the other posts your the one who is wrong here, No one has sided with you. You state you wear your mistakes, I find that hard to believe if you cant figure out how wrong you are. And what type of behavior have I done that is Unconscionable???

 

Renshi, one of us needs to just stop, or this will obviously never end. We're not going to agree. We're not seeing this through the same color glasses. There is no resolution. And, anyway, veritas nimium altercando amittitur.

Perhaps we should just agree to disagree. There's nothing wrong with that.

I stand by every word I've written here and, apparently, so do you. There's nothing wrong with that, either.

Let the record be what it is. If I am judged badly here, so be it. I'll sleep the same, regardless.

I'll say this much, though: I'm terribly sorry to learn that your paralysis is permanent. I did read your web site, actually. And I already figured out that you were doing a good thing for kids. That's admirable, and you have that from me for that. I just hope you're teaching kids that it should never be used offensivelly... especially in response to mere words. I'm sure you are.

Let's just move on, shall we? We could tit-for-tat ourselves to death, here. I've got a response for everything you wrote... but to what end, at this point? Let's forget about it, okay?

You're a decent guy -- nice and better, I'm guessing, than I've given you credit for here. And I'm alot nicer guy than you'll probably ever believe or give me credit for. Let's just chalk it up to having caught one another on a bad day... a worse day for you, it appears, than for me. I hope you start feeling better soon... and get off the pain-killers. Being on pain-killers always sucks. I hope they will soon no longer be a part of your life; and that whatever your injuries, they don't keep you from continuing to help kids as you've been doing.

Let's just move on now, eh? If I'm ever in your neck of the woods -- or vice versa -- maybe you'll let me buy you a beer...

...that is, if you don't beat me up first.

(Okay, okay... I'm sorry. I just couldn't resist. I'm kidding, for godsake!)

Peace.

 

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Haha!

Now THAT was pretty funny given the tone of the last few posts.

This is like a staged farce where a minor character steps out after the main conflict's climax and says something like...
"Look, I found the sardines!"

Nicely done! I was rolling!

 

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