[penguicon-general] Big first names on nametags

[Jer]

On 6/25/07, Wolfger <wolfger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/25/07, Jer <jer.lance at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 6/25/07, Wolfger <wolfger at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 6/25/07, Seth <sethb at panix.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is telling people that a bad neighborhood is dangerous a veiled
> > > > threat?
> > >
> > > It can be. Especially when you're phrasing it like "you should do what
> > > I want you to, because if you don't, bad things could happen to you".
> > > Sounds very much like a mafia "protection" offer.
> >
> > Melodramatic much?  Yes, he was clearly threatening to haxor your gibson
> if
> > you didn't do what he said.
>
> Who's being melodramatic? I was simply answering the man's question.
> Yes, stating a fact *can* be a veiled threat, and how you phrase the
> statement of fact is rather crucial in whether or not somebody
> perceives it as a threat. Just as how one phrases the answer to a
> question can affect whether or not somebody perceives the answer to be
> melodramatic.
> Let's see if you can detect the difference in these two statements:
>
> "If you want to make it a challenge to identify you, remember that
> you're at a convention full of the kind of people who, if they take up
> that challenge, will find not only your name, but your entire history,
> credit rating, and every embarassing thing you've ever done."
>
> "If you want to make it a challenge to find you, remember that you're
> in a business full of the kind of people who, if they take up that
> challenge, will find not only you, but your entire family, pet dog,
> and which graveyard you'd like to be buried in."
>
> Hint: I did simple word/phrase substitutions that really didn't alter
> the context whatsoever.


Hint:  Neither are threats.

Okay, you win, your dick is huge, mine is tiny.  Can we move on?  Pretty
please?
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