[penguicon-general] Big first names on nametags

[Jer]

I think my favorite part of these things is when people add to the spam by
saying "could you go off list"... from as far as I can tell... it went
off-list at.. umm... 3ish?  But BOING, it's back now.

-- 
-jer
jer.lance at gmail.com
http://www.ibloviate.org

On 6/25/07, Rachel Weisenfeld <rweisenfeld at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ok, this became a private conversation long ago.  Two primary offenders?
> Jer and Wolfger.  Can the two of you settle this off list please?
>
> On 6/25/07, Wolfger <wolfger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > What is your obsession with penis size?
> >
> > 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, 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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