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Wherein we make a pithy, catty observation about pithy, catty criticism

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Wherein we make a pithy, catty observation about pithy, catty criticism

colubra
10/5/05 07:37 am
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When the only commentary you can make about anything is pithy and catty, it becomes hard for anyone else to discern that, at any point in human history, you ever liked anything.

Sometimes, the statement 'the glass was half full' is more reasonable than 'OH MY GOD, THIS GLASS OF MILK, IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY FULL! I AM FILLED WITH ANGUISH AND TORMENT BY ITS HALF-FULLNESS! ALSO I AM LACTOSE INTOLERANT! WHY WAS EVEN HALF A GLASS OF MILK GIVEN TO ME, ARE YOU PEOPLE ALL TRYING TO KILL ME???'

If you're attempting to provide valid criticism to others, it can be of help to step outside of your own subjective opinion and frame your thought as objectively as possible. It can even be of great help to do this.
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  • st_rev
    10/5/05 02:47 pm (UTC)
    STOP MAKING FUN OF ME WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS MAKING FUN OF ME

    • colubra
      10/5/05 02:50 pm (UTC)
      An excellent job of serving as jesting example, sir!

      • st_rev
        10/5/05 02:55 pm (UTC)
        I have a speech impediment that makes everything I say sound witheringly sarcastic. I can only sound sincere by staring at my feet and mumbling.

    • cubes
      10/5/05 03:55 pm (UTC)
      That is demonstrably false.

      HA!

      • st_rev
        10/5/05 03:57 pm (UTC)
        Okay, or by sounding like a radio announcer. But talking like a radio announcer does sound witheringly sarcastic in most social contexts.

    • ajpursell
      10/5/05 04:39 pm (UTC)
      Love that kids in the hall skit.

    • colubra
      10/5/05 04:46 pm (UTC)
      I'm Sorry! I don't speak a word of English.

  • esmerel
    10/5/05 03:49 pm (UTC)
    hehehehehe.

    I know people like that. Arg. :)

  • ajpursell
    10/5/05 04:38 pm (UTC)
    I love it when you get introspective about yourself.

    :)

    • colubra
      10/5/05 04:40 pm (UTC)
      Not just me. Though yes, I have been learning from the examples of others as far as stuff I may need to step down a bit on.
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    • colubra
      10/5/05 04:42 pm (UTC)
      After reading a couple people's unremittingly negative criticism, it finally reached the enough-is-enough point in my head.

  • feyandstrange
    10/5/05 09:13 pm (UTC)
    Many people react more strongly to emotional content than to actual logical content (more so when they are already in throes of emotion). Particularly when attempting to advise these sorts of people, while it is tempting as hell to use the chair-leg of sarcasm about their heads, you should not if you actually intend to advise. All they will hear is "withering sarcasm = he hates meee/he is mad at me" and become defensive or even offensive. Calm, reasoned logic does not have such sharp teeth, but may be easier to hear when it lacks emotional content.

    Just for another observed reason why it's handy sometimes. ;)

    • feyandstrange
      10/5/05 09:15 pm (UTC)
      ...but I really AM lactose-intolerant, damnit, and how DARE you call me that, it's lactose SENSATAVE you MEAN JERK oneelevenonebangone.

      (Humor can sometimes also penetrate.)

      • colubra
        10/5/05 09:26 pm (UTC)
        LOOK THE EXISTANCE OF DAIRY COWS IS NOT AT ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR LACTOSE INTOLERANCE!!!!!1!1!!1ONEoneONEONE!1!!11

  • aaronthemad
    10/5/05 09:19 pm (UTC)
    On an unrelated note, I've always pictured the half-full glass being full of water, not milk.

    • colubra
      10/5/05 09:24 pm (UTC)
      it seemed easier to mock someone for making the half-full glass about their lactose intolerance. :D

    • aaronthemad
      10/5/05 09:28 pm (UTC)
      I thought pragmatic concerns like that might have come into play in your choice of liquids. By the way, are you coming out to the viewing of Serenity tonight?

    • dalf
      10/6/05 02:35 am (UTC)
      hydrophobia?

  • Random Aside

    motleypolitico
    10/8/05 05:40 am (UTC)

    If I were to, hypothetically, be having fondue with some friends at my place on Friday the 14th, would you be interested?
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