From: paleblue@byron.u.washington.edu (Hermes)
Newsgroups: alt.angst
Subject: Re: logic confounding people unclear on the concept
Date: 22 Jan 1993 00:23:29 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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In article <dsmither.727645242@cunews> dsmither@alfred.carleton.ca (Diane Smithers) writes:
>Fine. You've never read the group before - that wasn't my point. Look,
>my point for the narrative device impaired is that you're obviously
>just a shit-disturber that is putting on an act.  

Does shit-disturber mean I don't act the way I'm supposed to act and so
people can't *re*act the way they're used to?  I guess this could be true.
Like I said, I haven't read this group long.  What does putting on an act
mean?  Does it mean I'm laughing at you?  But why would I laugh at you
when you seem like someone smart and interesting?  Does it mean I'm not
being honest?  Honest about what?  Should I tell you junk about my life
first before posting anything?  

Sorry about all the questions.  Like I said, I'm new here.
>
>Ha ha; whatever.  Again, I should obviously be more literal with you -
>but that is the image you are conveying: Cheer up; I try to avoid angst;
>(giggle) should I be a man or a woman? which has less angst - carrots
>or avaacados? etc..

Are these questions invalid?  Is there no way that an interesting 
conversation could start up?

Here I am asking questions again.  :)  I'm sorry, but I don't see what
the big deal is.  :(
>
>Your "dialect"?  Please.  With all due respect, I doubt it.  In
>context, you obviously have a frame of reference for what you are
>saying, but you are playing dumb.

Is playing dumb like putting on an act?  See, I have some dumb in me and
it's not dishonest to let it out once in a while.  We all have parts and
we can't show all our parts at once, so people only see some parts.  I'm 
sorry if you don't like my parts.  :(
> 
>For the record, the strong reply was for anyone else that was reading.
>I was meaning that *you* were annoying.  Do you need a brick to fall
>on your head?  

I understood what you meant and I still thought it was all right.  I'm 
like a saint or something! :)

There are many other groups that would suit your
>purposes (whatever they are) better 

What groups?  I'm like a bicycle.  Steer me and I'll go!

- but you are not dealing with a
>homogenous body of people, an 'audience' that can answer your
>questions about what this thing, 'angst' is that you so cheerfully try
>to avoid.  

Why would I want you to be homogeneous?  I like the cheerful variety. :)

And this is not an Angst Research Station, so quit posing
>theatrical questions about your gender. Again, my advice would be to
>find somewhere else to post - it is hard enough to negotiate meaning
>through this technological medium without deliberately shit-disturbing 
>people like yourself. 

Is the purpose of your group to eventually reach the truth through like
logic and reason and stuff?  In that case, maybe I am distracting.  I 
didn't know that's what you were into.  I thought it was like a discussion
group where ideas come and go like clouds and you all bat them around
this way and that way.  Maybe I was wrong. :(
>
>Diane S.
>
>
>- I guess I've answered my own previous question about whether these
>incursions of meddlingly insensitive 'happy' people happen frequently
>or not.

Why am I insensitive?  I don't remember trying to hurt anyone.  But I
guess if I were insensitive I wouldn't know I was insensitive since I'm
not sensitive, so there's no way to know really if I'm insensitive. :(
But if I am insensitive, I'm really sorry!

-Hermes

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