Some interesting(?) history stuff...

"David Snedeker" wrote

.. Bottomline is its like you
are wearing a sign and have arranged for your own punishment for something
you didn't do, but fatalistically want to be punished for. With a pattern
of
taunts, you successfully bait others (me included) into punishing you. And
that is weird. I sincerely wish that I was not susceptible to this game.

hellfire, david, don't sweat it. we all have our flaws.

yfitons
wayno (but, there's no getting around the fact that obsessing over wolfgang
is *serious* ****...)

"David Snedeker" wrote

.. Bottomline is its like you
are wearing a sign and have arranged for your own punishment for something
you didn't do, but fatalistically want to be punished for. With a pattern
of
taunts, you successfully bait others (me included) into punishing you. And
that is weird. I sincerely wish that I was not susceptible to this game.

hellfire, david, don't sweat it. we all have our flaws.

yfitons
wayno (but, there's no getting around the fact that obsessing over wolfgang
is *serious* ****...)

"David Snedeker" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"David Snedeker" wrote in message
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Well you are not the first to find Hegi less than perfect,

Still, she was all the rage 29 hours ago.

but at least she
and a few others have tried to positively address the issue of
intergenerational guilt and personality disorders endemic with children
of
the Third Reich.

Ah, the sins of the fathers and all that, eh? Well, I suppose anyone who
traded in that coin would also be content to rest on their laurels,
ainna?

Wolfgang
who, busy enough with his own life, can think of no good reason to try to
live someone else's.


That may well be,

Oh, it is......trust me.

but none of this would come up if you weren't so prone to
set yourself up pretty consistently as the loud and didactic arbiter of
who
is racist, sexist, or anti-Semitic whenever you hear something about
ethnicity, women, or Israel that you don't understand.

It ain't easy being loud in a text based medium. Maybe when you grow up
I'll teach you how it's done. And I don't think you know what "didactic" or
"arbiter" means.

This comes up from time to time because there are several people here who
demonstrate a remarkable inability to cloak their respective pathologies.
You are a shining light among them.

As for what I don't understand.......well, teach me something.

Combined with the
instant put-down of any post with generational content, its is a pretty
consistent pattern.

"Generational content". I like that. It sounds so.......so......I
dunno.....professorial or something.

The "sins of the father" crap dodges the issue. Bottomline is its like you
are wearing a sign and have arranged for your own punishment for something
you didn't do, but fatalistically want to be punished for.

Yes, I need to be punished. I've been VERY naughty. And my, what a
spanking good job you do of it!

With a pattern of
taunts, you successfully bait others (me included) into punishing you.

Sometimes it helps........the voice go away for a little while. Well, not
really away away.......they sort of fade or say I don't have to kill
anymore.......but I know they don't mean it......they HATE me!

And
that is weird. I sincerely wish that I was not susceptible to this game.

Well, you see what wishing gets you? Some things never change, ainna?

Wolfgang
who sometimes wishes he knew what words like projection and transference
mean.

"David Snedeker" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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"David Snedeker" wrote in message
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Well you are not the first to find Hegi less than perfect,

Still, she was all the rage 29 hours ago.

but at least she
and a few others have tried to positively address the issue of
intergenerational guilt and personality disorders endemic with children
of
the Third Reich.

Ah, the sins of the fathers and all that, eh? Well, I suppose anyone who
traded in that coin would also be content to rest on their laurels,
ainna?

Wolfgang
who, busy enough with his own life, can think of no good reason to try to
live someone else's.


That may well be,

Oh, it is......trust me.

but none of this would come up if you weren't so prone to
set yourself up pretty consistently as the loud and didactic arbiter of
who
is racist, sexist, or anti-Semitic whenever you hear something about
ethnicity, women, or Israel that you don't understand.

It ain't easy being loud in a text based medium. Maybe when you grow up
I'll teach you how it's done. And I don't think you know what "didactic" or
"arbiter" means.

This comes up from time to time because there are several people here who
demonstrate a remarkable inability to cloak their respective pathologies.
You are a shining light among them.

As for what I don't understand.......well, teach me something.

Combined with the
instant put-down of any post with generational content, its is a pretty
consistent pattern.

"Generational content". I like that. It sounds so.......so......I
dunno.....professorial or something.

The "sins of the father" crap dodges the issue. Bottomline is its like you
are wearing a sign and have arranged for your own punishment for something
you didn't do, but fatalistically want to be punished for.

Yes, I need to be punished. I've been VERY naughty. And my, what a
spanking good job you do of it!

With a pattern of
taunts, you successfully bait others (me included) into punishing you.

Sometimes it helps........the voice go away for a little while. Well, not
really away away.......they sort of fade or say I don't have to kill
anymore.......but I know they don't mean it......they HATE me!

And
that is weird. I sincerely wish that I was not susceptible to this game.

Well, you see what wishing gets you? Some things never change, ainna?

Wolfgang
who sometimes wishes he knew what words like projection and transference
mean.

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:19:22 -0500, William Claspy
wrote:

On 2/17/05 12:02 PM, in article ,
" wrote:

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:43:24 -0500, William Claspy
wrote:

On 2/17/05 11:38 AM, in article , "Conan the
Librarian" wrote:

wrote:
And if you like "absinthe"-esque drinks, try a Herbsaint frappe, rather
than a drip. I'll have an occasional drip with tourist-type visitors,
simply because we have the equipment and the visitors think it is neat,
but I prefer a frappe, with Peychaud bitters, a little simple syrup,
Herbsaint, and poured over fine ice pieces (crushed will work in a
pinch, but IMO, shaved ice melts too fast).

I've read about the frappe, but really don't care for any of the
herb-flavored stuff. In fact, probably the worst-tasting booze I've
ever had was the Hungarian "national drink" Unicum (yes, that's what
it's called), which is supposedly made of a blend of 40+ herbs and
spices. It smells like hospital disinfectant and tastes like ... well,
what you'd expect hospital disinfectant laced with lawn clippings to
taste like. It also leaves an aftertaste that takes about a day to get
rid of.

Have you had Becherovka (http://www.becher.cz/en/index2.php)? I actually
like the stuff, though I was more enthusiastic about it while sitting on a
sidewalk café in Prague than I am with the bottle that I brought home.

My favorite herb apertif is Campari. A tumbler with Campari and soda on the
rocks is one heck of a drink to ease you through a summer afternoon!

Have you tried a Negroni - Campari, sweet red vermouth, and gin, in
equal parts?

I have not, but will put it on my "to drink" list (which sits just across
the bar from my "to read" list :-)

And couple of others in the "New Orleans" vein you may wish to try - a
Ramos Gin Fizz and a Sazerac. Here's are how we make them, but these
aren't the full-blown "true" or "original" recipes. Frankly, most folks
I know appreciate the showmanship of the "true" versions (for example,
many bartenders spin-flip the Sazerac glass to coat it with Herbsaint
and muddle a sugar cube with the bitters and do showy egg separations
for the Fizz) at the local locations that do them "right," but don't go
through all the hoops at home - YMMV, of course.

Gin Fizz - generous shot of gin (a couple of ounces or so), an egg
white, a little of either orange flower water (if you happen to have
it, but IMO, it really isn't necessary - a teaspoon or so of OJ in some
simple syrup is fine), a dash of Peychaud bitters, and if you have it (I
know it sounds like heresy, but it really is good in one), some French
vanilla coffee creamer - so far, every brand is about the same - if not,
actual cream, a little lemon or lime juice. Shake WELL with ice and
pour it all into glass or strain if you prefer. This has almost no gin
or even liquor taste - it's almost like a vanilla milkshake - and ladies
generally love them.

Sazerac - put some bourbon in the freezer some time ahead of making the
drink. Put a good dash of Peychaud over sugar in the bottom of a glass,
muddled or at least let dissolve. Add a generous dash of Herbsaint and
a healthy jigger of the ice-cold bourbon and twist some lemon peel over
it (but don't add the peel). This one is often an acquired taste thing
- you'll either love it or not want to finish it.

And one a group of us invented one Sunday morning, the Herbsaint
Screwmosa - basically, a beefed-up Mimosa: a shot of ice-cold vodka,
three shots of good OJ, a dash of Herbsaint, and decent champagne or
sparking wine.

Cheers,
R

David Snedeker wrote:
snip
With a pattern of taunts, you successfully bait others (me
included) into punishing you. And that is weird. I sincerely wish
that I was not susceptible to this game.

POTY? Could be - it's early yet.
If this *is* a game one of you is playing tennis and the other is
playing catch. ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:41:05 -0500, "Tim J."
wrote:

David Snedeker wrote:
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With a pattern of taunts, you successfully bait others (me
included) into punishing you. And that is weird. I sincerely wish
that I was not susceptible to this game.

POTY? Could be - it's early yet.
If this *is* a game one of you is playing tennis and the other is
playing catch. ;-)

OOOOH! So THAT explains part of it...but one is trying to play catch
with a split ping-pong bat and a handful of grits and ROFF's own Bobby
Riggs is double-faulting with a wet grocer's bag and a cracked wiffle
ball...as to who is who, just mix-n-match...

HTH,
R

"Tim J." wrote in message
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Tom Nakashima wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in message
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William Claspy wrote:
On 2/17/05 12:15 PM, in article , "Conan
the Librarian" wrote:

William Claspy wrote:
My favorite herb apertif is Campari. A tumbler with Campari and
soda on the rocks is one heck of a drink to ease you through a
summer afternoon!

OK, as another hard-drinking librarian, I am ashamed to say
that I've never even tried Campari. What does it taste like?

Like the warm breeze across a Tuscan vista.

Like the curve of Sophia Loren's hips.

Like the song of a gondolier.

Like the...

QUICK! Someone grab Bill and get him out of the romance novel
section!

Are you sure he's in the romance section? Sophia Loren is 70!

...and she still turns heads. Classic, classic beauty.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Tim, I hope you didn't misunderstand me, indeed Ms. Loren is a "Classic
Beauty" at age 70, and agree she still turns a lot of heads, it's just that
she's a little young for me. I like them 85 or older.
-tom

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
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"David Snedeker" wrote


hellfire, david, don't sweat it. we all have our flaws.

yfitons
wayno (but, there's no getting around the fact that obsessing over
wolfgang
is *serious* ****...)


Flaws-r-Us. But I think I've associated this one with picture framing
procrastination. :-)

Dave