LS Lessons I've Learned

BT: I'm a fan of Star Wars and Yoda as well. So much, in fact, I found great and funny usefulness of many of Yoda's quotes.

“Always two there are, no more, no less. A master and an apprentice.” First off, I will try to keep my sentences short for you and your "friend" for the purpose of comprehension when you do quote me, since you have a distinct issue with interpretation from connecting phrases with conjunctions, but you still may be in for a long read. You have made quite a few accusations that I will gladly address, you not so much.

Before we start: “Do not assume anything Obi-Wan. Clear your mind must be if you are to find the real villains behind this plot.“ Has he gathered that posse to come after me yet? “Good relations with the Wookiees, I have.” Am I going to get any more emails about his emails, texts and calls to conduct such a conspiracy or has he given up on that idea yet? I do keep my tax filing information for 8 years, does he request the same? “The dark side clouds everything. Impossible to see the future is.” :black-toothed-grin:

Now we can continue...............

“Ow, ow, OW! On my ear you are!” You can’t remember last week but in the same post can remember two weeks ago huh? Now that’s definitely slick! Just for the sake of letting it be known, you knew and have even so much as posted acknowledging the past friction and blocking between your close "friends" and myself. We certainly won’t need to count the times you have quoted me with a sidetracking analysis of my posts, which is another few gut laughs. It's also obvious you like replying to me and about me with some form of half wit backhanded compliments. “Control, control, you must learn control!” You sir, should look in the mirror at your own vanity for your proclaimed butt-hurt and apply a bandage because those passive-aggressive replies hold no weight with me, although admit being without barr to others, kudos. “Only the Dark Lord of the Sith knows of our weakness. If informed the senate is, multiply our adversaries will.” I have most enjoyed your obviously diverse form of chastisement; it makes just enough of a visible presence to let it be known it bothers you and you'll gladly jump any opportunity to scratch it, time and time again. Your analysis of quoting of my words are seemingly of a “wondering type”; Instead of questioning others what I might have meant in my posts, you could ask me, but that's not how an opportunist operates.

Blocked...To be or Not to Be.

I can't decide whether this is good fodder for here, or elsewhere. Hard to see the dark side is.

Tramp

Tramp,

Ron and HFT have provided you with yet another notable lesson; Blocking, much like success, is never final.

BT

Lessons I've learned and forgotten; be specific. ...Which Tuesday?...is that am or pm?...

St James... Though, the Dakotas are 2 of the last 3 states I've yet to visit...

BT

San Diego or South Dakota.

Lesson No. 32:

Don't believe everything you hear in these hallowed halls. It ain't always true.

This is especially the case when what you hear includes words like always, everyone, totally, and the like. The only thing that I’ve found to even come close to always being true is that the folks who think a thing is always true for everybody are almost always, totally wrong.

Tramp

(Inspiration from BT)

RonKathy, I think those that block have a second FREE SITE and read the posts anyway.

Everyone who can :-(

SD trip in the docket for early June. Beers on the docket too, if you're in town.

BT

I acn hardly remember who I blocked, let alone who others block.

Except Nutcal. Everyone blocks Nutcal.

Allen, I don't usually recall last week, let alone last year, and as far as who you have and haven't blocked, every time someone tosses a stone your way, you get all butt-hurt and block them. So, whether I remembered or not, I guess that I should have just made the assumption.

You know, for someone who has people blocked though, you sure don't miss an opportunity to comment on their posts.

As for me getting all "amped up", maybe you should reread that post of yours and think about it for a minute.

i have no plans to block you, Allen. You're too funny a guy.

BT

...Two weeks ago, I was slick. Today, I'm deep. That's some funny shit right there.

All pictures are ten to twenty years out of date and at lest thirty pounds lighter then they really are.

“Since I wasn't sure whether or not you and Allen have each other blocked”

BT: lol Another couple GREAT gut laughs from you! You knew that from last year; you have prior posts indicating acknowledgment and had been quoting me as well. I see, you’re still amped about needing help from cartoons, how sweet, but what surprises me is all that typing and you didn’t miss a stroke nor wasted a drop. I knew you were a deep person.

~Allen

"You seem to have developed both. In their absence, there is only anger and resentment. Kudos to you! "

My friend, that's probably the kindest thing anyone has said of me in a good long while. I am genuinely thankful for it. It means a lot coming from someone who's been around as long as you have (the fora I mean).

I truly don't take myself very seriously, and I don't hold grudges. I don't wish a bad thought on anyone here, no matter to what degree they might dislike me. I've been accused of plenty, and probably guilty of most of it. I do try and learn from my mistakes though, as well as those of others I see. Sometimes I'm successful and sometimes I'm not. Just a work in progress I suppose. ;^D

Tramp

You rotten scoundrel you.

My previous post has bugged me for nearly two hrs. with all the typos (to say nothing of the fact that I forgot to sign it).
So I finally gave in, reposted it, and was just about to delete the first version. Now I don't want to do that because it would mess up your reply. Oh well, such is my lot.

I am going to just leave it as is with an apology for the redundancy to anyone who finds themselves scratching their heads.

Tramp

So good of you, BT. ;^/

And yes, Allen blocked me about ten months ago when he and I got really sideways after he appeared from nowhere with an insult. We had joked around many times in the forums, and there had even been more than a few comical emails between us, so the unprovoked insult caught me by surprise. But as you know, I'm always up to wrestle around a bit (in good fun), so off we went.

Within a dozen posts, Allen blocked us and went about the forums telling everyone of his move. OK, he was genuinely pissed I reckon.

Now, since that time I pretty much try to stay out of, or back away from, conversations if it becomes apparent that he is a significant part of it. In a more perfect world, he'd do the same, but we don't live in one of those, right? Hell, he even dropped by a recent thread to slander me a little simply because a couple of folks had paid ole Tramp a compliment with a kind remark or two. Go figure.

The conversation that he seems to be referring to (and that's really anyone's guess) appeared to be one of the above described based on the parts that I could see. Though I have a lot of thoughts about that topic, I backed away from it as soon as I realized that he was a big part of it. I did this due to the amount of respect I have for myself, not him. It just seems to be the right thing to do.

I will constantly see things about town and/or in these forums that will remind me of Lessons (so to speak) that I believe I've learned. When I do, I will make some whimsical addition to my Tramp LS Lessons here. They are intended more as an act of amusing myself than anything else, really. The postings that I make here don't target anyone, nor do I have anyone in particular in mind. These are just ramblings.

Tramp

(Sorry for the repost, but I noticed too many typos to ignore.)

Tramp,

My only guess is that he was seething so much at being challenged, right or wrong, in that other thread that he typed the comment below and didn't proof it before sending it. I mean, it's meant to be an explanation to Crazy4us2's question, but I'm sure that neither they, nor anyone else whose read it have any idea what that ramble was all about.

As Yoda might say, strong in that one is the irony of not understanding, or to paraphrase a few lines from The Princess Bride, he keeps using those words. I do not think they mean what he thinks they mean.

The funny thing about these forums is that no one is always right (Feel free to make that #32. I'd be honored.). ...Not even that VA guy. Based on that, if you really want to enjoy the fora experience, you develop a thick skin and/or the ability to laugh at yourself.

You seem to have developed both. In their absence, there is only anger and resentment. Kudos to you!

BT

L&T,

Since I wasn't sure whether or not you and Allen have each other blocked, I thought you might have missed his explanation to Crazy4us2 with regard to your Lesson #30.

It's a concise, clear response of, I believe (it's hard to really tell), only two (2) sentences, but I think it explains things quite clearly and definitely bears repeating...and might likely qualify for a Post Of The Day nomination.

Ready? Here it is...

"It’s about a misconstrued post that spewed off the equivalent to some angry community mother bullshit that was happily and intentionally let head off in a wrong direction just for spite of null arguments, debate and misrepresentation, that he is trying to cash in on as a lesson he’s learned, when in fact, the lesson learned should have been that the female that fired off the first shot should have tightened the blinders, focusing into not only what was being said from the beginning, but also how it was being said; while adding a gut laugh of irony of not understanding even after being clued in of the blunder. Such a perfect place to put this too."

Again, just in case you had missed this explanation earlier.

Personally, I really liked the "...gut laugh of irony of not understanding..." part.

T...Looking forward to #32 and beyond.

BT

LS Lesson #1 I learned is:

There is no one tried/true way to do things. Unless you get really lucky the first time, you will have to experiment to find what works best for you and roll with it.

Ms Uriah

Okay, so I really wanted to stay on the sidelines of this thread, admiring the individual and collective wisdom, but there's a third possibility for this one:

"Additionally, any man who truly believes that he is the one who decides what his wife/partner will or will not do is simple a liar and a fool."

There is also "led into error," because to be fair, women go along with this fiction and may even be instrumental in its creation. There is a subset of men who really, really don't want to examine the ramifications of just how voracious the sexual appetites of women can be. It can be both easier and safer for women to blur the truth of that with an unspoken conflict-avoiding agreement that a man has decision making authority over his partner's pussy.

It's not true, but some number of unspoken relationship agreements are equally untrue.

"any man who truly believes that he is the one who decides what his wife/partner will or will not do is simple a liar and a fool."

Amen to that. We have run across at least one of those and they just wind being someone to avoid. Unfortunately, sometimes these are people that "transform" when they drink, and not in a good way. They start out OK and then things go downhill after you've met.

Which leads to LS lesson #31 Tramp:

A bit dog will yelp

Over

Over

And over

Again

~lady~

Hiya, Crazy4Us2.

I can see where the post that you quoted could create questions. It is just my whimsical way of saying that people should always remember that they don't have ownership of the people they're with.

Too often we run across the male half of a couple who somehow feels that he is superior to single males, or in some way more valuable because in his mind he's "bringing the pussy" to the party.

I've seen that mindset put forth both in these forums and in real life much too often.

The post you're looking at is just saying that each of us are individuals. Married, coupled, or single in no way changes our particular worth here in the lifestyle, at a given party/event, or anywhere else in life.

Additionally, any man who truly believes that he is the one who decides what his wife/partner will or will not do is simple a liar and a fool.

Tramp

It’s about a misconstrued post that spewed off the equivalent to some angry community mother bullshit that was happily and intentionally let head off in a wrong direction just for spite of null arguments, debate and misrepresentation, that he is trying to cash in on as a lesson he’s learned, when in fact, the lesson learned should have been that the female that fired off the first shot should have tightened the blinders, focusing into not only what was being said from the beginning, but also how it was being said; while adding a gut laugh of irony of not understanding even after being clued in of the blunder. Such a perfect place to put this too.

That goes without saying, of course. Lol

Tramp

"If you are man or woman and believe that you brought anything to the party but yourself....just leave. Your character is already beyond redemption. ;^D"

Puppets excepted, of course.

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