This right here causes so many problems TJ- and I am gonna try to do this without getting nasty:
Your mind is an interesting place to live. In there, everything and anything you say is ok, because it is "truth" to you. In there, you can be a pompous jerk, but as long as it is "truthful", then it is okie dokie.
Unfortunately, just because you think something is "truth," doesn't necessarily make it so.
Example:
The MrsK incident at thejungle. You jumped in, and yes you did jump Ali's and my ass, and you had no clue anything about the situation or past discussions- and yes, those do absolutely play into current discussions. That is true for that situation, and it is true for many others. Your "truth" was not real truth, but to you it was, so any reaction you had was justified.
Heck, yesterday you slammed me by suggesting that my birthday wishes weren't sincere. What did you base that assumption on? Yep, our past history. The same thing you are here slamming Ali for doing.
In your mind- you know the intentions of everything everyone types on these boards. in there, you are some sort of expert on knowing what people mean, even if they tell you that what you think they meant isn't what they meant. In your mind, you know better.
Unfortunately again, this "truth" of what you think others always mean can be wrong. It's subjective to what is going on in your mind, and suffice it to say, your mind is not my mind, Ali's mind, or even Bender's mind. In your mind, you draw these conclusions of people based on something you think they said, and then exaggerate it from there until, in your mind, you know everything everyone could possibly know, think, and believe. And in your mind, that is "true", but in reality, you are closing yourself off to the actual people here.
Example:
Yes, Bender likes Obama. Does that mean he agrees with everything he says or does? No. The posts prove that Bender keeps a pretty open mind about Obama, and has even questioned some of the things he does. But in your mind- Bender is the single biggest Obama kool-aid drinker to ever walk the earth. Your mind has painted him as such, so it must be "true."
Another Example:
Hugo thinks one cop could have handled a situation with a Harvard professor differently. Suddenly he is a cop hater or unequaled proportions. In your mind, it's "true." To the rest of the universe, it isn't.
As much as you would like it TJ, your mind doesn't control what the rest of us say, think, or do. So stop thinking it does.
I'm gonna need some sort of verification on that before I retract my earlier statement. Thanks.