Re: no, but seriously
Tim O'Connor (tim@roughdraft.org)
Sat, 04 Apr 1998 19:04:03 -0500
> Just like I always suspected. Most of the world's arguments and wars are
>simply
> due to two people working on completely different levels of sarcasm.
I speak for nobody else, but in my case it wasn't sarcasm. It was just a
limp kind of shrug; some people would say "Whatever." I've just been
startled at the odd turn of events. I didn't and don't know what to make
of it, and have more or less lost interest....
> amazing to me since Scottie first joined this list just how much ire he
>can draw
> from being a little sarky. This list needs Scottie to keep it from
>becoming the
> preserve of the precious and eggshell treaders. That said, when he's not
>being
> sarky he's one of the most genuine and most caring people on the list. If
> anything this just seems to me what happens when Noo Yawk meets Olde
>Englande.
I **agree** -- I think that's why I am startled by the weird turn of
events. Sad, too. But as I said, "Whatever." There are many other things
to worry about.... I hope Scottie continues his feisty self, and have no
doubt he will. (Right, Scottie?) But sometimes people react to it -- so
that kind of back-and-forth is going to lead to more of the same. In the
big picture, it doesn't amount to a whole lot.
> The original point of this thread was helena defending prescription drugs
>when
> Camille made gross generalizations about them and now it's turned into
>Tim and
> Scottie revealing their sources for their editorializing about drugs and
> therapy.
Shrug again, I fear. I don't have such strong opinions about these things,
but thought that if we are all talking about disorders -- our own,
Holden's, L. Manning Vines's -- it would be interesting to consider what an
expert on the subject thought. (And I was entertained by both his manner
and his knowledge of Salinger's work.)
I'm the first to admit, and don't hesitate to say it, that I've had to deal
with problems through many ways, and have come to know people peripherally
in the course of it. It seemed to me intriguing. But beyond that, nada y
nada y pues nada.
>So whatever misunderstandings there may appear to be are simply there
> because, uh, things weren't that gray to begin with.
I'm not sure what you mean 8-), but I'm genuinely not interested in causing
more uproar. Some people take medicine; some people die from it. Some
people talk. Some people pray. Some smoke dope. Some jump off buildings.
And some carry obscure German handguns on vacation to Florida.
No desire for war or anything like that here. Scottie, if I've offended
you (which I find hard to believe!), I did not intend to. Everyone else,
if you puke at the talk of psychiatric treatment, please just ignore all
this. Me, I need to get a new toothbrush.*
*Seriously. The old one ended up in the toilet.
--tim