Derail from "With Vacation Done, We Decided to Return to Indo"

[Gratilla]

Gratilla thinks that Facebook would be more appropriately receptive to this kind of ... ... err ... ... stuff.



Moderation Note: This thread was split off as to not derail the original thread. It was originally posted here:

https://forum.expatindo.org/threads/with-vacation-done-we-decided-to-return-to-indo.3910

 

[cup1981]

Gratilla thinks that Facebook would be more appropriately receptive to this kind of ... ... err ... ... stuff.

I will make sure to check the appropriate posting medium with you before posting in the future... .

 

[dafluff]

Gratilla thinks that Facebook would be more appropriately receptive to this kind of ... ... err ... ... stuff.

1. Not Gratilla's place to decide.
2. Gratilla should not junior mod, rather he should use the report function if he feels a thread doesn't belong, or otherwise require moderation.

The moderators thank Gratilla for understanding.

 

[Gratilla]

Touchy, touchy, touchy!

I feel like I've entered the twilight zone with a comment that by no stretch of the imagination could warrant an apology or even be mistaken for moderation.

Now what I may have been tempted to say had someone really "pissed in my cornflakes" might have been something like, "such pretentious, self-serving boring crap would be more appropriate in a less discerning mass media such as Facebook."

While I'm perfectly capable of side-stepping threads with titles such as the above, some stupid computer had decided to send a copy to my private email which quickly made me feel as if someone had crapped in my nasi goreng.

PS 1: I believe that I am one of only three people that has not registered for Facebook.

PS 2: No response necessary as I'm obviously in the wrong thread.

 

[waarmstrong]

Apology accepted.

 

[snpark]

Apology accepted.

I must have missed that bit?

 

[El_Goretto]

Touchy, touchy, touchy!

I feel like I've entered the twilight zone with a comment that by no stretch of the imagination could warrant an apology or even be mistaken for moderation.

Now what I may have been tempted to say had someone really "pissed in my cornflakes" might have been something like, "such pretentious, self-serving boring crap would be more appropriate in a less discerning mass media such as Facebook."

While I'm perfectly capable of side-stepping threads with titles such as the above, some stupid computer had decided to send a copy to my private email which quickly made me feel as if someone had crapped in my nasi goreng.

PS 1: I believe that I am one of only three people that has not registered for Facebook.

PS 2: No response necessary as I'm obviously in the wrong thread.

"pretentious, self-serving boring crap"... Oh, the irony!

I think you'd be right at home on Facebook. I'm always amazed at how quickly comments on Facebook turn sour because some grump is mouth-foaming for no valid reason. You should check it out!

 

[Gratilla]

Gratilla thinks that Facebook would be more appropriately receptive to this kind of ... ... err ... ... stuff.

Message #2 repeated for the benefit of those sensitive souls that somehow felt attacked.
1) Re-read carefully
2) Note part(s) that rankled
3) Report to your shrink (optional)

 

[Puspawarna]

Oh boy, a tempest! As I'm mostly a coffee drinker, that's my favorite use of a teapot.

The suggestion that the OP take his commentary to Facebook rather than Expat Indo seemed dismissive, and the wording, "this kind of ... ... err ... ... stuff" came across as sarcastic. If the dismissiveness and sarcasm were unintentional, Gratilla, you can just tell us so.

 

[waarmstrong]

"Pardon my accidental sarcasm," he said with a belittling twang.

 

[Gratilla]

I don't know how seriously I should take criticism from someone who drinks her coffee out of a teapot and doesn't know the meaning of sarcastic. Note:

- mock, insult, opposite in meaning - Collins Dictionary
- intended to hurt someone's feelings - Cambridge Dictionary
- bitter, caustic, sharp - Merriam-Webster Dictionary, etc

"this kind of ... ... err ... ... stuff" is unavoidably transparent and completely understandable. It's a search for a neutral word that by no stretch of the imagination could be construed as demeaning.

And wrt your understanding of sarcastic:
"... different parts of the brain must work together to understand sarcasm. This sophisticated understanding can be lacking in some people with certain forms of brain damage, dementia and autism ..."
Shamay-Tsoory, Simone G.; Tomer, R.; Aharon-Peretz, J. (2005). "The Neuroanatomical Basis of Understanding Sarcasm and Its Relationship to Social Cognition". Neuropsychology. 19 (3): 288–300.

Who'd have thunk.

 

[snpark]

 

[Puspawarna]

I don't know how seriously I should take criticism from someone who drinks her coffee out of a teapot

As most readers of this thread have undoubtedly figured out, that stuff in the teapot isn't coffee.

 

[dafluff]

And wrt your understanding of sarcastic:
"... different parts of the brain must work together to understand sarcasm. This sophisticated understanding can be lacking in some people with certain forms of brain damage, dementia and autism ..."
Shamay-Tsoory, Simone G.; Tomer, R.; Aharon-Peretz, J. (2005). "The Neuroanatomical Basis of Understanding Sarcasm and Its Relationship to Social Cognition". Neuropsychology. 19 (3): 288–300.

Who'd have thunk.

Did you search for that reference, or did you happen to have it handy?

 

[Gratilla]

Well I've proved that I'm big enough to apologize where warranted [see post: 50558]. Perhaps the Mods (who seem to believe they're immune from forum rules), should now line up and offer theirs.

As most readers of this thread have undoubtedly figured out, that stuff in the teapot isn't coffee.

I don't presume to speak for "most readers" and have no idea what they have "undoubtedly figured out" you keep in your teapot.

Why don't you just tell us. And if you're right (which I doubt) then <warning: mild, non-threatening sarcasm ahead> we can get rid of "most readers" and let you speak on their behalf.


PS This thread is getting boring.

 

[snpark]

maybe tea from the teapot unless its red grape tea from france

 

[Puspawarna]

I don't presume to speak for "most readers" and have no idea what they have "undoubtedly figured out" you keep in your teapot.

Why don't you just tell us.

Sure, glad to help you out. The thing in my teapot is a tempest. Referring back to my original statement:

Oh boy, a tempest! As I'm mostly a coffee drinker, that's my favorite use of a teapot.

Is that clear now? In case it isn't, you can check this link:

 

[jstar]

We call it ‘een storm in een glas water’. (Much to do about nothing.)

 

[El_Goretto]

should now line up and offer theirs

 

[Bad_azz]

@Gratilla the thread is now boring because you derailed it from what it was about... thanks. Nice one. Well done. Slow hand clap.