Horrible just horrible

“No Bush paid her.”

“you'd be aweseom at limbo or twister:

OH MY...when did America get out of the tradition of joking about disasters. - XL

Laughing at a joke about a tragedy (which almost always requires the supplementation of fictional events added to the real event - making the actual thing laughed at a hypothetical) is not the same as laughing at the tragedy itself.

The NASA jokes above, for example, are not real. NASA does not stand for what the joke says, so you're not laughing at reality, you're laughing at fiction.”
Sarge”

“Again, lee makes this about me and not the issue. Definite pattern here.”

“You're a funny guy Sarge . ..

but hey . . .enough about you already huh?


back to the subject at hand.


Apparently NOT suicide by train:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/15/miss.deaf.texas/index.html”

“WOW...Lee you are taking this hard. Sorry I have been in emergency services for over 17 years, I have seen the miracle of life leave lots of times. Gallows humor is a way to deal with the emotion.”

“If the miracle "leaves" then it 'taint much of a miracle, eh?”

“LOL...bear you know not what you discuss....it is truly amazing to me to be working on a patient and one minute the system is operating...(and I have treated worse) and the next the system is shut down. Then a few calls later to see a human broken/burned/or damaged beyond comprehension who hangs on and makes it.
You must once hold the hand of someone as they take that last long walk.
I took an old man (WWII veteran) from a nursing home to the hospital. Enroute he chatted amiably but he kept telling me "I aint goin back to thu durn hospital." I kept joking, "Just don't do it on my run, it will screw up my record."
Upon arrival his vitals were good, he was coherent and really a great patient. We rolled him into the evaluation room, I turned the case over to the hospital, got paperwork signed. Said "See Ya partner." to him he acknowldeged me and laid his head back on the pillow.
As we were finishing the paperwork and getting a cup of coffee (not five minutes later) he coded.”

“I've seen a rabbit come out of anasthesia while I had it wide open. Thing crashed & burned in seconds.”

“"“WOW...Lee you are taking this hard. "


You give me way too much credit . ..nigal is closer to the mark.”

“Lee has a weird sadistic streak.

I do think it's sad, not funny - but like XL I see the value in grim humor. Some of the most compassionate and dedicated people I've met in hospitals find humor in the most tragic and gruesome things (Not that Lee's one of them!).

I've actually wrestled with this thread. I know and admire some people with dramatic handicaps, and am indebted to a couple. They are the kind of people tend to point, stare and joke about. I'd be really ticked off at anyone who showed them disrespect (although as individuals none of them are that fragile). Mockery is a problem for a lot of people with handicaps.
Still, I didn't see Lee mocking, ridiculing or belittling (perhaps there was some of it in what amused him, but if so - he kept the details to himself). I think he knows that there was something immature and warped about his amusement - but I have my immature and warped moments, too and I think my life is better for them.”

“Immature warped...can you guys say THREE STOOGIES (NO NOT BUSH CHENEY AND FRIST) (LOL)...sorry but it just popped out”

“stove

“pedxing would have given his typical passive-aggressive "While I agree that sometimes it is ok to laugh at people's foibles, this particular matter requires delicate care. Sarge/Nigal can be a little over the top at times, and I would suggest they reconsider his view on this matter. Perhaps he just got caught up in the heat of the moment and was not thinking, although I think he is capable of a great sense of humor under normal circumstances." - Sarge - 11:33:14 AM - 3/14/06”

“pedxing - you're glass”

“There ya go, making it all about Ped.

Sorry, someone had to jump on that grenade. LOL!”

“HaHa! - Well, actually StoveStomper did, but yeah - I sunk to StoveStomper's level, which is just wrong no matter how you look at it. Of course, pedxing was talking about us, so it's really a retaliation, but we were talking about lee, so that's cool - but lee was talking about the dead deaf girl, so we were really sticking up for her - so that's ok too, right? I've lost track.
last edited: 3/16/06 8:55:14 AM”

“For god's sake man . .don't lose focus . .remember . .tkae a deep breath .. .IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU!!”

“I know - you keep reminding me lee. I know it's easier for your conscience to pretend like I make it about myself even though it's you. Go right ahead and pretend. It's fun to pretend.
last edited: 3/16/06 8:58:30 AM”

“I think Sarge is challenging lyra's status as adorableness. He is so cute.”

“Look who it is ... right on cue.”

“If Ewker would show up, the thread would be complete.”

“Completely about you :-)”

“I think Sarge is challenging lyra's status as adorableness. He is so cute. - bacpac

[sarcastically] Completely about you :-) - bacpac (5 minutes later)”

“Lee - You are a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad man. You are soooo insensitive. People like you are not worthy of my time. In fact, you are sooo not-worthy that I will spend the next two days telling you just how not-worthy you are. Just remember, you started it.”

““If Ewker would show up, the thread would be complete.”

Oh not the gods be damned 5 page peak-a-boo shtick again! Anything but that!”

“Nigal, LOL - He pretends like he doesn't understand my system and I pretend like I don't know he actually does understand. It works.

Hi tarabull! I love your little hypocritical annotations. They're cute too. You do realize you're doing what you're sarcastically complaining about, right?”

“Check back w/ me in two days and we'll see.”

“In two days your passive-aggressive complaint about us might have disappeared somehow? Neat!”

“A little blind girl goes up to her mom and says, "Mommy, mommy, when will I be able to see?"

Her mom replies "I'll tell you what, I'll take you to the pharmacist and get you some special cream for your eyes and you will be able to see in the morning."

So off they went to the pharmacist, got the cream, and went home, all the while the little girl was getting more and more excited at the prospect of being able to see again. Once they got home, the mother put the cream on the little girls eyes, wrapped a bandage around her head, and took her to bed.

The following morning the little girl stumbled into her moms bedroom and excitedly shouted "Quick mommy, take off the bandage so that I will be able to see again."

So the mother slowly took of all the bandages, taking her time, and all the while the little girl was getting more and more excited. Once they were off the little girl said "But mommy, I still can't see."

To which the mother replied, "April fool!"”

“A leper walked into a bar and sat down. The bartender glanced over and promptly threw up all over himself and the floor.

The leper looked hurt and said, "Hey, I know I'm not exactly handsome, but I do have feelings and you could be a little sensitive about them."

The bartender, wiping his mouth on his sleeve, looked up and proclaimed, "I'm sorry as hell man, but it wasn't you. That guy sitting next to you keeps dipping his crackers in your neck."”

“that's pretty good”

“Did you hear the leoper hockey game was called off? They had a face off in the corner.”

“Can also be substituted with foot ball and a hand off in the backfield.”

“So does Sarge believe I was being passive aggressive with Lee? And what's worse, he accuses me of being consistent! Funny, however that he has given such thought to WWPD (yikes!).”

“Two guys were swapping stories in the park one day and one guy (a war vet) mentioned that during the war he was captured and held for weeks without food.

The other guy asked, "How could you survive without food?"


"It wasn't easy," he said. "But I had a big meal before I was captured and learned to eat my own shit."

"WHAT? That's disgusting!" said the first guy. "I don't believe you!"

Without a second thought the vet reached into his pants, shit in his hand and promptly ate it on the spot.

The second guy said, "My God! If you can do that so easily, we can bet big money and rake in a fortune!"

"sounds good to me," said the vet "I can use the money."

The next day the guy had set up a bet with two wealthy but unbelieving high rollers. "This I gotta see," said one of the gamblers.

"It ain't gonna happen," said the other. "No one can eat their own shit."

"Lets do it," said the vet's buddy as he set down a plate full of shit in front of the vet. The vet looks down ready to dig in, when all of a sudden he bolts from the table and projectile pukes a streak across the room right on the two gamblers.

In a rage the gamblers kick the living crap out of both the vet and his buddy, they take their winnings and leave.

"We lost it all!" said the buddy. "Why in the hell didn't you eat the shit?"

"There was a hair in it!" said the vet.”

“"...complaint about us ..."

"us" implies that you believe I'm "complaining" about more than one person. Interesting. But, not really the case.

Been fun. But, I gotta run, kids.”

“So does Sarge believe I was being passive aggressive with Lee?

No. With Nigal and Sarge.

And what's worse, he accuses me of being consistent!

And what's worse, you thought I meant you were being passive-aggressive with lee. Maybe you should back up to follow the thread.

Funny, however that he has given such thought to WWPD (yikes!).

Uh, I was answering StoveStomper's question. After 2 years of listening to your passive aggressiveness, it doesn't take much thought to know what you're going to say. And ALAS! I was right. Again, reread the thread. (yikes!)
last edited: 3/16/06 9:36:29 AM”

“"us" implies that you believe I'm "complaining" about more than one person. Interesting. But, not really the case. - tarabull

Regardless, at least you've just admitted your hypocricy. (and now added a selective double-standard as well by saying it's only about one person)

It's quite amazing that you think you can do it, but it's not ok for others to. You're quite a gal, tarabull.

At least I do it when sticking up for an innocent dead girl. You do it when sticking up for a guy who laughs at a dead deaf girl. Yeah, I wanna be just like you tarabull.
last edited: 3/16/06 9:37:16 AM”

“This thread is not about ME!! Can you hear ME?? its not about ME???

Whyare you always making it about ME. Its not about ME.
Why are you obessed with ME why are you always thinking about ME why is every thread about ME why why why me me me me.

ROTFLMAO.”

“When is it MY turn for it to be about me? That's what I wanna know.”

“lee - If you can find one instance where I initiated this being about me, and not somebody else through direct or indirect sniping, I'd be glad to see it. I will gladly find many instances by at least 3 people who initiated making it about me if you want further proof of your stupidity.”

“I'd like to know how those jokes didn't make this about ME.”

“ask the hypocrite lee Violin”

“LOL Sarge. If what I said to Lee was my predictable passive-agressive stuff, then it would be passive-aggressive when I directed it at Lee, wouldn't?”

“You guys disgust me. Some of my best friends are blind leper vets.”

“Do they eat their own doo-doo?”

“LOL Sarge. If what I said to Lee was my predictable passive-agressive stuff, then it would be passive-aggressive when I directed it at Lee, wouldn't?

Whatever - if you want to pretend I didn't accuarately predict your reaction to this, then you go girl. I think the writing is on the wall. Lee has nothing to do with this. You could direct your comments to anybody, but your comments were about the people reacting to lee, not lee himself.

I see you're trying to spin out of this and not making much sense in the process.

The "LOL" was a nice touch though. I like the occasional "If I act like I'm laughing at somebody then it will appear to the casual viewer that I'm somehow superior to them" approach. LOL!
last edited: 3/16/06 10:54:42 AM”

“Only when they have to.”

“OK, I’ll be the honest one here. Sarge is right. There are people here who do make an effort to turn everything into “sarge is a dick” issues. People do have a following here. Certain ones who follow you around simply to contradict your opinions. As I came to realize people actually did this with me; I too saw how I do it. I’m done with the time wasting.

See for some reason some people come on a backpacking web board and try to be some type of great thinker and they are going to exchange ideas and view points in an attempt to show others a greater understanding of the world around them and expand other’s minds. Thus making themselves more well rounded and intellectual. While at the same time educating other on proper political views as they see it.

Boohoggery! I’m here to have fun and bust a nut laughing every day! And I’m parsing out my valuable time to those who share my love of jocularity.

The rest can %$#%&**(&%%$^&*&&.
last edited: 3/16/06 11:07:35 AM”

“It's possible to have fun and talk about politics if you remain civil instead of making things personal, as some often do. I honestly wonder how some of you function in the real world with the way you go around insulting and sniping people instead of having honest debate. I hope it's just an act.”

“"It's possible to have fun and talk about politics if you remain civil instead of making things personal, as some often do."

That’s the beautiful part. I love cutting up with most people who agree with my views. Heck, I even like cutting up with Treebeard and a very select few other progressive types. But the other ones… I’ll cut up with the fun folks, let the rest rant and rave at me only to receive stony silence. Drives ‘em nuts cause they take themselves too seriously. Ya saw how Y2 flipped out yesterday when I did it. It’s golden Jerry! Golden!”