tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post113556675328226515..comments2023-03-29T04:17:49.542-04:00Comments on sheep are great: Reason #752 why I should just keep my mouth shutG as in Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418509879114247451noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1136462817797317032006-01-05T07:06:00.000-05:002006-01-05T07:06:00.000-05:00I find that thinking myself informed is enough. I ...I find that thinking myself informed is enough. I can't particularly be bothered informing anyone else, if they're not interested in things going on in the world then that's their problem ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1136456814127852682006-01-05T05:26:00.000-05:002006-01-05T05:26:00.000-05:00you can be right or wrong about adding up a bill, ...<I>you can be right or wrong about adding up a bill, everything else is opinion</I><BR/>Don't know any accountants then Gary!?<BR/><BR/>Chris, one of things I don't like about visiting my family is how much my tongue hurts from biting it! Xmas is always the worst for that, thanks to everyone else being pro-hunting and myself having 'normal' views.<BR/><BR/>As for arguing your case, do you really want to be like Andy and be able to argue so coherently that you can talk to yourself all day and never agree with yourself ;^)Kelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860428221539622236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1136209608304743062006-01-02T08:46:00.000-05:002006-01-02T08:46:00.000-05:00you can be right or wrong about adding up a bill, ...you can be right or wrong about adding up a bill, everything else is opinion, shaped by your feelings and life events. Just because someone is very sure of their argument or good at articulating doesn't make them right. I too am crap at arguing, I want to pull someone up about point 2 but by point 4 I have lost the thread of what I wanted to say about point 2, and I get flustered and use a wrong word which I get pulled up on and it all goes pear shaped.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, being a reasonable person means you lose a lot of arguments. But maybe in the long run that makes you a more comfortable person to have as a friend?<BR/><BR/>crayons<BR/>(who has forgotten all his passwords)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1135935404118427042005-12-30T04:36:00.000-05:002005-12-30T04:36:00.000-05:00Politics Schmolitics. That's for sheep.Politics Schmolitics. That's for sheep.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051935020805988774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1135882817273870872005-12-29T14:00:00.000-05:002005-12-29T14:00:00.000-05:00Hello!Hope you've been having a nice 'holiday seas...Hello!<BR/><BR/>Hope you've been having a nice 'holiday season'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1135727864272152422005-12-27T18:57:00.000-05:002005-12-27T18:57:00.000-05:00Just express yourself, and do your best to let a c...Just express yourself, and do your best to let a caustic response roll off your back. It gets easier the more you do it, but that small felling never goes away completely. (especially with an older brother)<BR/><BR/>PS Next time you are going to be in NJ, drop me a line, I'm near NYC, and would love to get together for a ride or a pint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1135696153913086042005-12-27T10:09:00.000-05:002005-12-27T10:09:00.000-05:00G, you're far too concerned with what you think ot...G, you're far too concerned with what you think other people will think of you. State your views, listen to theirs and come away from the discussion with more knowledge than you entered. That's as much as you need.<BR/><BR/>Don't get so hung up on being like Andy either. I once witnessed him having a mass debate - it wasn't pretty, I can tell you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1135628479561880412005-12-26T15:21:00.000-05:002005-12-26T15:21:00.000-05:00Hi Chris - Happy Holidays - much as I share such a...Hi Chris - Happy Holidays - much as I share such a lot of views with my biking buddies, I also realise there are many, many issues I see differently to them. It's not a problem - I just don't go there or walk away.<BR/><BR/>Different with relatives - you don't choose them....<BR/><BR/>I have brother-in-law who irritates me constantly - I just switch off for the sake of family harmony...Weak, I know, but I need to consider Chris' feelings.<BR/><BR/>Its how you live your life, not how well you can debate - that's just a game. Life is real.<BR/><BR/>Chin up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1135624105827389602005-12-26T14:08:00.000-05:002005-12-26T14:08:00.000-05:00Hi Chris,Sorry your family chat turned sour.2 thin...Hi Chris,<BR/><BR/>Sorry your family chat turned sour.<BR/>2 things on the banned list for me are politics and religion.<BR/>I find people like yourself with reasonable open minded attitudes to the ways of the world never come out well discussing the above with die hards who won't listen during reasonable discussion.<BR/>For years I used to have almost stand up rows with my sister in law about politics and stuff, she wouldn't listen to what i had to say. In the end after many years i told her recently that if she wasn't interested in what i had to say i wouldn't bother talking about it anymore and wandered off.<BR/>She was really upset, i wasn't sure at the time whether it was because she realised she couldn't bully over her point of view any more or that she thought I was just as rude as she. It turned out that when she tallked to her sister about it, it was because everyone else at her work(school)had started doing the same to her. So at least I found out it wasn't just me had got pissed off with her attitude!<BR/><BR/>Personally, there isn't much I give a toss about anymore. Politicians are (i hope for the time being anyway) too busy trying to fuck each other over to worry about the small guy(me) and I have too much shit in my life to worry about those guys as well. <BR/><BR/>The other thing I've found is that you get used to the easy going friends you have. It comes as quite a shock if you meet up with a very opinionated person.<BR/>Unfortunately I tend to take the piss out of them now.<BR/><BR/>It's their loss, not yours, I know you're ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204472.post-1135612251584809692005-12-26T10:50:00.000-05:002005-12-26T10:50:00.000-05:00Interesting one that Chris, as long as you are sur...Interesting one that Chris, as long as you are sure you are right (and I'm sure you are) then just because you have difficulty articulating yourself in these situations doesnt mean you are stupid or in fact that you should keep your mouth shut.<BR/><BR/>Having an opinion is the important thing, make change by your actions and not just by talking.<BR/><BR/>Andy is a great debater but not always right, and that goes for everyone, being able to articulate your opinions means just that, not much else really, its actions that count ;-)<BR/><BR/>I've found out to my cost that talking politics with your relations can be divisive, and at times its beyond belief what some people think and believe :(<BR/><BR/>and I guess you didnt get my text then ?, no worries you can guess the contentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com