Didn't Make Sack's List? You Will Make This One

[Guest]

I also used to get picked last for the highschool rugby team.

sniffle~

i wouldnt pick you.. youre way too thin...
i could take ya!

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

I have one to add. She's new to the AH.

veebs...beautiful, inside and out.



Incidentally, I agree with everyone who's been mentioned here.

 

[shereads]

I also used to get picked last for the highschool rugby team.

sniffle~

Isn't it great to be a grown-up?

 

[sincerely_helene]

Isn't it great to be a grown-up?

Are you calling me old?

~sniffle.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

Well, I've got to say that I am very very anti this kind of popularity list thing. I may not be very social and not much of a joiner, but I just detest anything that makes other people feel excluded, and I tend to take it upon myself to get them into the group.

I've been like this all my life, and in grammar school I always took it upon myself to apologize to the kid who had cooties. It's a sickness I have: uncontrolled empathy. I just can't stand to see people mistreated.

A thing like the Top 10 list makes ten people feel good at the expense of everyone else. At best it's insensitive to the point of boorishness, and at the worst just plain malicious.

---dr.M.

 

[impressive]

Well, I've got to say that I am very very anti this kind of popularity list thing. I may not be very social and not much of a joiner, but I just detest anything that makes other people feel excluded, and I tend to take it upon myself to get them into the group.

I've been like this all my life, and in grammar school I always took it upon myself to apologize to the kid who had cooties. It's a sickness I have: uncontrolled empathy. I just can't stand to see people mistreated.

A thing like the Top 10 list makes ten people feel good at the expense of everyone else. At best it's insensitive to the point of boorishness, and at the worst just plain malicious.

---dr.M.

No, Zoot. Those 10 people are also feeling bad. Sure, for a moment it was uplifting ... but now? Hardly.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Well, I've got to say that I am very very anti this kind of popularity list thing. I may not be very social and not much of a joiner, but I just detest anything that makes other people feel excluded, and I tend to take it upon myself to get them into the group.

I've been like this all my life, and in grammar school I always took it upon myself to apologize to the kid who had cooties. It's a sickness I have: uncontrolled empathy. I just can't stand to see people mistreated.

A thing like the Top 10 list makes ten people feel good at the expense of everyone else. At best it's insensitive to the point of boorishness, and at the worst just plain malicious.

---dr.M.

Damper.

 

[Guest]

I agree with Mab., I'm embarrassed to be on the list. I'm picky about who thinks I'm 'beautiful' too, and even what it means to be beautiful. I'd have a different list but I wouldn't tell anyone.

Perdita

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

I agree with Mab., I'm embarrassed to be on the list. I'm picky about who thinks I'm 'beautiful' too, and even what it means to be beautiful. I'd have a different list but I wouldn't tell anyone.

Perdita

You can be rockin' in my book.

 

[Liar]

I'm picky about who thinks I'm 'beautiful' too, and even what it means to be beautiful.

Is it ok if I think you're cool?

 

[Guest]

Is it ok if I think you're cool?

Very, but don't put me on a 'cool' list. P.

 

[Liar]

Very, but don't put me on a 'cool' list. P.

You're #1 on my "Cool perditas in the AH" list. And there's nothing you can do about it. Ha!

 

[sack]

Oh my good lord!

Lighten up people! Yes, I know you all love each other absolutely equally. And no one knows the fine art of taking a compliment. Nowhere on my lists does it say "and if you are not included, you are the dregs of the earth". That's just insecurity talking. Life is not fair, nor is it equal. And anyone that would feel "bad" for not being included on a person's particular list ought to see a psychiatrist!

Sack

 

[Guest]

Sack, did you ever hear the expression, "If fifty people tell you're drunk, sit down"?

You initially did not say 'in my opinion' these are the 10 most, etc. You pontificated and embarrassed more people than not. Give it up.

Perdita

 

[RebeccaLeah]

edited to add: (Though I was sure they'd been mentioned before...)

Abs & My girls: RebeccaLeah & vella_ms

Thanks babe.
And thank you darling.

 

[sack]

about "opinion"

Well, Perdita, I guess I didn't say "In my opinion...", but since I started the thread, who elses' opinion could it be? George Bush? Pontificating? What are you talking about? I was being sincere and honest, you do have a beautiful smile. That should not be anything to be embarrassed or ashamed about, I'm not following you here at all. And I do enjoy Naked Joy, enough to include it in my latest story/review. You thanked me for that, were you not embarrassed then? Why is OK for your story to be mentioned on that list of 10, but not on this list? It's the same story all along....

Sack

 

[shereads]

Re: Oh my good lord!

Lighten up people! Yes, I know you all love each other absolutely equally. And no one knows the fine art of taking a compliment. Nowhere on my lists does it say "and if you are not included, you are the dregs of the earth". That's just insecurity talking. Life is not fair, nor is it equal. And anyone that would feel "bad" for not being included on a person's particular list ought to see a psychiatrist!

Sack

Mr. Ambassador, there's a form of bullying that kids use in school yards to separate outcasts from the rest of the herd and to assure that they won't be among the trampled. You didn't intend to recreate that; maybe it didn't happen where you went to school, but by coincidence your list threads used exactly the same wording and same concept. It's true that it shouldn't be taken seriously, but for some of the younger people here that pain isn't ancient history yet. They probably haven't been reminded for a few years that they didn't make the cut of "most popular" or "best dressed" or "most beautiful" in elementary school. Forging ahead with more lists and accusing them of needing psychiatric help isn't a sign that you're better adjusted than they are.

I suspect that Perdita is embarrassed to be singled out in a way that makes her part of something she objects to.

 

[shereads]

You look cute when you're bewildered, by the way.

 

[Guest]

Re: about "opinion"

Well, Perdita, I guess I didn't say "In my opinion...", but since I started the thread, who elses' opinion could it be? George Bush? Pontificating? What are you talking about? I was being sincere and honest, you do have a beautiful smile. That should not be anything to be embarrassed or ashamed about, I'm not following you here at all. And I do enjoy Naked Joy, enough to include it in my latest story/review. You thanked me for that, were you not embarrassed then? Why is OK for your story to be mentioned on that list of 10, but not on this list? It's the same story all along....

Your first question doesn't matter now, but obviously (from the responses) it would have helped if you had not made such a judgmental proclamation of your opinion. I'm not embarrassed about my smile or beauty, I just don't want to be singled out at the expense of others. I thanked you for the mention of my story but I was also embarrassed at being included for the same reason re. your list.

Given your review and now these lists I'm thinking kiss-ass. You have no wit either. I'm not usually this frank but, in my opinion, you've asked for it. I finished with this 'discussion'.

Perdita

 

[sack]

about the kiss-ass thing

Well, IF it were kiss-ass, I'd be expecting something back. But what? I was just trying to simply thank some excellent writers and contributors to the AH...nothing more. Trying to find an ulterior motive for everything is not usually productive, especially here. In a similar manner, my review about the 10 best stories was meant to alert people to excellent stories they may have missed, and which didn't win a contest. I thought it was very nice that some people mentioned some of my own stories in the PC's, but that certainly wasn't expected, nor known before I started writing the piece.

Sack

 

[shereads]

Re: about the kiss-ass thing

Well, IF it were kiss-ass, I'd be expecting something back. But what? I was just trying to simply thank some excellent writers and contributors to the AH...nothing more. Trying to find an ulterior motive for everything is not usually productive, especially here. In a similar manner, my review about the 10 best stories was meant to alert people to excellent stories they may have missed, and which didn't win a contest. I thought it was very nice that some people mentioned some of my own stories in the PC's, but that certainly wasn't expected, nor known before I started writing the piece.

Sack

Let's say you're at a party. You see a group of women, including a good friend of yours, some acquaintances and one or two you don't know at all. Do you look at your friend and say, "You look great tonight" and then tell the others what order you'd put them in if there were a contest?

That would divide them and make the one you singled out feel bad for her friends, right? Same thing. We're at a party here. Sometimes it's a wake. Sometimes it's a game of Boggle, or Twister. The one that is consistently appealing about the party, especially for people whose comfort in cyberworld might indicate some social shyness, is that the party doesn't accord anyone special rank.

 

[lucky-E-leven]

I like lists...

borrowed from Letterman - The King of Lists (in my opinion)

Top Ten Signs No One On Temptation Island Is Attracted To You

10. Your bikini size is 34C -- and you're a man.

9. Every few minutes you "accidentally" get harpooned.

8. When host announces they have to sacrifice a virgin, everyone points to you.

7. The network put a blue dot over your entire body.

6. Closest thing you've had to a come-on was a hot chick thanked you for all the shade your fat ass provides.

5. Out of 100 people, there's you and 99 women who'd like to be just friends.

4. It ain't "Survivor", but they vote you off the island anyway.

3. You don't cause any couples to break up, but you do make them decide not to have kids.

2. You can't even get blown by a tropical storm.

1. The only thing people are tempted to do is laugh.

 

[Evil Alpaca]

Re: I like lists...

borrowed from Letterman - The King of Lists (in my opinion)

Top Ten Signs No One On Temptation Island Is Attracted To You

10. Your bikini size is 34C -- and you're a man.

9. Every few minutes you "accidentally" get harpooned.

8. When host announces they have to sacrifice a virgin, everyone points to you.

7. The network put a blue dot over your entire body.

6. Closest thing you've had to a come-on was a hot chick thanked you for all the shade your fat ass provides.

5. Out of 100 people, there's you and 99 women who'd like to be just friends.

4. It ain't "Survivor", but they vote you off the island anyway.

3. You don't cause any couples to break up, but you do make them decide not to have kids.

2. You can't even get blown by a tropical storm.

1. The only thing people are tempted to do is laugh.

That's just mean . . .

*Alpaca takes notes*

 

[shereads]

Re: I like lists...

borrowed from Letterman - The King of Lists (in my opinion)

Top Ten Signs No One On Temptation Island Is Attracted To You


9. Every few minutes you "accidentally" get harpooned.

8. When host announces they have to sacrifice a virgin, everyone points to you.

GAAHK.

You made me suck yogurt up into my sinuses, and there was a blueberry in there you dangerous wench!

 

[lucky-E-leven]

Re: Re: about the kiss-ass thing

Sometimes it's a game of Boggle, or Twister.

Hey, I didn't know anyone else played Boggle.

TWISTER would be insane with this crowd!