So I contacted the person that sold me my bike because I had a couple questions for him. For some reason he felt that I had in some way offended him:
Me-
"Hey,
Just wanted to let you know that I've got the forks and front end up for sale. You said you wanted first crack at them if i sold'em.
Also, To get past the immobilizer did you have the ECU reflashed, or some other way?
Thanks,
Aarash"
His response-
"make the beast with two backs off u ignorant asshole."
Me-
"I'm assuming by your response you aren't interested in the forks, nor are you familiar with how the immobilized has been disabled. I hope your recovery is going well.
Take care,
Aarash"
His response-
"Look jack ass the only reason I respond to your asinine an obnoxious mail is to scream obscenities at u. u stupid make the beast with two backs! do not post any replies to my mail or any other posts, u have displayed yourself as a ignorant ass whole who is beyond stupid and should not be riding a motorcycle or breading. lets hope the last part you don't ever have offspring! if u get hit by a car it would not b surprising to me, I can only hope.
have a lousy life and stop mailing me, you annoying little make the beast with two backs whit!"
Now I'm not sure what spurred this anger or hatred. But I feel sorry for him. What bothers me is that more and more I seem to come across people that are unable to get their message across in a clear, courteous manner. I know it's not my generation, because he his 20+ years my senior. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Is this something I should start to expect from people? Should I set my standards for courtesy and respect lower?
Some people are just assholes.
You are an ignorant ass whole who should not be breading.
That's what I think.
Now stay away from that loaf of bread.
;D
Quote from: djrashonal on March 29, 2010, 08:05:46 AM
Should I set my standards for courtesy and respect lower?
Yes. And by that I mean please post his email address. I have some good cheer to spread their way.
And I thought the guy who ran up an eBay auction of mine on an antique instrument and now won't pay was an asshole....
Quote from: alfisti on March 29, 2010, 08:16:16 AM
breading.
;D
I didn't even notice that! awesome!
Quote from: MrIncredible on March 29, 2010, 08:22:15 AM
Yes. And by that I mean please post his email address. I have some good cheer to spread their way.
I'd love to, it's- dontwasteyourtime@itsnotworththeeffort.com
I was just kinda frustrated that members of this board can go out of their was to be nasty, there's no reason for that......now that good cheer you have, is it of the barley/hops variety? if so you can spread it this way [thumbsup]
Quote from: Speedbag on March 29, 2010, 08:33:26 AM
And I thought the guy who ran up an eBay auction of mine on an antique instrument and now won't pay was an asshole....
Oh man! I hate that! I've been fighting with a guy for two weeks and juuuuust payed me for the auction. Good luck getting the guy to come through. Push comes to shove you can send out a second chance offer to the next guy :D
Look on the bright side, you're an ignorant asswhole, thats gotta be better than being just a halfwhit [laugh]. Y'know....if you're gonna insult somebody's intelligence, at least you gotta pretend to have a superior intellect... [laugh] [laugh]
And this nastiness came from a memberr of this board? Out his username I say [thumbsup].
Quote from: ungeheuer on March 29, 2010, 09:30:08 AM
Look on the bright side, you're an ignorant asswhole, thats gotta be better than being just a halfwhit [laugh]. Y'know....if you're gonna insult somebody's intelligence, at least you gotta pretend to have a superior intellect... [laugh] [laugh]
And this nastiness came from a memberr of this board? Out his username I say [thumbsup].
Me feels sad cuz me got told I is a whole ass, I not, I half ass....I half ass everything
Ralph Wiggum Fails English (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iSD9lPVY6Q#normal)
DP was just having a hard day. He's old and cranky so don't mind his bad spelling.
Always check the post count on sale listings ....if someone isn't an established member with a decent posting count you are on your own
tumbleweeds are always blowing through
and yes a lot of humans suck
I mean the guy was a big poster on TOB and posted a bit here before he sold it to me, i just feel sorry for how angry he is at the world, You're breathin and you're riding - life's not that bad
Quote from: duccarlos on March 29, 2010, 09:56:28 AM
DP was just having a hard day. He's old and cranky so don't mind his bad spelling.
once he gets that Rageahol in him...wheeeeww boy!
Quote from: djrashonal on March 29, 2010, 10:16:31 AM
I mean the guy was a big poster on TOB and posted a bit here before he sold it to me, i just feel sorry for how angry he is at the world, You're breathin and you're riding - life's not that bad
that's too bad....life is too short
Robert Heinlein stated a long time ago that one of the major symptoms of a dying society is pervasive personal rudeness.
I think he may have had a point.
Manners, etiquette, and general rules for societal interactions have been undergoing quite a pounding in the last 40 years and it's had numerous implications. I think maybe as the means and ubiquity of inter-personal communication has exploded, they've grown beyond the rules society naturally adopts when a peoples deal with one another.
Hulk SMASH!
Hulk no speak rational!!!
Hulk no spell english!!!
Hulk SMASH!!!!
I'm sorry, what was your question again?
It wasn't this guy, was it?
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=36272.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=36272.0)
Quote from: superjohn on March 29, 2010, 11:50:43 AM
Manners, etiquette, and general rules for societal interactions have been undergoing quite a pounding in the last 40 years and it's had numerous implications. I think maybe as the means and ubiquity of inter-personal communication has exploded, they've grown beyond the rules society naturally adopts when a peoples deal with one another.
I read an article a few weeks back talking a bit about this.
Email allows us to respond to other people very quickly, and say the first things that come to mind with no real social interaction. Things you wouldn't send in a letter, because you'd have time to think it over, and things you wouldn't say over the phone because you'd have to actually talk to another human being are the things that get said.
Quote from: zarn02 on March 29, 2010, 12:54:51 PM
I read an article a few weeks back talking a bit about this.
Email allows us to respond to other people very quickly, and say the first things that come to mind with no real social interaction. Things you wouldn't send in a letter, because you'd have time to think it over, and things you wouldn't say over the phone because you'd have to actually talk to another human being are the things that get said.
What a crock! You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded.
sac
/ disclaimer stating that this post was made in jest and was intended as humorous
// off to go read the comments on youtube
What happens when something that is intended as humorous...
isn't? :-\
Quote from: ducpainter on March 29, 2010, 02:04:36 PM
What happens when something that is intended as humorous...
isn't? :-\
I get scolded is usually what happens. :)
sac
/that was a quote from the movie
Idiocracy by the way
Quote from: NorDog on March 29, 2010, 12:36:39 PM
It wasn't this guy, was it?
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=36272.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=36272.0)
Haha, no it wasnt him.
Quote from: SacDuc on March 29, 2010, 02:19:55 PM
/that was a quote from the movie Idiocracy by the way
That movie is hilarious! "i got my law degree at costco"
Oh great, now I'm jonesing for some Brawndo, The Thirst Mutilator.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOU!!!
Hm, he might be on to something.....I actually feel a little bit better!
:-) <--------the ultimate anti-scold insignia.
Quote from: NorDog on March 29, 2010, 03:10:05 PM
Oh great, now I'm jonesing for some Brawndo, The Thirst Mutilator.
DPs new title as king of these parts should be changed to Beef Supreme.
As for the topic, I feel often like an alien in a strange world as I'll hold the door for people and just generally be friendly towards strangers and they look at me like I'm a lunatic.
Maybe I should start wearing pants.
Quote from: djrashonal on March 29, 2010, 09:13:42 AM
I was just kinda frustrated that members of this board can go out of their was to be nasty, there's no reason for that...
It's not that surprising. Check out the "Maybe I'm too old" thread or the "Broke up with the GF" thread...plenty of nastiness on the board lately. Buying a monster doesn't make a person nice, or a decent person.
I think people take comfort behind their computer screens and wouldn't act they way they do if talking face to face or addressing a group of people.
Man and I thought I had a shitty day. This guy was just being an ass. Wtf? I'm suprised he responded to you at all. What a dick.
I'm no where near that polite when I get the dinnertime calls about my credit being in danger because it's late (it's not), or since I'm in bankruptcy, I need their services (because I'm not in bankruptcy). I go after heritage, race, age, gender, gender assignemts, anything I can think of at the time. Once I was even online when I got the call, get this, from Tyrone, and from the sound of it, he was in New Delhi. I googled up Hindi cuss words, and let him have it. After a while, we both started laughing, he said he made me learn some Hindi, I told him he made my day.
Quote from: Preisker on March 29, 2010, 04:45:50 PM
I'm no where near that polite when I get the dinnertime calls about my credit being in danger because it's late (it's not), or since I'm in bankruptcy, I need their services (because I'm not in bankruptcy). I go after heritage, race, age, gender, gender assignemts, anything I can think of at the time. Once I was even online when I got the call, get this, from Tyrone, and from the sound of it, he was in New Delhi. I googled up Hindi cuss words, and let him have it. After a while, we both started laughing, he said he made me learn some Hindi, I told him he made my day.
Isn't it easier to not answer the phone? Unless I know the caller, I have my calls screened by Mr. Voicemail.
Quote from: Preisker on March 29, 2010, 04:45:50 PM
I'm no where near that polite when I get the dinnertime calls about my credit being in danger because it's late (it's not), or since I'm in bankruptcy, I need their services (because I'm not in bankruptcy). I go after heritage, race, age, gender, gender assignemts, anything I can think of at the time. Once I was even online when I got the call, get this, from Tyrone, and from the sound of it, he was in New Delhi. I googled up Hindi cuss words, and let him have it. After a while, we both started laughing, he said he made me learn some Hindi, I told him he made my day.
so you're saying that this experience has helped me learn not to "bread" and to be an "ass whole"
Like I said, it made my day. And I answer the phone, because if work calls with some time and a half, I'm on it.
Quote from: djrashonal on March 29, 2010, 02:58:16 PM
That movie is hilarious! "i got my law degree at costco"
"Welcome to COSTCO, I love you..."
Looks like Captain make the beast with two backsstick III might actually follow through with my eBay auction. Only after dickering back and forth on shipping to save $15 (on an item he's paying over $600 for).
[roll]
I shouldn't speak too soon, I have yet to see it show up on PayPutz. And the douche probably thinks the thing will be showroom fresh despite it being 64 years old and my descriptive listing with tons of pics, so the saga's probably not over yet.....