I'm just not understanding this Bored any more

[Ritterskoop]

For what it's worth, I just read a book that made the point that it's bad for us to surround ourselves with people who only agree with us.

So, you've come to the right place to keep yourself challenged.

[tlynn78]

You're making my point for me--of course I understood it was a figure of speech (albeit a nasty one)...nothing happened to me. I got angry at what I perceived to be injustice and said why. Again, what is wrong with that?

Oh, wah, wah, wah. Can I nominate this as the whiniest thread of 2012 so far? The only thing in this world more annoying than a whiny woman is a whiny man. Post whateve you want.........just don't expect everyone to agree with you as if they're married to you.

I've never wanted you more.

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are.. where's the link to that liquid spewing-proof keyboard?

t.

[tlynn78]

Post whateve you want.........just don't expect everyone to agree with you as if they're married to you.

Really? Your spouse always agrees with you? --Bob

I thought the same thing when I read that.

Mine does! Always. He's so easy to mess with. Yes, I am evil.

t.

[DevilKitty100]

You're making my point for me--of course I understood it was a figure of speech (albeit a nasty one)...nothing happened to me. I got angry at what I perceived to be injustice and said why. Again, what is wrong with that?

Oh, wah, wah, wah. Can I nominate this as the whiniest thread of 2012 so far? The only thing in this world more annoying than a whiny woman is a whiny man. Post whateve you want.........just don't expect everyone to agree with you as if they're married to you.

I've never wanted you more.

Well, whip it out, Baby!..............





............that Macy's card, I mean.

[DevilKitty100]

Post whateve you want.........just don't expect everyone to agree with you as if they're married to you.

Really? Your spouse always agrees with you? --Bob

You could be on to something...............I mean as to an explanation as to why there's no Mr. DK............and hasn't been for 37 years. And the few Mr. In-Betweens didn't get it either

[DevilKitty100]

I've never wanted you more.

Could we interest you in signing up for our wedding registry?

At Findlay's Friendly Appliances? You betcha! Whatcha think, DK, a juicer?

You sure you hadn't already opened that juicer last night when you were doing all that posting?

[DevilKitty100]

Post whateve you want.........just don't expect everyone to agree with you as if they're married to you.

Really? Your spouse always agrees with you? --Bob

would YOU disagree with anything DK decided if you slept with her?????

Mr. DK is a wise wise and intact man!!

Hmmmmmmmmmm.............occasionally I do miss the fully intact original Mr.DK.

And as a shopping side note...........his nickname for me the 11 years we were married was Freebie..................because he always maintained that NOTHING I ever did was, uh, "free."

[geoffil]

For what it's worth, I just read a book that made the point that it's bad for us to surround ourselves with people who only agree with us.

So, you've come to the right place to keep yourself challenged.

Exactly.

I totally agree with this and when I post about my favorite topic, it makes me think about if I should do anything differently. But only if the challenge is not mean spirited but meant to challege not be nasty.

[elwoodblues]

Have you ever seen any other internet message board? We are a model of civility by comparison.

[Bob Juch]

I thought it sweet that you've made it this far through life and are just figuring all this stuff out. God bless you. You could have, however, used "[insert name of large department store here]." Are we ever going to learn what set you off?

For the record, if we're disclosing our relationships with Macy's, when our local (well, kinda, at the mall 25 miles away) department store was taken over by Macy's, things improved. When Marshall Field's in downtown Chicago was taken over by Macy's, it was a cultural horror.* When the Water Tower Place Field's was taken over by Macy's, meh. Anyway. Who needs Macy's? If I can't get it at the local supermarket or Ace Hardware in town, at Costco, or at amazon.com, it doesn't exist.

*During the transition there was much talk about boycotting Macy's, but, uh, those people who once were Field's employees and became Macy's employees did not become our enemies and still need their jobs, and if we all stop shopping there, and they close the store, where are they going to work?

I'm sure there were unhappy people when Dayton Hudson bought Marshall Field's too.

[silverscreenselect]

For what it's worth, I just read a book that made the point that it's bad for us to surround ourselves with people who only agree with us.

So, you've come to the right place to keep yourself challenged.

Exactly.

I totally agree with this and when I post about my favorite topic, it makes me think about if I should do anything differently. But only if the challenge is not mean spirited but meant to challege not be nasty.

I understand that Macy's only uses attorneys that have been approved by the Michigan Bar Association.

There's some harmonic convergence in this statement....

[Bob Juch]

For what it's worth, I just read a book that made the point that it's bad for us to surround ourselves with people who only agree with us.

So, you've come to the right place to keep yourself challenged.

When you're surrounded by people that all agree with you, it's very easy for you all to walk off a cliff.

[Flybrick]

When you're surrounded by people that all agree with you, it's very easy for you all to walk off a cliff.

As a Southern gentleman, may I humbly wave you forward with a "you first."

[Bob Juch]

When you're surrounded by people that all agree with you, it's very easy for you all to walk off a cliff.

As a Southern gentleman, may I humbly wave you forward with a "you first."

In case you haven't noticed, I'm not surrounded by people who all agree with me.

[Buffacuse]

When you're surrounded by people that all agree with you, it's very easy for you all to walk off a cliff.

As a Southern gentleman, may I humbly wave you forward with a "you first."

In case you haven't noticed, I'm not surrounded by people who all agree with me.

My guess is most of the time, you just feel surrounded.

[DevilKitty100]

When you're surrounded by people that all agree with you, it's very easy for you all to walk off a cliff.

As a Southern gentleman, may I humbly wave you forward with a "you first."

In case you haven't noticed, I'm not surrounded by people who all agree with me.

I'd venture a guess that the majority of them agree about you.

[ulysses5019]

Really? Your spouse always agrees with you? --Bob

would YOU disagree with anything DK decided if you slept with her?????

Mr. DK is a wise wise and intact man!!

Hmmmmmmmmmm.............occasionally I do miss the fully intact original Mr.DK.

And as a shopping side note...........his nickname for me the 11 years we were married was Freebie..................because he always maintained that NOTHING I ever did was, uh, "free."

So a juicer is not enough?

[Buffacuse]

would YOU disagree with anything DK decided if you slept with her?????

Mr. DK is a wise wise and intact man!!

Hmmmmmmmmmm.............occasionally I do miss the fully intact original Mr.DK.

And as a shopping side note...........his nickname for me the 11 years we were married was Freebie..................because he always maintained that NOTHING I ever did was, uh, "free."

So a juicer is not enough?

Well, you gotta start somewhere...

[DevilKitty100]

would YOU disagree with anything DK decided if you slept with her?????

Mr. DK is a wise wise and intact man!!

Hmmmmmmmmmm.............occasionally I do miss the fully intact original Mr.DK.

And as a shopping side note...........his nickname for me the 11 years we were married was Freebie..................because he always maintained that NOTHING I ever did was, uh, "free."

So a juicer is not enough?

For what?

[MarleysGh0st]

Buff, I'm arriving late for this thread, but I'll add to the replies.

My response to one of your threads (I think it was #4) was meant to be light hearted. As others have already said, your string of posts, all concerning Macy's, had me curious if you'd reveal the particular issue that provoked your complaints. (So far, I don't believe you have. That's fine, if you don't want to say, but we won't stop being curious.)

I have no problem with you starting multiple threads. Lots of people start lots of threads, with a lot less substance to them.

I applaud you for not using MM to post about serious issues.

I think that's about all. Oh, one more thing...




Want to borrow a <grumble>®?

[ulysses5019]

Hmmmmmmmmmm.............occasionally I do miss the fully intact original Mr.DK.

And as a shopping side note...........his nickname for me the 11 years we were married was Freebie..................because he always maintained that NOTHING I ever did was, uh, "free."

So a juicer is not enough?

For what?

Whatya got?

[kayrharris]

May I just add that the new J C Penney ad on TV with the screaming people is the.most.annoying.ad.ever!!!!!

This is the one that mentions "no more sales"....


kay

[Sistine Fanny]

Folks can post nasty, ugly, mean-spirited things about each other's political beliefs and morals and they are fully accepted here.

I post a few associated thoughts about a corporate entity I think is engaging in underhanded practices and I get mocked and beaten up.

I post a lot of upbeat stuff about my kids and how well they're doing, but if I dare to post something critical about just about anything I get counseled for being too depressed and angry.

I don't use Merry Men to make my points--I believe in standing behind my thoughts.

Honestly don't know what I'm doing that's so wrong and different as opposed to many others here, but evidently I am.

Really--people are upset I attacked Macys? People are upset I used multiple threads because I had a lot to say about it?

I'd welcome a list of acceptable posting topics.

Sorry if I've annoyed too many folks. Honestly. Very surprised by the reaction to what posted. Stopping now.

Of course, I'm sure some clever soul will point to this thread and say "see, we told you so, something's wrong with him."

So you suddenly erupt out of seemingly nowhere with probably more than a dozen posts badmouthing Macy's and accusing them of the oppression of mankind (yes, that's hyperbole) and the shafting of any employee or customer that walks though their door and that's hunky dory, but somebody just puts out a rhetorical 'somebody must have pissed in his Post Toasties this morning' altered to be topic appropriate, a couple of people gave a 'yeah, what's up with that?' and that's mean and nasty?

You banging on Macy's didn't upset me. I've no truck with them, I've never set foot in their door and probably never will. If anything it was bemusement at your seeming naivete and subsequent outrage. Or pulling a Renault, it wasn't totally clear. Which was one of the reasons for my post.

Yes, the scattershotting on the index page did annoy me. But that wasn't you, it annoys me when anybody does it. It conveys a feeling of self-importance as if your golden thoughts each deserve their own special thread. Which is kind of self-defeating and inefficient. If you had a lot to say on the same topic, what's wrong with starting a thread titled "Macy's SUCKS and Here's Why!" and then making a separate post for each of your individual butthurts. I'm much more likely to read a series of posts in one thread than I am to click all over the damned place like it's a department store scavenger hunt and I bet a lot of others are that way as well.

The only other thing about your specific content that I thought was out of line was the "Employees fired on Christmas Morning" header as it was misleading at best, totally untrue at worst and deliberately provocative in either case. I don't like it when the political people do it and I don't like it in this case.

PS Employee discounts are a privilege, not a right. At least they have one (Costco doesn't). Twenty percent of your purchase on a gift card is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp staub.

Spoiler

Dadism!

Or a swift kick in the nards, for that matter.....

[Ritterskoop]

May I just add that the new J C Penney ad on TV with the screaming people is the.most.annoying.ad.ever!!!!!

This is the one that mentions "no more sales"....


kay

That one is horrible, indeed.

[Buffacuse]

Folks can post nasty, ugly, mean-spirited things about each other's political beliefs and morals and they are fully accepted here.

I post a few associated thoughts about a corporate entity I think is engaging in underhanded practices and I get mocked and beaten up.

I post a lot of upbeat stuff about my kids and how well they're doing, but if I dare to post something critical about just about anything I get counseled for being too depressed and angry.

I don't use Merry Men to make my points--I believe in standing behind my thoughts.

Honestly don't know what I'm doing that's so wrong and different as opposed to many others here, but evidently I am.

Really--people are upset I attacked Macys? People are upset I used multiple threads because I had a lot to say about it?

I'd welcome a list of acceptable posting topics.

Sorry if I've annoyed too many folks. Honestly. Very surprised by the reaction to what posted. Stopping now.

Of course, I'm sure some clever soul will point to this thread and say "see, we told you so, something's wrong with him."

So you suddenly erupt out of seemingly nowhere with probably more than a dozen posts badmouthing Macy's and accusing them of the oppression of mankind (yes, that's hyperbole) and the shafting of any employee or customer that walks though their door and that's hunky dory, but somebody just puts out a rhetorical 'somebody must have pissed in his Post Toasties this morning' altered to be topic appropriate, a couple of people gave a 'yeah, what's up with that?' and that's mean and nasty?

You banging on Macy's didn't upset me. I've no truck with them, I've never set foot in their door and probably never will. If anything it was bemusement at your seeming naivete and subsequent outrage. Or pulling a Renault, it wasn't totally clear. Which was one of the reasons for my post.

Yes, the scattershotting on the index page did annoy me. But that wasn't you, it annoys me when anybody does it. It conveys a feeling of self-importance as if your golden thoughts each deserve their own special thread. Which is kind of self-defeating and inefficient. If you had a lot to say on the same topic, what's wrong with starting a thread titled "Macy's SUCKS and Here's Why!" and then making a separate post for each of your individual butthurts. I'm much more likely to read a series of posts in one thread than I am to click all over the damned place like it's a department store scavenger hunt and I bet a lot of others are that way as well.

The only other thing about your specific content that I thought was out of line was the "Employees fired on Christmas Morning" header as it was misleading at best, totally untrue at worst and deliberately provocative in either case. I don't like it when the political people do it and I don't like it in this case.

PS Employee discounts are a privilege, not a right. At least they have one (Costco doesn't). Twenty percent of your purchase on a gift card is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp staub.

Spoiler

Dadism!

Or a swift kick in the nards, for that matter.....

You make some valid points here--but I stand by my comment re fired Christmas morning. When employees have been led to believe they will, or even may, be retained, when no manager talks to them about their status, when the schedule is posted Christmas morning, and when they see they have no hours scheduled, what would you call it? I call it they were fired, on-line, not in person, Christmas morning.