10 People You Will Inevitably Meet on a Discussion Forum

WheatenLover said:
I know someone IRL who tells everyone his IQ, and it is higher than Einstein's. I don't believe him because he is super into conspiracy theories that have no possibility of being true. Plus, who brags about their IQ? It's bizarre. It reminds me of people who brag about their net worth, or how they accomplished everything in their lives solely by themselves.

The IQ also irritates me because I know people who are not well-educated, haven't had their IQ's tested, who I know are among the smartest people I know. Yet, I've had Mr. and Ms. High IQ not want to socialize with the people who don't meet their intellectual standards (usually their super high educational levels and current socio-economic status). That pisses me off.
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I've posted it before. Emotional Intelligence is so much more important than IQ when it comes to being successful in life.
 
I take everyone at face value. That is not to say I trust everyone. I prefer to get to know someone before I make that decision. There are good and bad people in our society. They come from all walks of life, some rich, some poor, all different colors, all religions and orientations. Most I have encountered on this board are good people and I am happy I joined this forum.
 
The ones that come up with outrageous stories. On another forum, this person claimed to be a flight instructor at a certain airport that had a tower. I looked the person up on the FAA registry, and that person did not even have a pilots license, Furthermore the airport mentioned did not have a tower.
Also I wrote to the fixed base operator at that field, and he never heard of the person.
The reason it really griped me was the post was totally overblown. As a pilot and some one who had an flight instructor's rating, it was damaging to the profession.
 
@officerripley wrote...

The List Maker.

lol!! I do believe I've just been put squarely in my place!

I'm very new here, so I wasn't singling anyone out with my list in the opening header. Just thought it would be fun exercise. You've all added some great selections I never even considered. But I did just wing it off the top of my nut. ;)
 
When I was young, I kinda looked like Brad Pitt on crack. Now sadly, I just look like crack.

But seriously, I always get the Kurt Russel comparison for some reason...the hair and the smile I guess. An older Kurt Russel that is. I never had his movie star looks growing up.
 
WheatenLover said:
I know someone IRL who tells everyone his IQ, and it is higher than Einstein's. I don't believe him because he is super into conspiracy theories that have no possibility of being true. Plus, who brags about their IQ? It's bizarre. It reminds me of people who brag about their net worth, or how they accomplished everything in their lives solely by themselves.

The IQ also irritates me because I know people who are not well-educated, haven't had their IQ's tested, who I know are among the smartest people I know. Yet, I've had Mr. and Ms. High IQ not want to socialize with the people who don't meet their intellectual standards (usually their super high educational levels and current socio-seseconomic status). That pisses me off.
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In a lot of cases, they think they have "high IQ" because they took one of those quizzes on the internet that starts out "If you can answer these four questions, you have a genius IQ!" Then the quiz asks questions such as "Is France in A. Europe, B. Australia, C. South America, or D. Antarctica?"

A moss-covered rock would be as smart as Einstein........
 
WheatenLover said:
Wouldn't it be "of whom" you spoke? :) I could be wrong, of course! Also, one doesn't end a sentence in a preposition. Grammar nazi's aren't supposed to be into sentence fragments either. As well, they are supposed to only care about formal grammar, not the differences between that and grammar used in spoken or informal language.

I'm messing with you, of course. I speak and write informally with all of what I discussed above. And when to use who and whom -- I have no idea. I just use whichever word sounds right.
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Good observation! I had to think about this for a minute. 🤔 "Of which you spoke" would refer to the example given. "Of whom you spoke" refers to the person. I was referring to the example given.

Although I am very guilty of ending sentences with a preposition, I jokingly corrected myself in the original post. I'm cursed, having to think about this stuff all my life! 😖
 
We often underestimate Toxic Granny's fighting abilities. She can be very aggressive, and because of the deference paid to the elderly, not only does Toxic Granny easily attract allies to aid in her defense, but her foes are reluctant to employ their strongest weapons against her. Prudent People avoid confrontations with Toxic Granny because there is ignominy in defeat and no glory
in victory.
 
Beezer said:
When I was young, I kinda looked like Brad Pitt on crack. Now sadly, I just look like crack.

But seriously, I always get the Kurt Russel comparison for some reason...the hair and the smile I guess. An older Kurt Russel that is. I never had his movie star looks growing up.
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Kurt Russell is 71 years old
 
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Troller is looking for a response...ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone...ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a forum becomes aware of his presence, however, all feeding activity ceases and Troller must move on to more promising waters.
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Lawrence said:
The grumpy old man who forces his way.
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I don't like "grumpy ole' men." Life is short and life is what you make it. No reason to be grumpy. The world does not owe you a living. Try spreading kindness around and you will find that kindness comes back to you. No one is perfect and the world is not a perfect place. There are problems we cannot control but we can control our attitude about things and people.
 
kburra said:
We often underestimate Toxic Granny's fighting abilities. She can be very aggressive, and because of the deference paid to the elderly, not only does Toxic Granny easily attract allies to aid in her defense, but her foes are reluctant to employ their strongest weapons against her. Prudent People avoid confrontations with Toxic Granny because there is ignominy in defeat and no glory
in victory.
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Hmmmm.....poster time

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allcaps.jpgALLCAPS attempts to compensate for his limited rhetorical weaponry through the extravagant use of capitalized words - something netizens refer to as SHOUTING. Sure, a sprinkling of capitalized words can add some zip to a thrust, but they should be used sparingly. Even worse from a tactical point of view, too much shouting alerts other Members to the opponent's verbal WEAKNESS and emotional EXCITABILITY.
 
Beezer said:
When I was young, I kinda looked like Brad Pitt on crack. Now sadly, I just look like crack.

But seriously, I always get the Kurt Russel comparison for some reason...the hair and the smile I guess. An older Kurt Russel that is. I never had his movie star looks growing up.
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Kurt Russel is still a total babe:

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Okay, I've just about decided, we're either gonna watch Big Trouble in Little China (1st pic is from) or The Thing tonight. Maybe The Thing to cool us off; it got up to 109F here yesterday.
 
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