UGGGHHHHH!

[stoney321]

I really REALLY should stop responding. RIGHT??

*head desk, head desk* Man, I'm trying SO HARD to not be a bitch and rude. I promise. (going to the library now. Ahhh, safe haven!)

[ETA] and dlgood for the WIN! Damn, I love a smart man.

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[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

yes, yes. Get thee to the library.

AND STOP RESPONDING.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

AHHHHHHHH.

*grabs car keys*
*does NOT look at new email from that one person in my inbox*

Need... to... respond... Make a... CHANGE!!! *turns into wolf-girl*

[witchofthedogs.livejournal.com]

Don't feed it. If you feed it, it will grow.

Seriously, there's no logic in that one, therefore no ability to converse or debate... I'd just let it wander off and and watch as it annoys others.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

CORRECT. You are right. And so? I snack!

[leila82.livejournal.com]

ACK! And I'm really, really sorry because that is someone from my flist who apparently followed my link :(

I feel just terrible about this. *sigh*

[witchofthedogs.livejournal.com]

I feel just terrible about this. *sigh*

Not to jump in here, but...

That person isn't your responsibility. Don't feel bad. At least you've provided stoney with a modicum of entertainment.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD, really?? I didn't check her info page. Ah, I remember being 19 and knowing everything. *beams*

I got books for them cheerins, because I have a STACK a mile high - all winners! WINNERS.

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of story I ran across today:

Loud Fake Laugh Misinterpreted As Loud Real Laugh In Critical Sarcasm Miscalculation

DAYTON, OH—Confusion and awkwardness are still being felt after a boisterous guffaw intended to convey sarcastic dismissal of a comment was incorrectly interpreted as a positive response by the very person who was being mocked Tuesday. "My laughter led the speaker to infer that I was expressing approval and delight at his statement, and he therefore came away believing that I was supporting said statement when I was in fact ridiculing it," Clayton Obermeyer said of his remarks to coworker Derek Havers. "However, despite my heartfelt desire to puncture the arrogance of the speaker, an unfortunate opposite reaction seems to have taken hold." Obermeyer said he was really looking forward to attempting to explain the nature of sarcasm to Havers, because he was just so sure that the absolute genius would completely grasp every last word without the slightest little bit of trouble whatsoever.

[ladycat777.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha. Oh, the Onion. I love them.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Sometimes all you can do is shake your head in disbelief and don't feed the trolls. It's frustrating as hell, but there are times where no matter how you try, you cannot make someone understand what you're saying.

Apparently, it's the week for batshit.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

*checks the calendar* Is that the Chinese calendar? no? Heh.

And I know, I really do! I just...

GAH! Why does same sex kissing RUIN YOUR LIFE?? Did their car stop one time two girls kissed? Was cheese no longer called cheese when two girls held hands? EXPLAIN TO ME.

:)

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Yes, let that one go to snorfle herself silly in her smug satisfaction.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

heheheheheh. That's EXACTLY what they're doing, I'm sure.

"OMG, teh ghey luv3r totally couldn't handle my mad argewin' skilz of MADNIZ, yo!"

Hopefully she's saying it with better grammar. :D

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

That person, over the course of the discussion, couldn't help but reveal her feelings, which, sad to say, seem pretty much along the same lines as the instigator of this whole thing.

And as she doesn't have the capacity to comprehend a dictionary definition I doubt she's worth arguing with.

And she might be catching! Eep! Run away!

::smooches::

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I wanted to reply with:

"I understand that you have your own tuna. We're all entitled to our own tuna, even people who are balloons.

...oh, do words actually have meaning? I didn't want to type out "opinion" and "bigot" again, so I just used other smooshy letter thingies instead."

But I think that might be a fly-by...

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

This person deserves to be married to my brother-in-law.

My sister doesn't, but that's another matter.

Julia, oy

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha! Oh, poor sis.

[yin-again.livejournal.com]

Wow. You've been so nice. I would have been so mean. But, I'm a bitch like that. As shipperx said, must be the week for batshit.

And OMG ninetten? Nice to know that the wrold is sending up a whole new crop of closed-minded tightasses. I weep for the future.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHA!! YOUR ICON!!!!!

And just think: one day she'll be a real boy. Wait...

And if there weren't people we were better than, how would we judge our own awesomeness?

[huzzlewhat.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's about as impressive an example of Just Not Getting It as I've ever seen.

One person says: You are wrong for wanting to be represented.
One person says: You are wrong for wanting to deny me representation.

One of these people is being unreasonable and hurtful. The other isn't. It isn't that hard to tell the difference.

I admire your patience more than I can say.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Since I was about to LOSE my patience, I decided to bow out. I'm really REALLY trying to keep a civil discussion over there.

Just... WORDS HAVE MEANING. It's not up to you to decide they DON'T, first of all.

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

::passes you a mai tai::

I'd have passed "courteous" about three replies back, so kudos to you, babe. ::points icon at the offender::

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

*downs it in one, wipes mouth with forearm*

Whew. I try. I still have yet to come up with as good a retort as the World According to Garp and the Ellen Jamsians from the WC mini-fuffle, but I'm biting my tongue and eyeing the tequila. Mmmmm.

[rainkatt.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, just back away...

For some reason, that whole discussion reminded me of my ex-husband's refrain of, "I don't believe in therapy. Well, yes, I see that it helped you, and now my entire second family is in therapy, and the step-daughter needs it so much, because of what happened to her, but no, I don't believe in it." After applying my head repeatedly to my desk (after many similar conversations while we were married), I decided to take my therapist's advice and leave the twit. ;-)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HA! Good for YOU. And that reminds me of the old joke where the guy goes in to see his doctor, pulls his arm back at a weird angle and says, "Doctor? It hurts when I do this."

"So don't do that."

LIFE LESSON, LAURA. A LIFE LESSON.

[sunnyd-lite.livejournal.com]

On a less serious note... I so <3 your icon!!!!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

HEEEE!! I got it from an icon post, so it's gankable, should you want! The credit info is in the [].

[st_salieri.livejournal.com]

Man, I remember when I was that age. I thought I knew everything about everything. The older I get, the more I'm conscious of the fact that I know nothing at all.

Seriously, you've been doing an amazing job fighting the good fight. I don't know many other people who can stay so polite and welcoming.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Well thank you! I do try, contrary to popular opinion. :D

I come from a long line of arguers - not angry arguments, just, "Oh, I think differently, and here's why. You?" Nobody but NOBODY has the patience of swmbo, that's for sure. Now THAT girl can be patient and reasonable, even with quarter-wits!

[going-not-gone.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is time to stop. You know the old line about teaching a pig to sing?

Okay, here's what you gotta do:

Take a deep breath.

Take a deep gulp of your martini.

Repeat until serene. (Or comatose, whichever comes first.)

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha! Is that like bathing a cat?

And I'm SO BEHIND on my LJ, but good LORD, I'm glad you and the kiddoes are okay! Your poor car and YOU! *massive hugs*

[lettered.livejournal.com]

What's really interesting to me is I used something very much like that person you're arguing with as a strawman against which to base the message I left at Outsidepride.com. But anyway it's amazing how long it took me to try to account for people such as this one who obviously don't have a clear understanding of what "bigotry" really means.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's the inability to grasp a word's meaning that clued me in that I need to LET GO and LET DOG.

[moosesal.livejournal.com]

Oh man. I missed everything. I knew I should have kept an eye on the comments over there. Geez.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

That was the only head desk comment, truthfully. Two other dissenters, and they stated their opinion as just that: I feel it's wrong. You can't argue a person's feelings, just the manner in which they handle them, you know?

(And man, *I've* not been keeping an eye over there...)

[bitchygrrl.livejournal.com]

Leave her be before you break her brain, and thank you I do smell divine. *spritzes self with Mat Chocolate* You know all black people smell like chocolate right?

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHA!!! I was HOPING someone would notice that.

Baby girl, you smell like SEXUAL chocolate. *bats at you*

[leighm.livejournal.com]

I read your initial post the other day and WOW what a powerful argument you had. Thank you so much for sharing that and I was truly in awe as well at the guy's letter.

As I said to my friend in a discussion with her about your post on this-why is it anyone's place to judge or decide who loves who? Love does not pick and choose and does not discriminate. Sure he can have his opinion but using his company to promote his opinion was anything but appopriate. There is a suitable way to go about stating how he feels and that was not the right thing to do.

As far as this seemingly neverending debate with one of your readers-it's your journal and tell her to leave it be! lol.

Again, thank you for sharing:) What an interesting journal.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much how I feel, too. Personal life is just that, and a line was crossed.

And once I posted here, I pretty much ignored that one thread. :D

Thanks for adding your voice! It's good to see just how many people (regardless of their thoughts on homosexuality) realize it's wrong to spread a message of hate.

[crayonbreakygal.livejournal.com]

I come back from being away for the day and see this! hee

I'm just wondering how many times someone had to tell the gal the definition of bigotry. Didn't seem to sink in, now did it?

I even told the hubby about this, not using the word "bigot" at all and that's the first word out of his mouth.

*mesmerized by the icon*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. And then them COMPLETELY not getting what the term means, and calling the rest of us bigots? HEAD? Meet desk.

:D

[luvxander.livejournal.com]

It is my opinion that we should make it so that every time you send a newsletter, you have to have gay sex. That should put a stop to it all. Except, then we'd have a lot of gay guys sending newsletters.

*back to the drawing board*

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

we'd have a lot of gay guys sending newsletters

Oh, don't even ACT like you can't type one-handed. ;)

[paynbow.livejournal.com]

OMG, I MISSED your BIRTHDAY!!! ACK!

Happy, happy, happy late Birthday!!!

What do I bring you? Er, not much, BUT, news! I googled Outsidepride to see the fallout (who doesn't love a good online kerfuffle?) and your post ranks 6. That's right! You are number 6 on google! It says, "stoney321" as the site. How cool is that? And it's not like I googled something obscure like the name of a story I wrote just so I'd be on the first page...not that I've ever done that... *g*

[floweringjudas.livejournal.com]

Well, I personally disagree with the commenter's right to be Canadian. I have a few friends who are Canadian, and they are good people, but I personally disagree with their Canadianism.

Also I cannot believe the huge percentage of instances of Canadianism that's allowed in primetime television today. So what if it's still .05%? That is .05% TOO MUCH.

Just last night I caught my children using the word "eh" in a startling context.

Also STFU Canadian-lover. I don't care that this is YOUR PERSONAL SPACE, I order you OFF THE INTERNETS.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

OMG were your ears burning last night? The Mister and I were talking about you and Sophie and how cool it will be if you come for a visit and how we're going to pamper you girls, WHOOO!

Also: I hear Canadians deal illegal bacon from their homes, thus bringing an element of SIN into your neighborhood. DOWN WITH CANADIANS!

[psychoadept.livejournal.com]

Have you see this: http://loadedorygun.blogspot.com/2006/08/updating-troy-hake-gaybaiting-gardener.html