[Jimmy]

Ronan, on 10 August 2013 - 03:15 PM, said:

No way, I will have a very small wedding with a strict no scumbags rule. I have a low tolerance for proud idiots and insecure "hard men".

Cheers. I live in an area where intelligence is literally offensive to the locals. And I don't say this to build myself up, because I'll be the first to tell you I'm an idiot. However, I do not glorify ignorance and every day I strive to learn something I didn't know before. I do not enjoy being stupid. That said, every time I go to a party, I end up pissing off some giant clunking retard because he literally cannot understand anything I'm saying. The words are too big, the jokes are too clever. And he'll start using "smart" as an insult. And invariably, this anger will rise to threats of violence. Thankfully, I'm smarter than these apes and I can weasel out of it, but still, it's fucking ridiculous I have to even bother.

I hate this state.

[Forge]

Ronan, on 10 August 2013 - 03:15 PM, said:

If you are feeling shitty it's best to do whatever you can to stop feeling shitty,

Sangman, on 05 August 2013 - 12:50 PM, said:

...., just took a good shit and I'm relaxed now....

the best answer is always the best

[faked]

When my mother-in-law asked me why she wasn't invited to the wedding,I told her the truth.Because I didn't want her there.Neither did my husband.So my wedding was perfect.

[High Treason]

I live in what is officially the dumbest town in England, I remember the kids at school poking fun at me with
"Go and study, you little swat."
It is a very sad world we live in when intelligence is seen as a flaw, men don't like it, women don't like it and you start to wonder why people think that way.

Thing is, I wouldn't be half surprised if the inbreeding around here eventually nukes that shallow gene pool, it may take many generations but whatever. Jokes on the idiots, I'm the one that's supposed to have a mental disability.

On another note - prepare for a pointless ramble - years back I made a series of text-based games called "Raven Flight" and they sucked, they were supposed to and poked fun at themselves for it. Last year I toyed with making one last one, given that most of the source code for the old ones is lost. Here is a bit of what I have;


Not sure I can call them 'games' because all you do is answer multiple choice questions and look at crap ASCII Art although the final scene usually has some movement, this one is planned to have a tree where you have to follow the 'boss' up it in a sequence a bit like Simon Sez. The running joke is that all scenes have the answer "Do the hokey-cokey" which usually loses a life, but the last quesion requires this answer, otherwise the protagonist swears at you for not letting him celebrate and commits suicide rendering an instant game over. There is a password system though.

The option to do the Hokey-Cokey comes from some episode of Arthur - that kids show - that I have always remembered where an adventure game kept presenting one of the characters with that option.

[faked]

Well,you certainly seem intelligent to me.I admire you,and others like you for it.I call it respect.

[Jimmy]

These people are always bottom rung dumber than dumb folks. They try to make up for it by being defensive macho dickwads. But they're too stupid to realize in a society acting like an asshole just makes you look dumber.

[faked]

Jimmy, on 10 August 2013 - 09:15 PM, said:

These people are always bottom rung dumber than dumb folks. They try to make up for it by being defensive macho dickwads. But they're too stupid to realize in a society acting like an asshole just makes you look dumber.

Will my female neighbor be acceptable as a dickwad?Most of my neighbors are truly wonderful,but his one made a snide remark to me,so I turned my back and walked away.A while later,her husband knocked on my door and told me I can't talk to his wife that way.I never said a word to her.So,being a reasonable person,I shut the door in his face.Both of these people are always stirring up crap for all of us.We simply ignore them because they ARE stupid.But I will admit that I sometimes do stupid things.I try to be smart enough to admit it.

[Hendricks266]

Jimmy, on 10 August 2013 - 07:51 PM, said:

I live in an area where intelligence is literally offensive to the locals.

Reminds me a bit of living in southwestern Indiana from 2nd grade to 7th grade. The kids never liked me because 1) I cared about intellectual pursuits 2) I didn't give a shit about sports. Escaped that shit by getting accepted to a laboratory high school and moving the hell out of there.

High Treason, on 10 August 2013 - 08:49 PM, said:

The option to do the Hokey-Cokey comes from some episode of Arthur - that kids show - that I have always remembered where an adventure game kept presenting one of the characters with that option.

The one based on the books by Marc Brown? Love that show.

[Jimmy]

Dickwad women are the worst.

TL;DR AHEAD

Spoiler

I was at a party the other day talking to a friend who had some apple pie moonshine, so naturally I wanted some. But before he passed it to me, some hussy I don't know and he barely knew in passing came over demanding she got some. And he said "Sure, after Jim gets some." And she said "Fuck Star Wars, I don't know where his lips have been." Which pissed me off because she was assuming things about me based on my appearance, but instead of being a dick, I laughed and smiled and said "My lips ain't been nowhere yours haven't." And it took her a minute, as I sipped it, and she just started yelling "OH YOU SUCKED ZACK'S DICK!?" as she ran outside. My buddy and I looked at each other, laughed, and shook our heads as we walked outside to sit on a bench. Five minutes later a big clunky unemployed ape who volunteers for the fire department came out with his shirt off and his gaggle of assclown buddies.

"YOU TALKING SHIT TO MY WIFE?!"
"Who is your wife?"

Naturally, this pissed him off. But fuck him for assuming, I've never talked to this prick in my life.

"YOU TOLD MY WIFE YOU SUCKED MY DICK."
"Ummm, no. She inferred that. I simply made a harmless joke and she chose to interpret it that way. Your wife was trying to insult me first and foremost and I attempted to defuse the situation by making a light joke, that if anything was more of an affront to myself than you or her."
"WHAT? NO YOU DON'T TALK SHIT TO MY WIFE."
"Like, I said, I never did. But I won't speak to her again, and I'm sorry to have offended either of you. Let's have a man's handshake on the matter and be done with it.
"NO. I AIN'T SHAKING YOUR HAND. YOU DON'T TALK SHIT TO MY WIFE.
"Well, if you won't shake my hand I can only assume that you aren't mad because you think I was crossing your wife, but because you just want to start a fight. I will not participate in a fight and I will call the police if you touch me."

At this point he backs off, goes over to his gal-pals and shuts up. Then I look at my buddy and I'm like "Are you fucking serious?" and he tells me these people are idiots. Which I already knew. Then he starts yelling "IF IT WON'T FOR RYAN (my friend), I'D KICK YOUR ASS. YOU BETTER THANK RYAN!" And I said something like "Sure thing pal, you weren't going to do anything anyway."

And this skank's even skankier mom runs out of nowhere yelling "IF YOU DON'T STOP I WILL KICK YOUR ASS." and I just laugh at her and say "Ma'am, you're drunk." At this point they all realize I'm alpha as fuck and don't care about getting beat up because I will get their asses in jail. So they all waddle out into the parking lot giving me nasty looks as I continue to have a good time. My friend who was throwing the party comes over and asks me to leave as soon as I'm safe to drive, and I tell her I am and that I'll go just because she asks me to. Now these dorks are in the parking lot, and I light my cigar as I walk over to my van and look Zack in the eye and say "Y'all have a nice evening." I get in and blast some Mad Conductor as I roll off.

I'm not making this up one bit either. I just love fucking with idiots like this. And when I do eventually get beat up, I will lawyer up.

[Kathy]

Wow, Jimmy. You're cool.

When I do have "conversation" with some dumbasses I usually can't stand my ground.

[OpenMaw]

Well they can't be quite that stupid. They took the hint with "I'll call the police."

That usually shuts up most dumbasses who have at least some sense.



Why "Star Wars", though?

[Mister Sinister]

I thought it was lost forever.

Spoiler

For those who don't know, this is Liquidator, old russian FPS based on hacked Build engine.

[Fox]

Commando Nukem, on 11 August 2013 - 04:43 AM, said:

Why "Star Wars", though?

Can't you imagine what he must look like?

[Forge]

i hate dumb, tough guy drunks that think they need to be the dominant presence at any gathering
i abhor physical violence as just plain barbaric, but i'm big and strong enough to stand my ground. i just don't project my testosterone level like some billboard announcement.
I've been to parties where i'm being quiet and enjoying myself when one of these morons makes their rounds looking to prove something and generally ruining the atmosphere. I've stood up a few times and knocked the crap out of them when it's obvious they're too drunk to be reasoned with. While somewhat gratifying to shut them up, they're usually too damn dumb to get the hint. Either they keep coming after me (often recruiting their buddies), or they just act like assholes again at the next gathering.
Jimmy's solution wouldn't have worked back in my ruffian days, bullying and fighting were not worth the police's time, but it's actually the best solution to avoid future issues with the neanderthal clan

[Kathy]

From my experience it is better to just ignore(which might not apply at parties). I frequently get smartass opinions about my hair while walking the street. The best response is just to ignore. I failed to do so one time and almost got beaten. There is nothing to gain in situations like this by responding.

[Person of Color]

Jimmy, on 10 August 2013 - 10:18 PM, said:

Dickwad women are the worst.

TL;DR AHEAD

Spoiler

I was at a party the other day talking to a friend who had some apple pie moonshine, so naturally I wanted some. But before he passed it to me, some hussy I don't know and he barely knew in passing came over demanding she got some. And he said "Sure, after Jim gets some." And she said "Fuck Star Wars, I don't know where his lips have been." Which pissed me off because she was assuming things about me based on my appearance, but instead of being a dick, I laughed and smiled and said "My lips ain't been nowhere yours haven't." And it took her a minute, as I sipped it, and she just started yelling "OH YOU SUCKED ZACK'S DICK!?" as she ran outside. My buddy and I looked at each other, laughed, and shook our heads as we walked outside to sit on a bench. Five minutes later a big clunky unemployed ape who volunteers for the fire department came out with his shirt off and his gaggle of assclown buddies.

"YOU TALKING SHIT TO MY WIFE?!"
"Who is your wife?"

Naturally, this pissed him off. But fuck him for assuming, I've never talked to this prick in my life.

"YOU TOLD MY WIFE YOU SUCKED MY DICK."
"Ummm, no. She inferred that. I simply made a harmless joke and she chose to interpret it that way. Your wife was trying to insult me first and foremost and I attempted to defuse the situation by making a light joke, that if anything was more of an affront to myself than you or her."
"WHAT? NO YOU DON'T TALK SHIT TO MY WIFE."
"Like, I said, I never did. But I won't speak to her again, and I'm sorry to have offended either of you. Let's have a man's handshake on the matter and be done with it.
"NO. I AIN'T SHAKING YOUR HAND. YOU DON'T TALK SHIT TO MY WIFE.
"Well, if you won't shake my hand I can only assume that you aren't mad because you think I was crossing your wife, but because you just want to start a fight. I will not participate in a fight and I will call the police if you touch me."

At this point he backs off, goes over to his gal-pals and shuts up. Then I look at my buddy and I'm like "Are you fucking serious?" and he tells me these people are idiots. Which I already knew. Then he starts yelling "IF IT WON'T FOR RYAN (my friend), I'D KICK YOUR ASS. YOU BETTER THANK RYAN!" And I said something like "Sure thing pal, you weren't going to do anything anyway."

And this skank's even skankier mom runs out of nowhere yelling "IF YOU DON'T STOP I WILL KICK YOUR ASS." and I just laugh at her and say "Ma'am, you're drunk." At this point they all realize I'm alpha as fuck and don't care about getting beat up because I will get their asses in jail. So they all waddle out into the parking lot giving me nasty looks as I continue to have a good time. My friend who was throwing the party comes over and asks me to leave as soon as I'm safe to drive, and I tell her I am and that I'll go just because she asks me to. Now these dorks are in the parking lot, and I light my cigar as I walk over to my van and look Zack in the eye and say "Y'all have a nice evening." I get in and blast some Mad Conductor as I roll off.

I'm not making this up one bit either. I just love fucking with idiots like this. And when I do eventually get beat up, I will lawyer up.

Sounds like you encountered the common guido. Nothing says in control like calm and assertive. I'm the same way. If I got into a fight, who the fuck cares?

Also I just got done rewatching SLC Punk before I wrote this. Love that fuckin' movie.

[Person of Color]

Kathy, on 11 August 2013 - 12:03 AM, said:

Wow, Jimmy. You're cool.

When I do have "conversation" with some dumbasses I usually can't stand my ground.

You sound nice and docile.

[faked]

Viper The Rapper, on 11 August 2013 - 06:41 AM, said:

Sounds like you encountered the common guido. Nothing says in control like calm and assertive. I'm the same way. If I got into a fight, who the fuck cares?

Also I just got done rewatching SLC Punk before I wrote this. Love that fuckin' movie.

Yeah,this one IS a real piece of work.What is so interesting is she didn't understand why I was happy with my life.I told her I'm satisfied with what I have.Simple as that.

[Hendricks266]

Jimmy, on 10 August 2013 - 10:18 PM, said:

"Ummm, no. She inferred that. I simply made a harmless joke and she chose to interpret it that way. Your wife was trying to insult me first and foremost and I attempted to defuse the situation by making a light joke, that if anything was more of an affront to myself than you or her."

You sentence here sounds a little highfalutin' for the kind of trash it sounds like you're having to deal with. The bolded parts are words or phrases that detract from the clarity of what you're trying to say.

Something I learned in a Non-Fiction Writing class is that French/Latin words tend to be technical and harder to understand, while Germanic words, where available, are the most clear despite lacking "lexical beauty".

Here's how I would have told the guy off:

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"Ummm, no. Your wife insulted me and I tried to avoid a conflict by making a lighthearted joke. She thought my joke meant that I sucked your dick. If anything, don't you think me sucking your dick is more of an insult to me than you or her? The bottom line is that I didn't talk shit to your wife."

Rather than flexing your vocabulary, I find it best to show off your mental muscle by putting together coherent, clear, and highly persuasive sentences that everyone can understand, even dumbasses. If they still don't get it, they are not worth the air they breathe.

Unfortunately, I can still see my version extending the train of thought too far for this guy to understand. Regardless, I can't see his response and the rest of the interaction being any different even with this modification.

[Sangman]

Some of you guys are really, really mistaking intelligence for arrogance.

edit: that said if your tl;dr situation is indeed true Jimmy you handled that well.

[Jimmy]

Kathy, on 11 August 2013 - 12:03 AM, said:

Wow, Jimmy. You're cool.

When I do have "conversation" with some dumbasses I usually can't stand my ground.

Stand up for yourself, it feels great. I used to let idiots walk all over me, but then one day I just decided to see what would happen if I used my wit to fight back. It worked and it's been working ever since. Don't take shit from anybody.

Commando Nukem, on 11 August 2013 - 04:43 AM, said:

Why "Star Wars", though?

I have no idea. I had a nice pair of jeans on, a Mountain Dew t-shirt, Converse basketball shoes, and a Rastafarian flag wrist band with "One Love" written on it. Nothing could indicate I'm a Star Wars fan. All I can deduce is my glasses. She might as well have called me four eyes. Which isn't insulting the least bit, but her intelligence level is definitely offensive. I'm all for insults and shit-talking, I can sit around and do it all night. At least be good at it if you're gonna start talking trash

Though that reminds me at one point this douchebag Zack even tried to say something like "You like Star Wars or somethin', boy?" And I said "No, I don't." just to be contrarian. His response was "Oh, I bet you like Pokemon then, huh faggot?" I looked him square in the eye and said "No, Digimon." And let off a sarcastic laugh. Once again he turned back to his gal-pals.

Hendricks266, on 11 August 2013 - 10:05 AM, said:

You sentence here sounds a little highfalutin' for the kind of trash it sounds like you're having to deal with. The bolded parts are words or phrases that detract from the clarity of what you're trying to say.

Something I learned in a Non-Fiction Writing class is that French/Latin words tend to be technical and harder to understand, while Germanic words, where available, are the most clear despite lacking "lexical beauty".

Here's how I would have told the guy off:


Rather than flexing your vocabulary, I find it best to show off your mental muscle by putting together coherent, clear, and highly persuasive sentences that everyone can understand, even dumbasses. If they still don't get it, they are not worth the air they breathe.

Unfortunately, I can still see my version extending the train of thought too far for this guy to understand. Regardless, I can't see his response and the rest of the interaction being any different even with this modification.

If I talked like an idiot to idiots I would never talk like myself. My sentences aren't that hard to understand, just use context clues.

[Kathy]

Jimmy, on 11 August 2013 - 12:01 PM, said:

Stand up for yourself, it feels great. I used to let idiots walk all over me, but then one day I just decided to see what would happen if I used my wit to fight back. It worked and it's been working ever since. Don't take shit from anybody.

And that would get me smacked in the face quite a lot. If ignoring yields better results at not being hit, then I'd rather use that.

[OpenMaw]

Kathy, on 11 August 2013 - 12:17 PM, said:

And that would get me smacked in the face quite a lot. If ignoring yields better results at not being hit, then I'd rather use that.

Not if you handle it like Jimmy did.

Be like Jimmy.

[Kathy]

I doubt "I'll call the police" would work here.

[Jimmy]

I guess you live in an area where fagbashing is not only common, it is accepted? Indeed, I would probably go with ignoring as well, but not from a cowardice standpoint. You can't quell a fire with fire. I can usually tell within the first minute whether it's worth screwing with them or not. I can read people and body language well, so I know just how far I can push the envelope and still get away with it while bruising their overinflated egos. Subversion is my specialty.

[OpenMaw]

Kathy, on 11 August 2013 - 12:22 PM, said:

I doubt "I'll call the police" would work here.

Don't call the police. Be the police.

MACE THE MOFOS!

[Kathy]

Look, I'm not that cool. I don't want to be beaten just because I wanted to stand my ground where it wasn't really needed for anyone besides me. When I have two dudes telling me to "go to a barber" chances of teaching them a lesson are quite slim. Although, at one point I thought it would be interesting if they weren't as coward as I thought they were and actually tried to do something when I just walked away saying something they didn't like. Cause I had quite a shitty mood to begin with and it might have been amusing for all involved.

[Kathy]

Jimmy, on 11 August 2013 - 12:24 PM, said:

I guess you live in an area where fagbashing is not only common, it is accepted?

[Jimmy]

Walking away from a fight is a pretty alpha thing to do, actually. You exert your dominance by saying you have nothing to prove, thereby implying the other guy is beta because he wants to prove something.

Though I would definitely recommend you try to get some pepper spray or some sort of protection for yourself if it's actually that much of a problem where you live. I carry two to three knives on me at all times, and as soon as I turn twenty-one I'm getting a concealed carry permit, but I've been shooting guns most of my life so I'm very comfortable with them and know how to properly treat a weapon.

EDIT: Ah. Good old Russia. Yeah, it's too bad they're being so regressive on this issue, so I would definitely say you are taking the right approach, because it seems if the cops seem to think you're a queer too they're not gonna do shit to help you.

[Kathy]

I usually carry pepper spray. That day I wasn't otherwise I would probably just stand there and see what would they do after my remark.

I doubt I look "queer". I look like a hippy, headbanger or goth depending on my outfit.

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it seems if the cops seem to think you're a queer too they're not gonna do shit to help you.

How would they help me not get beaten? They weren't around. They never are.