Re: i try to get out but you keep pulling me in....

["J Miller" <sjmill@erols.com>]

jonas miller
retired extreme tester for human body parts
or stunt man   that better
----- Original Message -----
From: "MIKE BLAIN" <reptileis@home.com>
To: "J Miller" <sjmill@erols.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: i try to get out but you keep pulling me in....


> I always liked the excuse -   "Retired, heavyweight, Maui Tai boxer"
pretty
> much explains it all and usually people don't know if your serious or not
;^)
>
> Now of course folks are curious as to why- but curiosity to the point of
> rudeness sucks.  If someone just has to know ( maybe they are just that
bored)
> they should say -  "Hey Jonas-  could I ask you a personal question?"
> to which you can either say - "Phuck off!"  or    "Retired, professional,
Heavy
> weight- maui tai boxer".
>
> If your in the mood to get a reaction try the following:
> "Navy seals, vietnam- in charge of testing the Agent Orange."
>
> Or "VW crash test dummy-( you could learn a lot from a dummy)".
>
> Or state what I always do when I have to write something by hand " sloppy
> handwriting(typing) is a symptom of heightened intellect- were just to
> preoccupied with our thoughts to take the time to print it neat and
legible"
>
>
> :^)
>
>
>
>
>
> J Miller wrote:
>
> > well sinc eyou are the ones carrieng this one i let it go yesterday mid
day
> > sometiem si believe or i stated actually talkign to people and
explaining
> > things,   my life all thu it has been a rough 25 years is not all pulic
> > knoweldge yet if you would like just s small bit of insight i will grant
you
> > onyl these tidbits of my gone with teh wind medical file adn yes it is
> > large,  so here is a fewthings that contribute to the issues i have to
> > compensate for,
> > 1  have had 10 or so consussions which has left me wiht a slight blind
spot
> > in one eye adn occasional issues with vision(and no i drive fine it is
wheni
> > have to focus on small tiny objects like keyboards screens signs shit
iek
> > that(ohh it was stop sign j/k)
> > 2 sliught nerve damage thru my left arm from a dirt bike accident  which
> > inturn pinches a nerve down my arm from a 3rd degree seperation of the
ac
> > joint
> > 3 major arthits in both hands sometimes they dont open all theway  due
to
> > all fingers excpte thumbs beign broken or sprian ed a few times when
> > yougner, and broken right wirst...
> > 4 have had 4 abdomianl surguries
> > 5 had 4 knee surguries,
> > 6  have pinched nerve l4 l5 siatic problems,
> > 7 slight heart condition (mytro valve prolapse, arrythmia, post
ventricular
> > contractions
> > 8 numbness in parts of shoulder, back , hips, right leg, and right foot,
> >
> > by all means i am not makign excuses for the way i type at all and i
could
> > care less if you want to read my emails int eh first place, i respind to
add
> > knowledge to teh list adn educate peopel, in teh three or so years i
have
> > been on the list  i hae encounted this issue abotu once every 6-8 months
and
> > it fades after one day but for soem reason after i drop it  PEOPLE  keep
> > talkign about it, email eachother privatly like you said,   the onyl
reason
> > i spoke up was to cute it off before it got out of hand , then when my
> > private emsal gets flooded from lister who wanna whine and ttel me the
same
> > thign i have heard for years,   i end it wiht a pulblic statemnt and yet
it
> > still continues,
> > so you knwo soem and might i say very littel abotu my medical history,
that
> > is only issues wit my body which doe snot include damage recieved from
> > spinal ttaps, nerve conduction tess, eeg, emg, ekg, echo cardio grams,
and
> > nerve blocks taht i have recieved that after a few years still ahve not
warn
> > off, so i get lazy fingers and the such
> > any other medical  shti you guys wanna knwo?   blood type, last known
> > wherabouts, rank serial number,
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Neal Tovsen" <sixteen.volt@gte.net>
> > To: "T Berk" <tberk@mindspring.com>
> > Cc: "Scirocco-L" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 5:53 PM
> > Subject: RE: The infamous typing thread, and why it needs to stop.
> >
> > > T Berk said:
> > > >  Naw, it may seem obvious but that is the problem- perception has
run
> > > > rampant and this has devolved into a witch hunt.
> > >
> > > I'd agree with you, but with all due respect, I can't. Personally, I
don't
> > > really care, and I've never been involved in the mess until this time.
> > Most
> > > people, like yourself, cut him slack every time he writes an email.
Not
> > > everyone is willing to do this quietly. The law of assholes states
that a
> > > certain percentage of people are always going to give Jonas shit for
> > typing
> > > horribly (section 13.216.b).
> > >
> > > Yes, it takes at least two people to start a flame war, so Jonas is
> > > certainly not the only one at fault. What fails to pass the logic test
is
> > > that Jonas could bring an end to the whole thing peacefully, simply,
and
> > > without any hurt reputations or feelings...yet he doesn't choose to.
He
> > not
> > > only continues the core action (poor typing), but he quickly resorts
to
> > > profanity and insults...which only eggs people on and escalates the
verbal
> > > violence. IMHO, he has two options:
> > >
> > > 1) Give people a legit reason why he can't type. This way, we'll all
> > > understand him better, and no one will have any reason to razz him. I
> > don't
> > > care if it's a learning disorder or if a physical disability requires
him
> > to
> > > type with his earlobes. As long as it's the truth, people will respect
it.
> > > Obviously, if people are left to assume Jonas is merely lazy (the
default
> > > assumption, I'd wager), then he's gonna get a lot of crap for it and
> > > everything stays the same.
> > >
> > > -or-
> > >
> > > 2) Type correctly.
> > >
> > > No one can force him to take any particular action, but as long as
things
> > > don't change, they'll stay the same (get it? he-he...). Thus, the
> > "logical"
> > > assumption that if he has the power to change but doesn't choose to
> > change,
> > > he must therefore prefer the status quo. If someone can argue the
> > contrary,
> > > I'm open to a learning experience. What are the other possibilities?
> > >
> > > Scirocco content:
> > > Life is so good with new CV joints! I got the whole reman'd drive
axles.
> > To
> > > my surprise, they were quite painless to install, too. Now, I just
need to
> > > get the A/C working again...
> > >
> > > Neal
> > >
> > >
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