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Good one!...er…I mean bad one!Bob cat, actually just run!
Only joking
That’s not quite right. A person can understand, or say he understood, whatever he wants, based on his personal education, problems or motivations.IIt's not how it is presented, it's how people take it, that counts.
She understood that the requestor was a child, though he had said in his very first post “this was from when I was a wee little tike”. Now, I don’t call this “understanding”. She proceeded to even “understand” a case of child abuse!the respondents should be taken outside and whipped within inches of their miserable lives.
Treating a child like that is nothing short of abuse and I find it absolutely sickening.
Gillian
shoeseat: If you think that was at all funny, you either need some serious help or to grow up quickly.
Gillian
I have assumed that all people are reasonable and of sound intelligence and mannerisms until otherwise knownWhat you mean to say is “it's how reasonable people understand it”, which is something different.
At last, common sense has spoken in the last two well-worded posts, just when I was beginning to remember the old adage:
“Common sense is not as common as is commonly believed.”
But I have a few things to add too, which I base on what has actually been said.
That’s not quite right. A person can understand, or say he understood, whatever he wants, based on his personal education, problems or motivations.
What you mean to say is “it's how reasonable people understand it”, which is something different. Furthermore, the intention and presentation are not irrelevant, but also count. The post was clearly meant for amusement and was presented as an example to avoid, not to adopt.
Clarifications:
She understood that the requestor was a child, though he had said in his very first post “this was from when I was a wee little tike”. Now, I don’t call this “understanding”. She proceeded to even “understand” a case of child abuse!
Yet, when I pointed out to her that he no longer is a kid, it had no effect. I don’t call this “reasonable”.
Last but not least, though she was so fast to take offense and report a light-hearted post, she didn’t refrain from herself offending another member:
This is the only offensive post worth reporting in the entire thread.
I clarify that by the above I do not wish to offend anyone, even if he/she has offended me, or thought he/she did, but just to put a few facts in place, where they should really have been all along.