Dewey's post
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@LuFins-Dad said in Dewey's post:
I have fewer issues with Dewey than I did with Larry, and I have quite a few issues with Dewey.
Yeah, but Dewey ain't dead.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 00:30 last edited by@Jolly said in Dewey's post:
@LuFins-Dad said in Dewey's post:
I have fewer issues with Dewey than I did with Larry, and I have quite a few issues with Dewey.
Yeah, but Dewey ain't dead.
I don't like slagging off recently deceased people at all. People are almost certainly out there hurting, and you've always got to wonder who's reading.
I kind of raised the timing of the post with Dewey, admittedly in a bit of a half-hearted way - other people just ripped into him, which is never going to work on Facebook, you're really just virtue signaling since they're going to block you.
Having said that, I had lots of issues with Larry, but if I'm honest I never really felt like I knew him. I don't know whether the warm-hearted guy who occasionally paid for people's groceries was really him, or whether the guy who boasted about all kinds of stuff was really him. He did sometimes make me laugh like a drain, which is always good. In the old days, lots of people stayed anonymous on the internet, and I think Larry was of that generation. Now, we probably all share way too much about our real life.
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wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 00:58 last edited by
All this is really pointless blather. I’ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.
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All this is really pointless blather. I’ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:02 last edited by@Mik said in Dewey's post:
All this is really pointless blather. I’ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.
+1
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wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:08 last edited by
Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.
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Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.
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Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:16 last edited by@Horace said in Dewey's post:
Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.
Yes. High end blather
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@Horace said in Dewey's post:
Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.
Yes. High end blather
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:18 last edited by@Mik said in Dewey's post:
@Horace said in Dewey's post:
Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.
Yes. High end blather
Premium artisanal hand crafted old world blather.
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@Mik said in Dewey's post:
@Horace said in Dewey's post:
Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.
Yes. High end blather
Premium artisanal hand crafted old world blather.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:22 last edited by@Horace said in Dewey's post:
Premium artisanal hand crafted old world blather.
Hand crafted? Video, or it didn't happen, Bay-boy! I wanna see the keyboard video...
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@Horace said in Dewey's post:
Premium artisanal hand crafted old world blather.
Hand crafted? Video, or it didn't happen, Bay-boy! I wanna see the keyboard video...
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:26 last edited by@George-K said in Dewey's post:
@Horace said in Dewey's post:
Premium artisanal hand crafted old world blather.
Hand crafted? Video, or it didn't happen, Bay-boy! I wanna see the keyboard video...
Maybe I’ll leave an air of mystery and take my chances with what people say about me after I’m gone.
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@George-K said in Dewey's post:
@Horace said in Dewey's post:
Premium artisanal hand crafted old world blather.
Hand crafted? Video, or it didn't happen, Bay-boy! I wanna see the keyboard video...
Maybe I’ll leave an air of mystery and take my chances with what people say about me after I’m gone.
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wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:30 last edited by
@George-K said in Dewey's post:
@Horace you misspelled "mysterie," destroying any credibility you had.
So, bye.
Be seeing you
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@George-K said in Dewey's post:
@Horace you misspelled "mysterie," destroying any credibility you had.
So, bye.
Be seeing you
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:33 last edited by@Horace said in Dewey's post:
@George-K said in Dewey's post:
@Horace you misspelled "mysterie," destroying any credibility you had.
So, bye.
Be seeing you
LOL!
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All this is really pointless blather. I’ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 02:13 last edited by@Mik said in Dewey's post:
All this is really pointless blather. I’ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.
I agree on the latter.
On the former, I nod while reading Phibes' posts, although I'm sure Dewey expected it (maybe he's lurking here?) when he posted it publicly on FB. I think I made my position on Dewey clear in my earlier posts but to repeat myself (which Larry knows I do quite frequently)... I enjoyed meeting Dewey once, enjoyed his contributions (wish he still participated in TNCR), thought his FB post was crass and of no purpose other than catharsis, and to that end, I hope it brought him some peace.
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@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
I dont a problem with it. People react differently, and obviously Dewey had some pretty strong feelings about his interactions with Larry (most of which I probably dont know about). I dont know the Bible well (actually not at all LOL), so I dont know what it says about talking about someone after they die.
It's about making a claim about someone else's belief, recently deceased or otherwise. While I'm sure it's the emotional truth of many that Larry was not a believer in Christianity, for Dewey to make that claim would be against the rules of how he's supposed to comport himself within that same faith. I am sure you have issues with people who don't practice what they preach, but in this case, you also know that Larry was mean, so the rules don't apply to him. That's nice.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 13:30 last edited by@Horace said in Dewey's post:
@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
I dont a problem with it. People react differently, and obviously Dewey had some pretty strong feelings about his interactions with Larry (most of which I probably dont know about). I dont know the Bible well (actually not at all LOL), so I dont know what it says about talking about someone after they die.
It's about making a claim about someone else's belief, recently deceased or otherwise. While I'm sure it's the emotional truth of many that Larry was not a believer in Christianity, for Dewey to make that claim would be against the rules of how he's supposed to comport himself within that same faith. I am sure you have issues with people who don't practice what they preach, but in this case, you also know that Larry was mean, so the rules don't apply to him. That's nice.
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else. It appears that Dewey knew Larry much longer and closer than me (and maybe you also). Maybe they had conversations about this subject. :woman-shrugging:
As I said, I probably whould not have reacted the same way in the same situation, but it really does not bother me. Maybe it should, but it doesn't.
As I am not very religious I am sure has some bias on my reaction.
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@Horace said in Dewey's post:
@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
I dont a problem with it. People react differently, and obviously Dewey had some pretty strong feelings about his interactions with Larry (most of which I probably dont know about). I dont know the Bible well (actually not at all LOL), so I dont know what it says about talking about someone after they die.
It's about making a claim about someone else's belief, recently deceased or otherwise. While I'm sure it's the emotional truth of many that Larry was not a believer in Christianity, for Dewey to make that claim would be against the rules of how he's supposed to comport himself within that same faith. I am sure you have issues with people who don't practice what they preach, but in this case, you also know that Larry was mean, so the rules don't apply to him. That's nice.
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else. It appears that Dewey knew Larry much longer and closer than me (and maybe you also). Maybe they had conversations about this subject. :woman-shrugging:
As I said, I probably whould not have reacted the same way in the same situation, but it really does not bother me. Maybe it should, but it doesn't.
As I am not very religious I am sure has some bias on my reaction.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 15:27 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else.
They are in a position to be more hypocritical than anybody else. That hypocrisy is what I'm attempting to examine.
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@Horace said in Dewey's post:
@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
I dont a problem with it. People react differently, and obviously Dewey had some pretty strong feelings about his interactions with Larry (most of which I probably dont know about). I dont know the Bible well (actually not at all LOL), so I dont know what it says about talking about someone after they die.
It's about making a claim about someone else's belief, recently deceased or otherwise. While I'm sure it's the emotional truth of many that Larry was not a believer in Christianity, for Dewey to make that claim would be against the rules of how he's supposed to comport himself within that same faith. I am sure you have issues with people who don't practice what they preach, but in this case, you also know that Larry was mean, so the rules don't apply to him. That's nice.
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else. It appears that Dewey knew Larry much longer and closer than me (and maybe you also). Maybe they had conversations about this subject. :woman-shrugging:
As I said, I probably whould not have reacted the same way in the same situation, but it really does not bother me. Maybe it should, but it doesn't.
As I am not very religious I am sure has some bias on my reaction.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 17:00 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
@Horace said in Dewey's post:
@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
I dont a problem with it. People react differently, and obviously Dewey had some pretty strong feelings about his interactions with Larry (most of which I probably dont know about). I dont know the Bible well (actually not at all LOL), so I dont know what it says about talking about someone after they die.
It's about making a claim about someone else's belief, recently deceased or otherwise. While I'm sure it's the emotional truth of many that Larry was not a believer in Christianity, for Dewey to make that claim would be against the rules of how he's supposed to comport himself within that same faith. I am sure you have issues with people who don't practice what they preach, but in this case, you also know that Larry was mean, so the rules don't apply to him. That's nice.
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else. It appears that Dewey knew Larry much longer and closer than me (and maybe you also). Maybe they had conversations about this subject. :woman-shrugging:
As I said, I probably whould not have reacted the same way in the same situation, but it really does not bother me. Maybe it should, but it doesn't.
As I am not very religious I am sure has some bias on my reaction.
Sorry, you don't count. Neither do I. I refer you to I Timothy, II Timothy and Titus. Those are very short and quickly read. If you don't care for the KJV, try something like the CSB. I think you'll find them interesting.
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@Horace said in Dewey's post:
@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
I dont a problem with it. People react differently, and obviously Dewey had some pretty strong feelings about his interactions with Larry (most of which I probably dont know about). I dont know the Bible well (actually not at all LOL), so I dont know what it says about talking about someone after they die.
It's about making a claim about someone else's belief, recently deceased or otherwise. While I'm sure it's the emotional truth of many that Larry was not a believer in Christianity, for Dewey to make that claim would be against the rules of how he's supposed to comport himself within that same faith. I am sure you have issues with people who don't practice what they preach, but in this case, you also know that Larry was mean, so the rules don't apply to him. That's nice.
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else. It appears that Dewey knew Larry much longer and closer than me (and maybe you also). Maybe they had conversations about this subject. :woman-shrugging:
As I said, I probably whould not have reacted the same way in the same situation, but it really does not bother me. Maybe it should, but it doesn't.
As I am not very religious I am sure has some bias on my reaction.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 17:04 last edited by Jolly 8 Jun 2022, 17:04@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
@Horace said in Dewey's post:
@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
I dont a problem with it. People react differently, and obviously Dewey had some pretty strong feelings about his interactions with Larry (most of which I probably dont know about). I dont know the Bible well (actually not at all LOL), so I dont know what it says about talking about someone after they die.
It's about making a claim about someone else's belief, recently deceased or otherwise. While I'm sure it's the emotional truth of many that Larry was not a believer in Christianity, for Dewey to make that claim would be against the rules of how he's supposed to comport himself within that same faith. I am sure you have issues with people who don't practice what they preach, but in this case, you also know that Larry was mean, so the rules don't apply to him. That's nice.
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else. It appears that Dewey knew Larry much longer and closer than me (and maybe you also). Maybe they had conversations about this subject. :woman-shrugging:
As I said, I probably whould not have reacted the same way in the same situation, but it really does not bother me. Maybe it should, but it doesn't.
As I am not very religious I am sure has some bias on my reaction.
Secondly, Dwain, which is the name he posted under, goes back to before 1998, back to the RMMP'er Room if I'm not mistaken. I was on PW not long after Larry, Jodi, Burton and a few others, probably late 98 or early 99.
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All this is really pointless blather. I’ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.
wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 17:53 last edited by@Mik said in Dewey's post:
the place will be less without him.
Yes, he was unique
But we don't have a lot of duplicates.
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wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 17:55 last edited by
True enough. A more diverse set of personalities and backgrounds would be hard to find.
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@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else.
They are in a position to be more hypocritical than anybody else. That hypocrisy is what I'm attempting to examine.
wrote on 7 Aug 2022, 16:17 last edited by@Horace said in Dewey's post:
@taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:
For me, a minister is no more or no less perfect than me or anybody else.
They are in a position to be more hypocritical than anybody else. That hypocrisy is what I'm attempting to examine.
Seems like everyday, worldwide (for example monks in Thailand or Taiwan, ministers in the US, etc.) religious people break either moral or legal laws. Again, they are just ordinary people.
Just like ordinary people. LOL I remember having a discussion about religion with some friends, and one of them said that they remember their priest saying something like, "Christianity seems to end in the parking lot". It was meant as a joke that people are getting mad at each other in the parking lot because someone cut someone else off, took their spot, etc. but there is some truth to it.
As I said, I am not very religious but it seems that alot of religious people (again, worldwide, not just US christians) seem to think that they have a higher "moral" standing because of that. I dont agree with that and dont believe that, so maybe that is another reason why Dewey's post did not bother me. Maybe he will look back and say, "yup, I probably could have done that differently." Maybe not.