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    Mik
    wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 00:58 last edited by
    #81

    All this is really pointless blather. Iโ€™ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.

    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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    • M Mik
      6 Aug 2022, 00:58

      All this is really pointless blather. Iโ€™ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.

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      brenda
      wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:02 last edited by
      #82

      @Mik said in Dewey's post:

      All this is really pointless blather. Iโ€™ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.

      +1

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        Horace
        wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:08 last edited by
        #83

        Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • H Horace
          6 Aug 2022, 01:08

          Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.

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          George K
          wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:10 last edited by
          #84

          @Horace said in Dewey's post:

          My posts have been excellent though.

          As usual, of course.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • H Horace
            6 Aug 2022, 01:08

            Many posts in this thread have been pointless blather, totally agree. My posts have been excellent though.

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            Mik
            wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:16 last edited by
            #85

            @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 ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†

            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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            • M Mik
              6 Aug 2022, 01:16

              @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 ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†

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              Horace
              wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:18 last edited by
              #86

              @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 ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†

              Premium artisanal hand crafted old world blather.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • H Horace
                6 Aug 2022, 01:18

                @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 ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†

                Premium artisanal hand crafted old world blather.

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                George K
                wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:22 last edited by
                #87

                @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...

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • G George K
                  6 Aug 2022, 01:22

                  @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
                  wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:26 last edited by
                  #88

                  @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 Iโ€™ll leave an air of mystery and take my chances with what people say about me after Iโ€™m gone.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                  • H Horace
                    6 Aug 2022, 01:26

                    @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 Iโ€™ll leave an air of mystery and take my chances with what people say about me after Iโ€™m gone.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:28 last edited by
                    #89

                    @Horace you misspelled "mysterie," destroying any credibility you had.

                    So, bye.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • G George K
                      6 Aug 2022, 01:28

                      @Horace you misspelled "mysterie," destroying any credibility you had.

                      So, bye.

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                      Horace
                      wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:30 last edited by
                      #90

                      @George-K said in Dewey's post:

                      @Horace you misspelled "mysterie," destroying any credibility you had.

                      So, bye.

                      Be seeing you

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • H Horace
                        6 Aug 2022, 01:30

                        @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
                        wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 01:33 last edited by
                        #91

                        @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!

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • M Mik
                          6 Aug 2022, 00:58

                          All this is really pointless blather. Iโ€™ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.

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                          89th
                          wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 02:13 last edited by
                          #92

                          @Mik said in Dewey's post:

                          All this is really pointless blather. Iโ€™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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                          • H Horace
                            5 Aug 2022, 14:36

                            @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.

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                            taiwan_girl
                            wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 13:30 last edited by
                            #93

                            @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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                            • T taiwan_girl
                              6 Aug 2022, 13:30

                              @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
                              wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 15:27 last edited by
                              #94

                              @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.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • T taiwan_girl
                                6 Aug 2022, 13:30

                                @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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                                Jolly
                                wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 17:00 last edited by
                                #95

                                @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.

                                โ€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!โ€

                                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terroristsโ€™ "due process". โ€” Buck Sexton

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                                • T taiwan_girl
                                  6 Aug 2022, 13:30

                                  @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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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 17:04 last edited by Jolly 8 Jun 2022, 17:04
                                  #96

                                  @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.

                                  โ€œCry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!โ€

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terroristsโ€™ "due process". โ€” Buck Sexton

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                                  • M Mik
                                    6 Aug 2022, 00:58

                                    All this is really pointless blather. Iโ€™ve lost my friend and, flaws acknowledged, the place will be less without him.

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                                    Copper
                                    wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 17:53 last edited by
                                    #97

                                    @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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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 6 Aug 2022, 17:55 last edited by
                                      #98

                                      True enough. A more diverse set of personalities and backgrounds would be hard to find.

                                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                      • H Horace
                                        6 Aug 2022, 15:27

                                        @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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                                        taiwan_girl
                                        wrote on 7 Aug 2022, 16:17 last edited by
                                        #99

                                        @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.

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                                        • T taiwan_girl
                                          7 Aug 2022, 16:17

                                          @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.

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                                          Horace
                                          wrote on 7 Aug 2022, 16:37 last edited by
                                          #100

                                          @taiwan_girl said in Dewey's post:

                                          @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.

                                          I think maybe I overstated the degree to which I'm interrogating your personal emotional reaction. I don't care about that. I was looking for some acknowledgment of an hypocrisy from a man who I'm very sure lives a life meant to convey he is above that sort of thing. But please don't overestimate the degree to which I'm looking to pry that acknowledgment out of you, personally. You are free to have your own view on everything, as always.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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