xmlns:og='http://ogp.me/ns#' Yeah. Good Times.: Getting the last word

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Getting the last word

That's a muzzle. In case you were wondering.
Which you probably were.
Facebook is evil. I don't know what it is about that place that brings out the worst behavior in people.  I've definitely been guilty of falling into that trap in the past, but lately I've been working really hard to not get involved in stupid fucking arguments that will never go anywhere and will only piss people off. Moreso.

The problem, though, is that I have a really hard time keeping quiet when there's something I want to say. I mean... I have a really hard time. Some people are able to just walk away when they know everybody is losing the argument, but me? Nope. I've never been able to keep my mouth shut, it's physically difficult for me to shut the hell up.

Lately, though, I've really been working on it. Because the truth is that very very rarely does anything productive ever come from a flame war and nobody's mind will ever be changed by a sarcastic quip. It also doesn't matter how strong my argument is because people's minds are already made up, no matter what the topic. They see me as their enemy and there's nothing I can say that will change that. So when I find myself in the middle of a flaming pile of Facebook shit I've been exercising that "unfollow" button and working really hard to just walk away.

But, I still have all these things I want to say.... So I figured, I'll say them here! And since they're totally out of context there won't be any fire to flame! IT'S BRILLIANT!!!

Okay... here we go....

  • So I guess you're planning on homeschooling, then?

  • Are you seriously mocking the pain of parents who have lost their children? What kind of a monster are you?

  • You spelled "I'm a fucking idiot" wrong

  • Oh, I see. Everything is about you.

  • *you're


OH GOD that felt good. Thank you, blog, for letting me get that out. :)



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Your deviousness impresses me
Your maturity astounds me. Nice muzzle.
1 reply · active 618 weeks ago
OH MY GOD THANK YOU!!
Well, if it's days later it's kind of too late. It depends on what they say, though. A punch to the tits always works in a pinch, however.
Oh my G!!! I have told you before how much I love you but I LOVE you more now!!! I just avoid the whole argument because once I get started you can't stop me. Then I get mean. and I say really mean things. and then well, then there's trouble and I'd really like to avoid trouble.

Oh and the muzzle...AWESOME!
I tend to think of Facebook a little the way I think of stop lights. When people jump on Facebook and get involved in arguments, it's a little like pulling up at a red light, rolling down your window, and shouting something provocative to the car next to you before saying, "whoops, it's green! Catch you later!" and peeling out.

Better to get it on your blog. That's more like pulling off the road into an abandoned parking lot to duke it out for as long as it takes.
1 reply · active 618 weeks ago
Except I'm in that abandoned parking lot duking it out with myself.

OH MY GOD I'm Tyler Durden.
It truly is pointless to argue on Facebook . . . but sometimes it just feels good to remind people that they are in fact "a fucking idiot"!
I heart you. yore the best.
1 reply · active 618 weeks ago
I see what you did there
Smo, I heart you. Hard.
1 reply · active 618 weeks ago
Back atcha, sister <3
This is why I love you. Seriously. It is hard to shut up. Really hard.
1 reply · active 618 weeks ago
FB was wearing me out, partially because of what you're talking about.

I think for us "it HURTS not to say the thing I wanna say" people, the only way to combat FB being a constant source of bad moods is to limit/filter who you allow in your stream.

I was doing this on Twitter during the election & my Born-On-A-Higher-Plane-Than-Us husband said "If you only surround yourself w/people who agree with you, you'll never grow."

Screw you, husband, I don't want to grow. I want to be able to enjoy being online. At some point you gotta cull those lists.
1 reply · active 618 weeks ago
Tell your husband he's a pain in the ass. TELL HIM I SAID THAT!!
The whole internet is full of people I disagree with. Sometimes it may make sense to say something to people who are still in doubt. I think. Especially in parenting issues, but not only.
But our mothers wouldn't have bothered hanging with the most self-rightous bitches on the playground forever. So I guess it's OK to just shuffle over to the bench where all your friends are..
1 reply · active 618 weeks ago
Coincidentally that's also where the booze is
i try to adopt the "don't feed the trolls" attitude but sometimes they need a good feed...on my fist...in their faces...
I miss out I guess on anybody having an opinion on the mindless drivel I put on Facebook because nobody ever says anything to me that I need to agree or disagree with. You are fucking brilliant and I love that you put all your replies here. Plus you look really good in a muzzle net thing. And to whoever spelled "I'm a fucking idiot" wrong - HAHAHA...
Heart you. Fuck the haters. Remember?
Best idea ever. Your one about homeschooling really is the one that I'd like to use on a daily basis. Perhaps even several times a day.
Haha, this is awesome. I completely agree!
This is awesomely funny! We should all do this at least once a week. It's so much more productive than wasting time arguing with others.
One of the best things about Facebook is you. That's why I stick around.
YOU'RE a very nice person who shares YOUR wit and sarcasm openly and for that, I am grateful.
I completely get this. All of it!

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