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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Why do people try and impress? Reply #15 - May 22^nd, 2013 at 10:53pm KJT1981 wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 7:43am: I catch deadly snakes. Keep at it, you'll catch the right one eventually....
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Why do people try and impress? Reply #16 - May 22^nd, 2013 at 10:56pm Karnal wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 8:05pm: His return will be thunderous. His return will be either ignored, scorned, or mocked.
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Amadd Gold Member Offline Mo Posts: 6217	Re: Why do people try and impress? Reply #17 - May 22^nd, 2013 at 11:10pm Kat wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 10:56pm: Karnal wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 8:05pm: His return will be thunderous. His return will be either ignored, scorned, or mocked. ..you left out non-existent.
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Reply #18 - May 22^nd, 2013 at 11:10pm

Anyway, back on topic, I've never felt the need to 'big-note' myself on forums.

I'm pretty comfortable in my skin, and am well aware of my abilities, strong
points and limitations. I have, in the vernacular, 'been there, done that' in
many ways, but don't feel the need to wear the T-shirt to prove it. I don't
need to 'prove' anything to myself' (and I certainly don't have to do so to half
a page of anonymous abuse on an internet forum), and I certainly have
nothing to be ashamed of.

Possibly this reluctance to blow my own trumpet and get into people's faces
has something to do with the way some feel that they can abuse me with
impunity over my stand on raising the dole and other welfare issues, I don't
know.

No, boys and girls, the Kat you get on the forum is pretty-much the Kat
you'd see in RL should we ever meet.

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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Why do people try and impress? Reply #19 - May 22^nd, 2013 at 11:11pm Amadd wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 11:10pm: Kat wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 10:56pm: Karnal wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 8:05pm: His return will be thunderous. His return will be either ignored, scorned, or mocked. ..you left out non-existent. Snap!
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Amadd Gold Member Offline Mo Posts: 6217	Re: Why do people try and impress? Reply #20 - May 22^nd, 2013 at 11:14pm Quote: No, boys and girls, the Kat you get on the forum is pretty-much the Kat you'd see in RL should we ever meet. You left out the 'S'
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Re: Why do people try and impress?
Reply #21 - May 23^rd, 2013 at 2:35am

Amadd wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 10:51pm:

He has passed now, and I was careful to not let him know that I was his nephew, mainly because he was very religious and I posted a lot of opinions on my beliefs about Christianity which might have been hurtful to him ...considering the crap he used to give me about wanting to see me baptised before he passes Roll Eyes

I didn't get baptised 'again' as he wanted. Screw that crap.

I've had similar experiences with saying things about Christianity that I wouldn't say in real life (I don't mean here, however -- those experiences took place somewhere else), and I don't mean being completely disparaging about Christianity. I just don't agree with the "orthodoxy" and "conventional" ways of thinking. I also think a lot of Christians haven't looked deep enough into the roots of Christianity and its relationship with Rabbinical Judaism. There's too much of a Greek and Roman influence on Christianity today. Well, that's an understatement. The Greek and Roman influence has been around for the whole 2,000 years. It began in Christianity's infancy. It's right there in the "New Testament." What really set Christianity on a Greek/Roman path however, was Tertullian saying, "what has Jerusalem to do with Athens?" and later, Emperor Constantine. "Christianity" just isn't what it's cracked up to be. I've probably said too much already.

The username I had for the message board where I posted frequently about religion was very similar to an email address I used (and still use today). The trouble was, I'd been giving out that email address to people for 1.5 decades. The username was based on a nickname I used to like, but I'm now looking for new nicknames to identify myself on the Internet.

The great thing about anonymity was that it allowed me to explore ideas in ways not possible in my non-cyberspace life. The freedom I had led to a better and easier learning experience.

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Reply #22 - May 23^rd, 2013 at 7:21am

ah the paradox, always play down any achievements and drive a rust bucket. wear old board shorts and look like youre down to your last 10 cents. then when people find out youre a millionaire, they are intrigued, you are a 'man of mystery"

try-hards just crash and burn with the public and with the ladies. i usually tell people i meet i'm a party clown or a fettler in the railways. Wink

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Reply #23 - May 25^th, 2013 at 12:40pm

... wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 9:42am:

This thread quesion is right up there with the great mysteries of life such as "why do people breath" or "why do people eat".

In real life I understand why people do it. They want to create a good impression of themselves (although they usually just end up looking foolish).

It makes no sense to me to do it on an anonymous internet forum however.
Unless they are so insecure that they need to big note their forum nicname.

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The Right Wing only believe in free speech when they agree with what is being said.

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Reply #24 - May 25^th, 2013 at 8:05pm

Kat wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 11:10pm:

Anyway, back on topic, I've never felt the need to 'big-note' myself on forums.

And then you proceeded to do exactly that!!!

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I'm pretty comfortable in my skin, and am well aware of my abilities, strong
points and limitations. I have, in the vernacular, 'been there, done that' in
many ways, but don't feel the need to wear the T-shirt to prove it. I don't
need to 'prove' anything to myself' (and I certainly don't have to do so to half
a page of anonymous abuse on an internet forum), and I certainly have
nothing to be ashamed of.

Possibly this reluctance to blow my own trumpet and get into people's faces
has something to do with the way some feel that they can abuse me with
impunity over my stand on raising the dole and other welfare issues, I don't
know.

No, boys and girls, the Kat you get on the forum is pretty-much the Kat
you'd see in RL should we ever meet.

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Reply #25 - May 25^th, 2013 at 9:18pm

Aussie wrote on May 25^th, 2013 at 8:05pm:

Kat wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 11:10pm:

Anyway, back on topic, I've never felt the need to 'big-note' myself on forums.

And then you proceeded to do exactly that!!!

vvvvvvvvv

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I'm pretty comfortable in my skin, and am well aware of my abilities, strong
points and limitations. I have, in the vernacular, 'been there, done that' in
many ways, but don't feel the need to wear the T-shirt to prove it. I don't
need to 'prove' anything to myself' (and I certainly don't have to do so to half
a page of anonymous abuse on an internet forum), and I certainly have
nothing to be ashamed of.

Possibly this reluctance to blow my own trumpet and get into people's faces
has something to do with the way some feel that they can abuse me with
impunity over my stand on raising the dole and other welfare issues, I don't
know.

No, boys and girls, the Kat you get on the forum is pretty-much the Kat
you'd see in RL should we ever meet.

given the topic of this thread, I wouldn't say she was big-noting herself ....

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I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Re: Why do people try and impress?
Reply #26 - May 26^th, 2013 at 2:34am

The_Barnacle wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 10:05pm:

On a coin collecting forum I am a member of...
- there is a constant name dropper
- there is someone who always gets the most outrageously good deals when buying.
- there is someone who is always discovering rare valuable error coins in their change.

In a previous forum I was on a member was constantly trying to impress everyone with how perfect and flawless her daughters were due to how well she brought them up.

On this forum there are members who boast about how well off they are or how they only date blonde haired blue eyed girls.

So my question is. On an anonymous internet forum, why do people feel the need to make stuff up to try and impress other anonymous members?

interesting.
perhaps they have little of a real life ?

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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Why do people try and impress? Reply #27 - May 26^th, 2013 at 5:25pm What threads are you talking about here Oh Yeah? I haven't seen the ones you are quoting.
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Reply #28 - May 27^th, 2013 at 12:05am

Aussie wrote on May 25^th, 2013 at 8:05pm:

Kat wrote on May 22^nd, 2013 at 11:10pm:

Anyway, back on topic, I've never felt the need to 'big-note' myself on forums.

And then you proceeded to do exactly that!!!

vvvvvvvvv

Quote:

I'm pretty comfortable in my skin, and am well aware of my abilities, strong
points and limitations. I have, in the vernacular, 'been there, done that' in
many ways, but don't feel the need to wear the T-shirt to prove it. I don't
need to 'prove' anything to myself' (and I certainly don't have to do so to half
a page of anonymous abuse on an internet forum), and I certainly have
nothing to be ashamed of.

Possibly this reluctance to blow my own trumpet and get into people's faces
has something to do with the way some feel that they can abuse me with
impunity over my stand on raising the dole and other welfare issues, I don't
know.

No, boys and girls, the Kat you get on the forum is pretty-much the Kat
you'd see in RL should we ever meet.

Actually, I did the exact opposite.

I downplayed my good points, and didn't exaggerate the bad.

And I've never purported to be what I am not (unlike some
members), or acted superior with no justification (again unlike
some other members).

In other words, all I did was to give an honest answer to the
OP's question, no more.

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Re: Why do people try and impress?
Reply #29 - May 27^th, 2013 at 12:23am

Kat wrote on May 27^th, 2013 at 12:05am:

Actually, I did the exact opposite.

I downplayed my good points, and didn't exaggerate the bad.

And I've never purported to be what I am not (unlike some
members), or acted superior with no justification (again unlike
some other members).

In other words, all I did was to give an honest answer to the
OP's question, no more.

I just say what I say. Is that big-noting myself? Why do people have to over-analyse what we do here? Cheesy

Who cares? Cheesy

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