[kj] Nervous Breakdown

[Alexander Smith]

Peter -- you're a nice guy, but your ceaseless habit of trying to wind 
people up coupled with your insufferably patronizing tone renders you a 
maddeningly tiresome person to debate. I'm not suggesting you leave 
this time, just that you stop being a deliberate jackass.

Alex in NYC





On Friday, April 22, 2005, at 06:04 PM, peter.west410 wrote:

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>> For a start, Peter, I was not an only child, and I think your tactic 
>> of
>> attempting to make a point via a personal slight is reprehensible.
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> *********I was asking a question and I do not regard being an only 
> child as
> a "slight".Its just that only childs are less likely to share things.
> You regard being an only child as a "slight", not me**********
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>> In terms of the usage of certain songs for the purposes of 
>> advertising,
>> I don't claim to own these bands nor their art, but I have every right
>> to lament the fact that they're allowing their art to be compromised
>> for commerce. It's wide spread, now, but that doesn't make it right.
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> ********I would say that the bands have no say in what happens to the
> music,I would say that its the record companies (or music
> owners)decision.Just enjoy the tunes and dont worry about 
> it**************
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>> In terms of seeing images associated with music used solely as fashion
>> accessories, I'd only point out that they mean different things to
>> different people. Some people hold certain iconography dear, some
>> don't.
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> ********Its just a symbol that means different things to different
> people.Its quite ironic that "trendys" disliked you for wearing a 
> certain
> T-shirt when you were younger and you considered this to be unjust and 
> now
> you are treating "trendys"exactly the same way for wearing exactly the 
> same
> t-shirt.Did you not learn anything from your experiences? ************
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>  If, as you so laboriously point out day in and day out, you are
>> not bothered either way, why do you stick around to pollute a list
>> populated by people who clearly *DO* take such things seriously?
>>
> ********Im not saying that i dont care either way,Im saying it should 
> get
> maximum publicity.As you imply that im repetitive,Lets not forget that 
> you
> continuously question why Im here and regularly suggest that I should
> "pollute" another site*************
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