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The rat race is over. The rats won. And it’s old news.
Still funny enough to get on my favorites listing.
Mine, too.
OK, who the hell is that?
We’ve been having an epidemic of name-jacking lately, it seems. :/
Anyone who posts as me after 10.00 US east coast time tomorrow is a name-jacking turd muffin. I’ll be back in a week.
So what will change? ; )
You’d have a chance of sounding less crass and banal by comparison?
Naah, never gonna happen.
Ah yes, the level of ego might go down.
Oh, are you on vacation too?
Nope, so there will be the same level of jerk. Just less ego with you gone.
Dammit, do I need to hire a temp to cover the ego deficiency?
Yes, yes you will. I stopped carrying ego during college when I finally realized how many people didn’t give a damn. So now I just claim to give voice to my oddity and perversion with the occasional sprinkling of dumbass or wisdom depending on what kind of sale I am having.
Well, at least I know we’ve got oddity and perversion covered around here…
*looks at PK Commenters Staffing Chart*
Yep, that’s all good.
Can someone explain to me how a “Master”
has no ego? Seems like having an ego
would be a requisite skill there…
Which is a good question. How much have you actually studied into how the dynamic works? Or the fact that I am a service dom which means I am in charge of Lynn because she asked me to be. We operated just fine for eight years before she wanted to go into this lifestyle. Technically I might be considered a dom instead of a Master but am called Master because it works for both of us. Then again, my mentor also considers me a Master but that might just be him being sentimental since I apparently grasp the concept better than just bashing my head into a wall. Which isn’t saying too much. Any amount of actual study would give about as much grasp of how it works as I have.
So before I continue to bother posting today, anybody else wish to attack me today? I don’t think I’ve quite been insulted enough and I would like to get it out of the way.
Nah, I tire of insults… makes me all puckery. Not good at all, unless of course I take my teeth out *pushes out dentures with a cashdrawer ‘ka-ching!’ sound*
Not so much in attack mode myself…You sound a little grumpy today, everything ok?
Well walking into a Lol where I am being accused of being a troll no less than three times while dealing with more crap in this thread. Already a crappy week so it has me on edge.
Let alone being attacked on the grounds of ignorance of how M/s works is one of my big peeves. I deal with that crap enough on Gaia which is why I took a break from that thread. But yea, venting too much. I will leave you to your regularly scheduled programming.
@DWN: I have no need or interest in the
topic, except for the curiosity about how
you reconcile your denial of ego with your
braggadocio.
Thanks for boasting again, then complaining
about me, instead of answering, though.
It’s funny how you put it all out there, then
recoil when questioned…
Issues: You has them.
@DWN: I didn’t “attack” you, Silly!
So basically you have no idea about the topic you are talking about, refuse to read my answer, and then make up an answer. What is to boast about? I am doing something Lynn asked me to do? What is boastful about that? Seriously…
There is nothing to brag about with being a master or a dom. It is a relationship type. It doesn’t prove any kind of superiority. It doesn’t prove anything. So please explain what EXACTLY I am boasting about?
Because it is getting real old to be told that I have some kind of massive ego when I see nothing to brag about. If you actually READ what I said, I pretty much said I was a D student in terms of understanding all the dynamics. On what planet is that called bragging?
*What is there to boast about?
Ugh, typing fails are getting on my damn nerves.
“…you have no idea about the topic you are
talking about…”
Dude! I was asking a d@mn question, not
“talking about” it–Seriously!
“How much have you actually studied…”
Argumentative tone fail.
I admit that a re-read of your post shows
no evident boasting, but my first read was
under the influence of your initial tone.
“So before I continue to bother posting…
anybody else wish to attack me today?”
Again, I didn’t attack you. I think you
brought issues into what I actually wrote.
Can you admit that much?
I have issue with being told that I have some kind of ego issue, yes. You seem to believe that the term Master = Ego issue without even knowing what Master implies by your own admission of willful ignorance. I understand the basic meaning of the word but if anything, the masters I know are rather humble. Stubborn but humble. What they do isn’t out of some chest thumping urge. They do it because it works for them and the people they are with. Most times, it is something insisted upon by the sub or slave in question.
Again, your ignorance and assumption was where I was insulted. Your question was pointed especially with the little “” added in with the term Master. Oddly enough that is a tolerance fail on me because I came into the thread on Gaia with the same know-it-all pretentious attitude and was arguing with them for days before I actually understood what the relationship was like. So whatever, I will give the straight answer you asked for.
How do I reconcile it? By the fact that I am a Master/Dom/whatever by request. It isn’t something I insisted on or asked for. Those who have served me asked me to take care of things, which is a lot of pressure but makes them happy. I don’t insist on anything from Lynn. I work hard because it makes her happy and helps me get that tiny damn morale boost that I otherwise lack as a self loathing jackass. Even those that ask for it bust their ass and go through tons of self doubt with their decisions.
So there is your answer. Hopefully it works.
Ugh, and my first thought on rereading is that I am going to be mocked like HHNF. Not a damn bit of it is going to be believed. *sigh*
Sonovabitch… I might as well just leave.
“by your own admission of willful ignorance”
Are you out for a record? I didn’t “admit”
anything. It wasn’t a confession: It was an
explanation. I have no more need to delve
into BDSM information than I have to delve
into steam engine repair. Calling me
“willfully ignorant” is purely off base.
“Your question was pointed especially with
the little “” added in with the term Master.”
That’s your interpretation, but my intent
was to show it as a term. Quoting terms is
consistent with standard English usage.
Again, I think you have trouble with the
slightest confrontation, so you read that
the wrong way.
“with the same know-it-all pretentious
attitude”
Calling me a know-it-all for asking a
question? Are you out of your cotton-
picking mind???
And, finally, after all this other teeth-
pulling tedium, THANK YOU for answering
my initial three-line question.
WHEW!!
No, I was calling you a know-it-all for assuming that I have to have a huge ego to be a master or dom and thus needed a counter-explanation to justify a differing view to your preconceived notion. Your question wasn’t so much a fact finding mission as it was a challenge. Sorry, I find those insulting.
So yes, you giving me something to defend against is offensive. It is just as unpleasant as if I had asked you to explain how you can not be a passive-aggressive and still ask a question insinuating an insult. You said you have no need to read about the topic but you make negative assumptions that you decided to lay on me to defend against. And for the record Master = Huge Ego is an assumption.
And if you have read the thread and LOL, I’ve already been dragged through a wad of crap for being a troll when it was me posting. So yes, your question was a bit insulting to begin with and poked when I was already in a bad funk.
@DWM: at the very least it’s an educational presentation. BSDM isn’t in my repetoire, but all information is good. My only exposure to it all was Depeche Mode’s Master & Servant
@pdq: Thank you. That is exactly why I bother posting about it to begin with. I know that Froofrou and Charro like to talk about sex or at least don’t mind to talk with me about it. Kuro digs it and thus I throw in some teasing from time to time because dammit it is nice to get a morale boost or dare I say ego boost from time to time. Diss and Danbala seemed to enjoy talking about it. That’s why I talk about it at all. Something I am knowledgable about and I know who will talk about it back.
Hell, I learned about ginger from my mentor and that was because he was telling us about it in the thread. So I got more information out of him and then shared it here. I rather enjoyed the results and am glad to have helped in my own small way.
Max jokes about being an overlord and having a forced wife, nobody bats a damn eyelash. Rhorho has a Deity Ass, Slan talks down in every debate and fawns over Rho’s ass, Uncle Fester is Uncle Fester, not an eyelash stirs from the regulars. I babble like I usually do and apparently I am an egomaniac who brags like a fratboy? I honestly don’t get it and I am starting to not want to get it.
Nah – I just think irritation levels are pretty damn drastic today for some reason. I told rho that I’ll stop being such a #^@& mom about trying to diffuse things with nonsense.
Srsly, tho, it makes my eyebrows crawl up into my hairline simply because I have no point of reference for it. I know shid about the topic so it intrigues me to hear it from the inside.
*distributes hugs and brownies*
I rather like your nonsense to be perfectly honest, pdq. It usually calms me down and puts a smile on my face even if I dont’ respond. It was definitely a learning experience and extremely awkward. I would look at a lot of things we were shown and make the assumption that only the insane would want to try them and then mention this to Lynn. She would get this depressing pout that showed me that she did want to try them so I had to quickly eat crow and learn about them. Same thing for our Hell Kitty. I definitely got a good taste of my foot talking to the girl while going through the growing pains. Size fifteens are hard on the teeth, lemme tell ya. @_@
Kuro: Sooooo, how went that shopping trip? ^_~
I haven’t managed to take it yet…I worked a lot over break, and so my family went shopping without me.
@DWN: to be frank, I discovered that the occassional spanking is a real thrill, but I have a feeling that’s mere peanuts to what you’re talking about as a lifestyle. ‘Sides, the SNH just doesn’t get into it at all *cue pout probably not nearly so attractive as Lynn’s*
At the risk of getting my ass handed to me by two people I consider friends, I think, DWN & Rhorho, that there’s some problems in communication between the two of you today and I’m going to stick it out there and try to mediate a little.
DWN, I think you are reading things into Rho’s questions (mainly the initial question) and comments that really aren’t there, e.g. “huge ego” etc. All she said was “how do you do that without an ego?” Not at all the same thing, implication being that you’d maybe need a normal-sized ego? At least that’s what I got.
And regarding the other, DWN, given the number of socks we’ve had lately, I think that was an honest mistake rather than a personal attack.
On the other hand, Rho, I don’t really see where (at least in this threadd) DWN is being “braggy” but more that he’s both trying to explain what he’s talking about and being maybe somewhat defensive.
I hate to see you guys wasting all that negative energy on each other when there’s trolls & stuff out there that need bashing on a regular basis. On the other hand, if you guys want me to just stay out of it, say so, and I’ll back off completely & no hard feelings. I’ll be here by the campfire with my marshmallows and some happy upbeat songs.
That sucks Kuro, I know you were looking forward to it.
@pdq: Lifestyle is more about the M/s dynamic. M/s or even D/s isn’t necessary for S&M play. M/s being Master/slave and D/s being Dominant/submissive. Lynn likes to be flogged, spanked, and bitten as well as a few other things but it isn’t necessary that I be in some position of authority for that. Just requires trust. Bondage is pretty much the same way.
I’ve found that a lot of people are into some form of S&M, especially in the lower intensities.
@Diss: I can admit and tried to admit it in my earlier posts. I know it was an honest mistakes, well a couple of honest mistake but they got rather grating due to outside issues as well. Either way, not that mad at the people who were accusing me so much as I am frustrated at the situation. I will be happy to give them both manly hugs for attempting to defend my honor like the true gents they are.
The issue with her question was one that I admitted to having as a peeve which I then called tolerance fail on myself. So you absolutely right, unfortunately I am rather defensive. I could blame parenting since I was always guilty before innocent but that is nobody’s fault other than my mother’s… The problem is that I will remain defensive because I am a paranoid twit.
However, I greatly appreciate your mediation and will state that I apologize to Rhorho and her deity rear for having my proverbial knickers in a bunch.
@Rhorho: I humbly apologize for having my proverbial knickers in a bunch when you were most likely asking a simple and honest question. Please excuse my years of paranoia.
@ Diss: Thank you!
I appreciate your wisdom and bravery.
For my part, I won’t contribute any more
to this waste of energy. I felt like I was
attacked unfairly, but all of you can read.
@ DWN: We’re good. *hugs*
@DWN & Rho: Ok, but no poking at each other with flaming marshmallows by MY campfire. *hugs you both*
*hugs Rhorho and makes her a smore*
*sulks a little about the flaming marshmallow
rule, but gets over it*
Thank you, DWN!
YAY!
I understand the trust part; it would have to be there. Playing at a part, like the occassional spank, is one thing, it’s the idea of lifestyle that makes me go ‘huh?’ I lack the desire for such, so I’ll stick with getting my once in a while spank. *sighs* I wonder if I’m headed to a mid-life sexual crisis? Will I be found in the newspapers next week having kidnapped & chained a strapping young man in my basement? Tune in & find out! I already have a candidate in mind…
@pdq: I’m sorry I missed your words during
the dust-up. Thank you for helping us see
the lighter side!
*offers smore*
I will look in the papers for your upcoming Mistress-hood, pdq.
@rho: Hon, I know I’m a buttinsky & I apologize. I’m just glad the day has played out well. *munches s’more*
*with mouth full* Like a cookie? P-nut butter & chocky chips with walnuts *spewing crumbs*
And to summarize the WHOLE thread: ICE IS FROZEN WATER!
The biggest shmuck you’ve never met.
And my comment is in relation to who that is in the picture. Although if thats
someone doing a name jack, then it applies both ways.
It’s a name jack, I’m afraid… and a pointless one…
Very very pointless. On a side note, Heya Maxy Pad!
I mean, High Overlord Silverhummer… I mean hammer.
You’re really REALLY bad at name jacking dude… give it up.
Um dude… Check the link, that was actually me. I was being facetious. Sorry. *headdesk*
Will I be asked for my wang credentials next time or will every bad joke I make be questioned?
Reason pointed to name jacking since I called the title thief a shmuck.
I will know better next time.
No worries, I was in an odd mood when I typed that up. My friend who goes by Sargaren when he is online, has a cat called Max. He jokingly calls him Maxy Pad because he and I are both facetious twits.
I said Silverhummer because I am a pervert and thinking about how your forced wife polished your mighty flesh hammer.
Well less thinking about and more filming of!
Haha, well let me get the camera.
*mouth full* Wha ou alkin bout?
>_>
Heh, nothing.
<_<
*rolls film*
O.o Its always hard to contain my “inner thoughts” while you’re doing that Jane…
*calls film, Attack of the Silverhummer*
Critics are calling it the best Horror Film of the Year. Ebert
and Roper rave: “What are we watching?”
“A film so powerful you’ll be overwhelmed, underwhelmed,
slightly whelmed, and many other versions of whelm-ness.”
Praises the New York Times.
“I could watch it again and again and again” Says the creepy guy in
the apartment down the hall…
Dont miss your chance to see…
“Attack of the Silverhummer!”
In bed…
What REALLY gets me is the zero-accountability. It’s like they can just come in here and poke at us and suffer no consequences. PK needs to figure something out.
Like there is any consequences for the crap we talk to others? Pfft. More aggravating than anything else.
You feeling a litle off-colour there, DWN? You’ve usually got a blue name… Strange enough, I could appreciate DWN actually making the comment, but you…
Say “Shibboleth”.
Despite that this is me, I want to thank you and Max for so fervently defending my honor. Warms my heart in a way that is greatly understated in my below and earlier posts.
Awww is poor little puppet master butt hurt from being reemed one too
many times for his obvious plethora of shortcomings and faults?
And by the way, controller O’ the mimic socks… this “crap” we talk about
others we at least have the balls/ovarian fortitude to do it from our own
mouths instead of spewing drivel in hiding.
You at least got one thing right… more than anything else, you’re just
aggravating. So when you sit in your rocker in your old age, you can tell
your obviously inbred grandkids(that is assuming your sister/brother is
stupid enough to have you) about the big “aggravation” you were on the
internets to a bunch of people who raked you across the coals one too
many times.
Well you sure showed us… ayup… sure did.
Do you know why people jack names and do other various forms of trolling? It’s to get reactions exactly like that, you moron.
DNFTT!
… You guys have got to be kidding me. When I post from home, I don’t have my link up because I am lazy. Wow, just wow guys. I have it up when I am at work because that computer has it memorized. I don’t do it at home because Lynn has her own account too and if she posts while I am at work, I can’t guarantee that she would take the link out and thus look like I have a sock.
So that was actually me… There isn’t any consequences for the crap we talk. Just like name jacking, all it really boils down to is aggravation.
So I will go back to my rock and die of old age now. Ugh.
*rocker… Damn fails.
Ayup, age’ll do that to ye. Have another toot off’n that box o’ Dentu-grip, that’ll straighten ye oot *sucks teeth noisily*
Damn kids, playing on my lawn. It’s why I installed pits filled with zombie tigers who only remember hunger and how much they hate circus clowns.
Dunno, DWN. Somehow “rock” works better
for me there…
Love you too, sunshine…
Yeah, I know.
Good to know you’re upset enough to do this so… Moron… The rest
of us are now getting our jollies on you.
I’m having fun now. Thanks.
The solution is easy too. Avatars.
We used to have them! Why oh why do we not? Other ICHC sites get them, why not PK?!
And why not cool nesting, like this? [LINK]
Other than the minimising/maximising feature, that is really just a cosmetic difference.
If this website was set up well, then you wouldn’t even need to touch the HTML to get it to work.
Okay, well I just really like the minimizing-
maximizing feature, then. Thanks for taking a
look.
The joke is pretty good. The delivery is not.
The picture is awesome. Sadly the caption fails a bit
Actually, I think this is one time where no caption can improve the photo. The photo wins. Add nothing.
Not even water?
And do not feed after midnight.
Govemment?
I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt and assuming that the font and spacing just run the r into the n, making it look like an m.
It is the font as this computer shows a tiny break between the letters. Not the captioner’s fault though we can blame them for not heading it off.
“Government” used twice – the first has the aforementioned break, the second appears to be the typo that Bongo flagged.
I stand corrected, I see the second one where it is incorrect.
Rather an insult to the rats, actually…
They do have better hair…
And more integrity…
And better personalities.
And do less damage…
And a basic honesty of purpose…
And they’re cuter…
And you actually WANT to tickle their bellies
Before hitting them with a sledge hammer…
Isn’t he a McCain supporter?
He could be an Obama supporter… or Hitler (DWN… Wang please) doesnt make him any less of a shmuck.. and he certainly couldnt be MORE of one.
Wang on demand. Buy now, Sell Low. Take it from behind! Our knowledgable wang staff is on call 36 hours a day, 12 days a week.
Wang on Demand… Is it in you?
Clever…
Great pic, failcaption. I mean…all you’d need to say is “oh the irony” and leave it at that. Far more lulzful.
Just wait until they manage to get the whole mess swept under the carpet. Does anyone actually think that an Illinois political investigation is going to do anything? This is the type of machine politician who we just elected as president – he’s going to make Nixon look like a saint.
Finally people have finally gotten a sense of humor about a democrat for once.
Uhhh, do you check this page more than once a month? There have been LOTS of
lols about democrats. I guess what you mean is, its about time there’s a lol thats as mean spirited as you want everyone to be towards the democrats right? Right.
I don’t know why you bother, Max. This is the type of comment one hears from a person who would be GLAD that the people of a large-population state are screwed over, just because the awful person screwing them is “on the other team.”
There’s always that lingering hope that perhaps I’ll present a point that their last
brain cell can intake, comprehend, and hopefully not break while understanding.
Because there is always the chance that no one has TOLD them that they’re being
stupid/ignorant/unobservant/crazy etc…
Id be a teacher if parents didnt take unkindly to having someone else call their
kid a dumbass for being… well.. a dumbass.
LOL–I hear ya! I decided against teaching as a career when told that
the dear ol’ drop-kick rule had gone out of fashion. Something about
child abuse… The details escape me.
Hopefully you’ll get through, but just in case…
*gives Max a titanium nut cracker*
Unneeded captions
even if it would have been funny, it no longer is when you explain it.
I am not sure if that is properly Irony- or just pragmatic management of the competition…
And as government gets bigger, the rats get bigger !!