- Aug 21, 2008
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Ok, this is beyond ridiculous at this point. So let me be very open and honest in this, I hope this letter to you doesn't come across as one of the the "tones" I mentioned earlier. I am doing this on a new thread to avoid further hijack of the other person's thread.
BM, I am the first person to admit that I am thin skinned. Things bother me that absolutely should not. Some of them I can logically explain why, others I cannot explain why they bother me. I have taken you at your word that what you wrote was a joke and I accepted that. I AM SORRY for not acknowledging your 'apology'. That lack of acknowledgment is probably why this things as festered and manifested. So let it end here. I did accept it and moved on from it long ago. It is ENTIRELY possible that I took it the wrong way and I can accept that I did that in this situation.
That said, by taking what you said wrong (by my own fault) is hardly me being unable to laugh at myself or accept humor. Of all things, that implication is the one I resent he most and the one you seem to maintain: that I cannot laugh at myself. However, that's your opinion and i"m not going to argue you. Having a misunderstanding about something hardly means I cannot laugh at myself. Obviously, I can laugh at myself NOW that I know what you meant, the context you said it, and the irony. But, YOU need to accept that this is an anonymous board. Plus I don't know you at all. I have no idea if you are sarcastic, if you are sincere, if you are dry, etc. My experience with you has been limited mostly to your battles with Hal. Yes, many of those were done with sarcasm and wit but I didn't consider myself in the same category as Hal with you so I as a little stunned to think you would "attack" me. I was wrong about that and I'm sorry. It's not that i can't laugh at myself. It's not that I can't take a joke, it's that I took your joke WRONG. Maybe I had an off day. Maybe my dog s**t on the rug earlier. I don't know or remember. But I assure you I can take a joke with the best of them.
Your last post on the other thread seemed to show anger towards me for what OTHERS have said, I'm not sure I understand that. SLUGGERS will back me up on this, earlier today I sent him a private message asking for your email address to send you a note saying exactly what I'm saying now. If you were taking a hiatus from this site, I wanted to send you an email that you would get where I put this issue to bed and tell you I'm sorry for taking what you said wrong. I figured if you weren't on here reading this and your inbox is always full, then you wouldn't get a post I put on here. So I asked him for your registration email. So if you don't believe the sincerity of this post, perhaps you will believe him when he confirms I asked for your email for that very purpose.
Internet boards, email and texts can be tough. Sometimes there's tone's, real or imagined. Without knowing the person, it can be hard to decipher. I don't KNOW you at all. We've never met. So, I don't think it's entirely unreasonable that I misunderstood what you posted. But, here I am: taking the blame. Sorry man. I take you at your word that you weren't taking a shot at me. Now it's your turn: take me at my word that I can (and do) laugh at myself and misunderstandings happen. As far as I'm concerned it's over, done with and forgotten. I hope it is for others also.
Bill
BM, I am the first person to admit that I am thin skinned. Things bother me that absolutely should not. Some of them I can logically explain why, others I cannot explain why they bother me. I have taken you at your word that what you wrote was a joke and I accepted that. I AM SORRY for not acknowledging your 'apology'. That lack of acknowledgment is probably why this things as festered and manifested. So let it end here. I did accept it and moved on from it long ago. It is ENTIRELY possible that I took it the wrong way and I can accept that I did that in this situation.
That said, by taking what you said wrong (by my own fault) is hardly me being unable to laugh at myself or accept humor. Of all things, that implication is the one I resent he most and the one you seem to maintain: that I cannot laugh at myself. However, that's your opinion and i"m not going to argue you. Having a misunderstanding about something hardly means I cannot laugh at myself. Obviously, I can laugh at myself NOW that I know what you meant, the context you said it, and the irony. But, YOU need to accept that this is an anonymous board. Plus I don't know you at all. I have no idea if you are sarcastic, if you are sincere, if you are dry, etc. My experience with you has been limited mostly to your battles with Hal. Yes, many of those were done with sarcasm and wit but I didn't consider myself in the same category as Hal with you so I as a little stunned to think you would "attack" me. I was wrong about that and I'm sorry. It's not that i can't laugh at myself. It's not that I can't take a joke, it's that I took your joke WRONG. Maybe I had an off day. Maybe my dog s**t on the rug earlier. I don't know or remember. But I assure you I can take a joke with the best of them.
Your last post on the other thread seemed to show anger towards me for what OTHERS have said, I'm not sure I understand that. SLUGGERS will back me up on this, earlier today I sent him a private message asking for your email address to send you a note saying exactly what I'm saying now. If you were taking a hiatus from this site, I wanted to send you an email that you would get where I put this issue to bed and tell you I'm sorry for taking what you said wrong. I figured if you weren't on here reading this and your inbox is always full, then you wouldn't get a post I put on here. So I asked him for your registration email. So if you don't believe the sincerity of this post, perhaps you will believe him when he confirms I asked for your email for that very purpose.
Internet boards, email and texts can be tough. Sometimes there's tone's, real or imagined. Without knowing the person, it can be hard to decipher. I don't KNOW you at all. We've never met. So, I don't think it's entirely unreasonable that I misunderstood what you posted. But, here I am: taking the blame. Sorry man. I take you at your word that you weren't taking a shot at me. Now it's your turn: take me at my word that I can (and do) laugh at myself and misunderstandings happen. As far as I'm concerned it's over, done with and forgotten. I hope it is for others also.
Bill
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