Maybe it's not the left vs the right. Maybe...

[Patriot]

Diane, you are a real piece of work.  Read some of your own posts... oh, nevermind.

On second thought, just keep typin.



 

[Diane Amberg]

Now don't you start. I get jumped on for my post and I still have no idea why. I'm "a piece of work?" It was just conversation, nothing more.

[W. Gray]

Jarhead,

I recall the 5 to 1 figure from the 1974 Sam Nunn Congressional hearings in which Congress was trying to impose their opinion of an optimum tail to tooth ratio.

There are a couple web sites that support the 5 to 1 figure in Vietnam, but there are also others that say six, seven, ten, and even twenty to one.

[Varmit]

Oh my word!  Varmit, please DO NOT read anything into my post. I DIDN'T JUMP INTO ANY BODY'S ANYTHING!  I DID NOT TWIST anything nor do I have an agenda. I was just confirming that my friends that were mentioned did have experience beyond one way shooting of deer that don't shoot back. Good Grief! WHAT ATTACK? I didn't see your question as offensive nor did my comment intend to be. It was just question asked, question answered, that's all.  If these guys didn't have combat experience I wouldn't have mentioned them!  I have many friends who went who were medics and radio and all kinds of other things. So what? One still has shrapnel in his hands that occasionally remind him of the past.That's just the way it is. Why are you are so touchy! What is the matter with you?

Okay, seriously...Diane...I'm worried about you.  Make an appointment with your doctor...take along a shoe horn...have him use it to pry the bug outCHA ASS WOMAN!  My post was meant as a JOKE for cryin out loud.  Note the excessive use of "smileys" the abundance of sarcasm.  Cheese and Rice do you know how to play the victim.  Lighten up...and for the love of Pete...when the gerbil stops moving...take it out.

[Patriot]

Sometimes Diane, we only pile on...  

Because your reactions are often disproportionate & explosive ...

And you beat your head against the wall so needlessly...

Grab a friend and go out for drinks...  Try to feel the love!

Varmit's right.  Get that buttbug checked out.

As for the gerbil?   My condolences on its' passing.

[Diane Amberg]

Varmit, I went back and looked... there are no smiles, no laughs, nothing happy at all. There are three "shocked," one "angry," and one "angel" followed by a bunch of sarcasm by your partner in crime, and then telling me to go back and re read my own posts, whatever that has to do with anything. Considering how often I get ripped a new one for having any opinion at all, why would I think you were "joking?"  You never joke around with me. I  wish you would, but you don't and you certainly don't accept joking from me when I do it. You accuse me of "hiding" behind humor. 
What clue was supposed to make me think you were "just kidding" this time? I wish I could believe it, but once burned twice shy.  Gee, thanks. Try to feel the love?  Oh sure. From you? HA! I do know what a joke THAT is.   How patronizing can you get? By the way, I'm not the victim here. Open  nonfearful conversation and a good exchange of ideas is. Enjoy your victory.

[Patriot]

...there are no smiles, no laughs, nothing happy at all. There are three "shocked," one "angry," and one "angel" followed by a bunch of sarcasm by your partner in crime, and then telling me to go back and re read my own posts, whatever that has to do with anything....

[greatguns]

Not all the nut cases are in Arizona.  I mean..............................

[tdub]

Diane, honey, quit taking the bait - you're giving them exactly what they want. They are like school yard bullies that pick at you until you react - just ignore them and have a peace filled day.

[greatguns]

Diane watch the skunks.  The cold weather in Kansas has brought them out.