| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG> |
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| Subject: | Re: Attitude is Everything :) |
| Date: | Fri, 18 Jul 1997 12:52:55 -0600 |
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| At 07:58 AM 7/18/97 -0600, David wrote:
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| >It's not any one thing, but a combination of attitude and style.
|
| I don't know if it's that so much as the fact that when people read my
| posts, all they hear is someone (a'la Hitler inciting a crowd or the
| Martians in "Mars Attacks") screaming and yelling even when it's just a
| regular post as most of mine are. Kinda funny to think about, but there's
| got to be some of that going on out there... :)
Okay, let me try to clarify :) For example, when I read Gurth's
posts I imagine him as a friendly person who's more than willing to
help a total stranger. That may not be true, but based on his
writing style that's what I see in my mind's eye. When I read Mr.
Broadwater's posts I see a stern, intelligent man with a glint of
stuborness in his eyes. Again, it may not be true but that's what
his writing style is like.
In my mind you present yourself as a funloving, yet strict, guy with
just a bit of a mean streak. It's not an evil kind of mean streak,
but one of those that will tease you now and then and enjoy it.
Hmmm.. that's not quite right either. You know the Cheshire cat in
Alice in Wonderland? Put a tophat on it and it's you :) You always
know what your talking about, but those that are listening may or may
not have a clue, and sometimes it feels like you're being
intentionally deceptive, when in fact it's just your nature. Also,
one wonders why you said what you just did. BTW, I'm not trying to
slam you, just letting you know how *I* see you. I have no idea how
others see you. And I acknowledge that my view is probably not even
close to who you really are.
The point of this is that people do lend an emotion to their posts
because of their writing style. Their writing style may not
accurately reflect them, but that's what people see. Also, each
reader imagines the poster differently. I see you as a likeable guy,
others don't. Most people seem to like me, but I'm sure there's at
least one person who thinks I'm a twit :)
Did that make any sense?
-David
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1068/homepage.htm
--
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing
which ones to keep."
