Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Background to post #42.

In essence - I'm happy go lucky, and the out of context quote from me goes: "not enough people are dying". Now to me Jeremy's comment that "strikers should be lined up and shot" is very funny, and painfully obvious that it shouldn't be taken seriously. So why do humorless dullards cry fowl? I just don't get it.

Bodkin, war is hideous and I despise childish notions of it. My favourite film at the moment is Kokoda: 39th battalion. It portrays a vile and appalling time. And I don't like that to be a chaplain you have to be an ordained minister, as I've considered being an atheist chaplain. And I estimate that what I felt would be 3.2 x 10^-7, of whatever of you felt for each tour, very small in comparison.

There is no denying the tragedy of untimely death. My belief, is that the world does not stop though.

yodasarmpit, I am confused as too how the sentiments differ for you. And my dear boy, there is just no accounting for taste, have you not seen those fat birds with their guts hanging over the top of their jeans/skirt?

History: I used to be depressed, as a child picked myself up a bit then went backward. To get myself out of it I changed the way I think. Being cynical, facetious and flippant prevent me from getting upset with the world. As part of this is an attitude of 'expect the worse, hope for the best', which isn't so uncommon. This protective blanket means that I am always happy with the outcome of most scenarios.

These aspects result in me being a cheery, amiable person. I've been told "even when things are bad for you, you're still in a good mood. That's why I like you".

When my grandmother died I didn't feel sorrow, I didn't cry at the funeral, I wasn't even emotional. Did it effect me? Yes, but I can't describe it. (I did used to go see her every fortnight, so it's not like I didn't feel connected)

The only other thing I can add, and may even be the most illuminating is: I'm acutely aware of the likely ways it is possible to die. Nearly 18,000 people died in 2009 because of their or someone else's actions, just walking down the street is dangerous. And I defy you to not see the funny side to 80% of deaths in 2009 attributed to "senility" are for females. It's all that multitasking they get up to, they end up cooking the cat for dinner in the washing machine!

The statistics game:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/death-reg-sum-tables/2009--final-/index.html

Maybe it's that I have a dry wit, that is more like an acquired taste rather than just dividing.

And I hate Christmas, people saying "cheer up". It's a completely arbitrary day of the year, where huge social pressures are amped up. I resent that for the two to three weeks of the year, people just decided to be happy, it just doesn't make sense. Why can you not try to be happy all year round?

I find it odd that no-one has chosen to counter any of the legitimate grounds such as, just because my friends and I do something - doesn't make it right or ok. Perhaps that's because it goes along the lines of "What is right and wrong?"

My final line:
It's good to see the light in the dark, even better to be the light.

 

maybe this will help

"clinch and release"

 

Evening self introduced poster.

My work is done.

 

I am being 100 sincere when I say I haven't a clue what just happened or what's going on. I'm scared... I'll be leaving now.

 

You needed an emoti-icon and all would have been good, I recommend , but might have worked too

Seriously though, if you mean it as a joke you need to use SOMETHING more than an exclamation mark to show you arent srsly.

 

Humour, and, or sarcasm doesn't always translate well in text - especially when authored by a new member (often difficult to judge intent until their character is known).

Jeremy Clarksons comments were easier to contextualise being that they were audible.

 

What? OP posts a somewhat controversial and provocative comment and he is surprised that people take offence? Say it ain't so?

Seriously: I don't mean to be a grumpy git but the public bearing of souls is not required (in fact: actively discouraged if it is down to me) in making your point. You made a comment that you knew might generate a reaction, and lo, a reaction it generateth. Welcome to social discourse. Now let's move on.