Grumbler's Guide On How To Make Friends And Influence People

[mongers]

Since this is a first hand account, what other information would need to be added to meet 'your standard'?

A second source would be good, and a publication in a new medium that engages in fact-checking would help.

But stories don't have to meet my standards for you to draw conclusions about public policy.  Feel free to continue to follow tabloid-journalism standards of evidence, and ignore that background noise (which is all the sensible people laughing at you).  Trust me - you can't hurt your rep at this point.

I feel sorry for you, what drives your need to insult people?

Hopefully it's curable.

[grumbler]

I feel sorry for you, what drives your need to insult people?

Hopefully it's curable.

  Maybe my "need to insult people" is "curable," maybe not.  Your rep isn't curable. 

You needn't worry about it, though.  I am sure that many people live quite happy lives, as unaware of the fact that others laugh at them as you are that a blog entry isn't going to tell us either that "the war on terror is over," or that "the terrorists may have won on penalties."  Your claim that this story shows that an "East German like [sic] stassi [sic] state [sic] has been reborn [sic], but this time in the West" is amusing enough (especially with the fractured English) that I would encourage you to create more howlers like it.

[crazy canuck]

  I am sure that many people live quite happy lives, as unaware of the fact that others laugh at them

How is that working out for you?

[mongers]

I feel sorry for you, what drives your need to insult people?

Hopefully it's curable.

  Maybe my "need to insult people" is "curable," maybe not.  Your rep isn't curable. 

You needn't worry about it, though.  I am sure that many people live quite happy lives, as unaware of the fact that others laugh at them as you are that a blog entry isn't going to tell us either that "the war on terror is over," or that "the terrorists may have won on penalties."  Your claim that this story shows that an "East German like [sic] stassi [sic] state [sic] has been reborn [sic], but this time in the West" is amusing enough (especially with the fractured English) that I would encourage you to create more howlers like it.

Do continue, you certainly have an amusing personality defect.   

[grumbler]

  I am sure that many people live quite happy lives, as unaware of the fact that others laugh at them

How is that working out for you?

Quite well.  Being sure of things is better when they are actually true, as opposed to being sure of things (like the "fact" that the British were getting ready to evacuate Cairo in 1940) because you read it in a novel.  I'll bet there are still people laughing at you for that one.

[crazy canuck]

  I am sure that many people live quite happy lives, as unaware of the fact that others laugh at them

How is that working out for you?

Quite well. 

Excellent, for a while I was concerned that your mean spirit was caused by some small amount of self awareness of how ridiculous you look when you go on the attack.

[grumbler]

Quite well. 

Excellent

I am glad you have learned to recognize excellence when you see it.  I am, of course, too modest to call myself excellent, but I don't mind it when you do it. 

[mongers]

Quite well. 

Excellent

I am glad you have learned to recognize excellence when you see it.  I am, of course, too modest to call myself excellent, but I don't mind it when you do it. 

I'm glad this thread turned into another opportunity for Grumbler to display his tact and modesty. :

[Razgovory]

So Grumbles is insane right?

[grumbler]

I'm glad this thread turned into another opportunity for Grumbler to display his tact and modesty. :

So am I.  It started out pretty feebly, but got stronger towards the end. :

[mongers]

So the converse of your life story.

[grumbler]

So the converse of your life story.

I dare say you have no more idea about my life story than you do the "War on Terror." 

[mongers]

So the converse of your life story.

I dare say you have no more idea about my life story than you do the "War on Terror." 

You've ended up here arguing the toss with people you regard as inferior, so the story of decline is a given. 

[CountDeMoney]

I for one embrace the new GWOT.  Grumbler's War on Threads.

[Siege]

It took me a while to realise this wasn't the Suffolk Constabulary from sleepy East Anglia. I suspect their terrorism operation is somewhat underfunded.

If no-one's had a word considering what I Google for work, I think I'm pretty safe.

As a side note, there should be lessons in schools on how to stay the right side of the law on the internet.

How do you teach people to hit an always moving target?

Too easy:

(time of bullet flight in sec) X (target speed in feet per sec) = lead in feet

(lead in feet) X 304.8 = lead in meters

(lead in meters) / (range to target) = lead in MILs

Now aim your rifle with MIL-dot scope, select your point of aim, which is lead in mils from your crosshair in the direction the target is coming, engage when target is on point of aim. This is the Trapping technique.

I do not recommend the Tracking technique unless the target is relatively close to you or moving very fast, because it involves moving your rifle tracking the target while trying to maintain your point of aim and then squeezing a shot.