What is your "Great Work"?

[Barrister]

You seem to be very defensive. If you are not interested in the thread, don't respond.

You're being pretty unclear though. You asked people what their "great work" was and said you weren't looking for suggestions for yourself, as you have your own ideas. And then you are rejecting people's replies because they're not sufficiently original for you.

It's kind of like you wanted to have a thread about yourself, but dressed it up in asking about other people even though you're not actually interested in what they have to say.

I thought he was pretty clear that he was interested in what are responses beyond raising kids. The problem, of course, is that for some people that is the answer to what their "great work" is - so it doesn't necessarily make sense to ask them to think "beyond" that.

It's not just that he wasn't interested, he was completely dismissive of "family" being an answer to his vaguely worded question.

I don't think he was so dismissive of family being an answer - he was just not particularly interested about families and wanted to get answers beyond that.

Languish, you be the judge of Marty's intent and thinking.

I suppose if you must, please say "raising children" but I am looking for something that benefits the community (or at least has a communal aspect) more than your immediate tribe.

[CountDeMoney]

Another Marty vanity thread backfires

[garbon]

You seem to be very defensive. If you are not interested in the thread, don't respond.

You're being pretty unclear though. You asked people what their "great work" was and said you weren't looking for suggestions for yourself, as you have your own ideas. And then you are rejecting people's replies because they're not sufficiently original for you.

It's kind of like you wanted to have a thread about yourself, but dressed it up in asking about other people even though you're not actually interested in what they have to say.

I thought he was pretty clear that he was interested in what are responses beyond raising kids. The problem, of course, is that for some people that is the answer to what their "great work" is - so it doesn't necessarily make sense to ask them to think "beyond" that.

It's not just that he wasn't interested, he was completely dismissive of "family" being an answer to his vaguely worded question.

I don't think he was so dismissive of family being an answer - he was just not particularly interested about families and wanted to get answers beyond that.

Languish, you be the judge of Marty's intent and thinking.

I suppose if you must, please say "raising children" but I am looking for something that benefits the community (or at least has a communal aspect) more than your immediate tribe.

God, parents are so obnoxious.

[Barrister]

God, parents are so obnoxious.

Why, it's even as if I have a thread about that somewhere...

[Jacob]

God, parents are so obnoxious.

Almost enough to make you wish you didn't have any, right?

[MadImmortalMan]

Most great works have no communal aspect. Most great works that do have a communal aspect (Pyramids, Great Wall) are monuments to slavery and death.

[garbon]

God, parents are so obnoxious.

Almost enough to make you wish you didn't have any, right?

No not really. Also, I was just thinking about how quick you are to perceive a slight that doesn't really even have to be one. Granted, I think you have all picked up correctly on Marti's generally tendencies, but if we are considering him to be "reformed", I think it would behoove us not to get so touchy and pissy before he does.

[Jacob]

No not really. Also, I was just thinking about how quick you are to perceive a slight that doesn't really even have to be one. Granted, I think you have all picked up correctly on Marti's generally tendencies, but if we are considering him to be "reformed", I think it would behoove us not to get so touchy and pissy before he does.

Marty has already shown that he hasn't reformed AFAIAC.

[garbon]

No not really. Also, I was just thinking about how quick you are to perceive a slight that doesn't really even have to be one. Granted, I think you have all picked up correctly on Marti's generally tendencies, but if we are considering him to be "reformed", I think it would behoove us not to get so touchy and pissy before he does.

Marty has already shown that he hasn't reformed AFAIAC.

I've only seen him wish a terrible life on one person so far.

[Eddie Teach]

God, parents are so obnoxious.

They just don't understand.

[Jacob]

God, parents are so obnoxious.

They just don't understand.

[Valmy]

God, parents are so obnoxious.

Really?  Huh.  I rarely ever mention my kids around here.

[Barrister]

God, parents are so obnoxious.

Really?  Huh.  I rarely ever mention my kids around here.

  I like good stories about little kids.

[garbon]

God, parents are so obnoxious.

Really?  Huh.  I rarely ever mention my kids around here.

It was in relation to what BB is doing here. I wasn't complaining about parenting stories.

[DGuller]

Parenting is like masturbating.  It's enjoyable to you, but other people are not interested in hearing about it.