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JJ
don't you dare!
posted by
MysticGmekeepr
on July 25, 2005 at 11:32 AM
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Quirky
i have a tendency to write something with a odd humorous slant that probably isn't going to be obivious without facial expression and body language. we know ourselves (kinda:-) and we know what we are saying. teh person reading has just those stark words on a page to lift our meaning out of...i imagine we are all misread and misunderstood frequently
posted by
MysticGmekeepr
on July 25, 2005 at 11:30 AM
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Medusa--
Oh, now I get it--I thought you meant that you didn't know WHAT you were saying...not that you knew but might not have articulated it--big difference! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:57 AM
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phonetic--
I hear ya...better to have fun with like-minded people than try to be all things to everyone...an impossibility!
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:56 AM
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Ms. Quirky...What I meant is, sometimes I have trouble hitting......
the nail on the head. So I am not sure if maybe my point was misguided. It's a challenge to make a point in writing. Sometimes I believe I've hit a homerun. Other times, I am not so sure if I've grounded out, haha.
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
on July 25, 2005 at 8:51 AM
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Quirky
Yes, true. But I tend to weed some people out that are never going to "get" me.
I don't want to be the "every man", so to speak.
If there are but 3 people who get me then I am happy.
I suppose I don't want to be popular. :)
posted by
phonetic_semen
on July 25, 2005 at 8:49 AM
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Medusa--
Missing your own point?? Hmm...that's a new one!
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:48 AM
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mcbreeze--
oh now---I'm sure that's not true!
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:48 AM
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phonetic--
so then, you are more understood as people come to know that you are likely kidding--but in the beginning they don't always know this!
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:47 AM
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Hi. Ms. Quirkyalone.....That's a good post..
I try to comment on writing style and description, etc. I might miss someone's point once in a while. And I think I might have missed my point when I write, also. You wrote it well, by the way...
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
on July 25, 2005 at 8:38 AM
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Quirky,
Well, I guess that makes me feel a bit better...lol...guess it happens to us all...!!!
posted by
SincerityAnna
on July 25, 2005 at 8:28 AM
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Anna--
Yes, I'm pretty sure that was exactly it!
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:24 AM
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Ca88-
Not lately. lol.
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:23 AM
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terpgirl--
It IS kinda like that, huh? You say the wrong word because that is what you "see"!
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:23 AM
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Just--
yeah, typically after the fact there's not much you can do about it.
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:21 AM
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i wouldn`t mind if mine were just read
never mind the excitement of being mis-read aswell lol.
posted by
mcbreeze
on July 25, 2005 at 8:07 AM
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Good post.
I tend to like to make absurd comments and see how people interpret them. Eventually people get the idea that you are never really serious.
Good post, though.
Even so far as writing a novel, we can hasten to think that our tone is completely audible until someone who reads it takes it entirely the wrong way. Thank god for friends who will read and comment!
posted by
phonetic_semen
on July 25, 2005 at 8:06 AM
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dejtemper--
sadly, that's a common occurence.
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:06 AM
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Rachel--
Here, there and everywhere!!
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:05 AM
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Temple--
Oh, would you stop jacking with me girl!!
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:05 AM
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JJ--
Wow--what a great thing to say!! The funny thing is, I was just writing off the top of my head, about how I feel...
posted by
Julia.
on July 25, 2005 at 8:04 AM
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yep
that's why I use smileys so much...I know already that my words take on the wrong meaning if I don't make my intent clear!
posted by
FactorFiction
on July 25, 2005 at 7:36 AM
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Quirky,
I hate it when that happens...I had it happen once...I was totally disturbed that the reader felt the way they did...didn't think my words would have ever cast such in a feeling in my reader...maybe it was just my readers way of interpreting the words I wrote ??? Maybe...
posted by
SincerityAnna
on July 25, 2005 at 7:04 AM
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Did I misread you?
posted by
Ca88andra
on July 25, 2005 at 3:58 AM
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IM is worse
I have a warped sense of humor, and I've worked with/dealt with a lot of cops/firefighters over the years. We'd talk, many times, IM late at night because of how the shifts run. I can't tell you how some of those conversations blew up. You can't see the sideways smile, the lifted eyebrow or the deadpan stare. Instead you have black and white words, so unless you know the person really well, most often you'll let your sense of sight take over on it. Kinda like those mental tests they give you where the word "blue" is written in yellow.
posted by
terpgirl30
on July 25, 2005 at 3:29 AM
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Oh all the time. I want to reach out and say no no I didn't mean that,
I didn't even say that. But.....
posted by
Justi
on July 24, 2005 at 10:55 PM
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Quirky -
If someone gleans anything from what I write, I am happy. There have been a couple of times here that the reader was so off base of my intent, I had to read their comment over and over to make sure that I was reading right. You just never know...
posted by
dejtemper
on July 24, 2005 at 9:01 PM
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Yup...
Happens all too often around here...
posted by
RachelAnna
on July 24, 2005 at 7:56 PM
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Glad you liked it, Quirk.
You did like it, right? Or, did I misunderstand?
posted by
Temple
on July 24, 2005 at 7:27 PM
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Quirky,
Actually, it should be required reading for
all people, writers or not.
JJ
posted by
Jack_Flash
on July 24, 2005 at 7:26 PM
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Quirk,
A very concise and meaningful post. I had my comment all planned out, then I hit the last paragraph and you took the words from my mouth. Very Good. It should be required reading for all writers, bloggers or not. Sometimes, like today, I feel almost like giving up Blogit, then I read a post like this and change my mind.
JJ
posted by
Jack_Flash
on July 24, 2005 at 7:21 PM
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Quirky,
Well, heck that makes two of us. I'm confused now! LOL Shadow
posted by
Keshet
on July 24, 2005 at 7:21 PM
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shadow,
Boy I sure wish I knew what you meant. lol.
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 7:15 PM
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Temple--
that petrie dish comment is a keeper!!
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 7:15 PM
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Quirky,
You old-fashion girl, you!! Shadow
posted by
Keshet
on July 24, 2005 at 7:06 PM
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Or maybe they just
miswrote....however you say it like this...misspoke....the internet is like a petrie dish for miscommunication
posted by
Temple
on July 24, 2005 at 7:05 PM
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Temple--
Well yeah, I'm human, so there is always that possibility.
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 7:01 PM
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maybe they understood you...
and you misread them... ;)
posted by
Temple
on July 24, 2005 at 6:54 PM
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shadow--
Nope, I'll NEVER explain what I meant, and Nope, I'll never let people see what I'm wearing when I'm sitting here in 90 degree heat slaving over the keyboard to read the brilliant bloggers' words!
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 6:01 PM
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Quirky, Until the day when we all will be able to see each other over the blogit internet where our expressions can be truly revealed, we will be forced to explain what we are thinking. Shadow
posted by
Keshet
on July 24, 2005 at 5:55 PM
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avant--
yeah--everyone brings their own side dish to the barbecue, lol.
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 5:45 PM
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quirky
you're right about that. i think the response is reflective of the mood. i've gotten surprised by some responses, which i found out later had nothing to do with me.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 24, 2005 at 5:24 PM
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cling--
Oh I'm not shooting for 100%--most days I'd settle for 25%
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 5:07 PM
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mmm-w--
well, I'll tell ya what can be done: 
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 5:05 PM
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Well I think French should be offered, starting in grade 1 Ohps...sorry...I'm one of the 'skimmers'!!
Seriously...there are times when it doesn't matter what you write, someone will see it for what it's not. As long as you generally get your point across, you're okay...take care..cl
posted by
cling
on July 24, 2005 at 4:55 PM
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i agree.... i find it happens quite a bit..... people take offense, miss sarcasm, read their own emotions into words, etc..... its frustrating but what can be done???
posted by
mmm-w
on July 24, 2005 at 4:54 PM
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UsualSuspect--
Oh my yeah, yeah, whoa and thank goodness you didn't misinterpret that post--I just could not take it if ONE MORE person misunderstood me--lol. Maybe with a KIDDING! and a ;-) the intent will be clear??
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 4:26 PM
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for those of us with a rather "dry" sense of humor...
a lot of what we write is misinterpreted. I have a gift for self-deprecation that makes some people squeamish. It's a curse sometimes, but really cool when you come across someone who "gets" you. Oh, and btw, I'm like you on the comments thing. Takes two.
posted by
UsualSuspect
on July 24, 2005 at 4:20 PM
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Merry--
so...you meant to be funny then? who knew! lol and ;-)
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 3:27 PM
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Quirky,
I think that I've had the most misunderstandings in comments rather then posts here. Something dashed off and meant to be funny falls flat. Like this one for instance!
posted by
MerryAnne
on July 24, 2005 at 3:09 PM
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Whacky--
I'M LOST! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 3:07 PM
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Spitfire,
Yeah, sometimes knowing a little about them helps, but not always.
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 3:06 PM
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Antimatter,
Sarcastic humor is misunderstood so often. So many just don't "get it."
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 3:05 PM
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renigade--
can you now? Maybe you should give a class!!
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 3:04 PM
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It's because
What I said is not what you thought I said you said...ummm where was I? Easy to get lost.
posted by
Whacky
on July 24, 2005 at 3:02 PM
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Quirks,
I think emoticons help, but we can't place those in novels! In Blogitville, I think knowing a little about the writers personality really helps define words and tone.
posted by
SpitFire70
on July 24, 2005 at 2:59 PM
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I wrote a post very similar on sarcasm. I guess this is just the plight of
writers.
posted by
ANTIMATTER
on July 24, 2005 at 2:54 PM
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quirk--I can read between the lines.
posted by
Renigade
on July 24, 2005 at 2:51 PM
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renigade--
yeah, that's it EXACTLY! How did you know? But...I still threw you your bone, because you begged so nicely. lol.
posted by
Julia.
on July 24, 2005 at 2:50 PM
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So what you're trying to say is that you hate me...;-)
posted by
Renigade
on July 24, 2005 at 2:30 PM
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