It doesn't need to be hand waved, it needs to be nuked from orbit.

. . .TATV deserves similar treatment.![]()
Not from where I'm standing. Sue me.There are dozens of cancer jokes, leukemia jokes, down-syndrome jokes, Alzheimer's jokes... It's called "black humour", and it's distasteful as hell, but it does tend to be funny. Occasionally.Dude. Joking about Alzheimer's isn't funny.
I'm sorry for your loss, and very happy for your mother. I wish her continued good health.My grandmother died of cancer. My aunt died of leukemia. My own mother is a cancer survivor.
They're better men than I, Gunga Din. Don't mess with me about this, please.None of them were/are offended by mere lack of taste.
It's even worse if you're not even trying to be funny! "You're full of shit" is less offensive merely because it does not carry the same baggage--it's simply a common vulgarity. But if you can't resist the urge to hurl an insult, I'd actually recommend something more creative. Without shrapnel that may hit innocent bystanders.But ironically, I wasn't trying to be funny. It was just another way of saying "you're full of shit".
I see no "degrees" regarding this brand of insult. All bad. But then again, where is the "good" in an insult?Like when you call someone "retarded", for saying something stupid.
But it happens. The better course, IMHO, is to bypass that whole insult mentality and try something more constructive. But that's just me.You don't actually mean to insult mentally handicapped people with that.
This is so much more pleasant that the usual TATV rant thread.
...Perhaps because no one is talking about TATV.
This is one of those times when I don't really care if you get back on topic, tho.
*quietly tiptoeing out*


AT least go back to insulting TATV. It's not even real.
Can't afford to.Not from where I'm standing. Sue me.

Thank you very much. Mom is ok, though her health is not exactly perfect. She's still around and going strong at 63. Gotta be grateful for that.I'm sorry for your loss, and very happy for your mother. I wish her continued good health.
Noted. Don't get me wrong, I really am sorry if my post hurt your feelings.Don't mess with me about this, please.
Sometimes a guy gets the urge to say something ugly. Sometimes he goes out of line. I'd know. Honestly, I should have considered the chance that among hundreds of people who follow this board there are bound to be some who lost (or are losing) their loved ones to the terrible disease that is Alzheimer's.It's even worse if you're not even trying to be funny! "You're full of shit" is less offensive merely because it does not carry the same baggage--it's simply a common vulgarity.
Dammit lady, I'm an engineer, not a writer!But if you can't resist the urge to hurl an insult, I'd actually recommend something more creative.

Never underestimate the power of catharsis. The trick is not to seek it in all the wrong places (DS9 reference intendedI see no "degrees" regarding this brand of insult. All bad. But then again, where is the "good" in an insult?
)Congrats, this makes you the second person to have made my day today.AT least go back to insulting TATV. It's not even real. And it's on topic.

Well, it was broadcast. *sigh* But I still say Barclay got roaring drunk and messed with the holodeck controls.So do you as a moderator on this Enterprise forum disavow TATV's canonicity?
I appreciate that. We're cool.Noted. Don't get me wrong, I really am sorry if my post hurt your feelings.
Dammit lady, I'm an engineer, not a writer!
(like yourself)

Any time.Congrats, this makes you the second person to have made my day today.AT least go back to insulting TATV. It's not even real. And it's on topic.
Thanks for the elaborate response. Much appreciated.
I distinctly remember Riker saying "they're not peeled". I always assumed he was talking about carrots, but...The peeling of the carrots was performed competently.

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