Comments on: The Fence

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:09:25 +0000

my roommate… every time he’s correct, wins a game of any sort, or knows any obscure fact, he won’t shutup, I try telling him god job once or twice,then attempt to drop it, he won’t though… its worse if I ignore it. *sigh*

By: orinoco womble

orinoco womble — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:31:12 +0000

True. The British used to have a lovely phrase for it, back in about the 20′s: “Not embarassed at sound of own voice.”

By: AmyAmour

AmyAmour — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:11:03 +0000

the people who love to hear themselves speak usually have the most annoying voices…

By: Somerled

Somerled — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:28:35 +0000

I guess I’d respond to all those questions with either “maybe” or “depends”. Sometimes people do stand for what is right, and sometimes they do only care about being right.

By: MalikTous

MalikTous — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:50:48 +0000

Yeah, I have some friends who try this route when they think they’re right, then fail to understand when their issue gets ‘cancelled’ or otherwise totally rejected. I use that common rejection as a means to prevent hostilities, though it essentially also prevents further communication on the subject and leaves both sides to their own belief or truth on the original subject.

By: ritz

ritz — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:44:58 +0000

batting average : real and right usually go together.

unless being real has completely morphed into a whole new word defined: justification.

By: orinoco womble

orinoco womble — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:14:36 +0000

It’s more important to be real than to be right.

Where I grew up it seemed to be a trait in people of a certain age, this need to be “right”, to lay down the law, to have everyone keep their personal rules…without feeling the need to respect the rules (or needs, or rights) of others. I recognised the tendency in myself and fought against it. It is not attractive or helpful.

Stand up for your principles, certainly. But the person who becomes angry is usually the one with the issues.

By: Madness

Madness — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:09:55 +0000

Some need confirmation for their existence.

Once they find it, they will grasp it for dear life, until it is juiced dry of its essence.

I never blame people for it. After all, it would really suck being in their shoes.

By: Almost

Almost — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:25:01 +0000

Children are notorious for this.

Making a big deal out of nothing makes some people feel creative.

In reality, people who always have to be right only ever end up almost winning. This is why every child must eventually get good at growing up.

“Heirs of the Living Body” by Alice Munro is an exhilarating short story. I’m not sure that it’s related to any of this, but I thought of it randomly while typing.

By: curious

curious — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:16:09 +0000

curious.. who’s angry? who’s ranting?