To reduce the population of the GB by about 90%

Once you understand that the late Lt lives for public approval and validation, but is socially too inept to ever enjoy it, his behavior is understandable and fairly predictable.

After committing a public gaffe like the fake death notice, he has to act as if the opinion of others is of no value and all others are fools, unworthy of the faith he placed in them. Since these are the people who must aprove of him, to give him the self worth he needs, its an endless paradox which produces threads like this.

The more people laugh at him, the more he hates them, and the more he needs their approval.

I don't know what's scarier - the fact that you are so dead-on with your evaluation of LT or the fact that you bothered to think about it.
 
Well let's consider it a 6 hour sentence. I never said you'd have to live in that world indefinitely.

6 years stuck with yourselves might drive any sane person nuts.

But 6 hours is enough for someone like you to be at your own self's throat with your *ahem* *chuckle* inimitable (hahaha, talk about ego) style. 5 minutes for Legenda. 3 hours for Faneros. It would be a long time before the likes of Crackerjackhrt, Posterofagirl or Image would crack.

But dearest bunny rabbit - I'm hardly ever at anyone's throat. I've never been at yours. Most of the time I'm sitting happily in my office, reading or writing and drinking sherry. I think I could suffer that from a housemate for a good few days.

My vanity, of course, would only be a charm. I'd admire myself so excessively that I'd have to humbly beg off to get any work done.
 
Once you understand that the late Lt lives for public approval and validation, but is socially too inept to ever enjoy it, his behavior is understandable and fairly predictable.

After committing a public gaffe like the fake death notice, he has to act as if the opinion of others is of no value and all others are fools, unworthy of the faith he placed in them. Since these are the people who must aprove of him, to give him the self worth he needs, its an endless paradox which produces threads like this.

The more people laugh at him, the more he hates them, and the more he needs their approval.

Mmmm. Interesting food for thought.

I've been mulling over the possibility that he's locked in an aggression-defense cycle. Is it possible that he's simply never lived near or with people who are kind and open, and thus has convinced himself that the only way he can get anything in the world is to demand it and bludgeon it out of people? That certainly seems to be the model for his social skills, at least as we see them.

Of course, that sort of thing easily becomes cyclical; the short-term gain from snatching and snarling and the long-term disdain of others that that brings can convince someone that the world really is out to get him and that being even more aggressive-defensive is the only way forward. It locks the person (or animal - they do it too) into a cycle of continual aggression and hostility that can be very difficult to break, particularly since the beginning of any progress is recognizing that the behaviors the person perceives as vital to survival are in fact what's causing the long-term, broad-scale problems.

Pity if that's the case. Nothing looks more scary than attempting to approach other people without your defenses up. But then, at other times I think that he thrives on it; he only really seems happy when he can accuse people of gross injustices, so that he feels justified in doing anything he wants, however nasty. Possibly the two concepts are related. Maybe the hatred and continual bitter anger are just the aggression/defense mechanism designed to drive away as many people as possible and subdue or cow the rest.
 
I don't know what's scarier - the fact that you are so dead-on with your evaluation of LT or the fact that you bothered to think about it.

It wasn't much more work than profiling a serial killer.

Mmmm. Interesting food for thought.

I've been mulling over the possibility that he's locked in an aggression-defense cycle. Is it possible that he's simply never lived near or with people who are kind and open, and thus has convinced himself that the only way he can get anything in the world is to demand it and bludgeon it out of people? That certainly seems to be the model for his social skills, at least as we see them.

Of course, that sort of thing easily becomes cyclical; the short-term gain from snatching and snarling and the long-term disdain of others that that brings can convince someone that the world really is out to get him and that being even more aggressive-defensive is the only way forward. It locks the person (or animal - they do it too) into a cycle of continual aggression and hostility that can be very difficult to break, particularly since the beginning of any progress is recognizing that the behaviors the person perceives as vital to survival are in fact what's causing the long-term, broad-scale problems.

Pity if that's the case. Nothing looks more scary than attempting to approach other people without your defenses up. But then, at other times I think that he thrives on it; he only really seems happy when he can accuse people of gross injustices, so that he feels justified in doing anything he wants, however nasty. Possibly the two concepts are related. Maybe the hatred and continual bitter anger are just the aggression/defense mechanism designed to drive away as many people as possible and subdue or cow the rest.

It would all be easy to understand if Lit were a pre-school class and Lt was the mean little girl who had problems at home.
 
I wouldn't mind, I'd have THE cleanest house on earth though, mmmmmmmmm heaven!!
 
you can follow me anywhere, mrs H.

I still have to come to the city and I will be following you then !! :D

Awwwwww Icey, you're such a sweet talker!

I'm a great tour guide as, I've lived here since 1982. I can even find a camping spot without snakes and crocs. ;)
 
Awwwwww Icey, you're such a sweet talker!

I'm a great tour guide as, I've lived here since 1982. I can even find a camping spot without snakes and crocs. ;)

but what will we eat if there are no snakes or crocs ? Kangaroos ?
 
but what will we eat if there are no snakes or crocs ? Kangaroos ?

Pizza :nana:

No, no kangaroos.......... oh! Never! Poor little kanga, HOP HOP HOP, KABOOM you're dead......... oh that's just so wrong!
 
Pizza :nana:

No, no kangaroos.......... oh! Never! Poor little kanga, HOP HOP HOP, KABOOM you're dead......... oh that's just so wrong!

Pizza works !!
I guess when in Rome, have a coffee,...do as the romans
 
Pizza works !!
I guess when in Rome, have a coffee,...do as the romans

MMMMMMMMMM yes, a good deep dish pizza with a pitcher of beer.

It's about as apple-pie American as you can get.
 
MMMMMMMMMM yes, a good deep dish pizza with a pitcher of beer.

It's about as apple-pie American as you can get.

I'll rent the car, and since we are having beer I'll rent a driver too...

that way we can make out on the backseat during the tour
;)
 
Once you understand that the late Lt lives for public approval and validation, but is socially too inept to ever enjoy it, his behavior is understandable and fairly predictable.
Your problem with me is that I'm a normal person from the normal side of Terra Firma. I'm also light years smarter than you. You have to make up these stories about me to explain why I, like society at large, reject the values that guide you through your miserable existence. You will of course ignore this post because you have no counter argument - I am normal, and you are insane. It's as simple as that.

And BlackShanglan, you know damned well that the world isn't at my throat. But it would be at yours if you behaved like Bronzeage offline. You know this, and you look like an idiot saying otherwise.

I don't seek or need your approval. It's as simple as that. Your attempt at an assessment is now dead and buried. Have a nice day.
 
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