26 Jan 16
Originally posted by robbie carrobiei hope he didn't reveal our new member initiation process
I was having a conversation with one of your guys al. padger. He must have clicked the wrong clan by mistake and messaged me instead of you. Naturally i tried to lead him along into revealing some secrets, but he must have realised after the third or fourth message that I was not who he thought I was. Tee hee π
@lemondrop removed their quoted postOf slight concern sir that you would be seeking a definition. Well, according to Anton Chekhov (in a letter to his brother)
Civilized people:
1. "Respect the individual and are therefore always indulgent, gentle, polite and compliant. They do not throw a tantrum over a hammer or a lost eraser...
2. Their compassion extends beyond beggars and cats. They are hurt even by things the naked eye can’t see.
3. They respect the property of others and therefore pay their debts.
4. They are candid and fear lies like the plague. They do not lie even about the most trivial matters. A lie insults the listener and debases him in the liar’s eyes. They don’t put on airs, they behave in the street as they do at home, and they do not try to dazzle their inferiors...
5. They do not belittle themselves merely to arouse sympathy. They do not play on people’s heartstrings to get them to sigh and fuss over them. They do not say, “No one understands me!” or “I’ve squandered my talent on trifles!”
6. They are not preoccupied with vain things. They are not taken in by such false jewels as friendships with celebrities, handshakes with drunken Plevako, ecstasy over the first person they happen to meet at the Salon de Varietes, popularity among the tavern crowd.
7. If they have talent, they respect it. They sacrifice comfort, women, wine and vanity to it. They are proud of their talent, and so they do not go out carousing...
8. They cultivate their aesthetic sensibilities. They cannot stand to fall asleep fully dressed, see a slit in the wall teeming with bedbugs, breathe rotten air, walk on a spittle-laden floor or eat off a kerosene stove.
And so on. That’s how civilized people act. If you want to be civilized and not fall below the level of the milieu you belong to, it is not enough to read The Pickwick Papers and memorize a soliloquy from Faust. It is not enough to hail a cab and drive off to Yakimanka Street if all you’re going to do is bolt out again a week later.You must work at it constantly, day and night. You must never stop reading, studying in depth, exercising your will. Every hour is precious."
26 Jan 16
@lemondrop removed their quoted postThat's of course assuming no one else pulls the same stunt but with more clans.....
27 Jan 16
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI knew who I was messaging .As a leader of a clan I was trying to get your support for my proposal in the " Site Ideas " forum
I was having a conversation with one of your guys al. padger. He must have clicked the wrong clan by mistake and messaged me instead of you. Naturally i tried to lead him along into revealing some secrets, but he must have realised after the third or fourth message that I was not who he thought I was. Tee hee π