wenglund wrote: I can accept that. However, like you intimated, the best comedy contains a grain of truth, and I would suggest that applies as well to the would-be jokester as it does the one being joked about. So, in that sense, I believe my questions still apply, though I am not intent on pursuing them. ;-)
But I directly addressed your questions. What grain of truth about myself do you think I'm withholding when I joke (this is the best I can do to interpret the rather cryptic comment, "I would suggest that applies as well to the would-be jokester...")
wenglund wrote:As I see it, there is a huge difference between good and uplifting humor, and bad and mutually degrading mockery. And, with that in mind, may I in good humor suggest you not give up your day job to become a comedian. ;-)
Thanks, -Wade Englund-
Well, funny you should mention that. Whether you believe it or not, I spent many years in my 20's as a stand-up comic, and for a time made decent money doing so, with all the public adulation I ever needed to bring me to the point where I no longer need the affirmation it used to give me. Doesn't mean my sense of humor appealed to everyone, but it did appeal to enough to feel good about my work. Do I expect my sense of humor to appeal to Mormons? Nope. Not a lot of them, anyway. And I don't care. I don't really relate to the Mormon mindset.
I am certainly open to REASONABLY exploring that I have--recognizing that if this is the case, then it would beneficial to me to take back control. Could you point to where and how you see my disposition being controlled by you--particularly something comparable to what I saw in the seemingly revealing tone and content of your post?
In other words, do you honestly think my appropose exploritory questions to you is as revelaing about me as your unwarranted and harsh mokery of DCP is revealing about you, particularly in terms of control over one's disposition? I personally don't see it, but again I am open to you REASONABLY explaining your point of view.
I was messing with you. I don't know you any better than I know DCP, so how would I know if you're letting me control your disposition or not? You've made what could be interpreted as some rather telling comments directed at me lately, so take that for what it's worth (not much), but I wouldn't really make the assumption that your disposition is being controlled by what I've typed here.
Here's a guide to much of what I say: I throw ideas around. Some are picked up on, and some are ignored. It seems to me the ones that are picked up somehow touch the people who read them in one way or another. If they are commented on, especially in what seems to be an emotional way (either positive or negative), I suspect I've hit upon a certain truth regarding that person (not always, but it would likely be a good bet).
So, in conclusion, my board participation is a form of emotional fishing, and I do it strictly as a form of entertainment. People are interesting people.