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pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 04:13 PM Apr 2016

General suggestion for topics and comments

People are getting so clever with their sarcasm or whatever it is that it is hard to tell who is saying what.

I might see a topic that looks totally anti-Bernie. I go into it, and they are saying the opposite, they are totally FOR Bernie. Same with the Hillary ones.
People are trying to be so clever that they mess up their own messages and people get confused.

I posted a great video, and I said it was a great video, and almost no one actually watched it. A few did agreed that it was great, but because it was from MSNBC, mostly what I got was a lot of angry replies from people who thought I was trolling them or something because they were so used to misleading titles they didn't believe it could be good coming from MSNBC.

Why not just say what you want? Post a clear title that tells everyone what you want to say and then say it. How is that bad?

Trying to be too clever by half only leads to misunderstanding.

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General suggestion for topics and comments (Original Post) pdsimdars Apr 2016 OP
I like this post more than half as much as I should... jonno99 Apr 2016 #1
I may be wrong too because I can't help myself with the sarcastic answers. pdsimdars Apr 2016 #2
Hmmm...that reminds me of trying to get my kids to try some new food item. They often jonno99 Apr 2016 #3
agreed JackRiddler Apr 2016 #4
those are rather specific suggestionS (plural) AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #5
 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
2. I may be wrong too because I can't help myself with the sarcastic answers.
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 04:42 PM
Apr 2016

but I put in the sarcasm smilie so it's obvious.
But really I put up a GREAT video of Mika and Joe just glowing over Bernie and his crowds and people who were Bernie supporters trashed me because they thought I was trolling them and wouldn't watch it. It was wierd.

jonno99

(2,620 posts)
3. Hmmm...that reminds me of trying to get my kids to try some new food item. They often
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 04:52 PM
Apr 2016

balk & whine and tell me they don't like it - when they haven't even tried it!

Eventually (finally!) I can get them to try it and most of the time they exclaim - "this is really good!".

And you want to say "no sh!t Sherlock, that what I've been trying to get you to understand!". But you don't say that - you just smile and nod and their childishness.

and that's all you can do here sometimes....

 

AgerolanAmerican

(1,000 posts)
5. those are rather specific suggestionS (plural)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 04:55 PM
Apr 2016

I suppose a "Horton Hears A Who" book review would be poorly timed right about now.

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