Another cheer Trotsky will not approve of ...

[Liz '05]

[quote Jerseygirl][quote Liz '05]
Or maybe it's just that more of us college (or immediately post-college)-age people have messed with someone over IM... ::uhoh::

I swear I've never pretended to be some imaginary person online and gotten back at anyone who's hurt my friend.[/quote]

I AM STILL IMMEDIATELY POST-COLLEGE! DEAR LORD!

I'm also probably far more confrontational than most people, so I guess it didn't occur to me that IM would be used to mess with someone rather than just going up to them and airing your grievances. Like at Festivus. Or you know, just picking up his or her pitcher of beer and "accidentally spilling" it on his or her back in a crowded bar...[/quote]

Also excellent ideas for this person, except that she wasn't in Ithaca and we had no idea what she looked like.  We couldn't do anything in person, and the situation kinda lent itself to creating an imaginary person.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote HeafDog]there's something special about the national anthem that should be held sacred.  (I wish I could find a different, maybe less strong, word besides "sacred", but that's the most fitting thing I can think of at the moment.)[/quote]

How about "treated with reverence and/or respect"?  I don't reserve any special status for the national anthem per se, but I believe in the importance of ritual, and as such think all the stuff about removing one's hat during the national anthem etc is important.  Also, I think any act of disrespect towards a national symbol should be done deliberately and not out of ignorance.  If someone burns a flag to protest that country's actions, they're making a statement and know what they're doing, and that's fine.  If a car dealer puts up a hundred tiny flags in a show of patriotism and lets them all drag on the ground, that bothers me.  If you want to make a show of national support, do it right.

Sorry, got a bit OT there.

[Jim Hyla]

[quote jtwcornell91][quote HeafDog]there's something special about the national anthem that should be held sacred.  (I wish I could find a different, maybe less strong, word besides "sacred", but that's the most fitting thing I can think of at the moment.)[/quote]

How about "treated with reverence and/or respect"?  I don't reserve any special status for the national anthem per se, but I believe in the importance of ritual, and as such think all the stuff about removing one's hat during the national anthem etc is important.  Also, I think any act of disrespect towards a national symbol should be done deliberately and not out of ignorance.  If someone burns a flag to protest that country's actions, they're making a statement and know what they're doing, and that's fine.  If a car dealer puts up a hundred tiny flags in a show of patriotism and lets them all drag on the ground, that bothers me.  If you want to make a show of national support, do it right.

Sorry, got a bit OT there.[/quote]Totally agree. I certainly am not a flag waving right winger, but your comment about the car dealer hits it right. It's the pseudo self-righteous or commercial use and then completely disregarding the respect aspect that bothers me. I had a neighbor who wanted to show how "American" he was and put his flag out, and left it there rain or shine, day or night, no light shining on it. It's always nice to be able to point out the lack of respect that he's actually showing.

That also brings up that I hate the sucks or anything else added to the singing.