Can we go ONE DAY on DCUM without any mean posts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3rd in your top 20 law school, sad thing is, you don't know what's important in life. You've got tunnel vision. I can read it in what you write and how you write. You bend over so far backwards to congratulate yourself because you are afraid nobody else will, even anonymously, online. And if that's not enough you seek validation via strangers. You try SO hard, and everyone sees it. Ask yourself: who is smarter, the college dropout who gets people, reaches out, and tries to genuinely connect, or the Important Feeling Lawyer who spends hours -- great chunks of time out of every day -- on an online site filled with strangers, laboring over the perfectly crafted comeback for nothing more than the imaginary high fives of the few online strangers you've managed to impress? It's possible you're perfectly nice. It's possible you're a great person with a bad habit of seeking validation for your ability to "zing" someone. But MOST people don't really think it's clever. Most people are not impressed. So why bother with all of that hard work for such an imaginary and sad payout?

Wow, you totally missed 3rd's point. She said that smart people DON'T reach for the gratuitous zinger and that intelligence is DIFFERENT from dropping the fbomb and strafing other posters. She only provided the 3rd datapoint when somebody questioned her smartness. Guess there's no question about your lack of smarts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd in your top 20 law school, sad thing is, you don't know what's important in life. You've got tunnel vision. I can read it in what you write and how you write. You bend over so far backwards to congratulate yourself because you are afraid nobody else will, even anonymously, online. And if that's not enough you seek validation via strangers. You try SO hard, and everyone sees it. Ask yourself: who is smarter, the college dropout who gets people, reaches out, and tries to genuinely connect, or the Important Feeling Lawyer who spends hours -- great chunks of time out of every day -- on an online site filled with strangers, laboring over the perfectly crafted comeback for nothing more than the imaginary high fives of the few online strangers you've managed to impress? It's possible you're perfectly nice. It's possible you're a great person with a bad habit of seeking validation for your ability to "zing" someone. But MOST people don't really think it's clever. Most people are not impressed. So why bother with all of that hard work for such an imaginary and sad payout?

Wow, you totally missed 3rd's point. She said that smart people DON'T reach for the gratuitous zinger and that intelligence is DIFFERENT from dropping the fbomb and strafing other posters. She only provided the 3rd datapoint when somebody questioned her smartness. Guess there's no question about your lack of smarts.

Actually, the previous poster had requested "stats on that assertion," not a response based on one's person's accomplishments in law school.

[Anonymous]

The one day is over. OP, how did we do?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd in your top 20 law school, sad thing is, you don't know what's important in life. You've got tunnel vision. I can read it in what you write and how you write. You bend over so far backwards to congratulate yourself because you are afraid nobody else will, even anonymously, online. And if that's not enough you seek validation via strangers. You try SO hard, and everyone sees it. Ask yourself: who is smarter, the college dropout who gets people, reaches out, and tries to genuinely connect, or the Important Feeling Lawyer who spends hours -- great chunks of time out of every day -- on an online site filled with strangers, laboring over the perfectly crafted comeback for nothing more than the imaginary high fives of the few online strangers you've managed to impress? It's possible you're perfectly nice. It's possible you're a great person with a bad habit of seeking validation for your ability to "zing" someone. But MOST people don't really think it's clever. Most people are not impressed. So why bother with all of that hard work for such an imaginary and sad payout?

Wow, you totally missed 3rd's point. She said that smart people DON'T reach for the gratuitous zinger and that intelligence is DIFFERENT from dropping the fbomb and strafing other posters. She only provided the 3rd datapoint when somebody questioned her smartness. Guess there's no question about your lack of smarts.

Actually, the previous poster had requested "stats on that assertion," not a response based on one's person's accomplishments in law school.

And lots of times when DCUMers are looking for "stats" among DCUMers, a poll is taken. So a suggestion was made to state your "exceptionals." Yikes, let's hope the 1am poster was just having an ugly picnic hangover.

[Anonymous]

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I am half assuming that someone will post something mean in response to my post. Please resist the urge. Just for Memorial Day?

The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.

Bleech.. speak for yourself. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, Not all of us want to argue.

[Anonymous]

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The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.


I would seriously like stats on that assertion. Cuz I don't buy it. DC is like any other large-ish city, and I don't think it has the market cornered on the exceptionals.

So 8:29, you're saying, "Bleech" you're not an "exceptional"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3rd in your top 20 law school, sad thing is, you don't know what's important in life. You've got tunnel vision. I can read it in what you write and how you write. You bend over so far backwards to congratulate yourself because you are afraid nobody else will, even anonymously, online. And if that's not enough you seek validation via strangers. You try SO hard, and everyone sees it. Ask yourself: who is smarter, the college dropout who gets people, reaches out, and tries to genuinely connect, or the Important Feeling Lawyer who spends hours -- great chunks of time out of every day -- on an online site filled with strangers, laboring over the perfectly crafted comeback for nothing more than the imaginary high fives of the few online strangers you've managed to impress? It's possible you're perfectly nice. It's possible you're a great person with a bad habit of seeking validation for your ability to "zing" someone. But MOST people don't really think it's clever. Most people are not impressed. So why bother with all of that hard work for such an imaginary and sad payout?

OMG. I love you!

[Anonymous]

Wow, you totally missed 3rd's point. She said that smart people DON'T reach for the gratuitous zinger and that intelligence is DIFFERENT from dropping the fbomb and strafing other posters. She only provided the 3rd datapoint when somebody questioned her smartness. Guess there's no question about your lack of smarts.

OMG! I love you more!!

[Anonymous]

The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.


I would seriously like stats on that assertion. Cuz I don't buy it. DC is like any other large-ish city, and I don't think it has the market cornered on the exceptionals.

So 8:29, you're saying, "Bleech" you're not an "exceptional"?

I am exceptional in many ways. I have several college degrees, also. I'm just not exceptionally full of myself and don't talk about my accomplishments all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.

I would seriously like stats on that assertion. Cuz I don't buy it. DC is like any other large-ish city, and I don't think it has the market cornered on the exceptionals.

Ok, I'll start. I graduated 3rd in my top 20 law school class and clerked for the US Supreme Court. Now your turn.

Wait?? Since when did 3rd in a top 20 become something exceptional?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.

I would seriously like stats on that assertion. Cuz I don't buy it. DC is like any other large-ish city, and I don't think it has the market cornered on the exceptionals.

Ok, I'll start. I graduated 3rd in my top 20 law school class and clerked for the US Supreme Court. Now your turn.

Wait?? Since when did 3rd in a top 20 become something exceptional?

I was wondering when someone would point that out. If PP mentioned "top 20", then it was probably in the range of 16-20. Not exceptional at all. Clerking for the US Supreme Court means that she has some connections. That's good but not impressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.


I would seriously like stats on that assertion. Cuz I don't buy it. DC is like any other large-ish city, and I don't think it has the market cornered on the exceptionals.

So 8:29, you're saying, "Bleech" you're not an "exceptional"?

I am exceptional in many ways. I have several college degrees, also. I'm just not exceptionally full of myself and don't talk about my accomplishments all the time.

And none of those college degrees taught you how to use the quote button? So sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd in your top 20 law school, sad thing is, you don't know what's important in life. You've got tunnel vision. I can read it in what you write and how you write. You bend over so far backwards to congratulate yourself because you are afraid nobody else will, even anonymously, online. And if that's not enough you seek validation via strangers. You try SO hard, and everyone sees it. Ask yourself: who is smarter, the college dropout who gets people, reaches out, and tries to genuinely connect, or the Important Feeling Lawyer who spends hours -- great chunks of time out of every day -- on an online site filled with strangers, laboring over the perfectly crafted comeback for nothing more than the imaginary high fives of the few online strangers you've managed to impress? It's possible you're perfectly nice. It's possible you're a great person with a bad habit of seeking validation for your ability to "zing" someone. But MOST people don't really think it's clever. Most people are not impressed. So why bother with all of that hard work for such an imaginary and sad payout?

Wow, you totally missed 3rd's point. She said that smart people DON'T reach for the gratuitous zinger and that intelligence is DIFFERENT from dropping the fbomb and strafing other posters. She only provided the 3rd datapoint when somebody questioned her smartness. Guess there's no question about your lack of smarts.

I don't think you are correct.

Here is the exchange. Please point to what I missed with my "lack of smarts."

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"The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while. "

"I would seriously like stats on that assertion. Cuz I don't buy it. DC is like any other large-ish city, and I don't think it has the market cornered on the exceptionals."

"Ok, I'll start. I graduated 3rd in my top 20 law school class and clerked for the US Supreme Court. Now your turn."

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She was responding to either her own post or another post that said the reason we can't check ourselves is we just "can't deny who we are," which is supposedly people who are just SO SMART that they have to let loose with snark and cutting humor. (never mind the total lack of any impulse control she also seems to embrace). I think it's gross to be so proud of yourself for being an asshole, and I think it's humorous to then follow up with how awesome and exceptional you are for being a lawyer with decent credentials, which are a dime a dozen in this city. Truly exceptional people are known for their actions, not their almost first (well, almost second) finishes at almost first (well, top 20) law schools.

[Anonymous]

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The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while.


I would seriously like stats on that assertion. Cuz I don't buy it. DC is like any other large-ish city, and I don't think it has the market cornered on the exceptionals.

So 8:29, you're saying, "Bleech" you're not an "exceptional"?

I'm the poster you quoted. "Bleech" and I are two different people. And, no, I'm not particularly special or exceptional, except to my own family. But then again there are very few real "exceptionals." It's okay. We all have gifts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd in your top 20 law school, sad thing is, you don't know what's important in life. You've got tunnel vision. I can read it in what you write and how you write. You bend over so far backwards to congratulate yourself because you are afraid nobody else will, even anonymously, online. And if that's not enough you seek validation via strangers. You try SO hard, and everyone sees it. Ask yourself: who is smarter, the college dropout who gets people, reaches out, and tries to genuinely connect, or the Important Feeling Lawyer who spends hours -- great chunks of time out of every day -- on an online site filled with strangers, laboring over the perfectly crafted comeback for nothing more than the imaginary high fives of the few online strangers you've managed to impress? It's possible you're perfectly nice. It's possible you're a great person with a bad habit of seeking validation for your ability to "zing" someone. But MOST people don't really think it's clever. Most people are not impressed. So why bother with all of that hard work for such an imaginary and sad payout?

Wow, you totally missed 3rd's point. She said that smart people DON'T reach for the gratuitous zinger and that intelligence is DIFFERENT from dropping the fbomb and strafing other posters. She only provided the 3rd datapoint when somebody questioned her smartness. Guess there's no question about your lack of smarts.

I don't think you are correct.

Here is the exchange. Please point to what I missed with my "lack of smarts."

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"The problem with DCUM is it's frequented by very smart and witty people whose smarts and wit are often laced with snark and cutting humor because, well, that's who they (we) are. They (we) also have strong opinions, and being D.C., most of us are former debate champions, law review editors, or the like. Yes, it would be nice if they (we) could check ourselves more often. But it's hard denying who we are. And, it's also liberating to truly let loose every once in a while. "

"I would seriously like stats on that assertion. Cuz I don't buy it. DC is like any other large-ish city, and I don't think it has the market cornered on the exceptionals."

"Ok, I'll start. I graduated 3rd in my top 20 law school class and clerked for the US Supreme Court. Now your turn."

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She was responding to either her own post or another post that said the reason we can't check ourselves is we just "can't deny who we are," which is supposedly people who are just SO SMART that they have to let loose with snark and cutting humor. (never mind the total lack of any impulse control she also seems to embrace). I think it's gross to be so proud of yourself for being an asshole, and I think it's humorous to then follow up with how awesome and exceptional you are for being a lawyer with decent credentials, which are a dime a dozen in this city. Truly exceptional people are known for their actions, not their almost first (well, almost second) finishes at almost first (well, top 20) law schools.

Whoa, Dr. Phyllis. No dissertation required. The premise is that lots of us are former debate champs, law review editors, US Supreme Court clerks and the like. Disagree, sure, but wow, don't get your panties so bunched up. It's really unbecoming.