tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729914410536516567.post2105650247849336754..comments2024-02-03T00:49:53.931-08:00Comments on in the next apartment: slings and arrowsSiobhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13386574979088070301noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729914410536516567.post-11586153610699471492009-08-14T03:55:32.447-07:002009-08-14T03:55:32.447-07:00Siobhan, as your friend, I prefer to tell you my s...Siobhan, as your friend, I prefer to tell you my snarky comments directly to your face! ;-)<br /><br />Keep on bloggin' dear.<br /><br />And think of what the legion of Anonymous are saying:<br /><br />AN1: I'm going to put up a snarky comment cuz I'm not creative enough to create anything myself.<br /><br />AN2: Oh! Some other person put up a snarky comment I should too cuz I'm equally a creatively challenged!<br /><br />AN3 to AN 25: OOh! Snarky comments -- time to pile on!<br /><br />AN26: Time to call her a douche!JSawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446657474308130619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729914410536516567.post-46326780296355738442009-08-12T13:27:50.076-07:002009-08-12T13:27:50.076-07:00Oh and if you're not yet fully appreciating th...Oh and if you're not yet fully appreciating the sting from the comments, do this little exercise.<br /><br />Imagine if you were buried in accolades and praise for the post. Imagine the thoughts in your head, and the personality alteration you'd walk away with:<br /><br />commenter: Haha that was funny. I'm from here, too, and tourists are annoying with their white shoes. We're special.<br /><br />Siobhan's mind: Yes, we are special. And I'm funny.<br /><br />commenter 2: I am SO GLAD you said this. I can't believe these people. We are fortunate to live here and be special. <br /><br />commenter 3: Agree, we're special. Why? Because we usually rush to places by different forms of transportation than most people, and we are surrounded by museums and magazine empires.<br /><br />commenter 4: yup. We're not publishers or artists, but we are SURROUNDED by them. And we walk faster than most. We don't bother celebrities either.<br /><br />commenter 5: That's what makes us special - we can see ten celebrities a day and we're like so what<br /><br />Siobhan: We are uniquely hip, aren't we. Way too cool for school, especially Midwest school.<br /><br />See how douchy you would have been? Isn't it obvious you are an improved person because that post didn't stand unchallenged?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729914410536516567.post-86015213134876296412009-08-12T13:17:54.355-07:002009-08-12T13:17:54.355-07:00Lookie here, some character growth. Glad to read ...Lookie here, some character growth. Glad to read that your first insticts were that the post wasn't very good and you should have killed the darling. It really was as nasty as any of the comments about it.<br /><br />No need to have plunged into despair about those comments, though. You ended up in the right place - thinking about the merits of what you said and appreciating that it provoked a debate.<br /><br />It's all real simple. "Don't be an asshole." We all can be, but usually we know it when we are. Sure there is an exception for really funny assholes, but the subject matter you chose was the kind of thing that makes a critic "douchy" as opposed to a funny a-hole. Sort of like racism.<br /><br />No need to get into all the reasons why, but they range from unthinking geographical prejudice to the fact that New York just isn't hip enough any more to get on a hipper-and-edgier-than-thou high horse. The place resembles Disney World more than the overwhelmingly hip New York of the 40's and 70's.<br /><br />And the joke wasn't behind the curve a little, it was at least a decade late. When we saw it in Sex and the City ("I knew she was not from New York because she was wearing a scungie") it was already stale and obnoxious. <br /><br />For a better understanding, today's Gawker.com highlights a New York Times writer who made the same mistake you did (link at signature). See - tired and overdone.Gawkerhttp://jezebel.com/5335844/times-writer-finds-jc-penneys-focus-on-fat-people-clever-amusingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729914410536516567.post-11457417401256460672009-08-11T14:24:17.566-07:002009-08-11T14:24:17.566-07:00Well Miss Siobhan I have been reading your Blog si...Well Miss Siobhan I have been reading your Blog since Mr. W linked. I have posted a couple of comments that are snarky and snide, but hoped they didn't sting. Since I don't Blog and wouldn't know what it is like to be subjected to the comments you have had hurled your way, I will only say that your reaction is a further demonstration of why I come here; Clear, concise and demonstrably pitch perfect prose tendered with aplomb and style. <br /><br />I appreciate what you do ...so KEEP DOIN' IT!<br /><br />GaryRemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203215890997736214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729914410536516567.post-35825763287839626072009-08-10T17:12:36.992-07:002009-08-10T17:12:36.992-07:00And thank you, Siobhan, I'm obviously a fan of...And thank you, Siobhan, I'm obviously a fan of your blog as well. Meanwhile, you've got my curiosity up, maybe down the road I'll tell you where I've worked and we can see if you've ever "flown" into my Bar!<br />Best,<br />Scribblerscribbler50http://behindthestick.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729914410536516567.post-42682710691101803712009-08-10T12:21:13.914-07:002009-08-10T12:21:13.914-07:00Thanks, scribbler50 - I truly appreciate your sup...Thanks, scribbler50 - I truly appreciate your support and comments. And I'm such a fan of your blog - there's a chance you've poured me a drink at some point in your bartending years, as I used to be a bit of a barfly.Siobhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386574979088070301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729914410536516567.post-57152003352060770632009-08-09T21:04:40.444-07:002009-08-09T21:04:40.444-07:00Siobhan: I have to say I felt for you during that ...Siobhan: I have to say I felt for you during that list of nasty that was so over the top it launched into ridiculous. Pure bile and totally unwarranted. It's good to see you've retrieved, as you say, a "teachable moment" from the experience, and this post is proof of that. Don't for a minute ever think about shutting down your blog, keep your voice and keep on doing what you're doing. <br />Peace!scribbler50http://behindthestick.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com