when i put this thread out here i was seriously most interested in how the fact that we knew each other vicariously thru the forum might cause us to use over-familiarity when addressing folks around here...
but... i was also obviously thinking of how [we] tend to posture when we want to connect...
i am happy to see that i have all kindsa opinions to sift thru and learn from... that is the point of this post... so that i can learn... that is why i come to this forum... to learn...
i used a quote from a public forum using very little background from the conversation it came from... i did this because i found these words as a stand-alone to be compelling... i wanted to discuss this phenomena
i want to publicly apologize to Lady Snow for opening her up to conversation... i can plead the fact that i am

but... in actuality i am really more obviously a dumbass... i honestly didnt even consider the fact that folks would take this anywhere other than what i spoke of in my opener... i thought we would speak of language...
i sincerely apologize to you Ma'am... if you can think of a way that i can make this palatable for you... i will give it my damndest to do so...
rlin