Questions you've wondered about your fellow pwebbers

[powerfulcheese04]

Then what do you wonder, buckshot? That's the whole point of this thread!

[buckshot]

I'm just being a smart ass , a bit bored this time of day lately

[CezeN]

It means his real name is Nezec, obviously.

lol no.
But my real name is on the same scale of weird uniqueness. They're about even.

[Jebus]

I'm just being a smart ass , a bit bored this time of day lately

Being inane is the best part of being bored.

[Ela]

I completely forgot that I had ever posted in this thread.

I just read the whole thing.

I am amused.

[BonitoDeMadrid]

Question about something I just noticed: JL, your signature says "Member since: February 16, 1842". Why is that?

[neo-dragon]

She looks good for her age, doesn't she?

[Jayelle]

Heehee.

Two reasons:

1) I was waiting for someone to notice

2) It is just a reference to me being an oldbie. "I've been here forever" kinda thing.

[BonitoDeMadrid]

Oh. That's nice =)

Any special meaning to the date though?

[Jayelle]

The Feb. date is the actual join date (I think) and I just liked the sound of 1842.

So... not really.

[Gravity Defier]

This is to no one in particular: did your parents ever say "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about"?

I'm just wondering if that's a Hispanic and/or regional thing, or if it's pretty universal.

[buckshot]

Yep they did! did it mess me up?

[starlooker]

No, but I heard it at my friends' houses (directed at them, not me).

Also, for what it's worth, it's the example of an invalidating statement I hear most often when DBT therapists explain what an invalidating environment is.

[Jeesh_girl15]

Yeah, I guess it's not a Hispanic thing, cause we are Asians...

I just went back, and I guess you could misunderstand... Yeah, my Dad said that.

[neo-dragon]

This is to no one in particular: did your parents ever say "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about"?

I'm just wondering if that's a Hispanic and/or regional thing, or if it's pretty universal.

Yeah, I've heard that one.

[Luet]

Yes, my dad would say it to me...usually through gritted teeth. It would make me feel awful. I think it's a terrible thing for parents to say.

[neo-dragon]

The statement itself bothered me far less than the wooden spoon or belt that usually followed.

[Petra456]

My parents use to say that to me also. They've also used "You know, you're ugly when you cry."

That one was far worse for some reason.

[locke]

while I definitely know the phrase and know I've heard it used by an adult towards a child I can't think of any specific moment it was used against me, though I suspect it was.

They've also used "You know, you're ugly when you cry."

That one was far worse for some reason.

Dr. Drew's suggestion to a woman complaining that her boyfriend was obsessing over whether or not he was 'bigger' than her previous boyfriend (and father of her child) was, "say to him, That is so unattractive." or a variant of that. He said guys will respond very quickly to that while 'that makes me upset," or "I don't like that question" or "I've already told you" are all things they just won't hear.

Thus, the worst thing my parents could ever say to me was, "I'm so disappointed in what you did/your decision/you." or to my occasionally defiant older brother, "what would grandpa think of that, would he be proud? I don't know what I'm going to tell him."

[Mich]

My parents would always ask if I wanted some cheese with my whine.

Sometimes it made me laugh, but if I was truly upset it would just make me cry more.

[zeroguy]

This is to no one in particular: did your parents ever say "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about"?

...I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that seriously. To me it sounds like the speaker is about the beat the other person to death.

[Ela]

This is to no one in particular: did your parents ever say "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about"?

I'm just wondering if that's a Hispanic and/or regional thing, or if it's pretty universal.

My dad used to say that. And I'm not Hispanic and my dad was born and raised in the northeastern US.

[neo-dragon]

It was my mom who made the threats, screamed, and wielded the blunt objects. I don't think I've ever heard my dad raise his voice.

[Jeesh_girl15]

Um, uh, I don't know how to say this, and it's not really a question, but CezeN, your avatar is creeping me out...

[jotabe]

This is to no one in particular: did your parents ever say "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about"?

I'm just wondering if that's a Hispanic and/or regional thing, or if it's pretty universal.

Well, for what's worth, that was a favourite one of my dad's >.<

[CezeN]

Um, uh, I don't know how to say this, and it's not really a question, but CezeN, your avatar is creeping me out...

[CezeN]

Jotabe, I've always wondered whether you are a man or woman....

You give no indication whatsoever.

[jotabe]

*commits sepukku*

-But you don't understand, Osgood!... I'm a man!
-Well, nobody is perfect.

Seriously XD profuse usage of emoticons doesn't mean the person is a girl >.>

But this is just a drop on an already overflown bucket lol. Most people online think i am a girl until i say otherwise. People in real life think i am gay <.< I wonder what is that i have that gives that impression.

*commits sepukku again*

It's a good thing i don't actually use a sword and stuff

[CezeN]

XD

My mind usually leant more towards a girl, but only because of the picture in your siggy.
However, I never considered that imageconnection enough of a base to make a conclusion.

[Mich]

Jotabe, I've always wondered whether you are a man or woman....

You give no indication whatsoever.

People always assume I'm a girl, thinking that "Mich" is short for "Michelle" instead of a name a sixth grader invented after deciding the name "Mitchell" is cool. It's why I started using a handle that is just a change of my IRL name for everything other than P-Web.

[zeroguy]

People around here always seem to know I'm a guy. I'm not really sure why; clearly I must just be far more manly than Mich or jota.

[jotabe]

You are just not a guy, you are THE guy! the ZERO GUY!

ok ok >.> i'll leave further attempts on humour for professionals.

[Jeesh_girl15]

I hate that people assume I'm a girl. I mean, where did that come from?

[Gravity Defier]

You are just not a guy, you are THE guy! the ZERO GUY!

Yes, well, "zero" means the absence of some quantity, so if we rewrite his username mathematically as "zero*guy, where man>guy>boy, we all know you end up with a big fat zero. Making him the opposite of THE guy.

[jotabe]

Well that's in case you apply mathematics, but honestly, mathematics shouldn't be applied. Even touching them with the other end of a long stick is too much already ewwwww...
Imagine instead a well known franchise, called Guy. Then you have sequels, which could easily be named TwoGuy, ThreeGuy, etcaetera. If they decide a prequel instead, they would call it ZeroGuy, which would make ZG the precursor, the origin of the Guy!