Becoming a snob

[Diver0001]

Brittney Spears

HUH? Is part of Brittney Spears inferior? I can never tell because my TV starts smoking every time she gets on....

R..

 

[neil]

"You keep using that word. I do not thin it means, what you thin it means"
~Inigo Montoya

Smarmy: unctuously flattering; toadying;

Maybe a stretch in usage. You say things in a friendly way, with undertones of disdain, and snobbery. It doesn't mean I don't love you anymore, Uncle Pug. Dish it out, take it. You're still a good guy.

Neil

 

[lairdb]

(Never mind.)

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Smarmy: unctuously flattering; toadying;

Maybe a stretch in usage. You say things in a friendly way, with undertones of disdain, and snobbery. It doesn't mean I don't love you anymore, Uncle Pug. Dish it out, take it. You're still a good guy.

Neil

U.P. smarmy? Not a chance ...

That's just a carefully cultivated internet persona. The real U.P. is neither disdainful nor snobbish ... quite the opposite.

And, in fact, he is a superior diver. I think I'm pretty dang good underwater, but when I want to take it to the next level, he's the first guy I ask to take me out and show me how to do something ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[neil]

U.P. smarmy? Not a chance ...
That's just a carefully cultivated internet persona. The real U.P. is neither disdainful nor snobbish ... quite the opposite.
And, in fact, he is a superior diver. I think I'm pretty dang good underwater, but when I want to take it to the next level, he's the first guy I ask to take me out and show me how to do something ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I'll buy that. You know I'm just pulling his chain a bit. I have to be careful, he pulls harder.
Neil

 

[Rick Inman]

I'm sorry, what was this thread about?

Oh, yeah. Harlan Ellison.

 

[roakey]

You'll find out that 99% of what you read in SCUBA mags is crap.
QUOTE]

As is 99% of the what I read online is crap.

That's because you're the only poster not on your ignore list, though, given that, I can't explain the 1% discrepancy...

Roak

 

[Zippsy]

Just curious. To whom do we report malicious posts by moderators?

 

[Uncle Pug]

Just curious. To whom do we report malicious posts by moderators?

Tech Admin

 

[JeffG]

Just curious. To whom do we report malicious posts by moderators?

Tech Admin

Or you could just not worry about it. Agree to disagree (and grow thicker skin)