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Originally Posted by 4LaneStudios
How's your neck geoSteve? It looked like it might be stretched a wee bit...  lol
I seem to be working in order, but from back to front! lol
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Don Quixote
"In vain to search again, where no one will hear" |
LOL Sore subject Lynn the neck is a 'wee bit stretched, but within the bounds of what is incumbent upon me' I have been stretched on various axes, some on the complex plane, therefor I do not exist anymore in Euclid's world. But at least existentialy, I'm alive. kicking, and having fun ! Neck intrinsicaly is post operatively sore before the neck-tie party anyway, but the groups' handy with a rope, and I did got a therapeutic ...er....traction lol...I'm hoping I can submit the costs to insurance for a 'beneficial therapy' lol.
They did find that it is hard to stretch titanium, though - moden orthopaedics wins again !
If you wish to avoid my blabberty in this post, where I compliment the players, and acknowledge the need for minimum errors on my part, and why, please simply jump down to OK BACK TO BIZ !
LOL ROF Thanks Lynn, I needed that. Puts a simple human mistake in perspective. But, conversely, when a person puts themselves in a position of being the one to declare right or wrong, I fully understand that that person
has to be held to a higher standard of minimizing errors; its the nature of the beast.
Because, and I know this is no revelation to you Lynn, but you've offerred what is in fact the first humerous and non-bullwhipping post, even though in reality the others have, on a deeper level ,still been meant to be no harm intended, with imbedded humour predicated on what now are long-standing relationships in the game - where we can criticize for all appearnces to the casual observer, but supporting that dialogue is a long-standing good humour, ....its cool.. - all the posts in general.
I do particularly appreciate your post especially , Lynn, it has had the most 'feel-better' quality to it about a simple mistake of mine. However, I do understand all the others, and they are well meant and are founded on long-standing premises of understood foundations in good natured humour, so no harm no foul by me being called out on the carpet; as I have assumed the task of saying yay or nay on others thoughtfully submitted songs, that carry with them, depending on the person and how far their heart is out on their sleeve, that persons self-esteem in essence being submitted as well.
My mistakes, in the greatest distinction I know of between their human error versus mine, is best illustrated I think in this concept: assuming we are all on a level playing field of skill , which I believe we are, but when
they err, they do not cause others grief or potential hard-to-swallow recrimination,
as opposed to when I err, quite likely DO cause occassional sunken esteem for a moment here and there; not usually, but by definition my mistakes DO effect other people intrinsically, there's don't. And there is the best reason I know, accept, and undestand
as the basis for why I have to be more careful, more double-checked, and frankly be da88shure about
my call, as it stands to effect others. No other approach would be considered thoughtful of me to assume.
So no real harm at all, but the sting when they are declared wrong, and further justifiably indignant if I call them wrong in error of mine
incorrectly,
versus their sumbissions rarely at all, by definition, hurt others, and unintentionally make comments that pertain to their skill which I NEVER intend, but it can be taken that way by my poor wording.
You know, over time, I do know that when you consider this many posts, pushing a thousand; and how many views, around 13,000; correspondingly the
number of players has progressed inversely to the numbers "in the audience" over time, expressed above. I firmly believe that,
as much more than a compliment, but a FACT, that this progressive dwindling of players which has pretty-much stabilized currently, and
we are enjoying the highest level of play than ever before. Moreover - while everyone has different strengths, THIS group has an uncanny ability to solve the hardest clues I can come up with wthout resorting to 'too simple of predicates and words so vague' as to be ubiquitous throughout Lightfoot's and anyone's music -words like 'the, it, she, he. them, go, gone, etc etc' you know what I mean.
I guess what I am trying to say is, this group currently, always missing a few come and go faces that share this quality I'm speaking of (OhLinda , Mandoann,oTJ, and a handful of others that come and go which is cool) combined with the core regulars I generally assume will be there; I've observed over time the 'thinning" if you will has been in part....some have left over time for simple level of interest, and many other reasons not based on insufficient skills.
But I do think the ones that did stay (survive lol) are, broadly speaking, of the highest skill level in this game's unique type of skill required. No disrespect or diminishing of players who've departed largely for good over time intended whatsoever.
No doubt many of them have highly refined skills in other areas; or while posessed of
this game's skills, there interest simply has not been held for as long as these loyal players have.
But the fact I'm dancing around I say now, despite fear of unintentionally offending anyone, is that you guys in here, plus some of the come and go semi-regulares, are of the most distilled and boiled-down HIGHEST skill level this game has ever experienced. It is ironically very challenging to come up with clues that challenge them ! I believe the regulars and semiregulars,
the players we all know, out of just under 2000 corfidites, in this game are, dare I say it, the creme of the creme in the necessary skills for this game. Other members of corfid are either not interested, yet capable of the skill level the game is at now, or have other equally impressive if not greater skills, or are simply less frequent posters that enjoy reading more than interacting.
Anyway - my compliments guys. And to referee simply the game rules applicability (not overlapping in any way Char's *real* authority) I simply say yay or nay based on the game structure I assembled. And
it is incumbent upon me to hold my mistake level to a strict minimum, as stated because my statements directly effect others. OK I'll stop there, having caught myself in a circular beg-the-question logical phallacy.
Here's to ya guys !
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Q353 .... again, where ....
Don Quixote
"In vain to search again, where no one will hear
Does
Q353 .... again, where .... = DQ ? - YES ! Congrats Lynn- three on the x-files back-to back ! I'll post it.