tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post2241661936446595055..comments2023-10-29T20:20:10.914+10:00Comments on Random Hypercritical Thoughts: Name that person contestJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16129588857193564261noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-87531068479102457402008-01-24T13:43:00.000+10:002008-01-24T13:43:00.000+10:00I've noticed.From my blog:On Saipan I've noticed p...I've noticed.<BR/><BR/>From <A HREF="http://jetapplicant.blogspot.com/2008/01/identity-crisis.html" REL="nofollow">my blog</A>:<BR/><BR/><I>On Saipan I've noticed people tend to ask others they are meeting for the first time two questions, "where are you from?" and "how long have you been here?"<BR/><BR/>After you answer, the first thing the question asker does is compare the amount of time they've been on Saipan to the amount of time you've been on Saipan. If the time is short, you're a newbie, like Bev when she first got here just over a year ago. Then as you progress from describing your stay in Saipan in days, to weeks, months, years, or even decades, your self-prescribed local authority increases. Extra points for being Chamorro or Carolinian. Negative points for being Bruce Bateman.<BR/><BR/>They then weigh your answers taken together, apply a label, and for the foreseeable future you are "one of those California boys"or some other vague stereotype.<BR/><BR/>I find this all stupid.</I>Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-51226807550767175472008-01-24T12:45:00.000+10:002008-01-24T12:45:00.000+10:00Just an observation.. did you notice that split in...Just an observation.. did you notice that split in the community is generally between long-time resident liberal bloggers and newbie resident liberal bloggers?<BR/><BR/>There is a reason for that. Something to ponder. I see it as kind of like that new bigmouth smartass kid who comes into the classroom half way into the year, thinking he knows everything.Lil' Hammerheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937533318872228053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-35841872167219902982008-01-23T11:39:00.000+10:002008-01-23T11:39:00.000+10:00The most whacked of all this is the division in th...The most whacked of all this is the division in the very tiny liberal progressive community that is here. One would imagine there would be some espirit de corps among ideological allies, but apparently you have to completely demean and ridicule Bruce Bateman, rather than break his chops as you and I do in order to be pure enough.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129588857193564261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-42829465369003023312008-01-23T11:35:00.000+10:002008-01-23T11:35:00.000+10:00I had to look up that one David. Good to learn som...I had to look up that one David. Good to learn something new. <BR/><BR/>A meme (pronounced /miːm/), as defined by memetic theory, constitutes a theoretical unit of cultural information, the building block of culture or cultural evolution which spreads through diffusion propagating from one mind to another analogously to the way in which a gene propagates from one organism to another as a unit of genetic information and of biological evolution.[1] Multiple memes may propagate as cooperative groups called memeplexes (meme complexes).Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129588857193564261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-26548506480454348962008-01-23T11:27:00.000+10:002008-01-23T11:27:00.000+10:00The target of this vitriol is showing incredible r...The target of this vitriol is showing incredible restraint by not reciprocating or even dignifying the comments with a response. That's character.<BR/><BR/>This is why I only visit "Nasty-Free" blogs. Hey, can we get an meme to post on our blogs if we're nasty-free?Marianas Eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754236373708613994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-79959631610094493342008-01-23T11:21:00.000+10:002008-01-23T11:21:00.000+10:00They never really attack ideas or events either, t...They never really attack ideas or events either, they just go after people...and people that have very little political power for that matter.<BR/><BR/>They think that their biggest enemies are an environmentalist with a blog, a bar owner with a weekly newspaper column, and a high school teacher with a Jersey accent.Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-80367411703953181332008-01-22T21:30:00.000+10:002008-01-22T21:30:00.000+10:00You might be right on that point, Bryan.You might be right on that point, Bryan.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129588857193564261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-40170144559914220862008-01-22T20:08:00.000+10:002008-01-22T20:08:00.000+10:00ya, im also sad to see this kind of banter going o...ya, im also sad to see this kind of banter going on. it really takes the pleasure out of keeping up with everyone's blogs. but they are their blogs i suppose. (shrugs)saipanbooniemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12790753921417525264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-56301949165531659612008-01-22T17:19:00.000+10:002008-01-22T17:19:00.000+10:00I have to disagree with you on the new blogger thi...I have to disagree with you on the new blogger thing there Jeff, my home boy <A HREF="http://majicmarc.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Marc</A> just started a blog a couple of weeks ago and he's destined for big things in the blogosphere if you ask me. His growing list of Photoshop <A HREF="http://majicmarc.wordpress.com/master-tutorial-list/" REL="nofollow">tutorials</A> are a shining example. <BR/><BR/>But regarding the general feeling among the Saipan bloggers I agree with you, it's gotten kinda...icky.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208515580465942066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22329768.post-89424508734670965812008-01-22T10:37:00.000+10:002008-01-22T10:37:00.000+10:00As a short person, I'm starting to feel insulted. ...As a short person, I'm starting to feel insulted. Kind of like when I walked into the Big & Tall store, only to be laughed at. I am in Manila right now typing this. I've decided to visit the Hobbit House Bar tonight to feel tall again. I'm getting a little upset now.Brady Barrineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428663392588406158noreply@blogger.com