I am fishing for compliments.

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Dear Fnord, you are...
... exceptionally good-looking. 22%  22%  [ 10 ]
... the most intelligent person I know. 17%  17%  [ 8 ]
... an all-around nice guy. 20%  20%  [ 9 ]
... a real sweet-heart. 15%  15%  [ 7 ]
... brave, bold, daring, and adventurous. 26%  26%  [ 12 ]
Total votes : 46

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13 Feb 2016, 10:19 am

I am in need of positive emotional reinforcement. Please post a compliment for me. It does not have to be true. It must only be complimentary. The poll provides a few samples to make the selection easier. Thank you.



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13 Feb 2016, 10:38 am

Haha you got all the compliments, just for having a sense of humor about it.



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13 Feb 2016, 10:54 am

You are smart and have a good sense of humour.



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13 Feb 2016, 11:34 am

You appear to have a low tolerance for BS.


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13 Feb 2016, 11:58 am

Even though I disagree with a large portion of your views from what I've read, I appreciate your fearlessness to express them, and you articulate them very well.

I get the impression you are very intelligent.

I think you genuinely wish to provide helpful insight to others.

I second the notion you have a low BS tolerance, even though many of the things you see to be BS I personally do not. Still, calling it as you see it in my book is an awesome personality trait this world needs way, way more of.



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13 Feb 2016, 1:17 pm

I feel better already. Please continue ...



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13 Feb 2016, 1:18 pm

I will offer you honest compliments because, to me, honest compliments mean the most. I can't stand fake or gushy.

I find your posts interesting. There are some screen names that I read every word of their posts; there are others that I skim, due to the history of content I have seen in their posts. Your posts, I read through.

I don't always agree with everything you have to say, but I may sometimes misunderstand you rather than disagree with you. I often have to ask people to repeat themselves or state things in a different way. I seem to process slowly at times--depends on the day and how tired I am.

I read your posts on how men think, because, in your posts you often echo things I hear my husband say. Listening to other men speak their minds sometimes helps me understand him better. So thanks for being open with your thoughts.

I think your posts also indicate a keen intelligence.

I hope you find some comfort in the compliments on here. :)


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13 Feb 2016, 2:07 pm

I think you could be a poster boy for lifelong learning and personal development.



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13 Feb 2016, 2:26 pm

You require proof before accepting something as true.
You accept proof against what was previously true, and allow it to change your view.
You stand up for what you accept is true.
You are loyal to those truths.

Quite frankly, you make me question my own views and that rational foil is a wonderful gift you have given me several times. You've also listened to people when they tell you to back down b/c maybe the truth isn't what the OP of that particular thread needs most at that moment. You are also damn smart, and sometimes funny in an exceedingly dry way.

Thank you, for being you. :-)


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13 Feb 2016, 2:49 pm

I see you ;P



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13 Feb 2016, 4:04 pm

Yeah, but ...

Nobody likes me,
Everybody hates me,
I have no idea why!

Ignorant dumb ones,
Arrogant smart ones,
Those meanies make me cry!


:cry:



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13 Feb 2016, 4:17 pm

I tell my HFA son to ignore the meanies and concentrate on the good people who love him. It doesn't make the meanies nice people though. :( And it's always easier said than done.


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13 Feb 2016, 4:19 pm

I usually avoid complimenting someone when I know it'd most likely be an ignorant understatement on my part.


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13 Feb 2016, 4:22 pm

Fnord,
You are an extraordinary individual.
I always enjoy reading your posts.



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13 Feb 2016, 4:46 pm

Fnord, you are who may be

exceptionally good-looking, :o :mrgreen:
the most intelligent person I know,
an all-around nice guy,
a real sweet-heart,
brave, bold, daring, and adventurous.


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13 Feb 2016, 4:51 pm

You're a blunt sort. You have lots of info in your head.

You would have greatly aided Abe Lincoln in his quest to make local rivers navigable, so commerce flow smoothly in scenic, rural areas.

I hope you become more content, so you can see the good in people even more than you do presently.

I wish I could be as good of an engineer as you. That's my main weakness: fixing and building things.