Vandesi, I apologize wholeheartedly for offending you!! But I would consider your points far more seriously if you hadn’t needlessly insulted people in a comment that had to be deleted just now.

Given that I said the following, allll (I know, it’s hard) the way up in the original post:

Bu the grinchy pebble I call a heart couldn’t muster more joy

It looks like you need a humor infusion like I need a heart transplant.

Anyway, many thanks to all the commenters (psssst, Nina! Meet me out back for the $50 I promised you) for a rollicking, if utterly disjointed, conversation.

It’s time to put this baby to bed though, yeah? I hope to see y’all, ranting and raving, in the new posts.

So, without further ado:

NUNC EST BIBENDUM!!!

Now’s a good opportunity for me to say, sincerely, thank you Cicatrix for the original post and your other posts and comments. You are a beacon of integrity and courage in a sea of shame. As my dear Mama used to say, Non illigitamus carborundum.

I am heartened to hear that you didn’t wish to judge the drinking habits of pre-industrial society fishermen recovering form a global natural disaster. It is really very enlightened of you. As is your use of a human-interest story in an American Newspaper to grind a personal-is-political Ax . Especially when itÂ’s wrapped in such subtle sarcasm.

You sublimate, you playa-hate. Seriously, stop making the originator of the thread a proxy for every desi girl who gave you the wrong number when you crept up on them in the computer lab.

cicatrix

you wrote:

I didn’t write this to bash those fishermen. We are in no position to judge their drinking habits.

I am heartened to hear that you didn’t wish to judge the drinking habits of pre-industrial society fishermen recovering form a global natural disaster. It is really very enlightened of you. As is your use of a human-interest story in an American Newspaper to grind a personal-is-political Ax . Especially when itÂ’s wrapped in such subtle sarcasm.

Yay, More Hope for Men! I wish I were a man. Really. Their problems seem so much moreÂ…significant, no?

I apologize wholeheartedly.

Sorry , I actually thought that was your name. Oh, I didnt realise bia stood for bitch.(I saw the posts later)Carelessness.!!!

See, this is what comes of being old. We dont even know the regular abuse words.

(this is sincere)

Sumita

Nah!! How could I bore you with what I know?

I must compliment you on your pretty name though.

Am happy that you feel you have it good. I always suspected the rants(on this thread) were a little OTT.(and in fun)

Sumita

Very mature of you to keep calling me that, by the way.

Again I apologize kid.