Arthur Deco Mentors ET Noobs

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by Arthur Deco, Jan 30, 2011.

  1. jinxu

    jinxu

    That's really depressing and discouraging advice. What happened to romance and love???
     
    #61     Jan 31, 2011
  2. moonie

    moonie

    I believe this is my first post Arthur, I'm not sure if you should feel honored or insulted. As a "newbie" trader I'm grateful for all (you, NoDoji,et al.) who are willing to offer genuine advice and help to those with less knowledge and experience. I've been following posts and reading threads and have gained a lot from ET, but there seems to be a LOT of posters (perhaps failed traders) with anger issues! :) Keep uo the good work as long as you're on the right side of the dirt!
     
    #62     Jan 31, 2011
  3. tlow

    tlow

    That's pretty funny...reminds me of a quote I once heard...

    "If it floats, flys or f*cks....rent it."
     
    #63     Jan 31, 2011
  4. LeeD

    LeeD

    I have taken away 2 simple rules:
    1) Never let the reader be fully sure whether you are completely serious or totally kidding (e.g. whether you are struggling to contain righteous fury or childish laughter). This way an outrageous claim can be taken as a joke and a bad joke may be understood as an aphorism.
    2) You can't make a good joke without a risk of offending someone. (Some even find that the classic Humpty Dumpty rhyme is not politically correct enough to appear on TV: news story.)

    For people who want to know what kind of joke can end one's career (news story) search google for "A Somalian arrives in London as a new immigrant to the UK" (in quotes).

    Arthur Deco, I'm sorry to have hurt your feelings. I can attest that in this thread you have been exceptionally well-mannerd, if not amiable. If you decide to completely change personality, I will certainly miss your air of charming "flatulent windbag".
     
    #64     Jan 31, 2011
  5. Ending a first marriage tends to kill them.
     
    #65     Jan 31, 2011
  6. Ah, thanks for sharing those composition rules. I think I'll try to use them in future. But once again I see that my well-mannered amiable air has only caused this thread to veer from my newly eleemosynary approach to ET. I am old, but I CAN learn.

    Funny joke, BTW, readily adaptable to the American experience.
     
    #66     Jan 31, 2011
  7. heypa

    heypa

    Art.

    You're too young to be a curmudgeon.
    I like the axiom " If you can't eat it or f**k it piss on it.".
    respectfully heypa
     
    #67     Jan 31, 2011
  8. Redneck

    Redneck

    Damn AD – reading through this - appears you’ve had a work out – (grilled, baked, and fried…)

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    Few thoughts

    I’ll be there – Pspr come on down – I’ll buy ya a drink as well…..

    Hell who knows we may get lit…, forget about the expo…, and go shootin..

    I’d like to bust my expo cherry…. After that .. pfft

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    Cammo Jammies – I have a couple of pair – and love em…. They will come in damn handy the rest of the week – me thinks…

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    fwiw – the code AD posted aside (mainly because I don’t understand it, so I am not qualified to comment)

    There have been a couple of pearls posted – almost on a silver platter to boot….


    RN
     
    #68     Jan 31, 2011
  9. Hell, yes! I'm not 'spectin' much from the Sexpo, but I have never been to one, so why not? Forecasting freezin' rain here Tuesday, so went to the range tonight. Gotta love it when there is a CHL qualification going on. I especially love the five round free fires. God, what a racket that makes. The rest of us took a break to crowd around the porthole showing the bay they were in, all of us laughing like the gun monkeys we are.

    As to pearls, don't make me recite the scripture about swine.
     
    #69     Jan 31, 2011
  10. pspr

    pspr

    Redneck, I'm going to be there. Although, I can't imagine the xpo is any different than looking through a S&C magazine. I'm thinking Saturday will probably be the best day to go.

    You guys do know that real men don't wear "jammies" don't you?

     
    #70     Jan 31, 2011