Who are YOU to Slit my Throat? (Vanity)

5/24/06 | eeevil conservative

[Radix]

"...coup - A sudden stroke, A brilliantly executed stratagem; a triumph, an unecpected device or strategem, a highly successful action, as in "As the news of his coup spread throughout Wall Street, his fellow brokers dropped by to congratulate him"

 

 

I love definitions. Here are some for you.

 

 

Counting coup was a battle practice of Native Americans  of the great plains. A nonviolent demonstration of bravery, it consisted of touching an enemy warrior, with the hand or with a coup stick, incurring a risk of injury or death should the warrior respond violently, then running away unharmed. The phrase "counting coup" can also refer to the recounting of stories about battle exploits.

 

The term is of French origin from the verb couper, which means literally to cut, hit or strike. The expression can be seen as referring to "counting strikes".

Coups were recorded by notches in the coup stick or fethers in the headress of a warrior

I sourced this from here, but I already knew it before I sought out the link.

[nopardons]

Right you are...editorial vanities are NOT "BREAKING NEWS" and should never be posted to that section.

[Torie]

The vanity was just an exercise in cathartic venting, as an act of self therapy, all sound and fury, signifying nothing. There is a lot of frustration out there, some of which I share. But I am not yet in need of self therapy.

[eeevil conservative]

ROFLLLL!!!

I will be doing some shopping! Taking the kids camping this weekend!

I so love camping and fishing! and the kids are just thrilled to have mom away from the phone and computer, etc...

[RegulatorCountry]

"a narcissistic, self serving load of tripe."

That almost requires a courtesty ping. Or, maybe I'm confused about that too, lol.

[nopardons]

I'm not "upset" at all. :-)

NO vanities of any kind ( unless someone has actually been involved in an actual BREAKING NEWS event ), belongs in BREAKING NEWS. On that, we do agree.

One person's "narcissistic, self serving load of tripe", is another's valid thread and vice-a-versa; or so it seems. :-)

[potlatch]

Thanks nic!

[eeevil conservative]

ROFLLLL!!!

really?

You have YET to address a point!

You keep attacking where I post... or claiming incoherent...

yeah... you just keep going...address an issue?

[Frank_2001]

One of the best rants I've read in quite awhile!

[nopardons]

I think that I should write a self-serving vanity. LOL

It would be pulled and get me banned, in a New York second; so I wont. Actually, like you, I have no need for self-therapy either. :-)

[tertiary01]

Good rant. Keep up the good work.

[nopardons]

I did that in FREEPmail, but if you want me to make THAT public....hey, just ask me to. ;^)

[nicmarlo]

yw!

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I'm on that persons 'do not speak or ping to me list.'

It's a catch-2, no doubt.

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Sorry----catch-22

[nicmarlo]

A most excellent rant.

[eeevil conservative]

LOL! Sure you do! Your whole beef seems to be that I didn't seek YOU more for guidance as a "newbie" LOL!

Talk about self therapy?

Just keep digging....

please...

[Torie]

You would do fine with a vanity, as long as you write a first draft Wednesday on your Word processor, cull and edit it on Thursday, and cull and edit it some on Friday, before hitting the post button. Sleeping on things, and then sleeping on them more, can do amazing things, at least in my experience. :)

[processing please hold]

One person's "narcissistic, self serving load of tripe", is another's valid thread and vice-a-versa; or so it seems. :-)

So it would seem. :-)

[RandallFlagg]

Well, here's another vanity that might deserve a bit of attention.

BTW, It's a soon-to-be, "ZOT," thread. I think.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1637887/posts

Have at 'em!