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Old 11-02-2024, 12:08 AM   #698 (permalink)
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Sincere apology is almost never harmful.... Since all relationships are a 2-way street
But if it is percieved as a sign of weakness?

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The disorderly discussion that resulted in a beeper joke reminds me of the thing I'm currently (painfully) listening to.
I avoided that one based on the thumbnail. Try A Message to Pennsylvanians -- Whatifalthist


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It devolves into ad hominems because the participants view the enemy as the person, and not the ideas themsel[ves].
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people"
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