Sol?
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Missouri City,TX
Imagine reading a book where you open the cover and realize the pages do not contain any paragraphs. From cover to cover sentences galore. It's like a run on paragraph. Your eyes just follow letters after letters, sentences after sentences hoping and wishing, wishing and hoping, there would be a space to rest the rods and cones of your retina. But that space never comes yet you still wish upon a star it will present itself. But, as you keep reading that desire tends to wane until you realize that it won't ever come. Still, your eyes just follow letters after letters, sentences after sentences hoping and wishing, wishing and hoping, there would be a space to rest the rods and cones of your retina. It's like a never empty box of Alpha Bits cereal. One you start pouring the cereal it never ends. You just wait for that line feed or, what some call a carriage return. You know, that metal bar on the right side of a typewriter. It's the bar you push to the left after the bell rings. You can set it to how many lines you want added. Are you old enough to know what a typewriter is? I am. The problem is, I can't add any blank lines to your post. Then there is your title. Sol? Sol is the fifth note of a major scale. Remember? Do, Ray, Mi, Fa, Sol ... It also represents one full rotation of the planet Mars or a Martian solar day. Abbreviations can be difficult to discern. Is it a texting abbreviation like u r not happy with your Harley? I'm old and don't know all the texting "lingo". Just typing all this is putting my rods and cones in a tizzy. Is tizzy a real word? Come to think of it I haven't used that word in a very long time. Now, since I am meaning to change subjects i would normally start a new paragraph. I'm not because I like to use all the pixels on my computer screen. I believe there is medication for that but I am not taking it. The new paragraph refers to the HDForum rules. Usually, new members should go to the aptly named subforum "Welcome Area Only" and post an introduction to themselves. It is obviously too late for that. I see that you have met Twizted Biker and OldEnuf2NoBtr. They like to end some words with "ee" added to the end. There are so many more people to meet on this forum. Some are called mods. They moderate the forum and referee the vulgar posts and ****. I can go on which is good. I just tried to read what I wrote but the rods and cones were morphing into one another. That happened recently. Oh yeah, it was when I read your post. Your post was about a bike you bought something like six years ago but you couldn't ride it because it took three years just to get a correct title. Then, you started having engine problems and the dealer you took it to held onto it on purpose without touching it just to irritate you. Dealers really suck because the mechanics spent twenty grand for MMI school and all they do is change oil and grips. I do know some some of you have actually read what I wrote but my dick would be two inches longER by the time you admit it. Still, your eyes just follow letters after letters, sentences after sentences hoping and wishing, wishing and hoping, there would be a space to rest the rods and cones of your retina. It's like a never empty box of Alpha Bits cereal. One you start pouring the cereal it never ends. I know you all remember "all good things must come to an end." Just like my post. It's 0150 in the morning. Wait, that's redundant. 0150 is the morning. It happens to be past my bedtime. I have to drive ninety miles into Austin, Texas tomorrow. No, that's today. It will only be like seventy degrees outside so driving may be hazardous. I say that just to irritate my friends to the north. That's fine, though. They can rub it in when it is over one hundred degrees here six months from now. Come to think of it. I haven't had Alpha Bits cereal in like fifty years. I'll bet they haven't added any new letters. That sucks because Lucky Charms cereal added a new marshmallow. Speaking of cereal I wish they would bring back Quake and Quisp cereals. For those that have read this, your eyes just follow letters after letters, sentences after sentences hoping and wishing, wishing and hoping, there would be a space to rest the rods and cones of your retina. If nothing more, I get another post to add to my count. I'll never be a ChickinOnaChain but getting close. At the rate I post I should equal his post count in twenty seven years and eight months. Lastly, do you think the OP will be a one post wonder? I'd start a poll but the dogs have to go out. That's all for now. Roger Wilco... Over and Out.
Oh, welcome to the forum. Ummm, did you have a question?
Oh, welcome to the forum. Ummm, did you have a question?
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Redneck Riviera
Certainly you have a right to your opinion. Conversely, I thought the response was rather boorish, condescending, and elitist. I do not mean to offend, but it is obvious that not everyone is highly educated and able to write well. Content of the OP aside, no contributor should be mocked by others for poor grammar. The same points could have been made tactfully, if they needed to be made at all. These are the kinds of opportunities we are presented with daily that afford us a chance to be better versions of ourselves than we were the previous day.
We're taught that in Elementary school.
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2019
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From: Illinois
And I did think voting me off the island was humorous, but unlike the one post wonders I probably won’t go away anytime soon.
Last edited by The_Wind; Dec 28, 2019 at 01:30 PM.
Tourer
Joined: Dec 2018
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From: St. Louis, MO
Why on earth would military service exempt one from being called out for stupidity or trolling, whichever is applicable?
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: PNW
Point well taken. I like to think I have a great sense of humor, when I see humor. Over the years Ive learned that I wasnt as funny at times as I thought I was and perhaps even mean spirited at times. I eventually came to decide there is a fine line one easily crosses between humor and just plain rudeness. I guess Im a little more discerning in what I find humorous these days. On the other hand, if you found that post humerous, laugh until the tears run down your leg. We just have a polite difference of opinion.
And I did think voting me off the island was humorous, but unlike the one post wonders I probably wont go away anytime soon.
And I did think voting me off the island was humorous, but unlike the one post wonders I probably wont go away anytime soon.
Once you've been around for awhile (and it sounds like you will) you get a feel for threads like this that really, serve little purpose. It's a venting thread and once you dig a little deeper, you find there's a high degree of BS, or just plain ole lying going on. The folks here are pretty sharp and figure it out quickly.
On the other hand, sometimes the posts are sincere and the author is looking for help, sympathy, or a little of both. Once they make it past the troll test, they find the forum to be quite helpful. I guess it's a kind of mud check to see if you're for real. No harm intended.
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Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 118
Likes: 88
From: Illinois
Nevada72, thank you for the reply. I do see your point. When I first retired I began listening to various conservative talk show hosts and was really put off by one in particular whom I thought excessively rude to the liberal callers (not that I have any respect for their opinions). After listening for a few months I concluded he was far more tolerant to that segment of his audience than I would have been.
My issue was not with poking fun at the OP’s content, but with his communication skills. What if he was writing the best he was capable? As someone else pointed out previously, we all learned how to write in grade school. Except maybe some of us didn’t (not me) including those who attended poor schools or were learning disabled. That was where it thought the line was crossed. My belief is reflected in an often quoted offering by J.M. Barrie: “Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle”.
I assume Bonedoc did not have poor intent based upon your defense of him and not having any reason to believe otherwise. It simply came across to me as a highly educated person ridiculing a person of lesser ability. I prefer at this time to believe that was incorrect on my part.
I look forward to future discussions.
My issue was not with poking fun at the OP’s content, but with his communication skills. What if he was writing the best he was capable? As someone else pointed out previously, we all learned how to write in grade school. Except maybe some of us didn’t (not me) including those who attended poor schools or were learning disabled. That was where it thought the line was crossed. My belief is reflected in an often quoted offering by J.M. Barrie: “Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle”.
I assume Bonedoc did not have poor intent based upon your defense of him and not having any reason to believe otherwise. It simply came across to me as a highly educated person ridiculing a person of lesser ability. I prefer at this time to believe that was incorrect on my part.
I look forward to future discussions.
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From: Upstate New York
Ok apparently I failed to explain. The issues started from day of purchase. And continued till this past June/July. This is when I finally gave up trying to fix it. I own 8 bikes and the only company to give me problems is harley. BMW is by far the best in regards to customer service.