Play this tune to the melody of Dear Abby/Skybox..... Dear Skybox, for a number of years now, I have been a part of group that gets together on a regular basis in a social setting that is intended to be an escape from many of the ills that trouble society.....the overwhelming majority of the group are wonderful personalities with whom we all share a mutual respect and enjoy our time together. However, there is one of the group who has an annoying habit of frequently jumping on the table - for reasons known only to him and his God - bellowing at the top of his lungs that his "member" is vastly superior to the "members" of all others in the group often in a manner that many characterize as dismissive and disrespectful to others. Typically when this occurs, others in the group assure him that indeed he does have a fine "member", a "member" to be proud of but that the others in the group also have "members" worthy of praise. God forbid......we go to DefCon 2......the mere suggestion that somebody else has a "member" worthy of discussion in the same breath as the exalted one and that the group did not kneel as one in worship of the exalted "member" in a manner worthy of only the exalted one and no other is viewed as a direct insult to the exalted one himself.....most often at this point in the discussion, our boy zips down his trousers whilst continuing to stand atop the table and displays the "member" for all to see in all it's glory with the clear expectation that heads will bow in deference and the only sounds will be the gasps of awe......the shock and dismay are evident as the room, while clearly admiring the fine "member" they do not bow and give the "member" it's due whilst at the same time suggesting that as before, it was indeed a fine "member" but perhaps not as fine as our boy would like the group to believe..... Defcon 3 - at this point, oftentimes, our boy's wingman and co-hort leaps to the table and in his defense claims he has heard the legend of the "member" and is a believer in the extraordinary prowess and the ways of the "member" and clearly if the group has not yet bowed to the "member" and taken an oath of inferiority, they clearly are uninformed and don't know of the ways of the legendary "member" and perhaps that once better informed they will yield..... Defcon 4 - As the infidels refuse to yield yet again, our boy becomes enraged and begins the countdown to nuclear release continuing to bellow of his supremacy and now thrusting his now angry "member" directly into the faces of of our group demanding that they inspect the "member" more closely after which they will be compelled to yield by it's sheer magnificence and simultaneously, with his wingman in the background chanting in support, challenging the foolish, uninformed infidels to expose their collective "members" or bow in defeat. Aghast at the display, the group now growing somewhat weary of the boys and the exposed "member" in their faces make the observation that lo and behold, clear as day, the exalted "member" has a wart....how could that be? Defcon 5 - apopletic by now, our boy and his faithful cohort, argue that the wart is not really a wart because it so happens to be on the part of the "member" that is not relevant to performance or function in their society and therefore in no way can detract from the claim of supremacy but that indeed, all other assembled too have warts on their "members" and that as infidels, their warts must necessarily then affect performance in a material and unsatisfactory manner and therefore conclude supremacy is theirs and await their due from the assembled unworthy masses.....the masses revolt, the hosts toss everyone out of the room and lock the door behind..... My question Skyboxers...... How does one respond to the actions of the boy and his wingman? What is the role of the remainder of the group and what is the appropriate response to the table jumper? What should be the response of the hosts to prevent a reoccurrence and how can the group help foster the kind of setting they seek?
Gosh...I don't know BT. I have admitted the wart is there but also that all is fine in Wartdom because of other factors. Gosh darn it I would like to be rid of that wart but it's out of my control and it doesn't look like it's going away. That doesn't seem to be good enough for some reason.
:lol: :lol: :lol: I'm guessing the writer was using "wart" in this instance metaphorically to convey the essence of imperfection.....it's likely that the "member" has more than one imperfection, and to be more precise for the literal minded amongst us, perhaps should have used the plural form, but I'm only guessing.... Any resemblance to any character real or fictional, alive or dead is purely coincidental.....however, if you would like to visualize yourself in one or more of the roles, carry on.....
8) Aw shucks....it was nothin'..... Our little group continues to meet and find our way...in the meantime, all are on high alert to see if the jumper resurfaces.....
7-11 could be characterized as an imperfection on an otherwise glossy resume. Now 20-5......that's saying something..... :wink:
:shock: :shock: :shock: I spoke too soon and it's worse than I'd feared.....I regret to report that the jumper has resurfaced and sadly it appears that he is intent on fondling somebody else's "member" not his own....... :shock: :shock: :shock: Dear Abby/Skybox, it grows more urgent by the day, suggestions please?