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AUG 07, 08:10 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fogglethorpe:
fierofetish..this is a message board. Text on a screen. Is your psyche really that fragile?
I have no beef with you, and never have. I have no stake in either your decision to stay or to leave. But I do think it's kind of pathetic that you have spent three pages whining about what a victim you are.
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| quote | Originally posted by fogglethorpe:
What is more arrogant? Some pathetic wretch starting a thread entitled "I have had enough of this" but still showing up four pages later? Or someone like me calling him on it?
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Gawd, what a ray of sunshine!
Sometimes I think Nick goes overboard in O/T with the issues in his life (only because I'm not as open about my own life here), but I don't see that as a reason to crucify him in this thread.
We read time and time again by various people here that if you're not happy with the subject matter, just hit the "back" button or ignore the thread or whatever.
I guess that advice only applies to political threads, eh? 
If a guy is feeling down and posts about it, stick it to him. Make him feel worse. Yeah, that's the spirit!
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AUG 07, 08:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by VikingRedBaron:
I thought you left ?
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I was summoned.
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mptighe
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AUG 07, 08:55 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierofetish:
Nothing could be further from the truth and this is the type of change
you can keep. So where am I going with all this? It's quite simple. If
any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, my reaction will be
swift and simple. I fire you. I fire your co-workers. You can then
plead with the government to pay for your mortgage, your SUV, and your
child's future. Frankly, it isn't my problem any more. Then, I will
close this company down, move to another country, and retire.
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OK, so I did a search on this and found these words on MANY forums. Apparently this is a letter written by some guy to his employees. I'm pretty sure this person who wrote this originally isn't a member here, so why are you addressing them here in your post. If it showed up here, it was a repost as on the other forums. Now, if you reposted this and you got upset by something that someone replied to it, the solution is simple, ignore them or refrain from participating in these areas. I get carried away in my arguing too, but I know when to step back and walk away. Good luck man, remember you have other things in life that are way more important than this.
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Patrick
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AUG 07, 09:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by mptighe:
OK, so I did a search on this and found these words on MANY forums.
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Hell, it shows up on Snopes.
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Origins: In the ramp-up towards the 2008 Presidential election and in its wake, a number of anonymous "Here's how you, the ones who voted for him, will directly suffer from a Barack Obama presidency" missives landed in inboxes everywhere. One such was putatively from a hard-working and generous grandfather telling his beloved liberal granddaughter that her support for Obama meant Grandpa was no longer going to be in a position to help her financially. Another was supposedly penned by CEO to his 140 employees informing them that thanks to the new taxes now surely headed his way, he'd have to lay off a few of them, so he was starting with those whose cars sported Obama bumper stickers."
The "To All My Valued Employees" letter quoted above is another of such ilk. In it, a boss threatens to shut down his company (thus wiping out the livelihoods of the 14 people who work there) if any more taxes are levied upon him, an outcome he views a virtual certainty under an Obama presidency. The piece is perhaps best viewed as an attempt to put into real-world terms the possible consequences to average folks if business is interfered with to the point of no longer being able to operate rather than as an actual letter sent by a real boss to his employees.
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Nick, did you get sucked in by a fictional letter which was political (what else is new) in nature?
As Boonie said earlier, we need some context.[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 08-07-2012).]
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fierofetish
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AUG 07, 09:38 PM
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Fictional it might well be...but it also reflects the truth, IMHO, in so many 'Bosses' nowadays. And as I said at the beginning, this is exactly what ELLIE'S Boss is threatening HIS staff with. Bad timing to have read it I guess....and easy to make the connection too.
But the fact that somebody would post it here, and apparently think this attitude is RIGHT, made me very angry, and I was angry enough to type my original and contemporary 'reply' which I since posted above.
No, I cannot stand selfishness. Or greed. Or somebody wielding such a 'power' to threaten ordinary Folk into subservience and as near to slavery as could be concieved in 'modern' terms.
Others say I am unduly influenced by the events in MY life with my family. But hey, you know, to use car terms  ...You see a car that you like, and it seems to be pretty rare. So you buy it...andthen you see several every day thereafter  .
I see the greed in my Brothers. They inherited it from my Father. I was fortunate, in MY opinion, to have inherited my Mother's heart and compassion  ....and now I see that horrible greed every day in the World. We often DON'T notice patterns and things in our lives, if WE haven't actually experienced them. BUT they ARE there...
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fogglethorpe
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AUG 07, 09:44 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierofetish:
Go masturbate in somebody else's thread, fogglethorpe, you are my prediction come true.
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Next? Like you have summarily dismissed me, and I will slink away in shame?
And this is not your thread.
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fogglethorpe
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AUG 07, 09:46 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierofetish:
OMG!! I get it now!! You are Jeff's scriptwriter?? I guess he'll be along in a minute Hurry up and write his post for him!!!! |
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Actually, you have it backwards. He writes mine. His one liners are better.
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fogglethorpe
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AUG 07, 09:47 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierofetish:
and we ALL know what is coming next!!
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You are going to make good on your threat to leave?
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Patrick
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AUG 07, 09:57 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierofetish:
But the fact that somebody would post it here...
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OMFG Nick, you read that sh!t that Avengador posts???!!!!!! 
I looked it up and found it Here.
Notice how he introduces this BS...
| quote | Originally posted by avengador1:
A REAL Letter from a Professional Engineer to his employees
(there is no way to confirm this email, but the message is real)
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Oh Nick Nick Nick... When will you learn not to bother with this absolute crapola that some of these guys post? 
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fierofetish
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AUG 07, 10:00 PM
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