Public Masturbation

[eren_dari]

I never quite know what to do in this situation, so I thought I'd solicit opinions.  What do you do when someone intellectually masturbates all over you in public?  The other day, I posted a comment to a friend who received word from his publisher that he needed to do a major overhaul of his latest novel.  My comment to HIM, was this:

"The

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[trekqueen]

I've had that happen before... sometimes it is a bit overdone when they go on a spiel. I think it mostly was a barf-age to get people's attention to "help" and show off a tad. they might not realize it but it can come off as condescending. or she simply just is psycho and had to go off on a spiel because of OCDness or whatever. *shrug*

you could always just answer simply "thanks", can see if she'll throw a hissy over it. :D

[eren_dari]

hehe, had it been in my own journal, I would have gone with the even more cryptic, ta. I think I'll keep quiet and take one for the team, lol.

[rhapsody11]

O.o I am just wondering, what does your quote (about the writer and the editor) has to do with a quote that is about an author & publisher? Last time I checked, an editor can be a publisher, but not all publishers are editors... I need some strong tea.

Your quote, your game, your party, so no need to change that what makes sense to you and does appeal to you. Maybe you should throw in some Tacitus, I bet he will have something to say about keeping his records ;)

Btw any smart googling and everyone else refers to the quote as anon. Maybe Mr Schuster liked it just as much as you did and re-used it for himself because he replaced editor with publisher(which means that Chica didn't had the source on the quote right...).

Anyway, this person must have felt geeky or a way to connect to you, you can say, I am glad you found that essay very enjoyable and leave it at that.

[eren_dari]

First of all, my take on the quote is two fold

[trekqueen]

B. She probably needs the attention way more than I need the satisfaction of a snappy comeback, (Although I admit, I was sorely tempted to type, 'Wow, you must be a fucking riot at children's parties).

*rolls on floor laughing*

[eren_dari]

Wow, I think I just did the exact fucking thing to you that she did to me, sorry Rhaps, LMAO.

[galantha_nivala]

Oh, man. That is just something I'd do without ever thinking it might be seen as rude and condescending. Anyways, I'd pick C.

She sounds like someone whose all consuming hobby is being a publishing geek and she's hoping to find someone with the same obsession.

You never know, she might be interesting to talk to when she's not being a know it all.

[eren_dari]

Yeah, that's another thing I need to take into consideration, as do people who do this kind of thing to complete strangers. If it were the exact same post, only with your signature on it, I would not have thought twice about it. The difference is, you know me, I know you don't think I'm stupid, and ergo, I would either take it as a little tid bit of knowledge, or I would say, Duh, Hal, I totally knew that, lol.

I thing it's perceived as rude to run in all informative like and tell a total stranger something that simplistic. Had she shared something more obscure and even remotely interesting, I might have had a different gut reaction as well.

At any rate, I was really more amused than offended, and because I had far too much time on my hands, went and looked at her LJ. That's when I really started to laugh, hehe.

[galantha_nivala]

Just out of curiosity, what are the mysteries of the intestinal tract of the Peruvian llama?

......(tumbleweeds blowing across a dusty unused road, a coyote howls in the distance)

[havetoist]

Actually.

I find it rather amusing. Look at ALLLLL of the effort she exerted to educate you. You should feel blessed and humbled that so lofty a mind condescended to ensure you ceased your feeble paraphrasing and quoted correctly.

That said. I read essays for fun. Sarah Vowell. She calls them stories, but they're rather essayesq to me. Loved the story about her trip to Gettysburg.

Oh. I'm sorry. Did I make this about ME?

Hugs girl.

Re: ......(tumbleweeds blowing across a dusty unused road, a coyote howls in the distance)

[eren_dari]

Hehe, this was a fun post, wasn't it? This actually happened a while back, but you know how it is one gets bored...okay, when I get bored, lol. I MISS you! What you been up to? Hope the move went good and mom is okay and the laptop in in remission.

Jesxxxxxxxx

P.S. It is about you, honey.