Arrogance

[seanthelaw]

You know what drives me nuts? People who put arrogant comments at the end of all of their e-mails. I don't mind if someone adds something funny, interesting, etc. at the end. But there is no need to put some haughty quote from some intellectual. This outburst comes as a result of the following quote at the end of every e-mail sent by a guy in

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[sleevespeak]

that makes me laugh, partly because he's in a trombone choir. nothing against the trombone, but i never would have thought of trombones as having "tangible nobility".

[seanthelaw]

Many would say that you are mistaken. Beethoven referred to the trombone as "The Voice of God". Some also say that, in the Book of Revelations, the trombone is used as a metaphor for death, resurrection and the voice of God. ;)

By the way, I don't actually believe that the trombone is a noble instrument either. It's actually a rather silly looking thing that is a bit awkward to use. Nonetheless, it makes a nice sound.

Some of that stuff about the Voice of God is actually on the Ritchie Trombone Choir Website (the group that I'm playing with), which I also kind of find a bit arrogant. It can be seen here: http://ritchietrombonechoir.com/.

[pantsandthecity]

I know this guy and want to kick him in the nuts whenever I see him. You know. Just to take him down a peg.

If he actually played well, that would be another story.

A Load and How Big it Is...

[icg665]

That quote is ridiculous. How pretentious does somebody have to be to represent themselves with such crap? A quote, whether personal, intellectual, or funny, should be indicative of the person. Who even said it in the first place? If this quote is indeed representative of his personality, he is a massive tool.

Re: A Load and How Big it Is...

[seanthelaw]

Yes, I would say that the quote is indicative of his personality. The quote is from Robertson Davies and is written in "The Cunning Man".