MEH! I say to THOOLAH and Linden's Army!

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MEH! I say to THOOLAH and Linden's Army!

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to both THOOLAH and Linden's Army, I say - MEH!

After much consideration, and especially because it is MLK day, I am renouncing my membership in Linden's army. I do this not because my feelings for Linden have changed in any way; rather, I am opposed to the polarization intrinsic to the THOOLAH v. Linden's Army bi-partisan system. It is a sham to have to love her OR hate her. What if she just IS - can a neutral not also belong to a witty clique?

Thus I put forth the concept of MEH - Moderates Easing Hindrances. The moderate approach is the most sensible. To hate the protagonist of an author whose website you post to so frequently seems masochistic - even if THOOLAH is tongue-in-cheek.
However, I also do not enjoy being forced to defend all the actions of a character that took me so long to warm up to. There is some bite to the epithet of 'The Queen of Inaction' - though that mantle seems to have now been handed down to Pahni in the LC.

You don't have to love her or hate her. Linden's Army would not have been founded if not necessary as an antidote to the THOOLAH poison - and both are equally misguided. :)

So let us set down the snarky banners and banter. Let us set the pro/anti Linden rhetoric aside. Let us denounce those who would polarize us with needless partisan demagoguery when the very Arch of Time is at stake! Let us unite behind Linden's intent, like or dislike, with a cry of MEH! MEH! MEH! :soapbox:

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ROFL...sorry, not getting the THOOLAH tattoo removed from my bicep.
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Thanks for my laugh for the day. I needed that. :D
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Yea ..MEH.

for me. It just a razing of THOOLAH..
I just like the :P icon.

And I take it all in stride and a grain of salt.
(just one grain because salt can raise your blood pressure :lol: )
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Razing of THOOLAH? Is it being leveled to the ground? ;)
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Jihad on MEH.

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Besmirch, besmirch, besmirch. :P

(That's such a great word. :))
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Re: MEH! I say to THOOLAH and Linden's Army!

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DukkhaWaynhim wrote:Let us unite behind Linden's intent, like or dislike,
dw, you've become a Ranyhyn!! ;-)

DukkhaWaynhim wrote:...'The Queen of Inaction' - though that mantle seems to have now been handed down to Pahni in the LC.
I think her action mostly takes place, um, off-screen :twisted:
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MsMary wrote:Besmirch, besmirch, besmirch. :P

(That's such a great word. :))
Guy. It's english. No one cares about it.

And if they do, no one cares, because they're an English Major.
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I like words. So sue me. ;)
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MsMary wrote:I like words. So sue me. ;)
You do realise that I live in the States, right? The Land of the Frivolous Lawsuit?
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Don't remind me. :(

I was a victim of a frivolous lawsuit, once, following a car accident. Fortunately, my insurance company took care of the whole affair - and my auto insurance shot up in price for several years. :(
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MsMary wrote:Don't remind me. :(

I was a victim of a frivolous lawsuit, once, following a car accident. Fortunately, my insurance company took care of the whole affair - and my auto insurance shot up in price for several years. :(
I'm sorry.

I'm going to go hide under a table for a few hours.
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Re: MEH! I say to THOOLAH and Linden's Army!

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DukkhaWaynhim wrote:to both THOOLAH and Linden's Army, I say - MEH!

...

Thus I put forth the concept of MEH - Moderates Easing Hindrances.

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Let us unite behind Linden's intent, like or dislike, with a cry of MEH! MEH! MEH! :soapbox:

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If you go with Moderates ENHANCING Hindrances I'm interested. Just no fun in making peace. We must send flaming responses at how wrong BOTH of them are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Granted, that is the coolest warcry ever though....

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Bah! DW is just another HINO (Hater In Name Only.) Stutty is welcome to him. Off to the sordid ranks of MEH with you!

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Emotional Leper wrote:Jihad on MEH.
None shall dare bismirch the name of of my Lady.
EL, you misunderstand me. I harbor no ill will toward LA. I am no besmircher. You must look unto THOOLAH for petty besmirchment. And then look unto Linden's Army for the semi-fascist sycophantery.
There is now a middle ground to be trod. Both sides, set down your hateful, hegemonical burdens. MEH!
stutty wrote:If you go with Moderates ENHANCING Hindrances I'm interested. Just no fun in making peace. We must send flaming responses at how wrong BOTH of them are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ease, Enhance - I'll flex to fill out the flock. Meh!.... so long as stirring the pot eventually leads to a depolarization.
dlbpharmd wrote:Bah! DW is just another HINO (Hater In Name Only.) Stutty is welcome to him. Off to the sordid ranks of MEH with you!

True haters hate forever!
:chill: Set aside your anger, dlb, for it only leads to wrinkles, and explosive diarrhea (trust me, I know). There is calmness in the MEH.... MEH.... MEH...

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What's the point in taking the middle of the road in this case? Even if the whole hate-love thing is mainly for fun.
That Linden is able to provoke such polarized feelings shows how well-drawn character she is...
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Yes, but why not recognize her polarizing nature without using it as an excuse for diatribal warfare? Acknowledge the controversy, support/hamstring both sides equally, and emphasize it all with a MEH!



You know you want to....:)

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dlbpharmd wrote:True haters hate forever!
You sound like Lord Foul. 8O

BTW, that's not a good sign ...
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You guys are getting carried away, here. ;)
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