The 41st TPBM Random Chat at the Namby Arms Pub

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #11231003
No kidding. About an hour ago, Larry, our pet Wooly Mammoth that we thawed out from one of the Mt. Hood glaciers last Spring (boy, is THAT a story), went on a rampage and flattened our neighbor's house. No, really, FLATTENED the house. It's partly my fault as I haven't been able take him out for a walk lately. I can't take him to the dog parks anymore, not after the Chihuahua incident in August. Anyway, the neighbor lady is upset, obviously, because she doesn't have a Wooly Mammoth rider on her home insurance (like that's MY fault?). So now Larry, who just acts like a big puppy, is having a time out in our backyard. Poor little guy's all upset, doesn't understand. He's in some pain, too, because he had a microwave stuck in his footpad. I took it out, but it's a little swollen. Neighbor Lady didn't seem to care about that AT ALL.

Jeez. Don't you just hate it when that happens?

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #11231003
No kidding. About an hour ago, Larry, our pet Wooly Mammoth that we thawed out from one of the Mt. Hood glaciers last Spring (boy, is THAT a story), went on a rampage and flattened our neighbor's house. No, really, FLATTENED the house. It's partly my fault as I haven't been able take him out for a walk lately. I can't take him to the dog parks anymore, not after the Chihuahua incident in August. Anyway, the neighbor lady is upset, obviously, because she doesn't have a Wooly Mammoth rider on her home insurance (like that's MY fault?). So now Larry, who just acts like a big puppy, is having a time out in our backyard. Poor little guy's all upset, doesn't understand. He's in some pain, too, because he had a microwave stuck in his footpad. I took it out, but it's a little swollen. Neighbor Lady didn't seem to care about that AT ALL.

Why couldn't he have stepped on my microwave? I have a rider! Unfortunately, I don't have coverage for burning sweet potatoes.

Skrim17 wrote in post #11230088
Glad to report that after 24 hours of some very scary times, our Brandy is back on the path to recovery.

YAY!!!

thomascanty wrote in post #11231016
Jeez. Don't you just hate it when that happens?

Yeah. I think Neighbor Lady is holding a grudge over Gregor, our Deinonychus (NOT from a dino mill, I should add), from when he was playing with her Siamese cat. Well, we called it playing (as it WAS), but she got all dramatic and called it "mauling". Whatever.

It's cool seeing everyone's handwriting.

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Woolburr wrote in post #11231034
Why couldn't he have stepped on my microwave? I have a rider! Unfortunately, I don't have coverage for burning sweet potatoes.

Next time we're out that way, we'll bring Larry out to play with your dogs.

cfpackerfan wrote in post #11231048
It's cool seeing everyone's handwriting.

SEE?! SEE?! Girly, loopy, skipping-every-other-line writing! Two pages, front and back, would've taken you, what, five minutes and maybe one paragraph of thought?

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #11231076
SEE?! SEE?! Girly, loopy, skipping-every-other-line writing! Two pages, front and back, would've taken you, what, five minutes and maybe one paragraph of thought?

Ah, yes, but... I would have willingly written 4 pages.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #11231076
SEE?! SEE?! Girly, loopy, skipping-every-other-line writing! Two pages, front and back, would've taken you, what, five minutes and maybe one paragraph of thought?

Wait... Cat was the other girl in your class?!?

thomascanty wrote in post #11231102
Wait... Cat was the other girl in your class?!?

One room school house. Had to walk to school, uphill, both ways, in the snow. Had to make our own writing slates and mine our own slabs of chalk. Went to school only when it wasn't harvest season or when we weren't conscripted to fight in the various frontier battles. You know, pre-Computer days.

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #11231123
One room school house. Had to walk to school, uphill, both ways, in the snow. Had to make our own writing slates and mine our own slabs of chalk. Went to school only when it wasn't harvest season or when we weren't conscripted to fight in the various frontier battles. You know, pre-Computer days.

I didn't know Cat was that old. You, sure... But, Cat?

Cat, I am sure that "back slant" has a significant but for the life of me I can't remember what it is

I remember when our school got their first eraser vacuum so we didn't have to go outside and beat them on the building anymore. It was always the lucky treat to go down the hall with the erasers to clean them.

1. A writer with heavy pressure and a vertical slant.
Heavy pressure= strong emotions and vertical slant= trying to hold emotions back. This writer is usually the one who keeps his wits about him. When "all hell breaks loose," his head rules. He will not be as emotionally responsive as a right slant writer and will "keep cool". This "heavy pressure-vertical slant" writer won't be able to keep his cool all of the time. When his emotions get the best of him he may "fly off the handle" at unpredictable times.

2. A person with light pressure writing (not much emotional or physical energy) and a left slant (tries to avoid emotional situations). This person will be emotionally withdrawn, cold, indifferent and self centered.


Another source:
The leftward slant is indicative of people who are emotionally unexpressive, introverted, and even selfish. They literally "pull back" towards themselves when they utilize a left hand slant. Left hand slant is the hardest slant to write with. Using this choice is due to emotional withdrawal and repression. They can be defiant, and very difficult to deal with. They just don't trust other people and don't want them in their life. Thus they make difficult relationship partners. The farther the writing sample leans leftward; the more reclusive the person is. Left slanted writers are "takers" not "givers"

Leftward slant writers are often writers, artists, and poets. These people will often show great emotions in their creative works. I interpret this as an exhibition of their inability to express themselves emotionally in reality; and therefore they sublimate these strong emotions in their writing or art.

Extreme leftward slant divulges a hermit, who mistrusts everyone. These few people are extremely difficult to have any relationships with whatsoever. They are cold and completely emotionless. They are insensitive.

but like dogs

neil_r wrote in post #11231185
but like dogs

Precisely!