Open House Picks: Six Months Later

Yes, that park thing would be cruel; along with a lot of other scenarios people would like to see to get a cheaper house.

DIBS–cruel is hoping that parks don’t get built so you can buy a house cheaper. Making a joke about somebody’s self-inflated handle is just ribbing a pompous asshat.

lechacal–It is funny because I talked to both of you last night and found both of you to have great social skills. Having hung out with DIBS before I can testify that generally speaking he is a good socializer. Anyway, I am sorry I put you both on the spot…

OK, Wasder, here it is, from my perspective, although this all feels a bit like tempest-in-a-teacup hysteria. I tried to strike up some small talk with DIBS and suggested that perhaps the What was there incognito. DIBS got really, suddenly quite pissed off. He kind of flew off the handle a bit, and I couldn’t really tell why. I wasn’t even arguing with him when he snapped at me. It struck me that his ability to judge appropriate reactions in social situations might be very miscalibrated (thus so much socializing in cyberspace?). So I told DIBS quite flatly that he has poor social skills. And then he called me an asshole. I think I got a bit condescending with him after that (like, pat on the shoulder it’s going to be OK condescending), which made him call me an asshole again. I have to admit that at that point I was just enjoying getting a rise out of him because he had such thin skin about the whole thing.

BigHeadedOgre: It was party dialogue and not something you can read here…