Hi Paul
You’'re saying “What on Earth are you talking about, Glyn?”
OK. Bugger … sorry … I should have given the background to my making comment here …
Look at your post in the other thread:
My internal response was “Aw shute … Paul’s kicking Lenny under the table, Paul must still be hurting inside. Dang”
When I see people kick like that, I assume they’re in pain. That assumption concerning your feelings was unconnected with your context. My bad.
Regarding whether you’re behaviours make it look like you are holding onto a feud, there’s nothing you or I can say for or against the fact that there are 4 points of identification pointing to the Past Bad Blood between you and Lenny. They are simply points of identification linking to a negative aspect of history you and he are known to have shared.
NYC = Lenny
Goatee = Lenny
Mummy’s Boy = Artifact of feud with Lenny
Long story = Reference to connected history.
Once = event.
Twice = coincidence
Three times = a pattern
Four times = instance of confirmation.
All in one sentence = Closeness of points in constellation adds another perspective of confirmation. ‘Tight grouping’ of elements.
Now, in this thread, your post above added further instances tending to confirm that the writer, intentionally or unintentionly, tends to pick on and kick Lenny.
Goatee and shades and shades=Lenny
His avatar picture close above = Lenny has goatee and shades.
Goatee and shade & close to picture of Lenny = 3 points in tight grouping.
Goatee - links to quoted post in other thread which is, itself, still on the front page = Further close grouping of instances.
They are your behaviours. Would strong statements of assertion or denial beyond this be relevant? Nope. It’s not about truth, it’s about plausible hypothesis. How strongly shareable data can add up to looking a certain way to observers.
Paul, you’re saying that feud=imaginary, so I’ll assume I don’t need to sit while the two of you discuss stuff. Also, you’ve denied that you had any intent beyond a general laugh about style, in your words in this thread. Fair enough, and thanks for putting that clearly and solidly on the table. I care about both of you and I’m trying to get my head straight, given we live in the same forum. If, to you, I sounded inciting, then total apology, and I’ll bear in mind to do what I can to minimize that possible interpretation … it’s not nice that I should have made you feel that way when you read my stuff.
Given your recent behaviours, and your present account of yourself and your good intentions, I’d better flag up any further points of identification on the forum, if I’m around, so any connections to Lenny there may be, shall be highlighted - it’ll just be a short post with a quote and a couple of words. Then, over the next few months, percieved discrepancies will be balanced, things will get clearer, and I’ll most likely discover that I have been feeling overprotective toward both of you and generally oversensitive … which would not be a new thing.
Take care
Glyn