"If you can't handle me at my worst.....

Jim Garten wrote: Blacksword wrote: My favourite is: "If you care about this issue, then please like and share this link. Of course most people won't do this" My usual reaction to this is somewhat Yoda-ish "Hmmm, a life this person needs to get" As an aside, I do love the reactionary bull 'political statement' pictures posted on Arsebook (sadly shared by some people I know, but hey-ho) to prove how right-on the poster is, but in truth only showing how naivety has no respect for age or life experience.

There's so much on FB that can annoy or irritate. Sadly, people are irritating, and there is nothing any of us can do about that. No one, and I mean NO ONE really understands the world around them, as much as they give themselves credit for, but everyone has the right to an opinion and a perspective on it, however flawed.

People tend to fall into a small number of categories on social media. You get the types who endlessly post pictures of animals in 'funny' situations, those who rant and rave about politics (guilty, yes I know) those who tell the world every time they take a sh*t or make a bacon sandwich, or drink a pint of beer.

My objection is not so much for the quote in the OP. It is just a string of vapid words after all, and we should be used to seeing those on social media, often on forums too. I agree with the premise of the article though that people should learn to respect those around them rather than blindly expecting everyone to happily accept all the sh*t apsects of their personality, in order to experience their better side. I know from personal experience that that courtesy has never been extended to me. When my behaviour towards people I care about has fallen short of what's right and impacts badly on them I get confronted about it, and rightly so!

If you can't handle me at my worst, handle me at my crotch.

Isn't trying to handle people at their worst what winds up getting one in prison?

It is my God-given right as an American to behave like an ass at all times and suffer no adverse consequences.

"You can't handle the truth"

Regain consciousness and we crush your kittens....

Blacksword wrote: Dean wrote: "If you don't 'Like' or 'Share' this message you are not a very nice person." My favourite is: "If you care about this issue, then please like and share this link. Of course most people won't do this" This is designed to make you think "Ooh, I better share this or people might think I don't care, whereas in fact I do care, I just don't want to be party to this schoolyard emotional manipulation technique to get me to pledge my support for a cause"

It appears to be the email version of the old 'chain letter' that got passed around primary school playgrounds.. "if you don't pass this on to one of the next 5 people on the list, then you will have broken a chain 5,732 strong, this letter will never reach China and I won't ever speak to you again...

Come on, there must be someone out there who thinks this is a perfectly reasonable perspective..??

(Sorry Andy, I've nothing of value to add what what you've said - it's trite and vapid and unfortunately very typical of social interaction now-a-days)

If you ignore this post your grandmother will die in 9 days.