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Old 01-02-2008, 06:36 AM   #1
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^ I agree. But I think there is a difference between initiating the negative comments (bad), and retaliating to a negative comment with a spot on remark that leaves the jerk bad mouthing your car speechless (good).
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Old 01-02-2008, 06:43 AM   #2
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^ I agree. But I think there is a difference between initiating the negative comments (bad), and retaliating to a negative comment with a spot on remark that leaves the jerk bad mouthing your car speechless (good).

I don't have any issue with anyone bad mouthing my car. I am secure enough to understand that I like my car and the other person doesn't. Any comment he makes is about his own insecutity, not my car.

How can that upset. me I don't even know this guy? How could his opinion have any weight with me?

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Old 01-02-2008, 07:40 AM   #3
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I don't have any issue with anyone bad mouthing my car. How can that upset me ... How could his opinion have any weight with me?
Totally agree. I am surprised this posting has so many responses. We're all just trying to enjoy life and pursue happiness according to our own joy. I don't care if someone else doesn't like something I like, same as it doesn't matter if their preferences are not my taste. Who cares? How weird!
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"Totally agree. I am surprised this posting has so many responses. We're all just trying to enjoy life and pursue happiness according to our own joy. I don't care if someone else doesn't like something I like, same as it doesn't matter if their preferences are not my taste. Who cares? How weird!"

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Hey, don't get me wrong. I couldn't care less. It's just that having a snappy response ready when somebody says something really moronic is a good thing, especially when their comment is obviously designed to be derogatory. This is true whether the comment is about my car or not.

Fire with fire, as they say.

In any case, it's all harmless banter...
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In any case, it's all harmless banter...
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