http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=451 That definition of our friendship is satisfactory. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Mercy General Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:58:16 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=451 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=431 Ha, no, this was not anything I had recorded, just a type of conversation I've had a lot of in the past (though, I don't think so with you). I like the idea that all this time I've been trying to collect enough evidence to prove that we shouldn't under any circumstance be friends, meticulously recorded and categorized and labeled, and that it's only been my insistence that I prove it without a shadow of a doubt that has kept our tenuous friendship together. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Mercy General Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:44:46 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=431 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=420 The more of your comments that I read, the more I realize that you secretly hate me. And by secretly, I mean intently and blatantly. You only wanted me to come to idkfa so I could read of your so diligently kept recordkeeping and be forced to concede our friendship. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Mercy General Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:15:57 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=420 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=160 It does provide some comfort. :) The statement I made on previous idkfa still stands: I'd rather see you come to me first than a place like the Best Buy Geek Squad, or their equivalent. I can usually diagnose stuff quickly and accurately, and give an exact idea on the damage and necessary repairs, and I'm not legally bound to sift through your data looking for... well, whatever they're looking to find. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Mercy General Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:37:48 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=160 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=155 Does fixing a computer in exchange for undying friendship, admiration, appreciation, and relief count as fixing for free? CapitolZebra@idkfa.com (CapitolZebra) Mercy General Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:44:49 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=155 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=106 Them: "Can you get me a discount on an iPhone?" Josh: "No." Doing stuff for people is well and good, but never do so and compromise your dignity or integrity. Also, don't fix people's computers for free. That's just a slippery slope :) kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Mercy General Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:25:42 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=106 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=100 I've run into this. Usually I just try and explain that though my age/position/hobbies/whatever may lead them to expect X for me they can expect Y. If I say it in a friendly tone and am truly open to discussing the issue with the person I've found it goes okay. Sometimes people pout or make comments about how I'm so weird to not do X but I just smile and shake my head and keep on doing Y. It's easier for me to follow through with the above suggestion once I've calmed down and thought about what made me frustrated to begin with. If I speak when my mind is full of thoughts on how they shouldn't stereotype and/or that they are annoying I don't usually communicate effectively and risk losing that person as a friend. I hope that helps. J_Maru@idkfa.com (J_Maru) Mercy General Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:57:21 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=100 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=98 Anybody here ever run into the issue of having people that you've known for a remarkably long time expect you to do/not do things that are completely out of line for things you would actually do/not do, based on an assessment not of your character or personality, but on social norms and expected behavior of someone your age/in your position/in your circumstances? If so, how did you deal with it? (If this fits better in Asked and Answered, feel free to move it, but I'd like general discussion on the topic as well as individual answers, if possible) Thanks for any input, I'm kinda upset about this at the moment. Aldis@idkfa.com (Aldis) Mercy General Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:57:56 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=98&msg_id=98