the prickmost of all prickish prick things to do:

[SleepyDragon]

There are at least two separate usage discussions going on here.

1. ZEGH is being psychoanalysed online by someone who does not know him from a bar of soap, yet this person still has the nerve to speculate about his personality, actions, and state of mind:

i bet you-
you dont know shit about-
your the kind who-

... which is, without a doubt, a rude and presumptuous thing to do.

2. Osensitive1 is talking about the use of the generic "you." "You know what they say" (No I don't; please enlighten me. And also, who are "they"?), "Don't you just hate it when...." (Who's complaining? It doesn't bother me), "Oh wow, you just can't go past a bargain like that, can you?" (Oh really? I can walk right by it), and other such constructions. The use of the generic "you" is a signal that the person speaking has a weak self-concept, or possibly is trying (and failing) to convey a sense of detachment and impartiality.

["couldbecousin"]

"You" can be used in both specific and general terms, both singular and plural, all of which can come across as projective. Maybe someone else can explain it better.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/you.html

There is the option of using the word "one" in place of "you," which is sometimes a better choice. For example, instead of saying "You really shouldn't post nude photos of yourself online," which sounds as if the speaker is addressing the reader specifically, the speaker could say, "One really shouldn't post nude pics of oneself online," which is vaguer and therefore less potentially insulting. Addressing advice to "you" can sound presumptuous and condescending; addressing it to the vaguely defined "one" makes it sound more general, as if the speaker is simply making a suggestion.

BTW, I'm probably botching this explanation, but one must understand that I haven't had enough and am doing the best I can! 

[Al Swearegen]

OK Zegh I understand what you mean and I am a little drunk and hope you can tell me who on WP and where he posted bullshit. For no other reason than I missed an expected fourth time ban on WP after playin g with the mods last time around and new drama there deserves a new chance to have fun. Show us with links instead of alluding so I can have a play on there with this dropkick.  

[SleepyDragon]

Osensitive1's link explains the whole thing pretty well. It might be just laziness in formulating one's ideas, not necessarily poor self-concept. Sometimes I let one slip out unintentionally myself. :oops:

[Osensitive1]

There are at least two separate usage discussions going on here.

Yes. Didn't mean to derail the thread, ZEGH8578.

[Osensitive1]

i bet you-
you dont know shit about-
your the kind who-

Even more biting can be the third person reference to this type of statement. If they were to say:
I bet Osensitive1-
Osensitive1 doesn't know shit about-
Osensitive1 is the kind who-
(Replace Osensitive1 with ZEGH, she, or he, same thing)
It's almost as if they are saying, I don't have the guts to address you directly so I'll just talk about you like you're not in the room.

[RageBeoulve]

i bet you-
you dont know shit about-
your the kind who-

Even more biting can be the third person reference to this type of statement. If they were to say:
I bet Osensitive1-
Osensitive1 doesn't know shit about-
Osensitive1 is the kind who-
(Replace Osensitive1 with ZEGH, she, or he, same thing)
It's almost as if they are saying, I don't have the guts to address you directly so I'll just talk about you like you're not in the room.

OH! 

I GET IT!

[Osensitive1]

That's something completely different than the second person usage of 'you' explained before. Like SleepyDragon said, two different conversations. Just trying to get the thread somewhat back on track.

[Phlexor]

i bet you-
you dont know shit about-
your the kind who-

Even more biting can be the third person reference to this type of statement. If they were to say:
I bet Osensitive1-
Osensitive1 doesn't know shit about-
Osensitive1 is the kind who-
(Replace Osensitive1 with ZEGH, she, or he, same thing)
It's almost as if they are saying, I don't have the guts to address you directly so I'll just talk about you like you're not in the room.

If I'm talking about you over forums, I sure hope you're not in the room. That would be creepy. 

[Osensitive1]

Flowers are relentless lurkers. We tend to hang out on walls, going easily unnoticed. Yes, this can be creepy.

["couldbecousin"]

Flowers are relentless lurkers. We tend to hang out on walls, going easily unnoticed. Yes, this can be creepy.

Take cover! You know what they do to lurkers: 

  <------ Hide like this!

[ZEGH8578]

OK Zegh I understand what you mean and I am a little drunk and hope you can tell me who on WP and where he posted bullshit. For no other reason than I missed an expected fourth time ban on WP after playin g with the mods last time around and new drama there deserves a new chance to have fun. Show us with links instead of alluding so I can have a play on there with this dropkick.  

the Police thread in the members only room, it should still be on 1st page.

OP is totally law obiding, but afraid of police, despite never having had a problem w it.
i explain in a reply that if thats the case, he, like most of the worlds law obiding population has nothing to worry about.

then eminem drops by, and tells me im an ignorant douche, and that cops are on his case all the time, cus hes so gangsta. therefore i am ignorant. then he adds the good old "you dont know shit about - "
it just got me irritated...

[ProfessorFarnsworth]

You probably should have replied. "Okay then, just remember one thing, do not to drop the soap... unless of course you're into that sort of thing, not that there's anything wrong with that."

A bit creative in basically implying they're a idiotic criminal who's likely to be caught, and also, a flaming homosexual at the same time.

[ZEGH8578]

You probably should have replied. "Okay then, just remember one thing, do not to drop the soap... unless of course you're into that sort of thing, not that there's anything wrong with that."

A bit creative in basically implying they're a idiotic criminal who's likely to be caught, and also, a flaming homosexual at the same time.

i actually told him something similar to that, letting him know that i know more than he thinks, having been arrested a few times - adding that the same goes for him: if he's been having such problem w cops, then hes a fucking crook, and he knows it :b
nobody in the free west gets arrested and harassed for no reason, not even black people, altho people love to play victim. we ALL know they AT LEAST had weed on them :b
i sure had :b

[Gluey]

My small canadian town is full of hippies and socialists.
Me and Chucki walk around yelling "FUCK THE LIBERALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "FUCK OBAMA HE'S A SOCIALIST"
they don't do anything but yell "what did you say?" " "FUCK YOU" and keep smoking pot.
EVERYONE HERE SMOKES POT. It's a normal thing.  In the parking lots it's all you can smell.
In B.C we got the best bud. It's world famous.

The worst thing that happened is we had a fat lady yell at us.

Theirs only two cops on island.
So they don't see us disturbing the peace.
They don't see the pot smokers.

If you want to commit suicide go to a little town texas and yell "FUCK GUNS FUCK BIBLES AND FUCK BUSH"
You will get shot. Or beaten to death by those hard covered bibles cause they don't want to waste their ammo on your sorry hide.

Trolling IRL is the best cause you see the looks on peoples faces.