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RosieG

Boy there is nothing so rewarding as having someone MISS THE POINT COMPLETELY and go off on a tangent that is irrelevant. It sucks! SO?

Posted - April 9, 2019
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  • 7280
    A lot of people are 5 to 6 feet tall physically, but 5 to 6 inches intellectually and / or knowledge wise.

    I usually take an aiming shot at about 3 feet and then adjust subsequent comments based on where (if at all) the first shot struck.

    When I was younger, I was actually amazed at how many misses I had---now, I expect it.
      April 9, 2019 8:50 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Hahahahahahahaha! You crack me up tom! I don't expect hilarious in super smart folks. No disrespect intended here but I usually get deadly serious which is fine with me because my default mode is VERY SERIOUS. You know what you just did though don'tcha? When I have an "encounter" with the tangent folks who missed the point I'm gonna be stuck visualizing 5-6 inches tall. I am very toutable. Tell me not to dwell on something and well that's all I dwell on. So thanks a lot! On the other hand it is like visualizing folks naked when you are standing on a stage in front of them and having to make a speech. That does really work and it makes fear disappear. It also makes suppressing laughter dam* near impossible! Thank you for your reply m'dear! I like very funny.  Any more very funny up your sleeve ya wanna share? This post was edited by RosieG at April 10, 2019 6:59 PM MDT
      April 10, 2019 12:53 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    I'll work on it.
      April 10, 2019 6:59 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Can't wait! Thanks tom and Happy Thursday! :)
      April 11, 2019 3:46 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    You are a measurer. I am an eye-baller. I just always scan first and aim for the jugular.  I am shocked at how many times my aim is TRUE.
      April 10, 2019 12:57 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Measure twice cut once. Thank you for your reply Sharon and Happy Thursday. In baking measuring is critical to success. EXACT measuring and PRECISE use of the ingredients required because there is a science to successful baking that doesn't exist in cooking. An ingredient in baking is often a catalyst to activate another ingredient and you get a chain reaction that you will never get in a pot of soup which you can eyeball all you want and never fail. This post was edited by RosieG at April 11, 2019 3:52 AM MDT
      April 11, 2019 3:51 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    I was pretty good as a teenager with a 22 single action "Old West" style quick draw---enough to draw attention when I was practicing; and I'm even better shooting from the "lip"

    I was trying to use a visual image of "missing the point completely" and settled for a "right over one's head" image.

    Unfortunately, my next association was with the information from years ago that terrorists in airports tend to aim at waist level so that they hit the kids too (head shots) as well as the adults.

    That's why my answer involved "measurement."

    Edit---deleted an extraneous word This post was edited by tom jackson at April 12, 2019 9:06 AM MDT
      April 12, 2019 9:05 AM MDT
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