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[clapifyoubullieve]

sO, uMM,
i'M GOING TO TRY THIS, uHH, tHING THAT, kANAYA TOLD ME,
(tHAT IS, tHE kANAYA OF MY TIME AND, nOT THE ONE HERE),
tO, uHH, hELP, mY SELF ESTEEM,
sO STARTING RIGHT NOW, i'M NOT GOING TO TALK TO PEOPLE THAT, uPSET ME, bECAUSE,
tHAT WILL HURT HIS FEELINGS, aND THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR HIM,

uHH, sO i HOPE NOBODY MINDS OR, iS OFFENDED THAT, i'M DOING THIS THING,

oK,
uM,
i THINK, tHAT'S IT,

Comments

[samuraiprosecutor]

...Right. Keep in mind there are always going to be exceptions to the rule. Sometimes situations, such as dealings with authority figures, demand cooperation. You won't ever be able to avoid everything that upsets you. The only true solution is to develop a thick enough skin that most things will no longer upset you.

[clapifyoubullieve]

yES, uMM,
wELL i'M GLAD, wE COULD CLEAR THAT UP,

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Yes. This place brings a lot of misunderstandings, even minor ones.

[clapifyoubullieve]

uMM, bUT,
tHERE AREN'T ANY HUMANS FROM MY WORLD,

i THINK, tHAT'S A GOOD IDEA PROBABLY,

[clapifyoubullieve]

uHH, yES,
tHAT WOULD BE CORRECT,

[clapifyoubullieve]

oH NO,
i DIDN'T, uHH,
i DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE, tRYING THAT, oR,
uHH,

i KNOW THAT, iT'S DIFFERENT FOR HUMANS,
i WAS JUST THINKING IT'S KIND OF, uM,
aWKWARD,
tHAT IS, oUR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES,

[clapifyoubullieve]

uHH,
fRIEND,
dO YOU MEAN TO SAY, tHAT WE'RE IN A FRIENDSHIP jOHN,

[clapifyoubullieve]

oHH, uMM,
dO HUMANS, gROW ANOTHER LAYER OF SKIN FOR THAT,

[clapifyoubullieve]

yEAH, i THINK,
tHAT'S PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MANY CULTURES, uMM,
mINGLE,
bUT, i THINK IT'S INTERESTING,

editing like three hours late because I just decided that I hate the grammar of that last sentence

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I think trolls are interesting. In some ways, your culture sounds similar to the one I grew up in.

[samuraiprosecutor]

I meant it figuratively. To 'grow thicker skin' or 'a tougher hide' is to strengthen your esteem and your nerves so that minor or moderate conflicts don't drive you to flee with your tail between your legs.

[motherfinghonk.livejournal.com]

[wearecowboys.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I had always thought the term "troll" was more of a simile or metaphor, but now I'm not too sure.

[sandinmyboots.livejournal.com]

It's one of the classics! I prefer some of the earlier versions of it, frankly, but I'm fond of this one since it was a present from a friend. It's a nice one...Ma~ri~a~

[100thbrokendish.livejournal.com]

[airkind.livejournal.com]

[clapifyoubullieve]

yES, uMM,
i WAS THINKING THAT, bY THE THINGS YOU'VE MENTIONED,

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Did you like or dislike growing up the way you did?

[clapifyoubullieve]

rIGHT, uHH,
bUT i THOUGHT, tHAT'S WHAT i WAS DOING,

[clapifyoubullieve]

oH, tHAT'S,
uMM, wOW,
i MEAN, i REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'D OFFER SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
i'LL TRY TO, uHH, kEEP IT IN MIND,
sTRICTLY SPEAKING, }:o)

[clapifyoubullieve]

oH, i'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
uHH,
wHAT WOULD IT BE A SIMILE OR, mETAPHOR OF, eXACTLY,

[clapifyoubullieve]

i THINK HE'S FROM AN EARTH,
bUT, uHH,
i GUESS, i COULD BE WRONG,

[clapifyoubullieve]

i GUESS, iF YOU'D LIKE TO BE,
bUT, uHH, i THOUGHT YOU FOUND US TO BE ANNOYING,

[100thbrokendish.livejournal.com]

[clapifyoubullieve]

wELL, uHH,
tHAT IS, i HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT OF THAT, }:o
i THINK MOSTLY i LIKED IT,