I hit the jackpot!

[TimboKhan]

Youd be surprised how attentive a 5 year old can be when he has a sword to go with a story

You would also be surprised how attentive a 5 year old can be if you threaten to poke them in the back of the neck with a sword if they don't eat their peas...

And for those of you wondering, yes, I am a mean uncle!

 

[Deavis]

I'm glad most of you guys understand my excitement here.

You should have seen my father's face when we found my grandfather's papers from WWII. Every single piece of paper the Army ever gave him. From his discharge papers, hospital papers, Purple Heart papers, and his letters to his parents. Finding something special to remind you of your lost loved one is a jackpot in my opinion.

 

[Daniel T]

"Grow up?" As in, "you rejected my criticism and therefore I'm going to attack your maturity?"

Hello?

Are you serious? I wrote:

Maybe you should try to restrain your glee at your "jackpot" and think a little about the ticket that got punched so you could collect.

His response:

Its stuff like this which really make me wonder why I even bother posting on forums anymore. I was trying to share an enjoyable experience and some jackass has to take it out of context or read into it. Only an idiot would presume that my pride in these family heirlooms somehow indicates that I prefer these tangible things to my grandads company.

and

Well it seems that there was only one jackass.

...and I'm the thin-skinned one?

If all he had done was "reject my criticism", that would have been it. However, what he actually did do was a little different. Hell, I wouldn't have even bothered to respond if he'd said the equivalent of "you don't have any idea what I'm talking about". I still wasn't going to bother responding until he called me a jackass yet again. Defend the kid all you want, it's pretty clear what he wrote.

 

[03Shadowbob]

Why are you calling him a kid? More than likely he is in his 30's or there abouts. Even if you are 70, don't call a man a kid. Call him by his name.
Regardless of the name calling, it is not your priviledged position in life to tell others how they should or should not feel.

 

[STAGE 2]

If all he had done was "reject my criticism", that would have been it. However, what he actually did do was a little different. Hell, I wouldn't have even bothered to respond if he'd said the equivalent of "you don't have any idea what I'm talking about". I still wasn't going to bother responding until he called me a jackass yet again. Defend the kid all you want, it's pretty clear what he wrote.

Even if everything you said was true, how is it your right to chastize me or tell me how to feel?

You ARE a jackass because you shouldn't have written anything in the first place. Everyone else here understood the point of this thread, but you alone decided to take it where it was never intended to go. Another perfect example of if you can't say anything nice.

The fact that you are the ONLY one who read something in to what I wrote should tell you something.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

And on that note...