Post by: Guest on August 18, 2005, 06:44:23 PM
Does anyone have a list of points on a scale so that I can see my position?
Post by: Vodka7 on August 18, 2005, 07:30:12 PM
Post by: Preacherman on August 18, 2005, 07:37:54 PM
Post by: jefnvk on August 18, 2005, 08:16:44 PM
Post by: Winston Smith on August 18, 2005, 09:09:38 PM
Edit: Spleling!
Post by: K Frame on August 18, 2005, 09:17:34 PM
I throw a box of roofing nails out the window.
Post by: Winston Smith on August 18, 2005, 09:44:21 PM
Post by: Winston Smith on August 18, 2005, 10:17:14 PM
Post by: K Frame on August 19, 2005, 05:02:27 AM
You can pull up beside them and in about 1/2 second reduce the side windows to pebbles.
Years ago in Pennsylvania, on a fairly deserted stretch of road in the middle of the night, I had a car pull up behind me and crawl in my trunk. We were the only cars on the road, he could have passed, but he stayed TIGHT on my bumper. I sped up, he sped up, I slowed down, he slowed down. That went on for about 5 miles, and I was REALLY getting freaked out.
We came to a stretch that I knew was fairly straight, and there was about a half moon out, so I simply shut off the lights in my car. Headlights, marker lights, everything. Just turned them off, and left them off for about 5 seconds.
In 5 seconds I think the other car dropped back probably 15 car lengths.
I rammed the gas, got around a sharp curve, and took a side road.
Post by: Art Eatman on August 19, 2005, 08:57:13 AM
I finally had occasion to drive to California and discovered the reason: All it was, they were lonesome!
, Art
Post by: Paddy on August 19, 2005, 09:09:02 AM
Post by: griz on August 19, 2005, 11:05:33 AM
http://www.queendom.com/tests/minitests/fx/anger.html
Does your anger affect your friends and family?
Post by: grampster on August 19, 2005, 11:59:59 AM
Post by: Daniel964 on August 19, 2005, 02:45:57 PM
How angry are you?
Your score = 50
Post by: K Frame on August 19, 2005, 02:54:45 PM
Over simplification.
That's ONE root of anger.
The other is being so freaking pissed off at someone else for something stupid they've done that you want to rip their esophagus out with your teeth.
That's the other root of anger.
Post by: K Frame on August 19, 2005, 02:57:07 PM
According to my test results I should have killed you all by now...
Post by: mtnbkr on August 19, 2005, 03:02:51 PM
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Cool, calm and collected, that's your style. Based on your answers to the test questions, it's safe to say you're more happy-go-lucky than fuming and furious! You don't appear to fly off the handle or freak out when something rubs you the wrong way. Rather than plotting revenge or making people pay for any offense, you try to keep your cool. This well-controlled temper is certainly an asset - it saves both you and those around you from a lot of unnecessary turmoil. As long as you recognize that it's normal and, in fact, healthy to get angry from time to time, your approach is productive. Expressing feelings is much more effective than exploding. Way to go!
Chris
Post by: Standing Wolf on August 19, 2005, 04:59:48 PM
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The root of anger is fear. Conquer your fears and your anger will evaporate.
That's a lot of it.
Post by: Guest on August 19, 2005, 05:05:25 PM
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If rage and tranquility were countries, you'd be living on the border.
That pretty much sums up my life.
Post by: Sindawe on August 19, 2005, 06:13:51 PM
Post by: Antibubba on August 19, 2005, 06:30:19 PM
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I wonder what I would have scored 10-12 years ago.
3-7 with time off for good behavior? 
Post by: Monkeyleg on August 19, 2005, 08:11:21 PM
There's no satisfaction in revenge for the run-of-the-mill transgressions. Even if you were to kill the transgressor, it would drain more energy from you than him.
That test is a toy. The questions are meaningless. I hope everyone clicked on the ads, since that's what the webmaster is hoping for: to make money.
There's a couple of guys from my past who deserve killing for what they did to me, and to certain people close to me. I thought about it probably ten years ago, then decided to wait another ten years. This year I decided to give them another ten years for me to think about taking them out.
I know where they live, and I know their travel routes. But, with the passage of time, the notion of killing them for what was then a matter not just of honor, but of safety for those around me has obviously lessened.
Could I shoot them? Sure. I could likely put a shot into their eye sockets from 100 yards or more. But for what? To face the likely possibility of doing hard time for the rest of my life?
No.
The thing about real sumbitches--and I don't mean somebody who calls you a bad name, but somebody who really has done you and others wrong--is that they tend to repeat their patterns of behavior. In other words, they didn't just do something rotten to you, they've probably done something rotten to every person they've ever known.
And those roosters come home. Back in the 60's, all the hippies called it "kharma," or some such bull.
It ain't "kharma," it's simple odds. Do something bad to one guy out of one hundred guys you know, and you stand a 1% chance of him getting revenge. Do something bad to fifty out of one hundred guys you know, and you're looking at 50% chance.
Those couple of guys who needed killing? They're in their fifties, just like me. They're going to die sooner rather than later. I don't need to accelerate the process.
Thinking about it, there's a guy I even forgot about. Major maggot. What he did had long-term effects on my marriage that still linger to this day. No need to go further on that.
Anyway, Major Maggot was always a looney-tune. I swore I would wait until the right moment, even if it was decades later, and take him down.
Well, I didn't need to. Seems he was enough of a nut case that the police seized his guns. And, when he entered the elevator to head up to court to argue his case, he pulled a gun on a cop. Suddenly there were a whole bunch of guns.
And I don't need to worry about him or "kharma" anymore.
Post by: roo_ster on August 20, 2005, 10:01:02 AM
Everyone else who acts in a similar manner is just an a$$hole.
That'll be fifty bucks. I take paypal or USPS money order.
Post by: elkhunter on August 20, 2005, 12:44:41 PM
"If rage and tranquility were countries, you'd be living on the border. From your answers on the test we can deduct that you have the occasional flare of temper, but are generally able to keep a lid on it. Perhaps there are certain situations that get your goat and bring out your angry side, or you simply wake up on the wrong side of the bed from time to time - and the world suffers the consequences! Whether these flashes of anger are a regular thing or not, you should consider the impact they might be having on your relationships and reputation. You don't want people fearing your wrath, do you? It's normal and even healthy to get angry, but freaking out over small things can only lead to trouble. "
Now I know that this test has no scientific basis whatsoever, and is just a toy......but
The results actually describe me fairly well. Who'd a thunk it?