tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post6209598122738470840..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: A Lot of People, When They Meet Me, Don't Like MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-16022474945201121052015-09-22T20:49:43.458-04:002015-09-22T20:49:43.458-04:00Regrettably, stupid, humourless people seem to be ...Regrettably, stupid, humourless people seem to be legion at all levels of government. I think the ability to have arbitrary power over others appeals to stupid, humorless people.Robert What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/03863449539859132763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-30008492218879720562015-09-22T15:25:14.950-04:002015-09-22T15:25:14.950-04:00Bob - in this day of people pleasing all-inclusive...Bob - in this day of people pleasing all-inclusive political correctness, I wouldn't expect people to like you. It is a compliment. As my high school algebra teacher Mr. Reid said "Better to be hated than overlooked."Shaun Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425084501514329529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-3264680583659389282015-09-22T14:51:14.532-04:002015-09-22T14:51:14.532-04:00As a dog owner you are wearing the scent of your d...As a dog owner you are wearing the scent of your dog, Bob, haven't you noticed? I wouldn't ascribe the fact that strange dogs often approach me in a friendly manner to my personality. I am also a dog owner, and I guess they might smell a happy dog off me (or perhaps they also could read from my body language that I'm quite relaxed around them). :)Mindstormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949097462978386911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-35813095974446605802015-09-22T10:01:24.457-04:002015-09-22T10:01:24.457-04:00You have to 'stick handle' idiots. You can...You have to 'stick handle' idiots. You can't tell them anything, they have to come to it on their own and the only process that will speed their learning is engineering things so that they meet the consequences of their actions sooner and harder rather than they normally would. At all times you must maintain an air of sympathy and civility - assuming you want to get anything out of them. The smarter ones can associate punishment with certain actions but the average idiot can't.<br /><br />You seem to get hung up on IQ a lot Bob - and I think I disagree. I know men that literally cannot read - and they can buy you and I out of pocket change. I also know more than a few MENSA warriors that think their IQ trumps common sense. Often what we perceive as 'intellect' is nothing more than pattern recognition - indeed, that is part and parcel of many IQ tests. It shouldn't be, in my opinion - because pattern recognition can be learned...even by dogs. True intelligence comes from being able to make successful leaps of logic based on incomplete data. I am very good at spotting trends and patterns and moderately successful at extrapolating from them. If nothing else, a successful higher education can instill this in anyone.<br /><br />Women are a different can of worms. They are not rational creatures, they are rationalizing creatures. Combine that with 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...' and you have your explanation for your failure with divorced women: they are probably projecting their own failures and those of their ex onto you - and you're dead meat before you even get off the starting blocks. Fortunately I am not in the dating game but I know those who are...and I have heard many men say the same thing. It isn't you - it's them, and the best thing for everyone is to walk away as quickly and politely as possible.Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.com