Ebay, Ashkenazis, and Stereotypes

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ThePiddie - 29 Jun 2007 22:31 GMT

Greetings,

I just finished (hopefully) an Ebay deal with the
most arrogant, demanding person you can imagine. Here's
an actual quote: "I am not inclined to spend $1 for
a Money order and additional expense for a stamp."
His name is Tho*** L. Gold*** (a book reseller), and I
assume the "L" is for Levi or something like that.

He actually sent me 3.1 mb of pics of scratches on
the books (which counter to Ebay tradition, had to be
sent to him before payment) to Lew me down $5.00
before sending me a CHECK. I paid for stamp and
envelope!

I'm trying to figure out what to leave for feedback.
Of course, I want to give positive feedback, but
would like hints of sarcasm and such. Being lost for
words, I thought of "Maledicta" and decided to post
here to see if Reinhold isn't too old and senile to come
up with something clever.

Piddie

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cybercypher - 30 Jun 2007 04:09 GMT

> I just finished (hopefully) an Ebay deal with the
> most arrogant, demanding person you can imagine.

[...]
You didn't have to do business with him any more than you have to whine
about having done it.

> I'm trying to figure out what to leave for feedback.

Just send him a frozen turd covoered with tasty taco sauce wrapped up
in a flour burrito. Tell him to microwave it and enjoy.

> Of course, I want to give positive feedback, but
> would like hints of sarcasm and such. Being lost for
> words, I thought of "Maledicta" and decided to post
> here to see if Reinhold isn't too old and senile to come
> up with something clever.

Too many necrotic brain cells yourself, then?

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Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
Native speaker of American English; posting from Taiwan.
"Machines are rational because they unemotionally do what they're told
to do without making value judgments about what they do. Humans, on the
other hand, are irrational because they constantly make value (i.e.,
emotional) judgments, even about natural functions that need not be
judged. That's both politics and pretention (also 'pretension')."
Anymouse.

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ThePiddie - 30 Jun 2007 04:36 GMT

> > I just finished (hopefully) an Ebay deal with the
> > most arrogant, demanding person you can imagine.

> [...]
> You didn't have to do business with him

True, I could have cancelled his bid if I had only remote viewed.

>any more than you have to whine
> about having done it.

No whining in my post, some wining in my reply though.

> > I'm trying to figure out what to leave for feedback.

> Just send him a frozen turd covoered with tasty taco sauce wrapped up
> in a flour burrito. Tell him to microwave it and enjoy.

Ok, so you're a nut.

> > Of course, I want to give positive feedback, but
> > would like hints of sarcasm and such. Being lost for
> > words, I thought of "Maledicta" and decided to post
> > here to see if Reinhold isn't too old and senile to come
> > up with something clever.

> Too many necrotic brain cells yourself, then?

You're the one who typed "covoered."

> Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor
> Native speaker of Yiddish; posting from Jerusalem.
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> judged. That's both politics and pretention (also 'pretension')."
> Anymouse.

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