Re: OT Ignorant people

November 7, 2004

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Perfect excuse to say, " Oh, pardon me, did you just say that I was

stupid, deaf and DUMB and I dress funny? " That'll put them on guard.

And if they admit it, it will be with a blush. Humans are the only

animals that blush...or need to (Mark Twain).

Meanwhile, the " Thank you " used either as a compliment or an insult is

always worth remembering.

Learning to think on your feet and having a glib toungue is such a

blessing. Gets you in trouble every now and again, but well worth the

look on someone's face when you zing them. Practice standing up for

yourself. Don't be a Caspar Milquetoast - you may have to Google that

reference.

I'm sure I've told the forum about asking for some accommodations

when I got a ticket for having tires on my tree lawn for 3 weeks.

Garbage people don't pick them up, which I didn't know. So got a $65

fine and requested someone to type out what was being said (pre CART

days). And the referee for the court told me " We don't do that " Now

most deaf people, if they even ASKED for this reasonable accommodation,

would shut up at this point and wonder why they ever thought they were

entitled to an accommodation. NOT me. I looked him right in the eye and

said, " Are you telling me that in a court of law, you do not provide the

accommodations that the law of the land dictate? " Because I'm thinking,

find me guilty and I'll sue your butt for denying me my civil rights.

He finally agreed to get an interpreter to repeat what was said (I don't

sign well enough to use a sign language interpreter), but they'd hire one

to repeat verbally what was said so I could understand 100% of what was

going on - not 97%. Once they found out what an interpreter charges,

they dropped the ticket. Made my day!

Learn to think on your feet!

And there is always the doubt... " Did I really hear that person say that? "

due to my hearing impairment. Which makes me doubly frustrated and mad.

Oh, the unjustice of it all!!

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November 7, 2004

Thanks Evon,

Made my day. Yep, Dr. remembers me very well. ALL my Drs remember me.

Mainly because I call all of them by their first names. I figure if

they call ME by MY first name, then we're on a first name basis. TAkes

them aback some time.

One Dr. (a neurologist) I saw on a consultation basis called my

primary care guy who referred me and asked if I'd had an MRI, " because it

could be a CVA or MS or a lot of other things, so let's do an MRI first "

When he got off the phone, I asked if it was possible that I had a

CVA and didn't know it. So he said, " Well, Dear, what exactly do you

think a CVA is? "

and I replied, " I think it's a cerebo vascular accident, in other words,

a stroke , DEAR, what do YOU think it means? " (I hate when someone

talks down to me). So he says, " Oh, are you a nurse? " and I replied,

" No, are you a Dr. "

But I call all of them by first names, because most of them are

younger than I am. My primary care guy does accupuncture, too, so I call

him Grasshopper. Unless he's with a student, then it's Dr.

But that was petty of the guy to say nasty things about me. Thinking

he could somehow destroy a relationship we had built up over months via

letters. Well, WRONG.

And karma is a great thing, because what goes around, comes around.

I also liked

your socks story. Bet that doctor remembers you with a smile

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May 1, 2009

,

You have one great sense of humor!

Jim

>

> Why should YOU feel slapped because some " ignorant slut " made an uncalled

> for comment?

>

> Someone once said that " thank you " is NEVER out of place. So when

> someone insults me now, I just say, " Why Thank You " in as sarcastic a

> voice as possible. Usually makes them feel like digging a hole and

> crawling in.

>

> I had been corresponding with someone via letters (before computers) and

> was finally going to meet him, go out to dinner and all that good stuff.

> He lived in Washington DC, and people who knew me from there introduced

> us via mail. Anyway, he happened to mention that he was finally meeting

> me and taking me out to dinner to someone who knew me from when I lived

> in DC. The guy didn't like me, and said, " Why you would waste your time

> going out what that 'short, fat, physically undesirable loudmouth' is

> beyond me " So when my date told me what the other fellow had said, I

> replied, " Gosh, he hasn't seen me in 13 years and still remembers all my

> GOOD points "

>

> How totally thoughtless of that person. And when someone says something

> like that to my face, I feel like I've just been slapped.

>

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May 2, 2009

Ha Ha I rarely get a laugh the first thing in the morning. But

" thank you " is a retort that I usually do since if I received a

compliment it is courteous and if an insult sarcasm.

Gerald

From: M Jansen <nucleus24@...>

Subject: OT Ignorant people

Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 9:32 PM

Why should YOU feel slapped because some " ignorant slut " made an uncalled

for comment?

Someone once said that " thank you " is NEVER out of place. So when

someone insults me now, I just say, " Why Thank You " in as sarcastic a

voice as possible. Usually makes them feel like digging a hole and

crawling in.

I had been corresponding with someone via letters (before computers) and

was finally going to meet him, go out to dinner and all that good stuff.

He lived in Washington DC, and people who knew me from there introduced

us via mail. Anyway, he happened to mention that he was finally meeting

me and taking me out to dinner to someone who knew me from when I lived

in DC. The guy didn't like me, and said, " Why you would waste your time

going out what that 'short, fat, physically undesirable loudmouth' is

beyond me " So when my date told me what the other fellow had said, I

replied, " Gosh, he hasn't seen me in 13 years and still remembers all my

GOOD points "

How totally thoughtless of that person. And when someone says something

like that to my face, I feel like I've just been slapped.

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May 2, 2009

Gosh , you should be proud! You gave that creep a very lasting

impression! (I take it the date liked you just fine in that he did tell

you what the creep said). Aren't some people just strange! HE is the one

who (it sounds like to me) with all the " attributes " he chose to use in

describing you. Hmmm, makes one wonder what his " real " problem was.....BUT,

not enough to bother with asking. As I'm sure you know, you're much better

off NOT having that ugly disposition in your life! Oh, I also liked

your socks story. Bet that doctor remembers you with a smile.

Evon/OKC

Why you would waste your time

going out what that 'short, fat, physically undesirable loudmouth' is

beyond me " So when my date told me what the other fellow had said, I

replied, " Gosh, he hasn't seen me in 13 years and still remembers all my

GOOD points "

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May 2, 2009

How I wished I had some of your talent to respond to these things so quickly. I

always come away feeling bad, and then after awhile think of what I should have

said or done to put the other person in their place.

And there is always the doubt... " Did I really hear that person say that? " due

to my hearing impairment. Which makes me doubly frustrated and mad. Oh, the

unjustice of it all!!

I'll remember that....Why thank you!! [meant in a nice way to you]

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Sent: Friday, May 1, 2009 8:32:14 PM