Marie, I do apologize for my comment. I can’t excuse my words, but I was letting my anger from a different post bleed over to this one. I am a Thiest and no matter where I’m at in my beliefs, I believe one thing or sure. If your faith in something helps you get through hardships and make life a little better, that is awesome. Once again I do apologize for being a jerk. I’m also sorry to hear about your loss.

Who said anything about being closed to others opinions? I have mine and they have theirs nothing to it….God knows the truth and that’s all I know…

Thank you Tony Sanchez…I lost a son in a tragic car accident 3 years ago and if I didn’t have faith I would not be here….

The “stupid stick” has been made even more so, just FYI. Even if you don’t know what it’s for, or where it might be, you CAN find it under your hood, and rather rapidly at that. Next time you pop the hood open, just look for the color yellow. All the stuff you need to check has been color-coded for that very reason. So finding the “stupid stick,” as you guys have so eloquently described it, is easier nowadays than it ever has been… Happy hunting! 🙂

Machiara, you were too kind too that immature little twerp… 🙂

Come on, Anthony, quit holding back. Tell us how you REALLY feel, and quit hiding your true feelings inside that shell, with your feelings and anger all bottled up like that. Come on… EXPRESS yourself! You don’t have to sugar-coat everything and beat around the bush like that. Don’t be a sissy! Open up! No one knows what the heck you’re thinking if you clam up and refuse to let other people know what’s bothering you.

Actually, what all these kind, thoughtful people are trying to do is educate you. If they were the elitist, arrogant jerks they’ve been mistaken for, they probably wouldn’t have wasted their time. The fact that they did should demonstrate to you not that they’re trying to humiliate you, but that they care. They’re trying to HELP you.
The reason they’re doing that is because the accepted convention is that writing in all capital letters is the equivalent of yelling at the top of your lungs. It’s referred to as “FLAMING” someone, in ‘internet-speak,’ and it’s considered obtrusive and rude.
This is what all people learning to type and use the internet are taught these days, so the longer you continue to ignore the accepted standards, the more likely your time and energy spent typing will be wasted. Even if people do read your message, your credibility will suffer, and most folks who see your posts will think “Why does this person always ‘scream’ his messages?” Do you see? That convention causes people to think “Who does this person think he is?”
Why would you want the important message you spent time putting together to be buried under that distraction?

Then again, if you’re just on here to vent your spleen, and you don’t care whether anyone gets what you’re saying, then by all means, just continue as you have been.

Actually, the United States was built by hard working paid labor. You act as if slaves were the only people working back then and the rest of the population
just sat around and whipped slaves all day. Most people worked back then, one way or another. Yes, there were slaves, of many nationalities. They were outnumbered by hard working paid labor. Yes is the answer to your question. We are very interested in facts, but not manipulation of facts, for sure.

Tony, I don’t think that’s the case, any more than someone who noted that yelling at someone in person could cause people to disregard the larger point and concentrate on the, well, yelling. That’s just the way it is. Typing in all caps is considered online “yelling.” When I read things typed in all caps I read it as if I’m being yelled at. So it takes something away from whatever the person is trying to say. Some people won’t read it at all.

Of course we all still CAN read it, but it’s important for Rimspoke to realize how his “all caps” typing is interpreted by his readers. I think sharing this kind of information is a good thing. If you were committing some sort of social faux pas, wouldn’t you want to know? I certainly would.

I have read this article and enjoyed it

WHo the fuck says it isn’t acceptable on this board? YOU? THE REASON THAT IT BOTHERS ANY OF YOU ISN’T BECAUSE YOU CAN’T READ IT, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL PERSONALITIES THAT SEEK OUT CHAOS AND DRAMA. YOU ARE SELF-IMPORTANT AND YOU SEEK ANOTHER WAY TO TEAR SOMEONE DOWN TO BUILD YOURSELVES UP. YOU DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE CAPS LOCK – YOU HATE NOT BEING IN CONTROL. YOU HATE YOURSELVES AND YOUR UNIMPORTANT LIVES. YOU ARE A BUNCH OF MISERABLE, ANGRY AND VINDICTFUL CONTROL-FREAKS THAT WANT TO FORCE YOUR LIBERALISM DOWN OUR THROATS AS WELL. FUCK THE LOT OF YOU. YOU AREN’T IN CONTROL OF JACK SHIT – NOT EVEN YOUR OWN HAPPINESS, YOU DONKEYS.

GENO ,

I HAVE NO INTENTION TO BE RUDE OR LOUD AND DO NOT TAKE MYSELF TOO SERIOUSLY .
I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD MORE COMPLIMENTS THAN COMPLAINTS !

I DO HOWEVER THINK IT IS RUDE TO TELL OTHER PEOPLE WHAT TO SAY OR HOW TO TYPE .

THAT BEING SAID , I ENJOY READING WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY & DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THEM ON ANY PRESUPPOSED ETIQUETTE , HECK , I EVEN LET MISSPELLED WORDS GO BY .

IN SHORT , I PREFER TO LET YOU BE YOU AND EXPECT NOTHING LESS IN RETURN .

PLEASE DON’T BE A CAPS COP . CAPS ARE ONLY RUDE IF YOU MAKE THEM RUDE . IN SHORT , LIGHTEN UP & LIVE A LITTLE .

All CAPS just makes it easier for old eyes to read… We (OLDER PERSONS) print in CAPS, and those who write in micro should restrain themselves to bathrooms and join the group who write on the spaces between the tiles. [OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS “GROUT WRITERS”]. As for older Patriots, Americans, and those who read the posts for information, (myself)… I never noticed his post was in ALL CAPS, as it was very clear and understandable and a clear message that I agree with completely… The rest of the nay sayers miss the point that us old guys (dinosaurs) or “age eyesight challenged” got the message and never noticed the ALL CAPS… SHAME ON YOU FOR BEING ELITIST IDIOTS AND COMPLAINERS!!! GET A LIFE.

YES, REALLY! Most people don’t like it. She is not alone. I also did not read the man’s post because I believe posting in all caps is rude and akin to YELLING IN YOUR POST!