Cedric Chang wrote:
>> You know Olin, your behaviour reminds me very much of an acquaintance
>> that I later discovered had mild Asperger syndrome.  He was renown for
>> upsetting and angering people with very insensitive comments but was
>> completely unaware of it. Most people simply considered him socially
>> inept.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Mike
>
> Mike, your comment reminds me very much of someone I knew who was a
> pompous ass but since I don't know you, it is very unlikely that you
> are a pompous ass.

LOL. :-)

It's a known psychological trick: you insult the person, while being able to 
claim that "I wasn't talking about you". Olin uses this trick too:

Trick:
> Perhaps I'm missing something, but the above certainly sounds like you're 
> a
> dirtbag

Denial:
> 3 - There is a very big difference between saying "You're a dirtbag", and
> explaining how this one post could indicate that.

Trick:
> I'm
> thinking "what an ---hole" as I grudginly might read the rest.  Fifth, the
> description is way too long.  Sixth, I read the first line and I still 
> don't
> know what job position you are looking for.  Software engineer?  Hardware
> engineer?  Technician?  Mail room assistant?  Janitor?  What an ---hole.

Denial:
> Read what I wrote carefully and you'll see I wasn't calling you names, but
> rather trying to illustrate the thought process of a potential hiring
> manager.

Reminds me of a joke about an irritable store clerk, who was reprimanded for 
telling his customers to go to hell. The manager told him, "the next time 
you tell someone to go to hell, I will fire you". The clerk tried to be 
patient with a capricious customer, but eventually his anger reached a 
boiling point, so he said: "I am going to hell, and I urge you to follow 
me!"

Most people (including me) use this trick from time to time, and I think 
most people can see right through it. :-)

Vitaliy


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