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Hey readers! Welcome back to another edition of Ask LadyJ. I was hoping for a letter or two from people who knew the names of the people who coined the expressions used in last week's ALJ, but no such luck. Doppler said that it sounds like a bastardization of the P.T. Barnum quote, "You can fool all of the people some of the time, you can fool some of the
people all of the time... but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." Sounds good to me, but I don't think I made up the bastardization. :) If anyone has any more info, please let me know. [Note from Doppler: I've since been informed that the quote originated with Abraham Lincoln, but since that same person also informed me that Lincoln coined the phrase "Party on, dudes", I have reason to question its validity.] Lady J, This is from the scumbag...... As one of your readers, one of the very few readers, or at least responders I really must say that you seem quite oblivious to the ways of the world. You probably watch a bit to much Springer and are warped by such nonsense. Just because I want to look around doesn't make me a louse. My parents met when they were 14 and have been happily married for years and the one thing that they both regret is not dating others in their prime. Why should I have to ponder on what would or could have been? You may see me as a "scumbag", but before you respond in such a brash manner take a moment to think. I am twenty two and I'm not married yet. I think that dating others should be encouraged and not shun. Just because my girlfriend has dated assholes in the past shouldn't stop me from dating others. I guess it was my fault for asking advice from the close minded. Scumbag, Here's what I think. I think that my words hit a little too close to the mark for your comfort, and you decided to lash out and make disparaging comments about me. Let's address those comments, shall we? My alleged Springer-fandom: I have watched Springer a handful of times, because I think it's slightly more fun than professional wrestling, and a lot more fun than boxing. However, it's essentially the same style of entertainment. I have been giving advice since long before I ever saw my first episode of Springer, and if you'll scroll down to the first issue of ALJ, you'll probably notice that I was no less abrasive then. My alleged closed-mindedness: I am one of the more open-minded people I know. My views are not puritanical in the least, but I also know that doing dishonest things that would hurt your loved ones constitutes a no-no. If this doctrine represents closed-mindedness in your book... well, then your book will never get a Nobel prize for literature, I can assure you. My brashness: Hon, I do believe that my advice column has been touted as "Advice with a bite". I've also called myself a bitch in my little auto-bio on the front page of my column. With all of that, how could you expect anything but brashness? Now, let's address your defensive comments about your own situation. You say that your parents have been happily married for years, but they regret not dating more before they were married. You assume that these wistful regrets mean that they wish they had been dishonest and dated on the side? I don't think that they'd be happily married if they had done that. In fact, I very seriously doubt that you would have been created at all if they had. Moreover, if they are truly happy together, then they would probably both agree that things worked out for the best for them in any event. You call what you want to do "looking around", but that's not what you're proposing. You're proposing that you date other people behind the back of the woman with whom you are having an exclusive relationship. That equals cheating, not looking around. You also think that the only reason this could possibly be wrong is that she's been wronged in the past. Not so fast. Your actions are wrong no matter what her past, but they are exceedingly scummy because of that fact, and because you decided you cared enough about her to attempt to erase those past wrongs. The fact that you would enter into a relationship with her under this pretense and then procede to do exactly what they did to her, to hurt her, that is what makes you a scumbag. Now, I offer to you the suggestion that you think your situation over a bit more before you go telling me how wrong I am. I am exactly what I claim to be. I am a bitch from New York with a lot of opinions and the guts to voice them. You however, are a cowardly scumbag hypocrite who preys on women who have been weakened by others. |
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Born and raised in NYC, LadyJ developed a quick wit and an acid tongue to entertain her friends, and cut down those foolish enough to oppose her. This abrasiveness earned her a reputation as a heartless bitch in some circles, but those closest to her still believe she has a great capacity for understanding and caring, and a talent for advice. On this website, LadyJ offers herself both to help those who ask her advice, and to entertain those who find her humorous. Those who fall into neither category are leftovers, and we all know that no one likes leftovers. So, if you have a problem that you need help with, and the courage to accept her advice...
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