Bully Poll

[TheCoxwain]

Be Honest

[Buzz Clik]

1. this poll makes me want to kick yer ass.

[HopeHoops]

2. That reminds me of something from "Stranger in a Strange Land"

If you aren't familiar with the book, a child is born en-route to Mars and is the only survivor when the ship crashes. He is raised by Martians and a subsequent mission finds him and returns him to Earth. He has absolutely no concept of humor as this is not part of the Martian culture.

One day at the zoo, he observes a large chimp come over to a smaller one and beat the shit out of him. After wimpering for a bit, the abused chimp gets up, goes over to an even smaller chimp and gives him a var worse pummeling. At this point, the guy laughs for the first time - he finally understood humor.

Personally, I view it more as understanding irony, but that's a part of humor.

[rrneck]

3. As an orphan who never met his parents I fail to see the irony

of your post. :)

[HopeHoops]

4. I'm not really sure how to respond to that.

I'm saddened that you've never met them, but I was basically just recounting the part of the story related to bullying and how it propagates socially. I hope that didn't offend you.

[Buzz Clik]

8. Yeah, I'm not sure being an orphan was a key aspect of this.

On the bright side, being an orphan will ensure that you'll never be held for ransom by the Pirates of Penzance.

[rrneck]

13. Oh no! I was just being silly

and apparently doing a poor job of it. I was not offended in the least and I apoligize for misleading you.

[Occam Bandage]

5. There are no bullies who who bully bullies without being bullied?

How about buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo? Do they buffalo Buffalo buffalo?

[Buzz Clik]

9. Why did I ever take you off my ignore list?

:crazy:

[Occam Bandage]

11. I've said many, many things to many people to deserve being ignored.

A reference to "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" really shouldn't be one of them.

[Buzz Clik]

12. You're dead to me.

[ieoeja]

6. I voted "never" even though I know at least one person who claimed to have bullied me.

"Hey, everyone! I recognize this guy. I used to bully him when we were kids!"

"So let me get this straight, when you were 15 and I was 10, you'd knock me on my ass, I'd stand back up and tell you to fuck off, and you consider that 'bullying' me?"

"Yes."

"Huh? You see, I didn't really consider myself bullied as long as you failed to shut me up. At any rate, I'm no longer a ten year old standing up to a fifteen year old. Care to try knocking me down right now?"

"Hey, sorry man. I ain't picking no fight. I just thought everyone would get a laugh."

"Well, you succeeded. They all seem to be laughing now."

[L0oniX]

7. I get bullied by bullies here on DU all the time. It's no big deal to me. I could care less.

[Echo In Light]

10. There's specific, obvious reasons cyber bullies choose to get their kicks in an anonymous medium