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Offline Commander Cody

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Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« on: July 4, 2005, 11:47 PM »
 ::) Okay, dumb title, but what kind of attitude do you have? A negative attitude or a positive one. I find that I, unfortunately have a negative attitude. I can't help it. It just seems like the glass is always half empty. :-\

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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #1 on: July 5, 2005, 01:46 AM »
I'm definately a Negative Nellie!!! My jaded view of the world does come with benefits, I'm the smartass of smartasses!!! ;)
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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #2 on: July 5, 2005, 02:05 AM »
A mix of both I guess.

In the short term I tend to take a cynical attitude about individual events. But in the long run and in the grand scheme of things I believe in the fundamental goodness of people and that things will eventually even out for the better. :)
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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #3 on: July 5, 2005, 02:22 AM »
I'm definately a Negative Nellie!!! My jaded view of the world does come with benefits, I'm the smartass of smartasses!!! ;)

I thought you had to be smart to be a smartass?

I'm not really either, it just depends on what mood I'm in.
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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #4 on: July 5, 2005, 08:47 AM »
I am definitely a mix of the two.  It basically depends upon my mood for the day which it is going to be.

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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #5 on: July 5, 2005, 09:30 AM »
I think that all one need to do is look at the vast majority of my posts here to figure out that I'm a very cynical and pessimistic individual.

Some people view the glass as half full; some view it as half empty.  I tend to think that not only is the glass completely empty, it's about to be smashed by a falling anvil.   :-\

The good thing about expecting the worst is that you're prepared when it does happen; if it doesn't happen, and things actually do go well and turn out great, you're pleasantly surprised and it makes it even nicer.

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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #6 on: July 5, 2005, 11:37 AM »
I'm a freakin' ray of sunshine.
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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #7 on: July 5, 2005, 11:51 AM »
See.. .I don't define cynical in pessimistic terms.   I'm definitely cynical, but generally with an optimistic outlook.

To me, the glass is neither half full nor half empty.  The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #8 on: July 5, 2005, 12:16 PM »
You guys are so freakin pathetic with your piss ant analogies of the world. I drank the rest of what was in your glass and then pissed back into it and filled it up.
Name yours took a little longer.  ;D


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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #9 on: July 5, 2005, 12:49 PM »
>:(

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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #10 on: July 5, 2005, 01:24 PM »
Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.

Live by that, and you'll have no problem in life!


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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #11 on: July 5, 2005, 03:01 PM »
I'm all about the pessimism.  The glass is definitely half empty in my world.  I figure it's better to assume or prepare for the worst, so you're ready for it, but can also be pleasantly surprised if something ever exceeds your expectations or turns out surprisingly well...

To me, the glass is neither half full nor half empty.  The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Ha.  I like that.

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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #12 on: July 5, 2005, 03:08 PM »
I'm all about the pessimism.  .
And here I thought you were always a ray of sunshine  ::)

Next you're gonna tell me Jared isn't an eternal optimist.


As for me, I always have a smile on my face and a foul word in my head.

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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #13 on: July 5, 2005, 03:24 PM »
I'm all about the pessimism.  .

And here I thought you were always a ray of sunshine  ::)

The light in my light was suddenly extenguished when I last left Nashville, and realized I may never step foot in Wildcats again.  I've been in a bad mood ever since, which I'll be more than happy to illustrate to you a week from Friday, ******...  >:(

But you're definitely right about Jared though...  ;)

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Re: Your attitude: Negative Ned or Positive Pete?
« Reply #14 on: July 5, 2005, 03:37 PM »

As for me, I always have a smile on my face and a foul word in my head.


Perfectly put.   8)  I may look happy, but I'm cursing everyone's existence with that smile.
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