Match Day Thread Bournemouth v Southampton, Sunday 18 December, KO 1:30pm

The posts earlier in the thread saying "I'm not really like that" remind me of a moment Derren Brown says he made a discovery that changed his life.

He was looking for a friend whom he'd arranged to meet in a café. He'd forgotten which one and arrived at one of the suspects to a door being held open by two older people. He briefly looked round, realised his friend wasn't in there and left. He heard the couple holding the door say "Who does he think he is, didn't even thank us". He left feeling how unfair it was, as that isn't remotely how he truly is.

Then he realised that they were right. He had been dismissive and rude in front of them and their impression of him was accurate no matter what his view of his character was. You are what you do, not what you think of yourself.

I come across on here as mildly arrogant and heavily reliant on facts. I get very annoyed with people who can't see that evidence matters. I don't take anything on faith (including God). I'll tell someone if they think they are wrong with analysis. I'm optimistic. I can be deeply irritating but also pretty funny. The reason I come across like that is that that's how I behave, here and elsewhere. Claiming otherwise is ludicrous (there's the arrogance and argumentativeness coming out). Gnothi seauton: Know thyself.

Vin

 

I like talking about Saints, doesn't matter who I talk about it to. If this board died, I would just look at my phone less. I wouldn't join Saintsweb, not because a lot on there are ****s, but because you have to pay to post. That is different then giving a caring about what people think about me by my posts.

I have no mates on here, I don't deem people I haven't/will never meet as mates. Yes I agree there seems to be some decent people on here. But then I only know them by their post, not by how they are in real life.

 

You have to pay to post on Saintsweb?!
I didnt know that, seems ridiculous. I'm surprised people are willing to do that especially when other free forums exist

 

Can post 3 times a day free, then it's £5 a year (if I remember rightly). Not loads of money but still more then I would pay.

 

Not just about the amount though, paying to talk about football seems odd!
That's what pubs are for.

 

It reminds me of the old BBC606. People just out to get a reaction.

 

But all the pubs have closed Although I still managed to find a couple on Saturday between 5 and half 6.

 

You'll be glad to know I'm a dick in real life too.

 

Never doubted it

 

How much is a pint of beer these days?

 

There are a lot of contradictions in here.

1) You are what you do, not what you think of yourself. You then explain what you think of yourself, but the fact is you often respond emotionally (very annoyed) yet claim some kind of logical bias (heavily reliant on facts).
2) You deal with facts. You then say you are optimistic. Facts are not negative or optimimistic. Optimism is not reliance on facts. It is a form of faith. So you do have faith.
3) You know how you come across. This means you are trying to write your own epitaph. You can only guess how you come across as everyone perceives everything differently. You think you know how you come across is about as far as this can be taken.

My point? To think you know yourself is the biggest mistake. Be open-minded. You are many things to many people.

 

Luckily they don't let Yahoo e-mail users on there....imagine my stress trying to select which 3 comments I want to post. My head would explode

 

I think you've missed my point. I display all of those characteristics so it would be daft for me to say (for example) "no, I never get annoyed, that's not the real me; if you met me you'd see I'm not like that."

I am all of the things I do, contradictions or not; that's why I put them in. I'd even say contradictions are compulsory, as I'm human.

Football and philosophy and we don't even have to pay to write this tripe.

Vin

 

Probably cheaper than what I pay for Coca Cola, that isn't.

 

In real life I am warm hearted, considerate, generous to a fault, tolerant, easy going, understanding, well liked and kind. If you believe that then you'll believe any old bullshit.

 

Depends on what/where you're drinking really. Generally 3/4 quid.

A litre of beer in Milan is 15 euro though

 

That was a bucket of beer

 

I hear Pierre has a song now from this game? Anyone who go know it?

Does it mention Pompey?

 

Ohhhhh, Pierre Højbjerg..
The only and only
Signed from Munich
He said his days were number if he stayed in Germany
Now he's on the south coast and he ****ing hates Pompey

Ohhhhh, Pierre Højbjerg...

*repeat*