The nicest thing someone's ever done for meIn amongst all the tales of bitterness and poo, we occasionally get fluffy stories that bring a small tear to our internet-jaded eyes.
In celebration of this, what is the nicest thing someone's done for you? Whether you thoroughly deserved it or it came out of the blue, tell us of heartwarming, selfless acts by others.
Failing that, what nice things have you done for other people, whether they liked it or not?
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chthonic, Thu 2 Oct 2008, 16:14)
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hmmmSomehow i really don't think it would have 'ruined' your life, maybe a bit difficult, but with the addition of your little erratta, the story now reads very differently, and doesn't put you in a favourable light, at all.
Oxymoron - something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements.
A)The nicest thing someone's ever done for me
B)A woman had a termination at MY insistence, because it would ruin MY life.
I know fine well the meaning of oxymoron, and I also know the meaning of another word, have you heard of it
Selfish - concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others.
I'm sorry, although i'm no pro-lifer, i can see no 'niceness' in abortions i'm afraid.
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It's a linguistic terma figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”
I didn't tell Maxine I wanted her to terminate, I told her it was her choice and that I'd support it. I certainly didn't insist on it (where you get that from I don't know) - but I also I'm most definitely a villain here, and take your criticism squarely on the chin. It's a great deal less harsh than that which I heap on myself daily, so help yourself...
The fact is I was hospitalised by the mother of my little girl over something a great deal more trivial - she might have fucking killed me over this: so ended/ruined - who knows?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 14:57,
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I didn't replyto make myself feel better, or you any worse, honestly. I just thought your story was very sad, in all respects.
Linguistics aside, i hope it works out OK in the end!
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Thanks for thatI've not made a very good job of explaining what went on here, I'm sorry - one of the side effects of sneakily posting whilst working...
To summarise:
a) Maxine is lovely
b) I'm not
c) Woman 'B' is a fucking homicidal nutjob
But what Maxine did for me is incredible - that was the point I was trying to make and I stand by it 100%.
It's really, really fucking sad. The end.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 15:20,
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