Wamblyville Message Base: Dr Zul

I've breezed in and will probably stick around awhile (at least until I get my chopper fixed!) and am looking foreward to seeing you folks online! Open your hearts...the Doctor is =IN=. ~~~Dr. Zul___

Hmm . . . don't have a question at the immediate moment, but let me think of one for next time.

If a person is hogging your date, what should you do?

Shades of GHOSTBUSTERS, ol' ZUL is on the loose again. Hey LT in answer to your question: "If a person is hogging your date, what should you do?" I would say, let them hate the date seed and all, you can always buy another pack. Unless you are asking of the date like the month, day, and year, then tell them to get their own. Sure hope this helps, I know things can get to the point where you need someone else to set that proper prospective. Oh, gee, never thought, you might be talking of a boy, girl, type of date, hmmm...I don't know, check with RAMOTH or DARK STAR, they might be able to help you.

Mr. Terrorizer...it would seem that you should perhaps let the person know your feelings, if that person is receptive to constructive criticism. This depends on whether the person is an insensitive clod, or an understanding clod. Hope that this will help you.

What can you suggest about insensitive clods who continually bug you about things that are their fault anyway?

I'd have to say that what one says and what one does are two different things. Consider that old addage, "words is jes' words". Also remember that reality and virtual reality (according to the vantage point of the viewer of the reality in question) can sometimes lead to misinterpretation on the part of the party being bugged as well as the party doing the bugging. Ah, but I digress...(We'll discuss theoretical quantum mechanics later!) In sum, I suggest that you kindly keep the facts of the issue in mind, and again, depending on the insensitivity of the clod in question, present those facts in a bold and indisputable manner in front of as many witnesses as is physically possible (you could rent, say, Dodger Stadium for the event) and make the clod universally known to be just what he/she/they/it is...a clod!

PLEASE consider yourself anointed with my fullest admiration, that last response was put almost the exact way I would have liked to write it. I bow to you, and will watch your every word to savor and learn from it. My code of communication has always been, if you can't convince them, confuse them.

I'll take your advice and bop the guy . . . nah, then he'd probably bop me back. I think we can work it out.

I have a problem with a friend. Could you give me any advise on a friend who is constantly putting me down for everything?

...one could say that such a person is not truly much of a friend! Then you also should wonder about what this "friend" is putting you down for. Some people are insensitive and will give crticisms which are a bit too harsh and not even realise it. Also, if this person is the only one who is putting you down, you may simply take him/her/it aside & make known your feelings in the manner in as tactful a way as possible. Remember that if this person is not the only one to "put you down" in this fashion, you may not be experiencing a put-down, but rather true criticism. (If several people tell you the same thing, it might just bear some consideration). If all else fails, and this person is the only one bothering you about trivial little things, and if he/she/it won't listen to your pleas for justice, try a rolling pin to the side of the cranium and I guarantee you will see an immediate improvement in the clod's (last week's buzzword!) mannerisms. Just try it! It works, "zul see"!

How about a situation where two people tolerate each other but really would rather strangle each other. Friends but one party would like to strangle the other and thinks the other is quite demanding. Is the other person demanding or is the first person selfish for thinking it?

if more than one person offers the same complaint about you it could mean that they are being taken in by the first party and believing everything they are told. The REAL trick here is to REALLY know yourself well enough to know if what they say is true or not. If you are honest with yourself, then you will most likely be honest with others.

Remember that in all things we must try to be as open-minded as possible. If one party wants to strangle the other, it is usually best to indicate this tactfully. That depends, again, on the understanding nature of the soon-to-be-throttled. As for more than one person saying the same thing simply as part of a bigger "communist plot", well...you're on your own. You know what they say...just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you are out to be gotten...(BTW, for those of you who are wondering, the Dr happens to know that "paranoid" and "schizophrenic" are one & the same; after all, can you imagine the chaos that would break loose if there were TWO of those nasty little critters laying seige to a Domino's?!? One is looney enough, but a "pair o' noid" ? No! Please!! No! DR ZUL

Whoa! Bad pun! BAD PUN! :)

I knew somebody out there would appreciate (?) that one... :)

message activity? Some boards can have five good users and have 100 posts, yet another board could have five good users and have less than 10. I don't understand that.

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say something that you KNOW quite a few have fixed or different opinions about. THAT usually gets it for me. I LOVE to say things that will stimulate bbs activity. Just as an example, let's take the way that certain persons call here, read the messages - or play games, and either don't post at all - or hardly at all. I know someone that won't answer a message that mentions them very prominently, just because they really don't want to get involved with the person who posted it. It is pure love for me to indulge myself, along with many others, in a relationship where the others involved know only what *I* want to tell them. But in my case, I have lost out to letting most of those other people know what I am truly like, and then I am of no further interest to them. HA! That should get something going.

you have there. The board I was referring to had a couple of heavy topics that maybe we might try to indulge in. 1) Lots of users were calling to do nothing more than file activity when the sysop clearly states the board is for messages first and files next. 2) Somebody brought up the question of how to get a girlfriend. 3) A big discussion on abolishing the income tax laws and simply taxing you when you spend it. A one time deal. 4) Alternatives to fossil fuels and fission reactors. Anybody want to start talking about one of the four?

the voice of Dr. Zul two messages ago? The "fixed or different opinions" one? Does Dr. Zul also go, I wonder, by the same name as a particular American-made automobile?

If you all vote me governor then I will set up a program where in five years there will be no state income tax - I promise you. That's right, a program would be set up where there would be a phase out program from personal income tax and at the same time there would be a program that would phase in mandatory state sales taxes on ALL items that are sold to an "end user." And there would be a .05% tax to be paid on all items that are sold for any purpose except to an "end user." As to how much the sales tax would be - well the cost of doing business for the state govenment and a sizable reserve would be the paramount deciding factors for that.

but...but we are ALREADY taxed when we spend it!!!! Its called SALES tax!

and no one can make me! :P

you proposing taxing currently untaxed items? Food?

Methinks I've somehow stumbled through the looking glass...gotta stop being so vain...automobile? Well, I've been known to be racy, but THAT... Taxes? I'm here to help solve problems of the heart & mind...the SOUL is a very different thing, folks! But really, I think taxation is a wonderful thing. Just wish they'd do it once and get it overwith instead of nickle & diming us to death. Hmm...maybe a Chrysler? Naw...gotta be an Edsel...

a FORD! Dark Star

Remember, a current topic is that of taxes...how could I (with my high tax bracket) afFORD to be a FORD? :)

are a small percentage. Raise the sales tax a bunch like 20% or so and drop the income tax. Both state and federal income tax. Instead, just have that big sales tax. You're only taxed when you spend it. Sounds pretty good to me.

anonymously, who's to tell who that reply was from? 8-)

Might I be so bold as to ask where you're going to get revenue to run the state?

Whew! One of the world's best built cars.

Delorian! They wer VERY expensive. And I know where you can get one CHEAP!!!

...sub, I'd like to ask the users out there a question that they might or might not know : How do you get a girl that you like who already likes someone else?

HE did!!! Dark Star

That depends on the girl. Does she like you as a friend, or does she simply refuse to acknowledge your existence? If she is a friend, perhaps you should find out what it is about the person she likes that attracts her. If you don't really know her that well, then you might want to try getting to know her a little better, at the same time keeping enough distance so as not to scare her off or cause conflicts with the person she likes. Hope this helps!

had become so de-valued that they're not even considered "collectables" anymore.

My good man/woman (well, YOU know who you are...), I'll have you know that as I stated in a certain, un-named publication of wonderous merit, my DeLorean has been greatly modified so as not to constitute a factory re-call. Indeed, it's one of the few vehicles that will not only get you where you're going, it will also punctually bring you back before you left! (Let's see RTD try that!)

that.......Nah! couldn't be!

delorian? Hey that's neat! One of the few cars with an aluminum body and no paint to show for it. Shiny silver metallic. Personally, I just never could get into the the shape of the DeLorean. I also hate the shape of 928 if that gives you any ideas.

Sounds interesting. Oh, and yes, it is the Delorean that, um, you were thinking of. :-)

Why do I have the impression that YOU are a split personality?

Because he/she/it doesn't SOUND like an ancient Babylonian god?!?! Dark Star

Is that anything like split-pea soup? Probably not, huh? :)

it's more like Split chicken breasts, or banana Split? Nah! Dark Star

We are getting two docs for the price of one?

I hope they can take their own medicine. :)

Even Dr. Zul can't be a two-for-one package deal! It's hard enough for me just to be one of me. As for the other food references, I kinda prefer something a little more on the sweet side, like, say...toasted marshmallows!

How would you interpret somebody that tends to wake ahead (by lots of steps) whenever you're talking to this girl? He won't admit to anything but it's occured more than once.

What does one do with a person who drives you insane by doing stupid things, and just acts silly?

is this a trick question? a Stupid fool

It depends how stupid and annoying this person is. If it's to the point where you try not to be around him/her, then maybe you should tell him/her that he/she should act a little more mature, or just tell him/her to get lost (if it's to that point)! You probably should use more creative and figuartive language than mine. the ðFRESHMANð