It seems my latest BA was by default - I tried to help, and got insulted for it! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArpN8hZ8KH8Mth.2VbUWBNXsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090914055253AAlt1nv
*Just for the record, that list *was* personal taste, and I own all those albums!*
So, has anyone ever both complimented and insulted you at once? As above, on the subject of music?
What are some songs about insults / insulting people? Songs with back-handed compliments?
BQ : What was the weirdest asker comment given when you got a BA?
2009-09-15T05:17:35Z
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Thank you all for your answers :)
I wasn't looking for 'emotion reasuring' comments, I just thought it was funny and wanted to share ~ but your responses are touching.
{{{TBK}}} Poetry back-handed compliments apply just as much to this Q :)
Syd : You know the rules young lady: Be careful of the crazy people on the internet!
Smeghead : There's nothing wrong with a bit of Slade!
AC/DC : Well, we know you are one of the loveliest, inteligent users in R&P :) Anyone who judges someone's intelligence on what they listen to has some mental issues of their own...
Punch : No need for you to be apologising dear. The newbies will learn {eventually}, and maybe even manage to make their requests more detailed in future...
Lucy and Nutty : Ladies of R&P unite! {no idea why I said that, it just... came to mind!}
2009-09-18T11:03:29Z
Darth : I like green tea too, but there's a time and a place!
Mike : *Excellent* choice of song! I didn't block her ~ I'll let her learn from early errors...
Lucy Blue : There are so many people like that around. At least they bothered to pick a BA, unlike the people who just let every Q go to vote, even when there's only 1 answer!
Zeppelin 911 : Some askers just don't know a good answer when they see it!
Ladyhawk2009-09-15T10:33:20Z
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Hi Silver :)
You are R&P's real wikipedia. I learned that very early on :)
You can't fix stupid. Oh well.
I have gotten this in real life I used to be a DJ in a hard rock bar (about 10 years ago) I was in my early 20s. When I first started there, the bikers and other patrons thought they could try to 'trip me up' on classic rock 'cause a young woman won't know this music. They tried and tried, and then one biker came to me when I corrected him (he felt he was pretty good with music) about a really early rock song. He shook his head and said "That's sad." I said "What is?" He said "that you know these things." I always had prided myself with having a wide music range, but he basically suggested it was pretty sad that I got that into music and spent all my time listening to it and playing it. He was partly right, I was taking everything too seriously I had to know all the facts about the bands all the albums all the songs, song lenghts (thats a DJ thing) and album years (I don't know why I have always been obsessed with having to know album years and think them in cronological order) I did start to get out more, have more hobbies, and breathe more fresh air. I also care less for musical 'factiods' than I used to. Now I would say I am just a casual music listener with a lot left to learn and an open mind, not an obsessed woman with nothing better to do than look up musical facts. (although there are still moments!)
I dont think Ive really had that happen yet on YA! (Havent been here long enough) but I did have someone who posted a question I was the only one that answered and they gave me 2 stars and said. That wasn't what I was looking for, Thanks. and I kind of thought, well if it wasnt what you were looking for then either extend the question or don't pick it as BA! Also I wondered why he thanked me for giving him something that wwasn't what he wanted for an answer. Some people I'll never figure out.
anyways, as for a song, I thought of this off hand: Reelin’ In The Years” by Steely Dan.
You been tellin' me you're a genius Since you were seventeen In all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean The weekend at the college Didn't turn out like you planned The things that pass for knowledge I can't understand.
Hi Silver Rose , Well , since the first week I came to this place of Q and A , I noticed the greatness of some people in answering with effort just to benefit the asker and you Silver needs no testimony that you're one of those high leveled users .
A1 : Yes , once a person here on Y/A said to me that you have a great taste in music and living in a time warp !!!! BTW , I hate most of 90 , 00s music .. o0
A2 : Hmmm , how about this song : "Hollywood "Down On Your Luck" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQfKAOfsfU4
A3 : One asker after giving me 3 out of 5 typed : "some great bands , but most of them are Metal" even though I listed mostly Blues Rock bands .... o0
I looked at the question and was not surprised that the asker was a typical Level 1. Just consider the SOURCE on that one...
As for the rest of us who know you and like your answers, we're sure your answer *was* according to personal taste, and it looks like you took a lot of time and thought to answer that question.
I really can't say that has happened to me.
The only song I can think of that is about insulting other people is "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDfIOr1ByIc
BA: They said, "Yeah you sound very simple... must be why you like AC/DC" W H A T E V E R....
I call BS.. I am so angry that my dearest Silver Wolf would be treated in such a fashion, but AC/DC is right.. typical noob, how dare they...
I just wanted to add to the above comments by saying how beautifully written that answer was, you certainly deserved the BA for that answer, and did not deserve to be insulted.. So sorry
I pay such little mind to insults, that I actually can't think of one off the top of my head, however if one comes to me in the time this question is open i will gladly share it.
Elvis Costello- How To Be Dumb no you tube clip and sadly only a 30 sec clip on LastFM (sigh)
BQ: a contact has taken to giving me BAs with snide little one word comments, so I simply stopped answering their questions
Mike H Music Man in New Orleans2009-09-15T16:39:45Z
I hope you blocked the jerk. You have great musical taste and a huge knowledge of music. Yes I have been complimented and insulted at the same time - I receive E-mail thanking me for an answer and then they turn around and tell me my musical taste sucks or something. The last guy was a Beatles hater. Loved the way I answered his question but then went on to tell me how bad the Beatles were and he couldn't believe I listened to them.
You're So Vain - Carly Simon is a favorite of mine about insults. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBaQbhrhSfs