On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 6:51:01 PM UTC-8, Frank Berger wrote:
> On 3/5/2023 9:24 PM, Dan Koren wrote:
> > On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 5:50:29 PM UTC-8, Notsure01 wrote:
> >>
> >> I'd heard the expression "the suits" for folks like that,
> >> as well as the expression "stuffed shirts" - and when
> >> you google "stuffed suits meaning" it says "Did you
> >> mean stuffed shirts?".
> >>
> >
> > "The suits" has a somewhat different meaning than
> > "a stuffed suit". "The suits" usually refers to C or E
> > level execs, or lawyers, or bean counters. "Stuffed
> > suits" can be at any level. The phrase describes
> > attitude and/or (in)capabilities rather than level
> > in an organization.
> >
> > I still find it surprising anyone who retired after a
> > "disstinguished career" has not encountered this
> > phrase during their "disstinguished career" on
> > the (presumably East) Coast. Or maybe he/she
> > did not notice it because on that (presumably
> > East) Coast, where they all are stuffed suits.
>
> Interesting question: Can a stuffed suit recognize
> another stuffed suit?

They usually don't. Being a stuffed suit is normalcy
for stuffed suits. Just like the clergy, the are also
stuffed.

> Relatedly, does a stuffed suit know he is a stuffed
> suit?

Nope. They don't understand the concept. They see
themselves as "normal". Just like NotSure01, who
clearly sees himself as a paragon of normalcy and
decency.

dk

On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 5:01:04 PM UTC-6, Herman wrote:
> The whole idea of types like DK, Marc S and FB is to talk about their stuff on every siingle spot they want, in as many different threaqds as they can.

Is this your defense for behaving the same way? Congrats, you've become the Dick Cheney of RMCR.

On Monday, 6 March 2023 at 14:28:32 UTC, mswd...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 5:01:04 PM UTC-6, Herman wrote:
> > The whole idea of types like DK, Marc S and FB is to talk about their stuff on every siingle spot they want, in as many different threaqds as they can.
> Is this your defense for behaving the same way? Congrats, you've become the Dick Cheney of RMCR.

I think myself, Melmoth, Herman and a few others are past caring by now. Rubbish in, rubbish out.

Let's change the subject and discuss sports.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/sports/power-slap-league-dana-white.html?smid=url-share

On Monday, 6 March 2023 at 15:05:36 UTC, mswd...@gmail.com wrote:
> Let's change the subject and discuss sports.

I don't mind discussing how many vowels there are on page 234 of the telephone directory. It would be a refreshing change.

On 3/6/2023 10:05 AM, mswd...@gmail.com wrote:
> Let's change the subject and discuss sports.
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/sports/power-slap-league-dana-white.html?smid=url-share

My graduate school Alma Mater, UCLA, won the PAC-12 regular season championship. On to the PAC-12 and NCAA tournaments.

My son-in-law is high school basketball coach and his team won their conference championship tournament for the first time in 23 years.

Enough?

On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 3:54:15 PM UTC-6, Frank Berger wrote:
> On 3/6/2023 10:05 AM, mswd...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Let's change the subject and discuss sports.
> >
> > https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/sports/power-slap-league-dana-white.html?smid=url-share
> My graduate school Alma Mater, UCLA, won the PAC-12 regular season championship. On to the PAC-12 and NCAA tournaments.
>
> My son-in-law is high school basketball coach and his team won their conference championship tournament for the first time in 23 years.
>
> Enough?

Congrats to your son-in-law! I was half-serious, mostly pointing to the idea that some people think slapping can be a sport (a bad idea, I'd say).

On 3/6/2023 8:19 PM, mswd...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 3:54:15 PM UTC-6, Frank Berger wrote:
>> On 3/6/2023 10:05 AM, mswd...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Let's change the subject and discuss sports.
>>>
>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/sports/power-slap-league-dana-white.html?smid=url-share
>> My graduate school Alma Mater, UCLA, won the PAC-12 regular season championship. On to the PAC-12 and NCAA tournaments.
>>
>> My son-in-law is high school basketball coach and his team won their conference championship tournament for the first time in 23 years.
>>
>> Enough?
>
> Congrats to your son-in-law! I was half-serious, mostly pointing to the idea that some people think slapping can be a sport (a bad idea, I'd say).
>

I have three sons-in-law: basketball coach, mathematician and rabbi. All good husbands and fathers.