It seems all my threads and posts end up being very me-focused. I wonder why. I wonder if this is the side of me Hatrack brings out or if, in general, I'm a very narcissistic person. Or perhaps this is a shadow side to me, bursting out at Hatrack because I tend to be the "counselor" in many social situations.
See? More self analysis. Grr. Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
why the hell arent you talking about how cool I am?
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
It would be hard to do so without relating it to myself. You are cool, odouls, because you posted on my narcissism thread. Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :
speaking of cool...
Has anyone else ever told you how cool I am?
Posted by Frameshifter (Member # 2967) on :
This is just a thought, it could be wrong, or not. Nor is it intended to be insulting.[/disclaimer]
You post these things here because you don't feel that you can talk about them in RL (for some unknown reason).
Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
No, no. I assure you, I discuss with people how cool I am in real life as well.
Why do you think Porcelain Girl calls me David "I have big arms" [insert last name here]
Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
It's certainly not because i have big arms. There are women at the gym that laugh when i lift.
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I don't mind talking about you, Jenny, as long as you throw me a bone every once in a while and post more boot pictures. Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
If odouls were your alter ego screen name, that would make it really narcissistic.
Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
Jenny, promise to post more boot pictures if frisco promises not to post more butt pictures.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Frisco, that's why you're in the Hatrack Book of Legends.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
quote:Narcissistic Threads
See...I read this and immediately starting thinking of ways to make a suit of mirrors... Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
It's a good thing I never plan on running for office.
Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
I'd still vote for ya.
"You really gonna vote for Frisco?"
"Hell yeah im voting for his ass."
Posted by odouls268 (Member # 2145) on :
im gonna be the one in trouble.
Hatrack voted and i promised to deliver. Odouls naked on the beach. Feather Boa, high heels and nipple tassles.
And i wanna run for president.
Hey, at least itll prove i can keep my word. Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
Frameshifter: I do talk about these things, but not as honestly. I tend to be a very passionate person, but Hatrack is like a mirror sometimes. I usually don't like what I see. However, it keeps me humble and honest. So I see it as therapy.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
This looks like my work.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Jenny, I have to say that I haven't noticed this tendency. There are certain people who have certain predictable tendencies -- msquared will invite anyone at all to his house for brats, given the slighest provocation; Grandma Evie will find some reason to mention that she is the AUTHOR of a BOOK; I'll say something snarky anytime someone sweepingly insults the Democrats -- but I don't tend to associate your posts with egregious self-promotion.
Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
Odd. Unlike Tom, I do have a sense of you being self-absorbed -- while I can't provide any direct evidence of it, it's just an impression I've gotten over the past couple years. The only example that really stands out in my mind is the "It's so hard to be pretty" thread, though, so maybe my impression lacks substance.
Of course, I tend to run on the narcs myself -- so much so that I believe the cops are planning a sting on me -- so this is coming from a fellow Narcs Anonymous member.
Hi, my name is Eddie, and I'm narcissistic. And pretty. And did I mention smart? God, I have a sweet ass. Y'know, one day, I did a thing, and I looked so great doing it that I did it again and again and again, before retiring home to my closet shrine dedicated to myself. Though I am kinda annoyed that all those pictures of myself block my view of my reflection in the mirrors I have in there. Did I mention how sweet my ass is?
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
Bleah. I'm never going to live that one down.
(where's the barfing smiley)
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
quote: Jenny, I have to say that I haven't noticed this tendency. There are certain people who have certain predictable tendencies -- msquared will invite anyone at all to his house for brats, given the slighest provocation; Grandma Evie will find some reason to mention that she is the AUTHOR of a BOOK; I'll say something snarky anytime someone sweepingly insults the Democrats -- but I don't tend to associate your posts with egregious self-promotion.
Ooh, ooh! What do I always do?
(Jenny - woman, very few have the talent to so unabashedly turn all conversations into being about them than I do. And Lalo is even worse than I am.)
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Eddie, I have to agree that your rear is your best feature.
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
Ralphie, you always manage to look good, though!
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
pooka - You've seen Eddie's butt?!!
Why haven't I seen Eddie's butt???
(Jenny - And you think you don't always look good doing it? Silly Jenny.)
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
I skimmed all the other posts, but didn't really see anything of interest because none of them mentioned me. I know I'm the coolest because when I walk into a room, everyone looks my way. I was over in Hong Kong this one time and had just come out of a store and this little kid sees me and just starts screaming and crying as his mother escorts him away. It was a little like Beatle-mania. I think I understand how rockstars feel. People are just lucky I don't put out an album, write a book, or perform some major athletic feat. Then their lives would just be devoted to talking about me. I don't do these things not because I don't wish to distract them from other things, (really, who cares what they want?), but because it would limit the freedoms I have to be mobbed by adoring fans everywhere I went. I just relax, secure in the knowledge that everyone would acknowledge how great I was if I tried to make them aware of it.
But enough about me talking about me. Why don't you talk about me.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Tom, if you're going to slam someone, at least spell their name correctly.
Jenny, I don't see you as being narcissistic or self-promoting.
There are others around here who are -- but they already think this song-- err, thread-- is about them. So I won't mention any names. (we REALLY need an :angel: smilie!)
*hugs Jenny*
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Jenny, you do begin a lot of threads with reflection on a personal situation. But you phrase your posts in a way that invites discussion of the broader issue. There's been good discussion on some of your threads because they aren't exclusively "me-focused" even when they're "me-inspired."
Some people use news links to bring up discussion topics, others use personal stories. I don't see one as automatically more valid than the other.
Posted by jexx (Member # 3450) on :
I am about to post a thread about my life. Does that make me narcissistic? Not so much. Does it make me a little self-absorbed? Probably. I have to live in this personality, I'm pretty interested in finding out how it works. Hatrack is a good place to air my dirty laundry (so to speak), because I have met very few of you in real life, and I trust most of you to be honest with your replies.
Jenny, I haven't noticed a preponderance of self-absorption in your threads. Even when they are about you and your life, they cause discussion in a more general way (as someone else brilliant upthread noticed).
Besides, why aren't we talking about Ralphie's magnificent rack and rapier wit? Silly threadenizens!
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
Jexx, you are totally missing the point of this thread. We aren't here to talk about Ralphie (she promotes herself enough without your help) or anyone else, we're here to talk about ourselves and how great we are.
By the way, I noticed all of you misspelled my name J-e-n-n-y. It's J-O-n-n-y, dammit! Your lack of attention to detail has made me a little sad. I think I need a hug.
((((((((((((((((((((JNSB))))))))))))))))))))
Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :
The "me so pretty" thread was something special.
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
Irami, do you happen to know the title to that thread? I looked up "me so pretty" and got bupkus.
Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
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However, it keeps me humble and honest. So I see it as therapy.