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Points: 979 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Oct 2012 at 18:32
Originally posted by Darmon Darmon wrote:

. . . does anyone know if there's an actual term for some sort of an inverted "fair-weather friend"?

Originally posted by <a href=http://www.urbandictionary.com/ target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.urbandictionary.com</a> http://www.urbandictionary.com wrote:

The opposite of a fair-weather friend, a foul-weather friend only seeks you out if they have a problem, need a shoulder to cry on, a ride to town or someone to watch their dog, but otherwise they act as if they don't even know you. They're only your chum when they're glum.
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Originally posted by SunStorm SunStorm wrote:

Originally posted by Darmon Darmon wrote:

. . . does anyone know if there's an actual term for some sort of an inverted "fair-weather friend"?

Originally posted by <a href=http://www.urbandictionary.com/ target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.urbandictionary.com</a> http://www.urbandictionary.com wrote:

The opposite of a fair-weather friend, a foul-weather friend only seeks you out if they have a problem, need a shoulder to cry on, a ride to town or someone to watch their dog, but otherwise they act as if they don't even know you. They're only your chum when they're glum.

That delights me on a number of levels!
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This decision was of my own accord.  I acted out of place by making this post.   I fully acknowledge this, and Harmless and I have parted with no ill feelings.  


Another Feast for crows i guess  Wink





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LoL (^_^) Glad to be of help with that.  
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Originally posted by BlindScribe BlindScribe wrote:


Again...I don't disagree with you, but also, I don't see why the backlash OF those actions seems to have caught you off guard.  It seems to me to be an entirely predictable response to a chosen course of action, no?



I don't think the fact that we didn't advertise our diplo relationships is a significant part of whatever anti-h? sentiment is being expressed.
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Originally posted by KillerPoodle KillerPoodle wrote:

Originally posted by BlindScribe BlindScribe wrote:


Again...I don't disagree with you, but also, I don't see why the backlash OF those actions seems to have caught you off guard.  It seems to me to be an entirely predictable response to a chosen course of action, no?


I don't think the fact that we didn't advertise our diplo relationships is a significant part of whatever anti-h? sentiment is being expressed.

I know...you guys have expressly said that you're a military alliance.  That diplo isn't something you care much for, or put a lot of time into, so I totally understand that you don't think the way in which you entered into the war (specifically to encompass the "uber top secret confed") has any particular bearing.

That is incorrect, but I completely understand how you arrived at the conclusion.  ;)


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Originally posted by BlindScribe BlindScribe wrote:


Originally posted by KillerPoodle KillerPoodle wrote:

Originally posted by BlindScribe BlindScribe wrote:


Again...I don't disagree with you, but also, I don't see why the backlash OF those actions seems to have caught you off guard.  It seems to me to be an entirely predictable response to a chosen course of action, no?


I don't think the fact that we didn't advertise our diplo relationships is a significant part of whatever anti-h? sentiment is being expressed.

I know...you guys have expressly said that you're a military alliance.  That diplo isn't something you care much for, or put a lot of time into, so I totally understand that you don't think the way in which you guys entered into the war has any particular bearing.

That is incorrect, but I completely understand how you arrived at the conclusion.  ;)


Still disagree - I don't think anyone has been dissing us for supporting RHY.

The main complaint seems to be the kind of response - not that there was a response to support an ally.

The type of response has nothing to do with the secrecy or otherwise of our diplo relationship.
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KP, I would not have expected otherwise.  :)  And you are certainly free to do so.  You are focusing on one or two trees, and utterly missing the presence of the forest, but...as your own folks have said...this isn't really your strong suit.  No shame in that...you've always played to your strengths and done it very well.  It just happens that this isn't one of them.

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Originally posted by BlindScribe BlindScribe wrote:

as your own folks have said...this isn't really your strong suit.
Who was saying this?

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Right here in this thread...I forget who, but it surely seems a valid point, based on how the message got away from H? so quickly in this latest incident.  Bottom line...where diplo is concerned, you either control the message, or it controls you (that's another kind of power)...H? has failed to control the message.

You can point to any number of reasons why this is so, but often, the simplest explanations are correct.  H? is an alliance of warriors.  Diplo is...meh.


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