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Clodfobble · 12-17-2006, 06:10 PM

I think the primary distinction is the role humor plays in the interaction. Someone who's "just a jerk" will get mad and call you names, someone who's a "bully" will make fun of you and what's more, genuinely make you feel inferior (i.e., be successful at what they set out to do.) At any rate, I think you're funny, not a bully, because you take just as well as you give and you're really an equal-opportunity teaser, you've made fun of almost everyone at one time or another.

At any rate, I did a search for the word bully just to get a general idea on some things, and meanwhile compiled this interesting collection of stats:

--marichiko has called wolf and the US a bully multiple times, but never LJ
--Cheyenne and Lady Sidhe also agreed that wolf is a bully, but FileNotFound said "We really don't care if Wolf is being a bully."
--xoxoxoBruce believes Urbane Guerrilla is a bully, but that UT "has never been" one.
--Tonchi agrees that Urbane Guerrilla is a bully, but Carbonated Brains disagrees with Bruce and believes UT is one.
--mrnoodle says police officers are bullies.
--George W. Bush and the US have received the most number of votes by far, including marichiko, DanaC, Radar, iamthewalrus109, joemama, ScottSolomon, hermit22, jaguar, Elspode, and tw
--tw also believes, however, that North Korea and tailgaters are bullies, and jaguar also extends the courtesy to Microsoft
--John Bolton, sycamore, Whit, and bmwmcaw also got labeled by Hippikos, FelinesAreFine, TasneemProject, and yesman065, respectively.
--headsplice and Cam both agree that Shaquille O'Neal is a huge bully

And in conclusion, this exchange between lumberjim and Undertoad pretty much sums it up:

LJ: "IT'S TRUE. I was a dick. I used to be a bit of a bully in jr high. i've mellowed since. i havent been in an actual fight since i was 12 yrs old."
UT: "YOU WERE THE KID WHO BEAT ME UP IN SIXTH GRADE!!! Fuck you man!!! How have you redeemed your self!!!"
LJ: "i have redeemed myself. I saved several dorks from certain beatings in high school. One kid named Forest in particular. A kid named sean that was all covered in muscle was going to beat him up for being prissy. i had but to ask him nicely not to as a favor to me. Forest was very grateful. Then, Irony took over. several years later, my girlfriend in college cheated on me with Forest. Feel better?"
UT: "Phew! That was close!"

12-17-2006, 06:10 PM	#20
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I think the primary distinction is the role humor plays in the interaction. Someone who's "just a jerk" will get mad and call you names, someone who's a "bully" will make fun of you and what's more, genuinely make you feel inferior (i.e., be successful at what they set out to do.) At any rate, I think you're funny, not a bully, because you take just as well as you give and you're really an equal-opportunity teaser, you've made fun of almost everyone at one time or another. At any rate, I did a search for the word bully just to get a general idea on some things, and meanwhile compiled this interesting collection of stats: --marichiko has called wolf and the US a bully multiple times, but never LJ --Cheyenne and Lady Sidhe also agreed that wolf is a bully, but FileNotFound said "We really don't care if Wolf is being a bully." --xoxoxoBruce believes Urbane Guerrilla is a bully, but that UT "has never been" one. --Tonchi agrees that Urbane Guerrilla is a bully, but Carbonated Brains disagrees with Bruce and believes UT is one. --mrnoodle says police officers are bullies. --George W. Bush and the US have received the most number of votes by far, including marichiko, DanaC, Radar, iamthewalrus109, joemama, ScottSolomon, hermit22, jaguar, Elspode, and tw --tw also believes, however, that North Korea and tailgaters are bullies, and jaguar also extends the courtesy to Microsoft --John Bolton, sycamore, Whit, and bmwmcaw also got labeled by Hippikos, FelinesAreFine, TasneemProject, and yesman065, respectively. --headsplice and Cam both agree that Shaquille O'Neal is a huge bully And in conclusion, this exchange between lumberjim and Undertoad pretty much sums it up: LJ: "IT'S TRUE. I was a dick. I used to be a bit of a bully in jr high. i've mellowed since. i havent been in an actual fight since i was 12 yrs old." UT: "YOU WERE THE KID WHO BEAT ME UP IN SIXTH GRADE!!! Fuck you man!!! How have you redeemed your self!!!" LJ: "i have redeemed myself. I saved several dorks from certain beatings in high school. One kid named Forest in particular. A kid named sean that was all covered in muscle was going to beat him up for being prissy. i had but to ask him nicely not to as a favor to me. Forest was very grateful. Then, Irony took over. several years later, my girlfriend in college cheated on me with Forest. Feel better?" UT: "Phew! That was close!"