one-upmanship

jon boy · 05.07.2008, 08:17 AM

isnt it annoying when someone always has to go one better than you? or they have a friend who did or they once did this that and the other and they know more about it than you.

ni'k · 05.07.2008, 08:21 AM

reality is always one up than you. don't get annoyed at it.

05.07.2008, 08:26 AM

If that didn't happen there would only be giraffes with a short neck.

█████████ · 05.07.2008, 09:01 AM

infelicitous fucks.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.07.2008, 09:47 AM

people, in general, who feel the need to overcompensate for their insecurities are annoying

Danny Himself · 05.07.2008, 10:05 AM

I had the exact same experience as you, only better.

!@#$%! · 05.07.2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

If that didn't happen there would only be giraffes with a short neck.

ha ha ha ha ha ah ha ha

yes.

pbradley · 05.07.2008, 10:15 AM

What's even worse are people that try to one-up others in humility or authenticity. How dense can a person be?

!@#$%! · 05.07.2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by pbradley

What's even worse are people that try to one-up others in humility or authenticity. How dense can a person be?

you mean like my meekness is bigger than yours?

yeah

the ethical one-up really gets on my balls. i'm purer/ more indie/ more ethical than you. read: preachy vegans & rocknroll puritans.

anyway. let's see who has the last word on this thread. ha!

Rob Instigator · 05.07.2008, 10:23 AM

I hate those insecure assholes, always seeking to bolster their already inflated sense of ego and self, to shore it up against what they know is a tidal wave of ineptitude and mediocrity.

fucking idiot one-uppers.

I also hate when middle aged women start conversations with this, "Roberto, you are gonna klaugh, you will thin this is funny, so, OK, I was at the....."

05.07.2008, 10:24 AM

Merked!

pbradley · 05.07.2008, 10:30 AM

I've never enjoyed the idea of competition. It robs so much of what I love out of life. While it is important to have a sense of oneself in the greater scheme of things, I never like dwelling on it. I'm not as much of a social being as some so I do value opting out of the rat race from time to time to reflect/ponder/listen to music/read at my own pace. Then when I'm satisfied, I get back in. So is living in a capitalistic democracy.

Rob Instigator · 05.07.2008, 10:32 AM

I am all for competition when it is a game or a sport ra business venture, but when it becomes the tired bullshit about personal achievements, and experiences, then you know you are dealing with a real fucking loser.

pbradley · 05.07.2008, 12:58 PM

And difference between that and blowing smoke up your own ass on a job application? We all do it. Most of the time sincerely. What's the difference between somebody stating an honest fact that they have achieved just to make conversation and you judging them as some kind of asshole?

Some times people ask me what I'm writing my final paper on for this year and I give simple but pointlessly vague answer. I don't want to look like a douche by listing a bunch of Philosopher names who I've only just learned the significance of myself over the semester. It's the audience that makes the "one-upmanship" call. I could be talking to a resentful anti-intellectual, or a generally curious soul or a fellow philosophy student. I can answer al three with the same answer and appear completely different to all three. Am I a prententious one upper? Am I condescending? Am I adequately answering the question? The audience will pick me apart as they wish.

gmku · 05.07.2008, 01:07 PM

Wow. I could soooo start a waaayyy better thread than this one.

pbradley · 05.07.2008, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Wow. I could soooo start a waaayyy better thread than this one.

I have made a number of wittier posts than this one. Should I link you?

Danny Himself · 05.07.2008, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

Merked!

Ahahaha! I never thought I'd see that word on here.

!@#$%! · 05.07.2008, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbradley

Am I a prententious one upper? Am I condescending? Am I adequately answering the question?

i don't know the answer to those questions, but those sure are a lot of insecurities!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmku

Wow. I could soooo start a waaayyy better thread than this one.

ppfffttt!!! i have started 1008238523529 supremely awesome posts

gmku · 05.07.2008, 02:52 PM

In response, all I can say to you pathetic cunts is, "Prove it."

I on the other hand have nothing to prove.

pbradley · 05.07.2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i don't know the answer to those questions, but those sure are a lot of insecurities!

I hate people that pretend they have no insecurities. To live is to be anxious. The comfortable are boring, simple, and delusional.

Or maybe you should realize those questions were asked of the audience, not myself. Like I said, let them pick me apart as they wish.

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05.07.2008, 08:26 AM	#3
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05.07.2008, 10:23 AM	#10
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,943	I hate those insecure assholes, always seeking to bolster their already inflated sense of ego and self, to shore it up against what they know is a tidal wave of ineptitude and mediocrity. fucking idiot one-uppers. I also hate when middle aged women start conversations with this, "Roberto, you are gonna klaugh, you will thin this is funny, so, OK, I was at the....." __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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05.07.2008, 10:24 AM	#11
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Merked!
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05.07.2008, 10:30 AM	#12
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	I've never enjoyed the idea of competition. It robs so much of what I love out of life. While it is important to have a sense of oneself in the greater scheme of things, I never like dwelling on it. I'm not as much of a social being as some so I do value opting out of the rat race from time to time to reflect/ponder/listen to music/read at my own pace. Then when I'm satisfied, I get back in. So is living in a capitalistic democracy.
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05.07.2008, 10:32 AM	#13
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,943	I am all for competition when it is a game or a sport ra business venture, but when it becomes the tired bullshit about personal achievements, and experiences, then you know you are dealing with a real fucking loser. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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05.07.2008, 12:58 PM	#14
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	And difference between that and blowing smoke up your own ass on a job application? We all do it. Most of the time sincerely. What's the difference between somebody stating an honest fact that they have achieved just to make conversation and you judging them as some kind of asshole? Some times people ask me what I'm writing my final paper on for this year and I give simple but pointlessly vague answer. I don't want to look like a douche by listing a bunch of Philosopher names who I've only just learned the significance of myself over the semester. It's the audience that makes the "one-upmanship" call. I could be talking to a resentful anti-intellectual, or a generally curious soul or a fellow philosophy student. I can answer al three with the same answer and appear completely different to all three. Am I a prententious one upper? Am I condescending? Am I adequately answering the question? The audience will pick me apart as they wish.
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05.07.2008, 02:52 PM	#19
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	In response, all I can say to you pathetic cunts is, "Prove it." I on the other hand have nothing to prove. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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