Comments on: Miserable Genius

By: dmh

dmh — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:38:40 +0000

Hmmm… I think you showed solid restraint even handling such a comment that reeked of superiority.

Damn stroppy-ass Brits.

They’re too busy whining and calling other people ‘stroppy” to have even a split-second of insight into reality, even by the age of 48.

Ok, maybe not all of the British (but at least that guy from the last post).

And having seen you (and some other guys) work at a conference, all I have is kudos for your general patience.

So many attendees seem to think that you should not only wipe their butts for them, but whilst you’re there just magically fill-up their bank account with a lazy-million just because they paid to be at a seminar.

I don’t you know how you guys do it.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:34:02 +0000

April. It looks to me like my compatriate, John, and, secondarily, I, have introduced a wonderfully useful Britishism into the American intellegensia that is the copywriting frat. This may be my greatest (shared) achievement. - Martin Williams - 41 on 30 June.

By: April Morelock

April Morelock — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:59:38 +0000

So does that mean if we’re grumpy, stroppy (like that word even though I’m an American) and miserable at 32 that we’ll be fantastic teachers and copywriters ahead of our time?

(Of course other cultures see old, stroppy farts as wise and knowledgeable teachers to be revered and respected.)

Anyway, made my day… already ahead of the game and all that for my age.

April

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:46:12 +0000

Stroppy. We use this word a lot, back here in civilisation. Just means bolshy or prone to complaining loudly. Actually it’s probably a colloquialization of ‘obstreperous’.
An unfair attribution anyway!

By: andy

andy — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 09:07:06 +0000

You call that being grumpy? I’d been a professional musician up until a few years ago. You want grumpy, start playing with older guys than you when your 18, (and their in there 30s), and you’ll get grumpy every time you play one bad note. And it will happen in front of an audience of anywhere from 5 to 500 people… or more! Having a critique from one person about something you wrote that wasn’t so great, that’s like getting a grumpy attack on the easy side. Everybody has to take their lumps one way or another, and it’s better to get them up front than later when you think you know what you’re doing. And what better way to get them than from somebody you respect for their abilities. Now that’s the real way to learn.

Andy, up and comer

By: ken oneill

ken oneill — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 04:33:50 +0000

John

As one of the twenty somethings who read your blog. read gary halbert’s letter. Have most of the books and a few of the $200 programs from Dan Kennedy. I don’t think you come off as too grumpy. I personaly prefer hearing things as they are. Opposed to how people think they should be .

I would be as grumpy as you guys . If i had to travel half as much. the airline like to make it big news when they make serice worse. then add Dealing with clients. And trying not to break some law while serving clients .

The secret i am trying to learn from you guys. Is how can i start out and get away with being gritty while developing the goods. I am an introvert because when i speak i speak bluntly .

By the way… this blog is great never a let down reading it.

Ken

By: ken calhoun

ken calhoun — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 03:37:25 +0000

Exactly. As someone (Sean Connery?) once said.. “I don’t suffer fools gladly”…

I’ve little patience with adults behaving like kids in forums, casting flames on the ‘net that they’d never say face to face.

I respect straight-shooters that cut to the quick of it, and know their stuff cold. The pros.

The rest, can blow me.

grumpily,

ken