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Re: PRINTING DIAMOND SHAPE WITH LOOPS!

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On 03/10/14 11:52, Joerg Meier wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 19:40:44 -0700 (PDT), Ben Baldwin wrote:
>
>> Guys, either just answer the question or don't post anything, seriously. I hope it fulfilled your starving, over-sized egos to tell off some random person on the Internet that you'll never see in real life.
>
> Pluralis maiestatis ? Just this morning, I counted myself in front of the
> mirror, and there was only one of me.
>
> I do however hope it fulfilled your starving, over-sized egos to tell off
> some random person on the Internet that you'll never see in real life. You
> seemed quite desperate for an excuse to do so, to jump on this particular
> post, where only a single person responded, and the total extend of their
> "telling off" being to name a class "DoYourHomework".
>
> It seems you have quite a chip on your shoulder.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/have-a-chip-on-your-shoulder

<cite>
to seem angry all the time because you think you have been treated 
unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people:
</cite>

How does berating someone (quite rightly IMHO) for being an ass (that's 
you in this instance) translate into 'It seems you have quite a chip on 
your shoulder'

Just asking


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Re: PRINTING DIAMOND SHAPE WITH LOOPS! Ben Baldwin <baldwinben50ii@gmail.com> - 2014-10-02 19:40 -0700
  Re: PRINTING DIAMOND SHAPE WITH LOOPS! lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-10-03 08:55 +0100
  Re: PRINTING DIAMOND SHAPE WITH LOOPS! Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2014-10-03 12:52 +0200
    Re: PRINTING DIAMOND SHAPE WITH LOOPS! lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-10-03 12:35 +0100
      Re: PRINTING DIAMOND SHAPE WITH LOOPS! Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2014-10-03 15:12 +0200
        Re: PRINTING DIAMOND SHAPE WITH LOOPS! lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-10-03 16:26 +0100

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