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Jinn · 03-22-2006, 10:45 AM

They say success is its own reward, but I think perhaps people who "do the smart thing" don't get enough credit. So often the people who suck at life get "pity parties" telling them that it's okay that they screwed up. You know what? The people who don't screw up in the first place? They never get thanked. It takes more effort on your part to avoid being the screwup, and you get the least credit! Its people like you that make me happy to be a human, so thank you:

Thank you for not falling for that stupid mail/email scam.
Thank you for not deluding yourself and lying about your motivations
Thank you for being honest to yourself.
Thank you for being honest in your relationships.
Thank you for understanding your emotions and controlling them.
Thank you for not getting yourself addicted to that drug.
Thank you for thinking that through before you did it.
Thank you for critically thinking.
Thank you for setting that goal and meeting it.
Thank you for staying by your word, and doing what you promised you would.
Thank you for doing your job today!
Thank you for doing it right, the first time -- not the tenth time.
Thank you for not stealing, lying, or going to jail.
Thank you for not killing that guy who pissed you off.
Thank you for taking the mature approach and walking away.
Thank you for not being morbidly obese.
Thank you for helping that guy who needed it.
Thank you for having the self-control to regulate yourself.
Thank you for speaking your mind, without being overbearing.
Thank you for being clear in your explanations to me.
Thank you for studying hard for that test and/or working overtime.
Thank you for owning your own home or car.
Thank you for managing your finances, and NOT being ridiculously in debt.
Thank you for voting.
Thank you for keeping your animals (and children) under control.
Thank you for being courteous in public.
Thank you for driving cautiously and considerately.

Anything else you guys are thankful for? You know, people doing the right thing.. the first time?

snowy · 03-22-2006, 10:57 AM

Thank you for not stealing reams of paper from my office when there's no one around to see you.

fresnelly · 03-22-2006, 11:19 AM

Thank you for not inventing useless make-work projects when my workload is light.

Sage · 03-22-2006, 12:16 PM

Thank you for not spending gobs of money on Enzite and choosing to work with your partner when your sex life isn't what you want it to be

Rodney · 03-22-2006, 08:40 PM

Thank you for not being rigidly judgmental.

Pip · 03-23-2006, 12:37 PM

Nice idea! Thank you for thinking of it, JinnKai!

Thank you for not cracking the lame old joke that you made the bill yourself when I check if your 500 SEK bill is genuine.

Meditrina · 03-23-2006, 12:53 PM

Thank you for letting me share a part of me not many people know.
Thank you for taking care of my children while I am at work.
Thank you for understanding why I needed to change my work schedule.
Thank you for teaching my daughter with humor and making school fun.

and thank you TFP, for being TFP.

serlindsipity · 03-23-2006, 01:42 PM

Thank you for not letting go of the important aspects of life like honor, kindness, and respect.
Thank you for being opinionated but openminded.
Thank you for accepting the idea of change
Thank you for attempting to be happy about life.
Thank you for not wallowing in pity or self-hate.
Thank you for respecting my difference even if you dont agree with them.
Thank you for not trying to change me. (oh i hate that)

JustJess · 03-23-2006, 02:08 PM

Thank you for reading the materials I sent you before calling/emailing/complaining.
Thank you for knowing how to run your own department.
Thank you for not being lazy and expecting me to do your work.
Thank you for not hogging the subway bench.
Thank you for smiling at me when you walked by.

skier · 03-23-2006, 02:34 PM

Thank you for not stealing out of principle rather than lack of opportunity
Thank you for following the spirit of the law rather than the letter
Thank you for your honest critism
Thank you for giving others the benefit of the doubt
Thank you for looking on the bright side
Thank you for showing up

MikeSty · 03-23-2006, 02:46 PM

Thanks for standing up for your rights as a man

Coppertop · 03-23-2006, 03:11 PM

Thank you for driving in an intelligent & considerate manner.
Thank you for posting in a readable format.

abaya · 03-23-2006, 04:51 PM

Some thank-you's from today:

Thank you for loving me.
Thank you for being the best counselor I've ever had.
Thank you for helping me design and print my poster for this Sunday.
Thank you for being such a nice, efficient cashier.
Thank you for not giving me a ticket when I had nowhere else to park.
Thank you for calling me even when I'm being a bratty daughter.

Toaster126 · 03-23-2006, 05:06 PM

Thank you for not asking for criticism or advice when you only want praise and validation.

ktspktsp · 03-23-2006, 06:07 PM

From yesterday and today:

thank you for loving me

thank you for acknowledging what I may have to give up
thank you for the show

thank you for the cookies (even though they interrupted the show

)
thank you for the refund
thank you for the good review
thank you for the free breakfast
thank you for helping me lift the barbell off my chest

Tamerlain · 03-23-2006, 06:47 PM

Thank you for knowing when to ask for help and when to do it yourself.

-Tamerlain

Hektore · 03-23-2006, 09:40 PM

Thank you for resisting the urge to talk just because no one else is.

ryfo · 03-23-2006, 10:22 PM

thank you for the knowledge i am always loved

analog · 03-24-2006, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toaster126

Thank you for not asking for criticism or advice when you only want praise and validation.

Man, that's a good one.

McFrosticles · 03-25-2006, 09:18 PM

Thank you for buying me dinner
Thank you for coming back in the dishroom and helping out even though you were busy as well
Thank you for taking time to get me ready for my trip to Prague
Thank you !

Meditrina · 03-25-2006, 09:27 PM

I'd like to add a thank you to those people who have jobs that most people would never do or look down upon.

ash · 03-25-2006, 11:56 PM

thank you for not going on a diet knowing your a size zero

abaya · 03-26-2006, 06:32 AM

Thank you for staying up late talking last night, even after we got into bad moods.
Thank you for letting me rest.
Thank you for looking forward to the future with me.
Thank you for always supporting me.

lindalove · 03-29-2006, 10:22 AM

Thank you for giving me the right advice when you believe in the opposite.

Mherlee · 03-29-2006, 10:34 AM

Thank you for not glaring at me when my children are noisy.
Thank you for sharing the last piece of cake.
Thank you for asking how I am doing and really wanting to know.

Mherlee · 03-29-2006, 10:46 AM

Ok I love this thread! Just had a few more hit me hard enough to come back.

Thank you for letting me take my 1 item ahead in the grocery line.
Thank you for accepting "no" as the answer the first time (telemarketers listen up!).

Jinn · 03-29-2006, 10:59 AM

To continue:

Thank you all for posting in this thread.

Thank you for talking to me, rather than segregating and discriminating.
Thank you for trying, simply for the sake of trying.
Thank you for listening and understanding.

DJ Happy · 04-01-2006, 05:05 AM

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing,
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing.

Zeraph · 04-03-2006, 09:01 PM

Thank you for deciding not to have children when it became apparent that you could not support them.
Thank you for picking up after yourself and not littering.
Thank you for learning about important issues, globally, and not just locally.
Thank you for thinking ahead.
Thank you for protecting me (police, armed forces, any unsung heroes)

03-22-2006, 10:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	hey YOU! YOU OVER THERE! hey!! They say success is its own reward, but I think perhaps people who "do the smart thing" don't get enough credit. So often the people who suck at life get "pity parties" telling them that it's okay that they screwed up. You know what? The people who don't screw up in the first place? They never get thanked. It takes more effort on your part to avoid being the screwup, and you get the least credit! Its people like you that make me happy to be a human, so thank you: Thank you for not falling for that stupid mail/email scam. Thank you for not deluding yourself and lying about your motivations Thank you for being honest to yourself. Thank you for being honest in your relationships. Thank you for understanding your emotions and controlling them. Thank you for not getting yourself addicted to that drug. Thank you for thinking that through before you did it. Thank you for critically thinking. Thank you for setting that goal and meeting it. Thank you for staying by your word, and doing what you promised you would. Thank you for doing your job today! Thank you for doing it right, the first time -- not the tenth time. Thank you for not stealing, lying, or going to jail. Thank you for not killing that guy who pissed you off. Thank you for taking the mature approach and walking away. Thank you for not being morbidly obese. Thank you for helping that guy who needed it. Thank you for having the self-control to regulate yourself. Thank you for speaking your mind, without being overbearing. Thank you for being clear in your explanations to me. Thank you for studying hard for that test and/or working overtime. Thank you for owning your own home or car. Thank you for managing your finances, and NOT being ridiculously in debt. Thank you for voting. Thank you for keeping your animals (and children) under control. Thank you for being courteous in public. Thank you for driving cautiously and considerately. Anything else you guys are thankful for? You know, people doing the right thing.. the first time? __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

03-22-2006, 10:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Thank you for not stealing reams of paper from my office when there's no one around to see you. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

03-22-2006, 11:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	Thank you for not inventing useless make-work projects when my workload is light. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

03-22-2006, 12:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	Thank you for not spending gobs of money on Enzite and choosing to work with your partner when your sex life isn't what you want it to be __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi

03-23-2006, 12:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Meditrina Junkie Location: LI,NY	Thank you for letting me share a part of me not many people know. Thank you for taking care of my children while I am at work. Thank you for understanding why I needed to change my work schedule. Thank you for teaching my daughter with humor and making school fun. and thank you TFP, for being TFP. __________________ "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras

03-22-2006, 08:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	Thank you for not being rigidly judgmental.

03-23-2006, 12:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pip Likes Hats Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Nice idea! Thank you for thinking of it, JinnKai! Thank you for not cracking the lame old joke that you made the bill yourself when I check if your 500 SEK bill is genuine.

03-23-2006, 01:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
serlindsipity Psycho Location: Boulder Baby!	Thank you for not letting go of the important aspects of life like honor, kindness, and respect. Thank you for being opinionated but openminded. Thank you for accepting the idea of change Thank you for attempting to be happy about life. Thank you for not wallowing in pity or self-hate. Thank you for respecting my difference even if you dont agree with them. Thank you for not trying to change me. (oh i hate that) __________________ My third eye is my camera's lens.

03-23-2006, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	Thank you for reading the materials I sent you before calling/emailing/complaining. Thank you for knowing how to run your own department. Thank you for not being lazy and expecting me to do your work. Thank you for not hogging the subway bench. Thank you for smiling at me when you walked by. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.

03-23-2006, 02:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	Thank you for not stealing out of principle rather than lack of opportunity Thank you for following the spirit of the law rather than the letter Thank you for your honest critism Thank you for giving others the benefit of the doubt Thank you for looking on the bright side Thank you for showing up __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

03-23-2006, 02:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Location: 127.0.0.1	Thanks for standing up for your rights as a man

03-23-2006, 03:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
Coppertop Getting Medieval on your ass Location: 13th century Europe	Thank you for driving in an intelligent & considerate manner. Thank you for posting in a readable format. Last edited by Coppertop; 03-23-2006 at 03:23 PM..

03-23-2006, 04:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
abaya Location: Iceland	Some thank-you's from today: Thank you for loving me. Thank you for being the best counselor I've ever had. Thank you for helping me design and print my poster for this Sunday. Thank you for being such a nice, efficient cashier. Thank you for not giving me a ticket when I had nowhere else to park. Thank you for calling me even when I'm being a bratty daughter. __________________ And think not you can direct the course of Love; for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. --Khalil Gibran

03-23-2006, 05:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
Toaster126 Extreme moderation Location: Kansas City, yo.	Thank you for not asking for criticism or advice when you only want praise and validation. __________________ "The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me." (Ayn Rand) "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." (M. Scott Peck)

03-23-2006, 06:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
ktspktsp Addict Location: Reykjavik, Iceland	From yesterday and today: thank you for loving me thank you for acknowledging what I may have to give up thank you for the show thank you for the cookies (even though they interrupted the show ) thank you for the refund thank you for the good review thank you for the free breakfast thank you for helping me lift the barbell off my chest

03-23-2006, 06:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
Tamerlain Insane Location: Victoria	Thank you for knowing when to ask for help and when to do it yourself. -Tamerlain __________________ I never let school interfere with my education.

03-23-2006, 09:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
Hektore Junkie Location: Greater Harrisburg Area	Thank you for resisting the urge to talk just because no one else is. __________________ The advantage law is the best law in rugby, because it lets you ignore all the others for the good of the game.

03-23-2006, 10:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
ryfo Psycho Location: melbourne australia	thank you for the knowledge i am always loved

03-25-2006, 09:18 PM	#20 (permalink)
McFrosticles Tilted	Thank you for buying me dinner Thank you for coming back in the dishroom and helping out even though you were busy as well Thank you for taking time to get me ready for my trip to Prague Thank you ! __________________ Good Grief

03-25-2006, 09:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
Meditrina Junkie Location: LI,NY	I'd like to add a thank you to those people who have jobs that most people would never do or look down upon. __________________ "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras

03-25-2006, 11:56 PM	#22 (permalink)
ash Upright Location: texas	thank you for not going on a diet knowing your a size zero __________________ "somepeoplesay"

03-26-2006, 06:32 AM	#23 (permalink)
abaya Location: Iceland	Thank you for staying up late talking last night, even after we got into bad moods. Thank you for letting me rest. Thank you for looking forward to the future with me. Thank you for always supporting me. __________________ And think not you can direct the course of Love; for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. --Khalil Gibran

03-29-2006, 10:22 AM	#24 (permalink)
lindalove Registered User	Thank you for giving me the right advice when you believe in the opposite.

03-29-2006, 10:34 AM	#25 (permalink)
Mherlee Upright Location: Anaheim, CA	Thank you for not glaring at me when my children are noisy. Thank you for sharing the last piece of cake. Thank you for asking how I am doing and really wanting to know. __________________ You've heard about fury and a woman scorned, well that is nothing compared to the fury of a woman who has been cheated out of tricks and treats. -Linus It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Stupid is forever. You can't FIX stupid. -Ron White

03-29-2006, 10:46 AM	#26 (permalink)
Mherlee Upright Location: Anaheim, CA	Ok I love this thread! Just had a few more hit me hard enough to come back. Thank you for letting me take my 1 item ahead in the grocery line. Thank you for accepting "no" as the answer the first time (telemarketers listen up!). __________________ You've heard about fury and a woman scorned, well that is nothing compared to the fury of a woman who has been cheated out of tricks and treats. -Linus It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Stupid is forever. You can't FIX stupid. -Ron White

03-29-2006, 10:59 AM	#27 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	To continue: Thank you all for posting in this thread. Thank you for talking to me, rather than segregating and discriminating. Thank you for trying, simply for the sake of trying. Thank you for listening and understanding. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

04-01-2006, 05:05 AM	#28 (permalink)
DJ Happy Psycho	Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing, Thanks for all the joy they're bringing.

04-03-2006, 09:01 PM	#29 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Thank you for deciding not to have children when it became apparent that you could not support them. Thank you for picking up after yourself and not littering. Thank you for learning about important issues, globally, and not just locally. Thank you for thinking ahead. Thank you for protecting me (police, armed forces, any unsung heroes)