"You're just jealous" *
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Why does someone inevitably come out with this, usually followed by an allegation of poverty, when they feel their beloved make / model of car is being unfairly criticized?
Do they really think every PH-er really aspires to drive what they do, and are only prevented by a lack of money, or is there another reason I am missing?
I've not been accused of that (here) yet, but seem to have seen it a lot recently.
Do they really think every PH-er really aspires to drive what they do, and are only prevented by a lack of money, or is there another reason I am missing?
I've not been accused of that (here) yet, but seem to have seen it a lot recently.
- Or should that be "your just jealous" to suit the PH style?
In most cases of course, they actually mean envious, not jealous:
"Jealousy is the result or fear of losing someone or something that one is attached to or possesses to another person (the transfer of a lover's affections in the typical form), while envy is the resentment caused by another person having something that one does not have, but desires for oneself"
So not only are they a show-off, they're a thick one at that.
"Jealousy is the result or fear of losing someone or something that one is attached to or possesses to another person (the transfer of a lover's affections in the typical form), while envy is the resentment caused by another person having something that one does not have, but desires for oneself"
So not only are they a show-off, they're a thick one at that.
I was carefully avoiding the "A" word, but similar comments also appeared on the "cars you irrationally dislike" thread, iirc, and I'm sure I've seen it on more than one supercar related thread.
Just did a google search on the word "jealous" for the PH site (60+ pages of results); only looked at the first two pages, but there are more people claiming to be jealous than accusing others of jealousy.
Approx 4:1, so I may have overreacted a bit, but the accusation is not uncommon.
DMN is right, of course - envious is the correct term. And a better insult, since envy is one of the seven deadly sins.
Just did a google search on the word "jealous" for the PH site (60+ pages of results); only looked at the first two pages, but there are more people claiming to be jealous than accusing others of jealousy.
Approx 4:1, so I may have overreacted a bit, but the accusation is not uncommon.
DMN is right, of course - envious is the correct term. And a better insult, since envy is one of the seven deadly sins.
DMN said:
In most cases of course, they actually mean envious, not jealous:
"Jealousy is the result or fear of losing someone or something that one is attached to or possesses to another person (the transfer of a lover's affections in the typical form), while envy is the resentment caused by another person having something that one does not have, but desires for oneself"
So not only are they a show-off, they're a thick one at that.
Quite right, it seems quite a lot of people have no idea that these words have different meanings."Jealousy is the result or fear of losing someone or something that one is attached to or possesses to another person (the transfer of a lover's affections in the typical form), while envy is the resentment caused by another person having something that one does not have, but desires for oneself"
So not only are they a show-off, they're a thick one at that.
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Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Do they?
Got any links so I can have a good laugh please.
here's a good'un from Rich_W; second comment from top, regarding the matter of people who don't like 'stanced' cars:Got any links so I can have a good laugh please.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
read page 31 for context
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