Your biggest flaw/weakness?

by **Ruff Ryder** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:57 pm

I've been thinking about creating a thread like this for a while. Plus after doing some reading in school, mainly reading Macbeth, it makes me wonder what your "fatal flaw" or biggest weakness would be.

I think mine would be my kindness, I think I'm too kind sometimes and I tend to go along with things rather than step out and make an effort to change the situation, even something that would benefit me or my situation. I tend to trust people too much and I can only hope that someone doesn't take advantage of me in the future. One thing that got me was that I trusted this kid who said he'd sell me his Xbox and 12 games or so and 3 controllers for $50. I had made a topic about it somewhere in the other games section and it seemed too good to be true. When I finally got it, all I got was the core system, no controllers and no games. This XBox gave me dirty disc errors every 5 minutes no kidding. I couldn't run 10 plays in practice mode in my brand new copy of Madden without the game freezing up.

Just last week he told me that he knew he was giving me the shit XBox and he was quite aware he was ripping me off. I wanted to mess his face up so bad.

Anyway, I "sold" that XBox to a friend, well I thought he was anyway. He often came up with BS excuses not to give me a ride to school and stuff and once again I would just go along with it like it was nothing. I had the XBox in his car to return it for about 2 weeks but the kid that sold it to me would never come get it. Next thing I knew it was gone and my friend said he'd give me $50 for it. Well, about 3 weeks later I still don't have anything to show for it.

So what would be you all's fatal flaw? Ambition like Macbeth? Kindness like me? Greed? Laziness? 0

by **Colin** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:02 pm

"Your" biggest flaw is poor grammar when you type out thread titles.

Mine is needlessly pointing out other people's flaws sarcastically. It alienates those who don't know me well enough to realize it's all good natured. And I'm serious with that one, it's right up there.

by **Ty-Land** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:09 pm

I would have to say my inability at times to not keep my mouth shut. Too many times I've just said what I've been thinking or gone too far and put myslef in physical danger, pissed people off or hurt people I really actually care about.

Other than that it would be jealousy. I get very jealous and protective when my girlfriend is chatting with other guys at pubs etc. I know I can trust her, but I don't trusdt them. I know she won't do anything, but I have burnt in the past by an ex so I'm pretty suspect. Only the other week I got really pissed off and jealous when I guy made a move on my girl. When we all got up to leave, I walked over a decked him and through a beer in his friends face who was trying to stand up for him. Not my proudest moment, but after 7 hours of solid drinking (this was at 2am) I was going to put up with any shit.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:32 pm

I'm a bit of an impulsive spender at times which has certainly come back to haunt me on more than one occasion. The desire to own certain games and DVDs as soon as they come out has seen me spend more than I could have if I'd been a bit more patient. It's not that I don't appreciate or understand the value of money but my eagerness to buy things I'm interested in doesn't allow me to be as frugal as I could (or perhaps should) be.

by **Colin** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:41 pm

Andrew wrote:I'm a bit of an impulsive spender at times which has certainly come back to haunt me on more than one occasion. The desire to own certain games and DVDs as soon as they come out has seen me spend more than I could have if I'd been a bit more patient. It's not that I don't appreciate or understand the value of money but my eagerness to buy things I'm interested in doesn't allow me to be as frugal as I could (or perhaps should) be.

I'm that way with CD's. Right now my collection stands at about 140, two years ago it was about 25. That works out to basically 13-15 bucks a week I don't need to be spending.

by **Axel** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:45 pm

Ack, I'm reading Macbeth too, though I would say greed would be his biggest downfall rather than ambition.

I have several flaws that I can think of, one of them is the same as Ty-Land's. I'm a gossip (like anyone in such a small town isnt) and it's come back to get me several times. Just the other day I was talking with my friend in this restaurant about this asshole on the school board, and major surprise, he's sitting right in the booth opposite of us. Also had it happen when insulting teachers and students. They just always seem to be standing there or suddenly appear once you start talking about them.

Second would be my perfectionism (sp). I have to get things right, preferably without help. I'll sit down and take half an hour on a math problem, or physics problem, curse, erase holes through my paper... etc, until I get it right. Sometimes friends offer help, but I'm usually so focused I bite their head off, and have to apologize later on. Same goes for art... teacher gets so angry at me for it. And then in sports, it's even worse. Unlike in academics where I will eventually get it right, in sports I just do worse and worse, and usually it doesn't end well (probably the entire reason i gave up on sports completely).

by **magius** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:55 pm

I'm an impulsive spender too. I'm also kind of elitist socially, and presently I do admit (unfortunately) very shallow.

by **KIG1** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:41 pm

Buying games without trying them out, renting them... I bought NFL Head Coach the first day it came out but it turned out to get boring after playing it for a while.

by **j.23** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:20 pm

i got a couple.

people get to my nerves really easily. it doesn't help when i work retail and i deal with assholes day in and day out. sometimes if they piss me off enough i evoke an attitude that screams piss off. i know eventually it will cost me my job.

i take whatever people say to me to heart. even if its something minute, i over think and analyze it like crazy. btw, this only applies in r/l not on the internet.

i got a jealousy problem, but i'm the opposite of ty-land. instead of doing something about it, i make it seem like i don't care even though i do. i usually hold a grudge for a couple days, but i do get over it.

if one of my friends piss me off enough (an accumulation of things), i will alienate them to the point where i wont talk to them anymore. i do regret it later on.

by **---** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:21 pm

I think I'm the same as Black Death. I let people take advantage of me, and I often let myself become the scapegoat if something goes wrong. I don't know why I do it, it just happens.

by **Laxation** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:37 pm

Over analyzing and over thinking... results in lots of problems that shouldnt be

I'm that way with CD's. Right now my collection stands at about 140, two years ago it was about 25. That works out to basically 13-15 bucks a week I don't need to be spending.

You havnt heard of downloading?

by **j.23** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:41 pm

Laxation wrote:Over analyzing and over thinking... results in lots of problems that shouldnt be

bingo. i still do it though

I'm that way with CD's. Right now my collection stands at about 140, two years ago it was about 25. That works out to basically 13-15 bucks a week I don't need to be spending.

You havnt heard of downloading?

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the quality of CD's are noticeably better than that of mp3s. also, spending money on a CD is a way of supporting the artists.

by **Laxation** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:56 pm

j.23 wrote:
Laxation wrote:Over analyzing and over thinking... results in lots of problems that shouldnt be

bingo. i still do it though

Its too hard to stop...

j.23 wrote:the quality of CD's are noticeably better than that of mp3s. also, spending money on a CD is a way of supporting the artists.

You can find CDs with 192kbs bit rate, which is definately good enough to listen to. Its hard for me to buy CDs, since there are hardly any (if any) shops that sell the music I listen to, and I dont have a job... But I support artists by seeing them live... more incentive for them to come to Australia mwahha :evil:

by **Colin** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:04 pm

Have I heard of downloading? *Colin laughs like a posh member of the upper-class*

I may buy a lot, but I download even more. I have 720 albums on my computer, and 140 of those are bought.

by **---** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:09 pm

Hey Colin, whats the total disk space thats using :shock:

by **Colin** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:12 pm

Flite_23 wrote:Hey Colin, whats the total disk space thats using

13072 songs, 54.1 GB

by **j.23** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:15 pm

13k? jesus christ, i thought i had a lot. and i have 2315.

by **Jugs** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:25 pm

My biggest flaw is my ego. That in a combination with shyness results in me not getting any girls.

How can one be shy and have a huge ego? You ask me.

by **---** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:38 pm

13072 songs, 54.1 GB

Holy shit... for some reason I'm more amazed by that statistic than how many people die each year from certain reasons, which in a way is pretty sad. But 54.1 GB is nuts.

by **Laxation** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:12 pm

Colin wrote:Have I heard of downloading? *Colin laughs like a posh member of the upper-class*

I may buy a lot, but I download even more. I have 720 albums on my computer, and 140 of those are bought.

So why buy any?

Nice collection btw... i too thought i was pretty dam cool with my 2500 songs

for some reason I'm more amazed by that statistic than how many people die each year from certain reasons, which in a way is pretty sad. But 54.1 GB is nuts.

Thats not as surprising as it should be :lol:

by **Colin** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:48 pm

Laxation wrote:So why buy any?

j.23 wrote:spending money on a CD is a way of supporting the artists

And even though they take up space and blah blah blah, I still like having the CD. I like actually holding it, checking out the liner notes, admiring the album art, etc.

by **CERVANTES** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:14 pm

Colin wrote:Mine is needlessly pointing out other people's flaws sarcastically. It alienates those who don't know me well enough to realize it's all good natured.

Same here, sometimes I hurt people's feelings if they don't know how I am.

But I don't really care.

by **The X** on Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:07 pm

Andrew wrote:I'm a bit of an impulsive spender at times which has certainly come back to haunt me on more than one occasion. The desire to own certain games and DVDs as soon as they come out has seen me spend more than I could have if I'd been a bit more patient. It's not that I don't appreciate or understand the value of money but my eagerness to buy things I'm interested in doesn't allow me to be as frugal as I could (or perhaps should) be.

yep, I'm a bit the same....I'm a fairly good saver when I want to be, but when it comes to xbox 360's, latest games, nba dvd's from amazon (thanks Andrew for inadvertently talking me into spending $400 on them....you probably only thought I'd get a couple, but I thought, well if I'm getting this one, I have to pay shipping, may as well bulk order & not buy any more for a long, long time....still have all the dynasty ones, plus jordan one to watch)....

one of my biggest flaws has to be that I over-analyse stuff in my head....I've always done it & always do....that's probably why I enjoy having a brew here & there, give the brain a rest :lol:

another flaw is that I'm a procrastinator that can borderline on laziness....

by **Oznogrd** on Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:28 am

I have alot of fatal flaws and weaknesses...much like andrew, i'm an impulsive spender...when something comes out that i want, i dont even think , i just buy. For instance, this year i've 4 seasons of the 5 i was missing of south park on dvd...they're about 40 bucks a pop...and then i wonder why i have no money left....

I also agree with the overanalyzing in some situations but then usually my over analyzing is justified because who ever is involved usually didnt know what they were doing etc....

My final fatal flaw is my undying allegiance to friends. No matter how bad they treat me, no matter how many times they're complete douchebags to other people, no matter how many times they disrespect my family etc....yet i still hang out with those fucks...i cant figure it out...
*shrugs* i could keep going on those but i'll stop

The music downloading thing...13k songs: HOLY HELL i've got 3031 and thought it was a bunch

by **Cable** on Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:39 am

My biggest 'flaw' would be my personality. I'm probably too nice, too generous, etc, but everyone's happy so I don't care. Add patience to that too, sometimes I take way too much time trying to help someone (see any of the Live Patching Issue forums :shake:

). Saying that, if you talk to my teachers or people who know me at school, my biggest flaw would be my disregard for authority/rules and my outgoing attitude. What can I say? I'm a loud guy who isn't too worried about what the teachers would think. *shrug*

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