Dope

Yes, I thought that might grab your attention.  In my next volume of blogs, I am not going to tell all.  Nope.  No way.  So don’t look for it here either.  The purpose of the subject line is….. never tell a dope, he (or she) is a dope.  A very nice rule of which there are numerous reasons for not doing so.  Here are a few of my personal favourites as to why.  1) they just won’t believe you.  True dopes just won’t get it, so don’t even try.  2) it can make them angry.  Especially if they are emerging dopes or should I say degenerating dopes, who still grasp some reality and when exposed as one upsets them.  3) it will start an argument on the topic at hand.  This becomes a monumental waste of time as you slowly begin to realise that it is the same as mud wrestling with a pig.  After a while you work out the pig is enjoying it and so is your dope.  4) dopes don’t want help.  By definition they don’t.  they just want to exist and blame everything on everyone else but themselves.  And my last reason is 5) a clever dope (yes an oxymoron) will make your life hell, should they get over their apathy and decide to take their revenge.

And so when deeply engaged in conversation on the very latest conspiracy theory or the blaming of natural disasters on a sacred purge or similar, no need to verbalise, no need to nod, just back away slowly and let the others take the brunt or if one on one with said dope, turn quickly and run.