I only have one minor quibble with what you wrote: "always depend on him for truth" should, of course, be corrected to read "always depend on him to tell the truth as he sees it".
(Never concede even a small point like that...he might construe it as saying that you believe him or something, and we can't have that.)
Generally what I do when Tom starts to get on my nerves is simply to stop taking him seriously for a while. Then I just poke a little fun at him and bait him a bit, or take extremely unreasonable positions just to watch him froth at the mouth. Eventually he'll say something almost reasonable, and I swing to the opposite (bipolar) extreme and try to have reasonable discussions with him.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
So I guess I might even agree that Tom is fascinating (though perhaps not endlessly), because he's either actually being fascinating...maybe "interesting" is less gushy..., or he's providing entertainment. Can't lose with a deal like that.
Now do you perceive the mad methodology?
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- Anger Management
- Here's hoping the anger subsides, soon.
- So seconded, sans sayonara swan song.
- Take care E' (n/t)
- All these folks are bothering.
- Am I missing something?
- Take a breather...
- Sorry to hear it
- I hope
- Embarrassed?
- Not really almost gone
- "...doing your best to drive Tom out of the HZ"
- I head the 'bites the dust' comment as a taunt aimed at fox
- Embarrassed?
- "And another one gone, and another one gone- Another one bites the dust. Hey Hey." (n/t)
- :( (n/t)
- I'll bother to post this:
- Another voice of reason shouted down? (n/t)