Who guilts better?

[Valley Oak]

I have often wondered, being of a Hispanic Catholic background, which ethnic group guilts people the best:

Hispanic Catholics?
Irish Catholics?
Jewish?
Mainstream Christians?
Fundamentalist Christians?
Episcopalians?
Methodists?
Baptists?
Anglicans?
New Age Christians?
Quakers?
Unitarians?
Pagans?
Muslims?
Bhuddists?
Zen-Bhuddists?
Others?

[petermargolies]

We used to live in western Wisconsin, an area of the country heavily populated by the Amish. Their quilts were amazing.
pete



I have often wondered, being of a Hispanic Catholic background, which ethnic group guilts people the best:

Hispanic Catholics?
Irish Catholics?
Jewish?
Mainstream Christians?
Fundamentalist Christians?
Episcopalians?
Methodists?
Baptists?
Anglicans?
New Age Christians?
Quakers?
Unitarians?
Pagans?
Muslims?
Bhuddists?
Zen-Bhuddists?
Others?

[Valley Oak]

I apologize for not being clear enough:
I meant to say, "G U I L T," not quilt.

I tried, unsuccessfully, to "morf" the word guilt into a verb form that doesn't exist in the English language in order to get a humorous debate going.

Edward


We used to live in western Wisconsin, an area of the country heavily populated by the Amish. Their quilts were amazing.
pete

[petermargolies]

In that case, to quote the late great Gilda Radner, "Never mind."


I apologize for not being clear enough:
I meant to say, "G U I L T," not quilt.

I tried, unsuccessfully, to "morf" the word guilt into a verb form that doesn't exist in the English language in order to get a humorous debate going.

Edward

[Valley Oak]

LOL

I loved Gilda. I remember her from watching Sat Night Live while I was in high school. Too bad she died from cancer; she was a great lady.

Edward


In that case, to quote the late great Gilda Radner, "Never mind."

[mykil]

My mom and a few old flames!!!

["Mad" Miles]

Actually "to guilt" is a valid transitive verb.

I was all ready to write a grammar correction as a guilt inducing English teacher but first I looked it up in Dictionary.com and found that I was wrong.

"To Shame" is also a transitive verb.

While saying, "she guilted me" is correct, it appears awkward because it is an archaic usage.


As for what best causes us to feel guilty? Isn't it ourselves?

Unless one is a psychopath and then supposedly guilt is not an issue.

The only thing I'm feeling guilty about is blowing off the Samba Party and missing what, by all reports, was a great time!

[mykil]

Yes; Tha Samba Party was just Awesome! Every single person was dancing, Two hundred or so. The music was more entertaining than I could ever believe! We should have one a week!

I am also very happy you were wrong about something! LMAO!




Actually "to guilt" is a valid transitive verb.

I was all ready to write a grammar correction as a guilt inducing English teacher but first I looked it up in Dictionary.com and found that I was wrong.

"To Shame" is also a transitive verb.

While saying, "she guilted me" is correct, it appears awkward because it is an archaic usage.


As for what best causes us to feel guilty? Isn't it ourselves?

Unless one is a psychopath and then supposedly guilt is not an issue.

The only thing I'm feeling guilty about is blowing off the Samba Party and missing what, by all reports, was a great time!

[alanora]

I have often wondered, being of a Hispanic Catholic background, which ethnic group guilts people the best:

Hispanic Catholics?
Irish Catholics?
Jewish?
Mainstream Christians?
Fundamentalist Christians?
Episcopalians?
Methodists?
Baptists?
Anglicans?
New Age Christians?
Quakers?
Unitarians?
Pagans?
Muslims?
Bhuddists?
Zen-Bhuddists?
Others?I think everyone thinks that their family of origin takes the cake for inducing feelings of guilt. However, it is a choice and as such I have decided that guilt is a useless emotion, despite its early installation re: Jewish mother, and subsequent members of society. Now quilting, on the other hand, was a wonderful misinterpretation, and a much more interesting topic imho. mindy