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Skurvey
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02 Sep 2015, 4:44 pm

I always thought "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" would be the best song to have at my funeral.


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02 Sep 2015, 5:31 pm

You are a soul whose intentions are good!



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02 Sep 2015, 6:28 pm





Perhaps this should be our "national" anthem...



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02 Sep 2015, 9:39 pm

WOW!

Nina Simone knocked it out of the park with her searing version.

Was already familiar with the other two versions. Also good. Great song.

A European band called "Alabina" also did a good version (flamenco-rock kinda like Santa Esmerelda, but in a more recent modern style).



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02 Sep 2015, 11:26 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
Yep...that sucks!

It's easy to be misunderstood online because of the nature of being online: no face-to-face contact.


Ironically, I think I'm more misunderstood face-to-face then on other mediums (over the phone, email, message boards, etc...) because my body language is often completely misunderstood.

If I had a nickel for every time somebody approached me to say "what's wrong?", when absolutely nothing is wrong, well I'd have a ton of nickels :). Been happening since I was a young child.



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02 Sep 2015, 11:40 pm

BudDickman wrote:

If I had a nickel for every time somebody approached me to say "what's wrong?", when absolutely nothing is wrong, well I'd have a ton of nickels :). Been happening since I was a young child.


My thoughtful look is often interpreted as an angry or worried expression...
I tried putting on a fake smile but could never keep it up... :mrgreen:



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07 Sep 2015, 2:42 pm

BudDickman wrote:
If I had a nickel for every time somebody approached me to say "what's wrong?", when absolutely nothing is wrong, well I'd have a ton of nickels :). Been happening since I was a young child.

Yep, this happens to me a lot, when I am pacing or stimming or appear deep in thought. Even other ASD people do it to me.