Confessions Concerning Corrupting the Youth
January 10, 2017
G.D.O'Bradovich III
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The “second rate psychologist” is a frequent contributor to our research and we are grateful for his insights. Yet, we wonder in what ways our research would be benefited by a first rate psychologist. We suggest that the any differences in their respective insights would merely be negligible. However, we are amused by the ironic wording of “second rate psychologist”, since, firstly, this designation creates doubt upon the profession of psychology and, secondly, the designation implies that no self respecting, and competent, psychologist would be associated with our research and subsequent commentary.
Recently, I unexpectedly found myself in a difficult situation not of my own making. The gaggle of youths that I have engaged for two years were behaving oddly and they were out much later than I have observed, not that I believe that they have a curfew. Yes, Gentle Reader, the youths’ behavior can be considered consistent or odd, when it does not conform to previous observations. Perhaps it would be more accurate to state that the group, in toto, was behaving in a manner that I have not seen.
We know, through long and painful experience, that Yours Truly is not the “go to guy” for fun and we accept this fact. Most encounters with these youths invariably result in the Capricorn displaying dry responses, for the purposes of seeming unaware of the subtleties of our conversation and of their sotto voce comments, for my own amusement.
Recently, I unexpectedly found myself in a difficult situation not of my own making. The gaggle of youths that I have engaged for two years were behaving oddly and they were out much later than I have observed, not that I believe that they have a curfew. Yes, Gentle Reader, the youths’ behavior can be considered consistent or odd, when it does not conform to previous observations. Perhaps it would be more accurate to state that the group, in toto, was behaving in a manner that I have not seen.
We know, through long and painful experience, that Yours Truly is not the “go to guy” for fun and we accept this fact. Most encounters with these youths invariably result in the Capricorn displaying dry responses, for the purposes of seeming unaware of the subtleties of our conversation and of their sotto voce comments, for my own amusement.
Who: Socrates
Behavior: Corrupting the youth Result: Death |
The youths were in dire straights (“Money for nothing…”), since their usual buyer of certain beverages was not available, possibly due to holiday hours. However, we remain uncertain as to the reason for his unavailability- when engaging in criminal activity, it is advisable to vigorously maintain a position of ignorance. We have no doubts that this quintet exhausted all possible solutions to their dilemma before, in the deep depths of despair, turning to Yours Truly for relief.
We repeatedly voiced our concerns, only to be met by, if not reasoned responses, at least impassioned pleas. It was revealed that certain parents were aware of this activity and we suggested to the Virgo [Vide Capriporn? for an account of a previous adventure with this youth] that his understanding parents should buy the verboten beverages, thereby absolving us of the responsibly for any potential inebriated injuries among themselves and eliminating the possibility of a serious criminal record, for ourself.
The immediate response was that this course was not possible. Any contradictions between the parent’s supposed acceptance of the youths’ behavior and the parents’ unwillingness to purchase certain beverages must be resolved by the Gentle Reader.
The ringleader, a Taurus speaking as a used car salesman, or Gemini, was always ready to rebut my concerns with dubious facts, appeals to past performance, and future promises. At one point, he suggested that my action would restore karmic balance to the universe [as we said, their position was desperate] and he attempted what in common parlance is known as a “guilt trip”.
At this point, through frustration, we, in a louder than normal voice, said that their needs were not a claim on my ability. [The Gentle Reader may surmise our difficult position of enjoying the company of these youths on one hand, yet not wanting to be known as a criminal, on the other hand, by quoting from Atlas Shrugged]. The activities of unknown criminals has been explored elsewhere [vide Recidivism].
After further negotiations, it was agreed that our fee would be doubled from their initial offer, not that the first offer was unreasonable for the little effort to be extended by Yours Truly. In conclusion to this part, the negotiations between the Capricorn, who is the master of waiting for opportunity, and the time sensitive Taurus cum Gemini, was a scene that only Astrologers would appreciate and only Occultists could understand.
We left our successful negotiations and were within a block of our destination when the aforementioned reliable “go to guy” contacted them and, needless to say, this Capricorn was eager to relinquish the responsibility of corrupting the youth to someone who is less risk averse.
If any benefits have accrued from this adventure, restoring karmic balance to the universe cannot be considered a viable supposition. However, should these youths again approach Yours Truly, we only know that, since they agreed to a higher compensation for my considerable ability to make a legal purchase, negotiations will be swift and the pay, exorbitant.
Gentle Researcher, we conclude that corrupting the youth is not limited to denying the Gods and creating new Gods. Corruption, it seems, also has financial benefits.
We repeatedly voiced our concerns, only to be met by, if not reasoned responses, at least impassioned pleas. It was revealed that certain parents were aware of this activity and we suggested to the Virgo [Vide Capriporn? for an account of a previous adventure with this youth] that his understanding parents should buy the verboten beverages, thereby absolving us of the responsibly for any potential inebriated injuries among themselves and eliminating the possibility of a serious criminal record, for ourself.
The immediate response was that this course was not possible. Any contradictions between the parent’s supposed acceptance of the youths’ behavior and the parents’ unwillingness to purchase certain beverages must be resolved by the Gentle Reader.
The ringleader, a Taurus speaking as a used car salesman, or Gemini, was always ready to rebut my concerns with dubious facts, appeals to past performance, and future promises. At one point, he suggested that my action would restore karmic balance to the universe [as we said, their position was desperate] and he attempted what in common parlance is known as a “guilt trip”.
At this point, through frustration, we, in a louder than normal voice, said that their needs were not a claim on my ability. [The Gentle Reader may surmise our difficult position of enjoying the company of these youths on one hand, yet not wanting to be known as a criminal, on the other hand, by quoting from Atlas Shrugged]. The activities of unknown criminals has been explored elsewhere [vide Recidivism].
After further negotiations, it was agreed that our fee would be doubled from their initial offer, not that the first offer was unreasonable for the little effort to be extended by Yours Truly. In conclusion to this part, the negotiations between the Capricorn, who is the master of waiting for opportunity, and the time sensitive Taurus cum Gemini, was a scene that only Astrologers would appreciate and only Occultists could understand.
We left our successful negotiations and were within a block of our destination when the aforementioned reliable “go to guy” contacted them and, needless to say, this Capricorn was eager to relinquish the responsibility of corrupting the youth to someone who is less risk averse.
If any benefits have accrued from this adventure, restoring karmic balance to the universe cannot be considered a viable supposition. However, should these youths again approach Yours Truly, we only know that, since they agreed to a higher compensation for my considerable ability to make a legal purchase, negotiations will be swift and the pay, exorbitant.
Gentle Researcher, we conclude that corrupting the youth is not limited to denying the Gods and creating new Gods. Corruption, it seems, also has financial benefits.