VoidTerraFirma
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Duuuude! Me and CC DeVille were rofl AND we were banging fat rails off the iPad at the same time!
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Duuuude! Me and CC DeVille were rofl AND we were banging fat rails off the iPad at the same time!
Steverino
black sheep
Not by me. I'm glad this place is back to what it was instead of becoming an extension of HC. There are plenty of cool cats here; mattburnside comes to mind. How come he can hang out, be funny, witty and all that stuff he does so well without being an a** and the other guys can't?
I dunno, but that's their problem.
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
I too appreciate marks efforts to deal with this forum in a fair, even handed manner.
Psychotronic
Bored Silly
Wait, what? What'd I miss? Did all of this happen while I was away?
CBHScott
How did I get here?
OGG, though, seems to come back after a dust-up once things have had time to settle down. Perhaps he'll be back; I enjoyed his non-shitstorm posts
baimun
Funkasaurus Rex
OGG, though, seems to come back after a dust-up once things have had time to settle down. Perhaps he'll be back; I enjoyed his non-shitstorm posts
But I think that he's afraid if he comes back, even under a new name, it may open the doors to everyone else coming back... so out of respect for Mark and the forum, he may be gone longer than other times that he's left for a while. :(
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
I can post here whenever I want.
But, naturally, it's not much fun when people like yourself, whom I've enjoyed and gotten along well with for years, have made their feelings on the undesirability of my presence known. I've certainly never tried to antagonize you, and would happily have ceased and apologized if I'd known if any friendly ribbing was bothering you. I didn't know you felt that way; I tried to do you a favour a couple of years ago when you were traveling to Napa, and I felt personally disappointed when I couldn't come through for you.
I mean, I realize that I'm hyper-opinionated and divisive and not for everyone, and I'm an adult and I can handle it, but I've got a perspective and a stake (decade-old friendships) as much as you do.
Likewise, I really have no idea what I ever did to drive OGG to paranoia. A few years ago, probably around '05, I made a political comment over at GJ that upset OGG. I didn't address him in any way, but he didn't like it, went ballistic with personal attacks, and got himself banned. Things were a bit sour after that. When we both started posting here, however, I found myself enjoying his posts, and sent him a conciliatory PM letting him know that I liked his company, couldn't really remember what had precipitated the iciness, and suggested that we bury the hatchet and try being friends. He replied in kind, noting that he'd been thinking the exact same thing. That was probably sometime in '09.
From then on, I cannot think of one single thing I've said or done to upset him, much less a personal attack of any kind. Certainly nothing that would suggest personal malice on my part. And I've combed the forum a few times to reread all of my interactions with him, just to be sure; I'd invite anyone here to do the same. The search features are good for that kind of stuff.
I did attack personally after he posted on GJ and alleged to have sent a mass email attempting to have Oscar blacklisted. And while I do think that attempting to mess with the personal and/or professional life of a fellow forumite is detestable and unforgivable regardless of how much you might hate them, I will admit that, if I had my time back, I'd have handled the situation differently and shown a bit more self-control. That said, that was my first and only offence against OGG, and it was provoked, very much unlike his ridiculous story about having had me investigated despite considerable costs, international digging, and not a clue to start with.
Anyway, I miss lots of you guys too, but I can certainly be contacted.
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cuffdc
chicken n waffles
I can post here whenever I want.
... about having had me investigated despite considerable costs, international digging, and not a clue to start with.
Anyway, I miss lots of you guys too, but I can certainly be contacted.
I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab, they've got four more detectives working on the case. They got us working in shifts!
At least you left the Creedence.
micwalt
Too Controversial To Have An Athleisure Line
Everyone should be invited back...except they should have a non-stop loop of "Yakety Sax" playing when they open the forum.
No one can take things too seriously when "Yakety Sax" is playing.
Capital idea!
Ignored Member
Neutered male
Everyone should be invited back...except they should have a non-stop loop of "Yakety Sax" playing when they open the forum.
No one can take things too seriously when "Yakety Sax" is playing.
How very Benny Hill.
Denverdave
Resident Ragamuffin
I have just discovered that you really need a thick skin and the ability to not post when you are pissed off about stuff. It is way too easy to put stuff up on a forum or places like FB that you would never bring up in a face to face conversation - or if you would you have the additional advantages of facial expressions and body language to make the exchange a lot more cordial. Have people pissed me off here? Yes. Stuff got so bad at one point on HC that I just quit going there for about six months. I prefer the guidelines here as far as politics and religion go, and I would be considered a 'religious' person by most. That kind of stuff is best discussed in person over a couple of beers.
Dogsinplastic
avuncular to no one
I swore I wasn't going to use the ignore feature at HC, but it got to point where I had to. I double swore I wouldn't here either, but some folks where veering toward a bitey-ness that I decided to nullify.
Denver, you're right on but I'd add that there's also a huge amount of misinterpretation that happens within forums. You say something like "The sky is blue" and someone might be like "Why to do you hate grass? Racist! My mother was green and mossy!" or some other less wacky but clear lack of comprehension. It's like they're searching for something with which to antagonize.
I prefer the environment here and appreciate the efforts to keep it chill. But in the case of something like Oscar's last appearance, it's easy to just ignore and stay out of it. Well, it's easy for me. For others, obviously not so much. That said, Oscar's an asshole...he's just my kind of asshole. I think we'd likely get along in person and the ribbing we gave each other on occasion on HC was similar to the face-to-face relationships I have with a lot of my friends wherein our initial greet is a middle finger from afar. Of course handshakes and hugs (as appropriate) once we're in close enough proximity.
Denver, you're right on but I'd add that there's also a huge amount of misinterpretation that happens within forums. You say something like "The sky is blue" and someone might be like "Why to do you hate grass? Racist! My mother was green and mossy!" or some other less wacky but clear lack of comprehension. It's like they're searching for something with which to antagonize.
I prefer the environment here and appreciate the efforts to keep it chill. But in the case of something like Oscar's last appearance, it's easy to just ignore and stay out of it. Well, it's easy for me. For others, obviously not so much. That said, Oscar's an asshole...he's just my kind of asshole. I think we'd likely get along in person and the ribbing we gave each other on occasion on HC was similar to the face-to-face relationships I have with a lot of my friends wherein our initial greet is a middle finger from afar. Of course handshakes and hugs (as appropriate) once we're in close enough proximity.
mattburnside
***hole. Major ***hole.
OGG, though, seems to come back after a dust-up once things have had time to settle down. Perhaps he'll be back; I enjoyed his non-shitstorm posts
I usually enjoy watching the barometer rise and wondering when he's going to totally lose his shit again. It's a wonder I don't watch NASCAR.
Steverino
black sheep
These are really cool, 'cause when the barometric pressure rises, it actually spits water out of the spout.
baimun
Funkasaurus Rex
Isn't it interesting that a wealthy Doctor with multiple properties in multiple countries, when he isn't touring with Kiss or having his life threatening health issues miraculously cured, finds the time to troll our friendly little music forum and toss his condescending jazz snobbery down onto the rest of us plebeians.
Don't even throw any of the "I offered one of my summer cottages" shit out there.... most of us here aren't buying your catfishing bullshit anymore.
Signing off before I unload and get my ass banned today.
Don't even throw any of the "I offered one of my summer cottages" shit out there.... most of us here aren't buying your catfishing bullshit anymore.
Signing off before I unload and get my ass banned today.
mattburnside
***hole. Major ***hole.
I seriously hope you're not implying that Matt faked the pictures of his shaved head and sutures, because if you are, that's some seriously low shit.
Fuck off. I'm out of here.
Help!I'maRock!
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