[meteorite-list] Reduxin Proud Tom

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:47:16 -0800
Message-ID: <C211EC04.338D7%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Ah,
        PT has already performed the needed function of giving
the gang a straw dog to kick around.
        More than one person mentioned, "what would a new-to-the
scene" would be meteorite collector think of a PT web site (still
not clear how they would find it - but that is neither here nor
there).
        Well, here is what I think a newbe would think if s/he did
somehow find a PT website: "Hm.... interesting sense of humor"
or even, "not my kind of humor" - what they WOULDN'T see is
a group of people who fancy themselves as "serious, scientifically
minded meteorite collectors" periodically attacking someone - usually
for imagined misdoings and even causing stress to the point of
a heart attack. That is what they WOULDN'T see on a PT web
site. More like the "Don't have a gao, man!" cartoon with C. Steve's
face pasted in and the like.
        But that is just me - the real point everyone seems to ignore
sits like an elephant in the room: if you don't like his humor, don't
visit his site.
        But, as I said in the beginning, he is already performing an
invaluable service as functioning as the current whipping boy
and, being fictional and all, I am confident he can take it.
        So, maybe we can let it all go for now - then when someone
starts attacking Adam Hupe or Mike Farmer or Al & Iris Lang
or Chicago Steve, or even Matteo, I will just post to the list the
threat of the possibility Proud Tom might appear on an obscure
web site somewhere and everyone can stop beating the hell out
of real people and pounce on the evil Proud Tom.
        Ya, that's the ticket.
        Best wishes, Michael


on 3/5/07 3:23 PM, MexicoDoug at MexicoDoug at aim.com wrote:

> Hurray Steve! And thanks for the new word 'redux' I looked it up, first
> foolishly assumed it was a typo, being a chemist with redox on the mind.
>
> Hurray Anne! I've been at odds with Michael on Proud Tom for a long time:
> * * *
> Doug posted re: Proud Tom BS (Jan 2004):
> "Michael, My respects to the creative talents of all the lampooning folk --
> real good. Here's to the genuine Proud Tom's getting over his SERIOUSLY
> acute case of bovine mateoitis!"
> http://www.fivewells.com/cgi-bin/album-view-image.pl?sec=cattle&image=75
>
> "The marines would be the first to hunt down and kill the Proud Tom, and
> will not hide their identity. I can't delete or similar and must file your
> educated and passionate messages about these people in my duck sh*t file.
> To which Michael responded:
> Doug, "Hunt down and kill....." that is some SERIOUSLY weird thinking. I
> think I have to start saving ALL these messages in my "X" file for WIERD!
> Growing concerned about the direction all this is going......Michael
> * * *
> Michael 'wierdly' had a cow when I said that!
>
> I agree most with Thomas Webb and congratulate his thoughtful and mature
> outlook:
> "We can laugh at ourselves and good-naturedly poke fun at our friends when
> they are
> agreeable to it, but I saw nothing of this with that particular character."
>
> If PT wants to come back, I think it would be ok if he first gets an email
> address, name change, and takes change in attitude classes from Steve's Mom.
>
> Chicago Steve's Mom taught:
> "My mom always told me,A SMILE IS A NICE REFLECTION ON YOU."
>
> Mark mulled:
> "That said, there has to be a joke about 'Gao's' there somewhere! :) lol."
>
> Even Anne ribbed Steve:
> "As Chicago-Steve said '....may he rest in piece'. "
>
> Nor could Bernd resist again:
> "....may [tom tom] rest in p i e c e s ".
>
> Michael cowered:
> "Bet most of you won't be able to resist checking that out."
>
> Doug joins in thought:
> "Steve, I think PT is about as funny as watching you getting run over by a
> convoy of tandem 18-wheelers and getting up piecefully."
>
> Michael, This is just my unsolicited personal opinion without malice toward
> PT. PT was a dark genius. I prefer not to see the traditional PT ever
> again, despite the anomalously debonair Steve's invitation. (In clicking on
> this link you agree to Steve's outlook", if you don't, you must resist going
> there): www.diogenite.com/ptsays.jpg
>
> Steve, if I've misunderstood your post, just say the word and the picture
> will be taken down.
>
> Chicago Steve invited:
> "I hope everyone on the list has a great day while I set and wait for my 510
> gram GAO to come to it's new home."
>
> And now we will be hearing about this until the Gao's come home and on into
> the hereafter, upon their subsequent herding and slaughtering on eBay
> met-market?
>
> Best health, Doug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mark ford" <markf at ssl.gb.com>
> To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 8:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] proud tom,Redux
>
>
>>
>> Hmm, all very well and good, and usually most people can take a well
>> meant joke and laugh with it, that is until someone then finds it deeply
>> offensive or hurtful or harmful to their lively hood then its suddenly
>> not quite so funny any more. In today's, ip logged, globally litigious
>> world, personally I'd be very careful about defaming anyone on purpose,
>> these things seem like a good idea at the time, but they can actually
>> cost big time.
>>
>>
>> That said, there has to be a joke about 'Gao's' there somewhere! :) lol.
>>
>>
>> M.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of steve
>> arnold
>> Sent: 05 March 2007 12:24
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] proud tom,Redux
>>
>> Wow he is almost back,but not quite.Hey I do not care
>> if proud tom comes back or not.It has been a few years
>> since I got lambasted by him.Actually it was quite
>> funny.Being as super liberal as I am,I laughed all the
>> way to the funny bank.I know pt is a fictional
>> character made up of someone who is very good with a
>> computer.My hats off to him.I believe that there is a
>> line we should never cross.He has made up his own.I
>> know that there are a few people who do not like his
>> "humor".For me it does not even bother me.IT IS ONLY
>> WORDS!Hot air coming off of someone's computer.Like
>> Mr. blood says,the delete key is only 1 inch away from
>> my little finger,and I use it alot.I know that I am
>> not liked by some people on this list,and that is
>> ok,but proud tom is just a fictional character who
>> sometimes has gone overboard,but not a problem for
>> me.My mom always told me,A SMILE IS A NICE REFLECTION
>> ON YOU.So if pt comes back so what,if not,no biggy to
>> me.There is just to much negativity going on in this
>> world,it really does not take much effort to smile.But
>> it is really amazing how much energy we put into being
>> negative.Well long live proud tom or may he rest in
>> piece.I hope everyone on the list has a great day
>> while I set and wait for my 510 gram GAO to come to
>> it's new home.
>>
>>
>> steve arnold,chicago
>>
>> Steve R.Arnold,chicago,Ill,Usa!!
>> Collecting Meteorites since 06/19/1999!!
>> www.chicagometeorites.net
>> Ebay I.D. Illinoismeteorites
>>
>>
>>
>>
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