a public plea to Mike_the_pain_train

[Earl]

Hi, Mike.

[Katrin]

Oh well, you tried. But I don't think he's got the guts to make another post. He'll only lose any fights he starts.

By the way, what do you think of my new signature?

[abitagirl]

Where is Mike? Did he show up somewhere?

[Skul]

He logs in every so often, but never seems to post anything. Probably waiting for a post he can easily make fun of.

OR MAYBE HE'S JUST A TYPICAL SPORTS BORE COWARD!

[abitagirl]

He logs in every so often, but never seems to post anything. Probably waiting for a post he can easily make fun of.

OR MAYBE HE'S JUST A TYPICAL SPORTS BORE COWARD!

Well, there are probably plenty of such posts here, so what's he waiting for?

[SportsGuy92]

Will we ever encounter another hateful bigot like Samdaman with the tenacity and stubbornness of a blood-gorged tick? Stay tuned.

Well.. we have two just like him --well, they are a step up in that they don't RANT but SportsGuy92 and the other one are as stubborn as a case of herpes.

Not only do I not rant, but also, unlike samdaman, I have never made fun of anybody for not liking sports.

[Earl]

SportsGuy92 does have a point. He and Polite24 are a far cry from the likes of Samdaman, and we should appreciate that fact. They remind me, despite my own prejudice in the past, that there are decent athletes. SportsGuy92 is only standing up for his own convictions, just as we are; and he is not trying to turn us into sports fans. I count four members of this forum as personal friends of mine, and I don't want to make anyone mad or hurt anyone's feelings. But we need to avoid becoming a mirror image of Samdaman and his ilk. Even when you disagree with them, SportsGuy92 and Polite24 are not suitable candidates for name-calling or unjustified hostility. Those of us who want a fight will just have to wait for another Samdaman to come along, which should happen sooner or later.

[Ray]

what? we don't have an icon for crying --oh wait --we do --I think --are those tiny tears?

[Earl]

Oh, no. I hope I didn't do something wrong. If you think I did, please tell me. (I hope you're just kidding. I assume that you are.) I just felt sorry for SportsGuy92 and felt compelled to defend him. You know my independent streak. If he or any other poster were abusive, I wouldn't feel sorry for him.

[Earl]

We're waiting ...

What? I'M ONLY ON DURING WEEKENDS!
I'm gonna see what else I can do...

You misunderstand. I was addressing mike_the_pain_train (AKA you-know-who), not you. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Ray]

He logs in every so often, but never seems to post anything. Probably waiting for a post he can easily make fun of.

OR MAYBE HE'S JUST A TYPICAL SPORTS BORE COWARD!

nice hat, skul! On your avatar I mean.

[Ray]

Oh, no. I hope I didn't do something wrong. If you think I did, please tell me. (I hope you're just kidding. I assume that you are.) I just felt sorry for SportsGuy92 and felt compelled to defend him. You know my independent streak. If he or any other poster were abusive, I wouldn't feel sorry for him.

oh yeah I'm just kidding. These tears are from some OTHER insult. ha ha ha ha haha

You're such a rebel. But I completely understand where you're coming from. I feel sorry for SportsGuy92 also.

[Fat Man]

Oh, no. I hope I didn't do something wrong. If you think I did, please tell me. (I hope you're just kidding. I assume that you are.) I just felt sorry for SportsGuy92 and felt compelled to defend him. You know my independent streak. If he or any other poster were abusive, I wouldn't feel sorry for him.

oh yeah I'm just kidding. These tears are from some OTHER insult. ha ha ha ha haha

You're such a rebel. But I completely understand where you're coming from. I feel sorry for SportsGuy92 also.

I feel sorry for morons because they're such losers and their lives must be really boring because they have no brains. It must really feel lonely for them having only 2 brain cells floating about in the big empty skull.

[Earl]

SportsGuy92 is not a moron, meaning that he's not dumb. To the contrary, he seems to be quite intelligent and well-informed. Again, despite his rocky start in this forum, he's a far cry from the abusive type. Speaking as a middle-aged adult, he seems to be a nice kid. When I said that I felt sorry for SportsGuy92, I was not making light of him. I feel sorry for him because of the rejection he has experienced in this forum. On several occasions he has tried to reach out, but has been rebuffed. I do not agree with every single statement he has made, any more than with any other member; but I don't regard him as The Enemy.

[blackdog4444]

We're waiting ...

What? I'M ONLY ON DURING WEEKENDS!
I'm gonna see what else I can do...

You misunderstand. I was addressing mike_the_pain_train (AKA you-know-who), not you. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

No I was talkin about the idiot.
I do hope we get another forum idiot to toy with!