With BC gone, soon to be away at his war, and so much open hostility I have a unique proposition to offer you. No Bull, not being dramatic or even upset or anything.
The next 20 posters, no repeats, give thumbs up or thumbs down. Chat about it or whatever. If 11 out of twenty vote thumbs down, I will lose my password which I cannot possibly remember and vanish from your midst.
Non voters do not count, a tie goes to the next vote, the polls are open.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I would rather that you stay and learn (or remember) to be respectful of other peoples viewpoints. I don't care that you (or BC) have different opinions, but I hate the fact that you both are insulting to everyone who doesn't share those same opinions. As a matte of fact I LIKE debates....but what he has been doing lately isn't debating it is shouting pthers down and ridiculing them.
And not even doing it intelligently. A four year old with access to the internet could have refuted most of his points when he first came here.
If you can't do that, or don't even want to try, then I vote leave.
Kwea
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
It is understood that this is no promise to 'try to fit in and be better', this is a promise that I will not change one whit. No equivocation, vote, don't whine!
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Not change one whit?
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
If you won't even try to get along and play nicely, then leave. Anger and hostility are not welcome here.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
That's two no's and one sort of wimpering 'not if you are going to be like that', that I will take as a spoiled vote until corrected... Keep em coming
Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :
I liked some of the things you had to say. Because some people can't be honest. Yet continually being an ass about things isn't outweighed by honesty.
If you were to still be yourself, and show that you want to be a part of a community and help build up Hatrack, then stay. Criticism is good when one doesn't go overboard. I Personally don't think you've gone overboard in cases I have had some hand in.
None of this matters though, it is up to you, not us if you stay.
I do like seeing more than one viewpoint to an argument, so for that sake I say stay.
I don't know why you would want a vote, unless you want to torture yourself more than you already appear to able to do by yourself. Being as you have a different viewpoint, and you've made it clear that you have a different viewpoint, people already would be intimidated. This is again pointless, to ask people that you have possibly intimidated, and or offended how you should go about resolving a conflict with them.
I think you should make your own choice, and live by it. Do not make it hastily, take time to consider this, and maybe just take some time off Hatrack if you really are considering this. Stepping away from the box, and gaining new perspective on how to approach it is always a good thing to do, and when done properly always allows one to see thier true self.
[ December 19, 2004, 09:38 PM: Message edited by: raventh1 ]
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Have a nice life, dearie.
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
I'd say stay.
I know I annoyed people at terrygoodkind.com when I first joined at 18 years old...and now 7 years later I am an admin, so you never know what can happen over time.
Besides, things are boring if everyone is the same. That being said, even if I do agree with some of your ideas, you really should work on your packaging. It is tough to convince people that you are right when you simply piss them off.
[ December 19, 2004, 09:44 PM: Message edited by: Lupus ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
This seems like some grand play on your part to leave as a martyr. Stay or go as YOU wish. Personally I could care less.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
You knuckleheads do not seem to understand the meaning of unique opportunity. Let me try to explain...
Nobody is more oppressed and has less freedom in America then a soldier, except perhaps a prisoner in jail, however a soldier (today) chooses to be a soldier and therefore has chosen all that follows.
I have chosen to put this power in your hands, and have relinquished it, my choice. No martyrdom here. I will not be learning to play nice, I will not be more sensetive and I will only count votes that are yea or nea. The votes that include a if this or that are spoiled, there is only one set of boxes to check. There will be no Nixon Speech at the end, get to eleven goes and I am gone.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Don't think of yourself a martyr. Your behavior is that of a spoiled pampered baby. Yes you should stay and learn better. This is a great opportunity for you to learn. You may not get many such in your lifetime. Don't squander this one. This is TRAINING, soldier! Extremely vital training.
But if you refuse to learn and grow, to change one whit, then I will say that if you don't leave on your own, there's a rather large chance that the moderators will eventually invite you to go. And I will back them completely when they do so. So count that vote however you think you should.
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Hehe, it seems that for all your venom you cannot even drum up enough interest to be voted out. By the way, you did understand that I was voting you go? I realised after I posted that perhaps I was being a bit subtle for you.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
That is three goes, one stay and another "I do not know how to read and follow instructions"
Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :
Actually my vote was in the "think for yourself" catagory.
Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :
Seriously though, most of us don't even know you, you've been here what maybe a month and a half, and you have around 100 posts. You expect us to know you?
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
Why is anyone dignifying this farce by actually voting? He's just trying to prove how hated he is so that when he finally takes his ball and goes home, he can pretend that we kicked him out instead of admitting that he just couldn't hack it here. He's trying to lay the blame for his failure to get along on Hatrack instead of on his own shoulders, and everyone who votes for him to leave is just validating that. Why give him the satisfaction? Just ignore him until he either leaves, gets himself banned, or grows up enough to learn what civil discourse looks like.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
The lack of conviction is astonishing, Baaa, baaa, be the one that keeps the Jar Head here or the one that has me go. One of eleven is almost a jury! Is there courage here? Female courage or male?
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Verily, you have a point, but still, if he is offering to leave, why not take him up on it? I don't really care if he takes away a feeling of persecuted martyrdom - that only keeps you warm at night for a very limited time. He gets a cheap kick, we get a much nicer board, everybody is happy.
Posted by J T Stryker (Member # 6300) on :
I vote you lurk and observe how to give an over the top diffrent opinion without taking heads off. there are lots of them out... some of which are mine...
So, I vote to lurk... if thats not an option stay, you seem intelegent enough taht you'll figure out how to behave with time, I can't say as much for BC...
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
Actually VTY it is I and only I that has responsibility here, I have assumed it, I have deligated it. You are another, 'chooses not to vote,' fairly common in America today, however encouraging others to join you in sloth is bad form. Keep those cards and letters comming!
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
quote: That is three goes, one stay and another "I do not know how to read and follow instructions"
Hee, Hee, Hee, that actually made me chuckle. I've always been a bit of a non conformist and I'll continue to post as I see fit. Stay or go as you see fit.
Posted by Yozhik (Member # 89) on :
I vote go, because I'm a conservative, I support the war in Iraq, I voted twice for Bush... and your arguments are making my opinions look bad.
[ December 19, 2004, 10:20 PM: Message edited by: Yozhik ]
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
Bean Counter is by far the smartest person I have ever met. So smart I shudder to think what he could do if he were not also the sanest. I have said it before and I will say it agian, I am a rock head. I will always be a rock head, you cannot teach a snake to tapdance and I never expect to know anything about most everything. What I know, I know from painful experience.
Twice now I have been accused of attempted Martyrdom, you are absolutly assured that I will not die from the lack of hostile neighbors.
No vote for 'stick around, shut up and try to learn something' count. I will start counting two as one vote to go if this keeps going on.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
quote:You are another, 'chooses not to vote,' fairly common in America today, however encouraging others to join you in sloth is bad form.
That's very cute. I like the way you're pretending that this has anything to do with real elections. That, and the way you insinuate that my patriotism might not be up to scratch because I refuse to help martyr you.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
4 go 1 stay
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Did anyone watch the Chiefs game today?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:Bean Counter is by far the smartest person I have ever met.
Wow. What limited horizons you have.
Dagonee
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
martyrs are dead you silly ass, you are at worst voting me off the island. Keep your drama for the ladies. Sound off like you got a pair!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Dag, that same thought occurred to me. Sad, isn't it?
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
You would not believe his IQ, ACT, SAT and ASFAB if I told you. Are you here to vote lawyer, or advocate?
Posted by J T Stryker (Member # 6300) on :
quote: No vote for 'stick around, shut up and try to learn something' count. I will start counting two as one vote to go if this keeps going on.
I said to stay if i couldn't vote that way.
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
I thought I was done with my Christmas shopping, but then I saw that tigerdirect had a sale on USB jumpdrives. So now all the guys in the extended family will have a little something extra in their stockings.
stay
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Why don't you tell us your agenda, Jar Head? I hate playing games when I don't know the purpose. I will vote once I know why you are doing this, otherwise I'll continue to post nonsense or advise you to decide for yourself.
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
Ass, door, way out, all that.
...Then again, this vote will probably mean about as much here as it did in the presidential election, seeing as I don't live in a swing state.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
He also snatched a drunk Mexican off me in a parking lot while I was busy with two of his buddies... (I started jabbering at them in Korean because they were jabbering at us in Spanish) my cirle of experience is as big as the world, my circle of friends could set at a table. Because my standards are very high.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
I've mostly ignored or completely dismissed you as a troll. So, I say, go.
There's enough problems in the world. We don't need you screwing up one of the few communities that is filled with genuinely nice people.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:You would not believe his IQ, ACT, SAT and ASFAB if I told you.
That's probably true.
Dagonee
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
6 to 2 my agenda is exactly as written, I have never been subtle nor have I ever been anything other then what I appear to be. Why would I, I have never been accused of not saying what was on my mind.
[ December 19, 2004, 10:53 PM: Message edited by: Jar Head ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I ask again, why are you intent on manipulating Hatrack to vote you off. Are you incapable of explaining your rationale?
Posted by WheatPuppet (Member # 5142) on :
Stay.
Developing any kind of exclusivity on this forum, whether major or minor is more negative than any single poster could possibly be. I don't even care that you've insulted me personally in previous comments, becase I firmly believe that more discordant voices make for a better discussion. Even if the discussion gets nasty or absurd at times. It's far better than everyone putting forth the same view (or nearly the same view) and ending up without anything to talk about.
My best friend in the world and I can't talk about some things because it raises tensions so much. That's part of why he's my friend. Every once and a while, one of us busts out one of the topics that we can't discuss rationally, and we butt heads for a while. It's nasty and we both get angry, but we both secretly have fun doing it, and we're closer for it.
Keep in mind that the people on the other end are real people, and most interesting discussions have no right answer.
I reiterate: stay.
[ December 19, 2004, 10:54 PM: Message edited by: WheatPuppet ]
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
Jar Head, I think one thing you fail to realize is that this vote really doesn't matter to most of the people here. Unlike an election, the outcome really doesn't matter in the scheme of things. There is nothing wrong with being apathetic about whether you are a poster or not. It is not a sign of America today, it is a sign of your contribution to the message board. If you decide to start doubling votes, people won't care. If this page just drops off the front page and you forget about it, people won't care.
You insist that you don't have the ability to change. If that is the case, I feel sorry for you. Change is a normal part of growth. As you get older, you learn more about yourself and more about the world. Study military history. What happens to militaries that insist that change is not possible?
If people do vote you out, don't make the mistake of thinking it is because of your beliefs. I am one of the many conservatives on the board and I seriously doubt that people would vote me out. You don't debate, you argue. Even in this post you are acting like a petulant child. Are you the only person on the board that acts like this? Hell no, there are other posters who at times act exactly as you do. At times you seem to feed of each other during arguments. However, that doesn't mean that you should not want to grow.
I voted to keep you here, and I am sticking with my vote. However, don't let that make you believe that I agree with your posting style. I simply hope that this board will help you grow as a person, in spite of your protests to the contrary.
This post is actually much more hostile than what I would usually post. I generally avoid commenting on someone's posting style. However, you are the one that started the thread about your membership on the board, so I felt that it was appropriate to do such. Who knows, maybe it will do some good.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Well, I've had about all the fun I can stand. You can count me as a "thumbs down" vote. I think we all understand why your circle is small.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
Nobody is asking apathetic people to vote...sheesh if you do not care do not vote.
7 to 3
[ December 19, 2004, 10:58 PM: Message edited by: Jar Head ]
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I received a gift from somebody in New Jersey whose name I do not recognize. A rather nice gift, in fact, inpeccably suited to me, and sent directly to my home. I know the real names of any Hatrackers close enough to me to send me such a gift . . . I did not participate in the gift exchange. It could be some distant relation of Cor's, except that we don't recognize the name. It could be a divorced parent of a student or something. I hate to inquire around, because I could feel like a complete cad for not recognizing someone I should recognize. But I also kind of need to know who sent this to me.
Any ideas?
Did any of you send me a gift? Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
You Jar Head fans need to wake your friends!
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Still having problems elucidating your motive for this idiotic game. You wanna go out in a blaze of glory? You want affirmation that somebody loves you? C'mon Jar Head what's in your heart?
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
::Wonders how long it will be before someone will say "I feel your pain."::
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I hadn't heard that much from you - you do only have around 100 posts and most have them have been recently defending/explaining/doing something about yourself - but after seeing these, I feel able to vote.
Get the heck out of here.
Courage enough for you?
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
8 to 3
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Obviously some sort of repressed desire to be either loved or villified with no ability to understand the reasons behind the yen.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
My heart? Blood!
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
*Suddenly reminded of a certain character in the Ender series.*
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
I have no need to be a villian, nor could you make me one, nor do I seek approval or need it, I have the approval of my circle and myself. I offer an honest chance and nothing more. No Guilt or pain is involved, only the courage of your convictions is required, either way. I am seeing an almost hysterical lack of courage in a couple people. Vote or go away and chat about Dag's Meteor!
[ December 19, 2004, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: Jar Head ]
Posted by narrativium (Member # 3230) on :
I find it funny that people are taking this so seriously. Who cares if he has an agenda? Who cares if he's trying to be a martyr or not? Once he's gone, everyone will stop thinking about him, except the occasional "Remember When. . ."
I say go.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Synth, are thinking Bonso? Because Bonso was smart enough to get into battle school.
Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
Go.
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
quote:No Guilt or pain is involved
there is the chance of carpal tunnel syndrome
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
10 to 3
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I can't think of his name... He's the one that caused the riot where everyone started attacking the piggies and cutting down their trees. He also had a rather b****y sister too who was just like him, only worse... Gods, was she obnoxious. I say he should go until he can learn to act like a human being.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I don't lack courage I just refuse to be manipulated by you.
Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
Grego?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Ah, Grego in the third book. The sister was Quara.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Yeah! Them. It's been ages since I've read those last..
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
quote: I say he should go until he can learn to act like a human being.
This counts as an equivocation, I would not expect anything else from you Synth, I have long pictured you as bi-polar, lurching forward to set things straight and then falling back, emotionally spent! Try again!
[ December 19, 2004, 11:24 PM: Message edited by: Jar Head ]
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
*irratably flips JH off*
*Reminded ieerily of CWFA* Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
Umm, that was not a clear vote either, Punwit, you are almost certainly facing irrelevence. A familiar feeling no doubt.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Come on, Jar Head. You got your eleven votes. Going to start splitting hairs now? Oh, the drama!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Only it's not eleven, it's twelve. Remember he disqualified Kwea for saying
quote:I would rather that you stay and learn (or remember) to be respectful of other peoples viewpoints. <snip> If you can't do that, or don't even want to try, then I vote leave.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Not really but thanks for caring.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
quote: Punwit, you are almost certainly facing irrelevence.
Punwit's forte (one of them, anyway) is irreverence, actually.
[ December 19, 2004, 11:33 PM: Message edited by: sndrake ]
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
The rules are clear, talk to Kwea and Synth and have them straighten up. I cannot break the rules of a game I set up!
Posted by WheatPuppet (Member # 5142) on :
I don't approve of this.
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
quote: I don't approve of this.
do you feel disenfranchised?
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
Lets hear it for more irrelevence! Nobody sought your approval, your lack is noted, vote yes or no!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
WheatPuppet already voted.
Posted by Human (Member # 2985) on :
Okay, Jar Head...you want a clear vote to make it 11?
Get. Out. Of. Our. Forum.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Irrelevance for an irrelevant topic, who'd thunk it?
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
Oh sweet, I can cast the deciding vote right now.
Hit the road, Jar, and don't ya come back no more no more no more no more, hit the road, Jar, and don't ya come back no more.
It is a pity that we lose Jar here at the height of his posting. This thread garnered more attention than any of his posts before. We may fondly look back and say, "Remember that Jar Head guy? Man, that whole 'vote me off the island thing' was lame, wasn't it?" And so young Jar Head wormed his way into the dubious lore of Hatrack. Way to go out in a blaze of Glory, Jar Head, we salute you.
Now piss off.
Posted by Jar Head (Member # 7018) on :
11 to 3 You were irrelevent Bob
[ December 19, 2004, 11:45 PM: Message edited by: Jar Head ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:Now piss off.
I found out that's not allowed.
[ December 19, 2004, 11:45 PM: Message edited by: Dagonee ]
Posted by WheatPuppet (Member # 5142) on :
No. Should I feel disenfranchised?
I don't approve of knowingly exiling anyone from this community, regardless of whether or not it would be voluntary or not. I've been insulted numerous times by JarHead--I don't care. I think it's more important to be an inclusive community than a comfortable one. I'm amazed so many Hatrackers disagree with my belief, if the sample of this thread is any marker to go by.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
quote:WheatPuppet already voted.
For "stay", no less. He can't even be troubled to keep track of his own "supporters". Considering how few there are, that's just sad.
Posted by Procrastination (Member # 4821) on :
Figured I'd get around to this eventually.
Now, scoot.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
WP, I disapprove of the whole idea, but not just because of any exclusivity worry.
That's why I proudly served as Jimmy Carter's envoy to ensure the elections were fair.
Dagonee
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
I'm glad that remark wasn't lost on you, Dag Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
So now we can talk about Jar Head behind his back, right?
Dagonee
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
So Jar Head, just for clarification, exactly how old are you? Two? Three?
Get the heck out of here.
(this is an unequivical vote to leave)
You will not learn, you will not have an open mind, you will not consider other peoples opinions. You are an idiot. Leave. Go fight your war that you love so much, go show your 'courage', go get your self killed and improve the gene pool. Maybe they'll give you a Darwin award if you're lucky. You have your 11 votes. Quit whining and splitting hairs and leave. You kept saying we wouldn't have the guts to do it, we did it. Leave. Now.
Edit: I see my vote wasn't needed Yay, I would delete my nastiness... but I almost wish he'd stick around long enough just to see it... Oh well. My apologies to anyone else who read that and was offended. I normally try to be extremely accepting of people, but Jar Jar crossed the line of what I can stand... several times. So I figured I'd let it out and let him have it Again my apologies to everyone else.
[ December 19, 2004, 11:54 PM: Message edited by: Alcon ]
Posted by Fluff (Member # 4835) on :
I've got the last post!
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I don't care, I'm just posting to inflate my postcount -- which I don't actually care overmuch about, but I'm also bored.
So there.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
WP, Jar Head created a false dichotomy. He got what he wanted. I think most if not all of us would rather see him stay and stop being such a jerk. Not a choice. *shrug* Whatever.
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
[wearing Cedrios-addled conspiracy theory hat]
Well, if BC is leaving, and JH is the same person as BC, then wouldn't he *have* to leave? I mean, this vote is nice and all, but if these two knuckleheads are the same person, the result would be a foregone conclusion, no?
[/wearing Cedrios-addled conspiracy theory hat]
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
Hey, do you guys remember that Jar Head guy? Wasn't he lame? Oh man, and that bit about the spanish drunkards that he and BC fought off together? *Priceless* I know I was impressed by it. And how he cleverly slipped in that he speaks Korean? What was that all about? I ask you.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I think they're both BannaOj.
Notice how we haven't seen so much of her lately? And she's never around when they are. And you know, if we could only see what she looks like without those glasses . . .
Posted by King of Women (Member # 7143) on :
quote: I have said it before and I will say it agian, I am a rock head.
No, you're a JAR head. Transparent, empty, and easily broken.
You can't get away with this behavior in real life, so you feel the need to spout this vitriol on the internet where noone can find you in your little dark corner of a computer desk.
Frankly, this thread means nothing. You can just come back under a new name, leading us on for hours or even days before we recognize the arrogant, insulting and down right idiodic style that belongs to none other than Jar Head.
edit: FC, you have any more of those Cedrios-addled conspiracy theory hat? I have cash.
[ December 20, 2004, 12:00 AM: Message edited by: King of Women ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Methinks FlyingCow is on to something...
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
What was it about? It was about 40 posts back, if I remember correctly...
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
*checks Dagonee's postcount*
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I still think it would have been amusing to see what he would have done if he hadn't received enough votes one way or the other. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.
[ December 20, 2004, 12:01 AM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
He would have gone on and on about how everyone was too much of a panty-waist to vote.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
*Can't help it* PANTY-WAIST! Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
[conspiracy]
Until he shipped out...
[/conspiracy]
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Wow, Dagonee, can I be just like you? Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
I can't count the number of times I've used that expression and you didn't laugh at it then.
I even toned it down for Hatrack cause that's not how it's supposed to be spelled.
Gerrof my coat tails, Ickinator!
Posted by FlyingCow (Member # 2150) on :
Leave the postwhore alone, quid... that's not nice.
Posted by narrativium (Member # 3230) on :
I tried, but they're no longer taking my calls. I'm contemplating legal action.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I cast the very first vote...and was disqualified for allowing for the possibility that he might one day show the same manners we have taught our 5 year old niece to use?
Lil
That is priceless.
quote: Bean Counter is by far the smartest person I have ever met
Enough said. I would match my scores up with his...I qualified for each and every job in the military due to my ASFAB. It didn't mean anything at all. Most 10th graders can pass that with a high score, and the Sat and ACT and other tests like that were pretty darn easy too. I SUCK at math, and still got a 1350 SAT equivalent score ( I took the ACT).....including a 98% in one category.
It has meant absolutely nothing to me my entire life, and has done me not a whit of good.
Ignorance is far more obvious than idiots think it is, regardless of how well they lie about irrelevant test scores than no one cares about...or at least no one outside of high school does, anyway.
Good riddance, I am sure he was about to be banned anyway.
Kwea
[ December 20, 2004, 02:47 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
He'll be back, you know he will. Anyone who has been on hatrack for over a year and maybe had to take a break for one reason or another has felt her siren call. He'll come back like a pooh bear to the honey pot. It's his drug, his way of life.
It'll start off slow. He'll just pop in to see what everyone said on this thread. Then he'll read a few other threads. Maybe he'll create another account so that he can post in the last post thread (Lord knows the geniuses over there can relate to his Madly McAngsterson attitude). He'll dawdle a bit... then sndrake will post some thread about how awesome hippies are or some newbie will make a comment about how Jesus was actually a communist because their Anthropology teacher said so and he'll come stormin in like Norman Schwarzkopf in his favourite BDUs at the senior discount lunch buffet.
He will. I know it.
Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
quote: then sndrake will post some thread about how awesome hippies are or some newbie will make a comment about how Jesus was actually a communist because their Anthropology teacher said so and he'll come stormin in like Norman Schwarzkopf in his favourite BDUs at the senior discount lunch buffet.
Darn you Primal, you made me spray Pepsi all over myself and my keyboard... luckily it was a light spray cause there wasn't much left in the can.
Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :
If only it was always this easy.
Then again, we'll probably be hearing from his Bean Counter persona sooner or later. Unless I missed something I'm yet to be convinced that they're not one and the same.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
quote:then sndrake will post some thread about how awesome hippies are
How did I get to be associated with hippies????
Maybe you have me confused with Farmgirl.
More likely Space Opera, though.
[ December 20, 2004, 07:49 AM: Message edited by: sndrake ]
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
sndrake! You're anti-hippy? What's the matter with you? Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Not anti-hippy, really.
They thought that we could all hold hands, love one another, sing "Kumbaya" and it would be enough.
Even as a teenager, that seemed way to simplistic a formula for trying to exert influence or promote change in the world. Good thing MLK had non-hippies to work with. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
[alternate conspiracy theory] It's also possible the handle Bean Counter got banned, and Jar Head got warned but not banned. Rather than wait to get banned (since he was unwilling to change), he decided to go out with a bang . . . although I think this was more of a whimper. *shrug*
The beauty of this theory is that it works regardless of whether BC and JH are the same person or just IRL friends. [/conspiracy theory]
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
Hah. I wrote that post all at one go. You were the first person I could think of that was both a cunning debator and had a tendency to be a hatrack warm and fuzzy person. You're like a furry Tom Davidson.
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Primal Curve:
Thank you.
*Am furry in IRL, don't know why I look that way on your monitor, though.)
[ December 20, 2004, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: sndrake ]
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
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sndrake is a most handsome and engaging fellow.
[ December 20, 2004, 03:03 PM: Message edited by: Sara Sasse ]
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
O_o sndrake's a furry?
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
What would Jar Head think of what this thread has become?
*Working fast and furriously to get stuff done so Diane and I can hit the road tomorrow*
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
I couldn't help but see this thread and wonder what in the world Jar Head is thinking.
I don't think he realizes that there might be other people on the site that are in the military and might know exactly what he is doing. From what I've read of his (I admit, I haven't had the time to read all of it), I honestly can't see what he is ranting about. One comment of his that clearly sticks out is when he said that the American Soldier has less freedom than a prisoner (I know that's not exact).
I too am a member in the military. I'm damn proud of it! I was forced to put another human being in the cross-hairs of my weapon and I was willing to pull the trigger on the behalf of the American Public. I know that my freedoms have been slightly curtailed for the time being, but I accept that. "I don't have freedom, I fight for it!" that is one thing that every Soldier is taught in todays military. If Soldiers had the same rights as everybody else, we wouldn't function, period.
In my case, I haven't really noticed a difference in being in the military vs. civilian life. I can still access the internet and post on sites like this (on my own time, of course). I can eat whenever I want, I can go on a date with my wife in Boise whenever I want. I get 30 days of paid leave every year (find that in the private sector!). I even have free health-care. Basically I'm the same person I was before joining and to say that I have less freedom than a prisoner is absolutely foolish and anal. Jar Head, if you're Active Duty, you're not representing your military heritage the way you should be and if I were your Supervisor I would strongly recommend discharge because you're actions do not meet any standard by which military personnel are graded. Good Day.
-scottneb-
[EDIT] Where oh where did my grammar go?!
[ December 21, 2004, 09:07 AM: Message edited by: scottneb ]
Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :
Scott this thread was made for drama.
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
I'm still a little hot.
I shouldn't have posted that, but I mean it. It's talk like his that kills our Soldiers. I've seen fanatisism in person, and it sounds like he's on that side.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
*hugs scot neb and baby* @Icky Haven't been around much cause I had the flu last week, and have been home-improving on the weekends.
AJ
sndrake, would you be offended if I thought you were a bit like a hobbit? Bob_scopatz is too just a different order of magnitude. Maybe it's the facial hair? AJ
[ December 20, 2004, 04:00 PM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
scott, I'm so glad you posted that! BC and JH both are seriously giving our soldiers a bad name. My cousin is currently serving in Iraq, and every time JH makes some grandiose statement on the way soldiers live and think, I think, "umm...is my cousin in some other country's military or something?"
space opera
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
quote:I'm still a little hot.
So Kayla said. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Hey Sara....you're drooling.
Again.
Kwea
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
Jar Head was a drama queen. It's as simple as that. This whole thread was made as an excuse to blame us for the fact that he was too uncivilized to get along with real people. I remain thoroughly convinced that there was never more to him than that--he's a juvenile ass who doesn't know how to handle real discourse. The important thing is that he got the eleven votes that he needed. So now he can go away, crying and holding his dingle because we didn't plead with him to stay and keep puking his vitriol all over everyone, pretending that it's our fault he's an ass. Good riddance to him, and may he never return.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
I guess I'm late to the party, but I wanted to vote for "What the crap are you talking about Bean Counter..err, I mean Jar Head?"
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
quote: What would Jar Head think of what this thread has become?
Ooooh! I think this should become the meeting place for the Secret Liberal Cabal (tm) - after all there's already talk of of hippies and no one would ever think to look in a Jar Head/Bean Counter thread for the Secret Liberal Cabal(tm)...
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Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Heh. I would have voted to have him stay. I think Hatrack can suffer the occassional problem poster, and think that given enough time, Hatrack can change you in a constructive way.
But I'm an optimist.
-Bok
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Bok, your name makes a rather pleasing in an odd way kind of sound.
Does it have some kind of meaning?
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About Bokonon. Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Kwea, I'm just sayin'. Kayla was rather specific. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Slowpoke! Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Bite me, lawboy.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Am I too late to vote for John Kerry?
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Am I too late to vote Jimmy Carter? Posted by narrativium (Member # 3230) on :
Am I too late to vote for Thomas Dewey?
Posted by jexx (Member # 3450) on :
I'd just like to add that I have known many many Marines (from newly-shorn baby jarheads to career Marines), and the ones with attitudes like "Jar Head" don't last long and don't get very far in the service.
Just sayin'
Also, I am married to a soldier (as many of you know) and live surrounded by them. There are some good and some bad, of course. Maybe I'll write more later. Maybe not.
Aside: Chuck got a new laptop for Christmas, so I get his old one! And I am writing this post in the kitchen on my new/old laptop! Hooray!
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
Am I too late to vote for Marcus Tullius Cicero?
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Verily, I was so considering doing almost that exact post, but I didn't know who to do! I'm glad someone did! Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Am I to late to be proscribed by (Lucius Cornelius) Sulla?
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
If you are, can I have your house?
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
No, you'll have to bribe the officials like everybody else.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
Bah! I can't compete with Crassus! To Pluto with it.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Nay! To Saturn with it!
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Yay, I would delete my nastiness... but I almost wish he'd stick around long enough just to see it... Oh well. My apologies to anyone else who read that and was offended. I normally try to be extremely accepting of people, but Jar Jar crossed the line of what I can stand... several times. So I figured I'd let it out and let him have it ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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