Bad,
I appreciate you thoughts and I must say that it is hard to come on to a board and automatically know the history of each person and their interaction with one another. I thank you for filling me in on the history of the Hatfields and McCoys. I just left Tishie's board for a while after being on it for a little over a year. I left because of some brain dead fundi that was starting to piss me off a bit. The guy was never a JW but felt it was his duty in life to spread the love of Jesus to all of us by declaring we were all doomed to die at the hands of JC for not kissing his most important messenger's ass and having him over for tea and biscuits.
When I first starting posting on her board I made a comment about something that instantly turned me into a piece of meat thrown into the middle of hungry dogs. I was told I didn't know the whole story and I should keep my "fucking big mouth shut"! I appropriately apologized and asked if I could hear the whole story. After filtering through the "fuck you's" I read the back threads and realized I was wrong in some of the comments and again apologized for making them and promised not to make that mistake again. After a short while all those hungry dogs that lead the pack in devouring my newbi ass soon became very good friends of mine. It's amazing what can happen when the words "I'm sorry" are said with sincerity and backed up by promised actions.
I came on to this board and tried to get the flavor if its content before I began my quest making friends and influencing people. I saw that this board was very different than Tishie's. You people had sharper claws and knew how to use them in an frenzied manner. I took that as a chance to have a little fun. To make my presence known and start my desired purpose of coming to this board to make a few new friends I made a two line post in the art forum that I meant as a joke. Stupid me, I know better to make jokes in unfamiliar mixed company. The person that had posted the subject matter I joke about took offense and delicately ripped me a new one. Again I offered my apologies, stated that I meant it only in jest and then began to expand on my interest in the subject matter. I got a semi-nice semi-sarcastic response that threw the gauntlet down and basically told me to prove that I had even the slightest idea in what I was talking about by "showing my stuff" so to say and justify my qualifications to make a comment in that forum. So, I did. The author of the original post saw my work and stated and I quote "yea it's brilliant". One almost enemy, now hopefully a friend down, 1,788 to go.
Next stop Bonsai Kitty. I saw my old friend Alan Fuck Wit posting there so I thought I would join in. I stuck his head in a jar and thought it might make a few people laugh, especially Mr. Fuck Wit. I tried to make my point with humor and a little computer magic, then I came to understand that there was more to the animosity between Mr. Dark Clouds and Mr. Fuck Wit than just little kitties in a jar. Not knowing Mr. Clouds I naturally came to the defense of my long time friend and I, in an blatant naive manner asked them to kiss and make up. I even took some time out of my day to try and make a point of how silly the whole thing was by creating the Bonsai Tomato graphic. I was hoping Mr. Clouds would see my point of view and just slightly say one little thing to suggest that maybe he was over reacting just a tiny bit. No post came. It was no big deal, I saw that he had some issues and I just let it go.
Now after your post, and I repeat, I do appreciate it, I see that there is some history of hair pulling and knee kicking between Mr.Fuck Wit and Mr.Clouds. That's too bad. I hate that in ex-Jws. I think we all should gather around the camp fire and sing that stupid Cum'bi'a song. I would also like for Sandra Bullock to fall deeply in love with me and rape my ass every night 'till my head explodes but that ain't going to happen either. You are right, Alan has been bad. He should know better. The thing is I know why Alan says and does some of the things he says and does and to try and explain it would mean I would have to quit my job and dedicate the next year or so fumble-typing that explanation. Lets just say he is smart as hell and smart is in fashion. It wasn't in fashion when Alan was a young egg head in school. He was also a JW growing up and that fact alone should give him an extra two swings at bat. But then I realize that Mr. Clouds might have had a similar background and I must mentally allow him the extra swings also. Who knows maybe they will agree on something someday and become friends. I took the time to get to know Alan and his family and they are great people and good friends. I just met Mr. Clouds and he has offered me nothing to think any different about him them my assumption resulting from his conversation with Alan. I said noting negative or condescending to him, only that I know Alan and he was a friend. He has not replied to my last post or to Bonsai Tomato's.
I am officially tearing off my stripped referees shirt, throwing it on the ground and telling the boys to play nice and work out their own problems.
I think I just might end my search for new exJW friends on these various discussion boards and just stick to my obsession with Sandra Bullock.
Thanks again Bad, I admire the hell out of someone with the sense of fairness.
Dave