One-Liner Fun

Hey guys -

Mike Rice asked:

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Are you [Wayne] now going to ask me to limit my responses
to one per post?

No. Rice is nice; we like Mike. I seriously appreciate the
calm, conciliatory - but not concessionary - tone of most
of Indiana Mike's postings. E.g.,

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I don't mind Ed when he's being close to civil.

But please bear in mind that "close to civil" is about the
best we're likely to get from this TROLL. As Jeff Grippe
said about Ed in another lifetime, quite accurately even
if (uncharacteristically) a tad unkind:

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You can't "be nice". You can "act nice" for short
stretches but that isn't the same thing. Basically at
your core I would have to say you are nasty. You return
to nasty every time.

Mike mused:

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I only wish we had more active members in this group so
his voice would be a smaller percentage of total
messages.

Ah, but sadly one of the defining characteristics of a
true TROLL - despite its pathetic attempts to redefine
the term to fit anyone who has made it a tad mad lately -
is that it is still very likely to do its worst in
reply to almost every post. Note that 10 of 21 posts in
this thread are the TROLL's. The more other folks write,
the more prolix the TROLL becomes, even though most of
its blather is blatant repetition. Speaking of which,
this rant redux from the rabid rascal:

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You will note how much shorter my time is going to be
spent on you henceforth [sic].

Whoa! Was that stilted mess supposed to mean: "I will
spend much less time replying to you from now on"? If so:
Promises, promises... but maybe he should at least try
to keep it down to a single reply for each of my posts?
The noise continues:

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... if I [Edgy] am not reading what he [Wayne] is
writing, then that means no one is.

Hmm-mm... Isn't that very close to the classical clinical
definition of insanity?

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NYC [posts] a hundred times better than Wayne. Heaven's
[sic] to Betsy...

Have we finally convinced the TROLL that top posting (3
out of 4 on this thread for NYC) is really not all that
bad? I especially liked NYC's one word one-liner: "Gong!"

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Life is to [sic] short...

HOMOPHONE ALERT!

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I do not know why my spell check does not pick up stuff
like [stupid misusage such as wrong words. Maybe] I
don't always use the spell check on every paragraph[?]
The ones I miss are going to be full of typos... I like
absolute terms. I use them all the time... I do not
bother with all that nonsense about compound words...

Which I believe is about as close as one can get in
TROLL-speak for "I'm a sloppy, lazy and embarrassingly
incompetent writer". Oh well, it's at least a marginal
improvement over this [censored] from a year or so ago:

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I never make errors. Typos, yes, but not errors... I
am hardly ever wrong about the use of words... I do
not make spelling errors. When you see an error by Ed
[superlative deleted], you can rest assured that it is
merely a typo... I only use the spell check to correct
typos. There are very few words that I do not know how
to spell. I used to win spelling contests when I was a
kid in school... if I were writing to anyone except the
morons and imbeciles who populate this newsgroup in
great numbers, everything would be letter perfect.

The letters are fine; it's the words that need work, and
the types of errors proliferated by this TROLL highlight
three issues for which "the clarity is crystal clear":
Ed has no talent for writing; if he has had any serious
training in creative or technical writing, he has long
since forgotten most of it; and the poor putz has never
had a purposefully proficient proofreader peruse his
pitiable prose.

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[Wayne] is a bit of a wordsmith, but that is all he is.

Now that hurts! This TROLL is so fickle. Just last year
he assured me I was an Olympic class athlete since I can
ride a tadpole trike faster than 15 MPH without waggling
all over the road. I guess he was just 'acting nice'...

More? ...
Wayne

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Edward Dolan said:

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You will note how much shorter my time is going to be
spent on you henceforth [sic].

Whoa! Was that stilted mess supposed to mean: "I will
spend much less time replying to you from now on"? If so:
Promises, promises... but maybe he should at least try
to keep it down to a single reply for each of my posts?

It is really quite laughable how the Poet of [censored] thinks he can improve on
my style by substituting his. My meaning is crystal clear whereas his
rewording does not mean at all what I meant. It just goes to show that you
cannot improve upon perfection.

It does not matter how many replies there are to a post provided the
pertinent passages have been included - or did I already say that once or
twice before?
[...]

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NYC [posts] a hundred times better than Wayne. Heaven's
[sic] to Betsy...

Have we finally convinced the TROLL that top posting (3
out of 4 on this thread for NYC) is really not all that
bad? I especially liked NYC's one word one-liner: "Gong!"

All top poster are idiots and will continue to be idiots until the day they
die. But I grow weary of wasting my precious time on those who cannot learn.
Their ignorance is unconquerable.
[...]

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I never make errors. Typos, yes, but not errors... I
am hardly ever wrong about the use of words... I do
not make spelling errors. When you see an error by Ed
[superlative deleted], you can rest assured that it is
merely a typo... I only use the spell check to correct
typos. There are very few words that I do not know how
to spell. I used to win spelling contests when I was a
kid in school... if I were writing to anyone except the
morons and imbeciles who populate this newsgroup in
great numbers, everything would be letter perfect.

Yup, I agree with myself 100%!

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The letters are fine; it's the words that need work, and
the types of errors proliferated by this TROLL highlight
three issues for which "the clarity is crystal clear":
Ed has no talent for writing; if he has had any serious
training in creative or technical writing, he has long
since forgotten most of it; and the poor putz has never
had a purposefully proficient proofreader peruse his
pitiable prose.

Wayne is out of his element when it comes to writing simple prose that
anyone we would ever want to read. He overuses the colon and the semicolon,
something only a half educated idiot would do. He gets away with murder with
his verse because no one reads it. That is the advantage of being a poet.

However, I do admit that I am more of a reader than a writer. In fact, I
have written very little in the course of my life, but I have read much.
When you read you do not necessarily become a proficient writer. In order to
become that, you have to write. There is no substitute for it.

Wayne has most likely written more than me, but he is not nearly so well
read as is obvious from his canyons of ignorance which is ever on display
every time he posts a message to ARBR.

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[Wayne] is a bit of a wordsmith, but that is all he is.

Now that hurts! This TROLL is so fickle. Just last year
he assured me I was an Olympic class athlete since I can
ride a tadpole trike faster than 15 MPH without waggling
all over the road. I guess he was just 'acting nice'...

I would like to see you try the above on my early version TerraTrike.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

PS. Wayne is working much harder at his posts than I am at mine. It is more
work to edit single lines inserting names inside of brackets than it is to
do it my way - which is the correct way in any event. It pays to be lazy and
smart like me!

Hey guys (and at least one girl?!!!) -

While trying to clear some brush from under one of our
local bridges, I ran across an ugly critter who calls

himself Ed said:

I have written very little in the course of my life...

If his writing at ARBR is typical, I can see why. It has
taken him so many words to write so little here; perhaps
a bit less repetition?

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When you read you do not necessarily become a proficient
writer.

Especially if you model your style after the screenplay
of an early talkie, a Jane Austen tale where the dialog
writer was making a serious dent in the studio's wine
budget, while producing jewels such as: "Henceforth,
scoundrel, forego ever to the province of vandals and
villains, thus consorting with knaves of the nether
regions and castigating the profundity of libidinous
onanists to the perpetual sorrow of great saints..."

This TROLL is so fickle. Only a few hours after he doted
on NYC because he could "write a post a hundred times
better than" me, when I pointed out that NYC had popped
off a top post or three, ol' Edgy changed his tune to:

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All top poster [sic] are idiots and will continue to be
idiots until the day they die.

I'm sure that's the hidden clue to this week's mystery
movie, but is it 'Intolerance', 'Unforgiven' or 'The End
of the Affair'?

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... you cannot improve upon perfection... writing simple
prose that anyone we [huh?] would ever want to read...
as is obvious from his canyons of ignorance which is ever
on display [huh?]... My meaning is crystal clear...

Oh, well, okay then...

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[Wayne] overuses the colon...

Oh no, no, no... Edgy's much too modest; the (rectal)
colon is one area where I readily admit he has repeatedly
demonstrated his prolixity and established his peerless
preeminence. I have already suggested an honorary title
for him in recognition: Number One of Number Two.

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I would like to see [Wayne go fast] on my early version
TerraTrike.

NOTE TO ED: Please email me off list for a 'Ship To:'
address; I'll videotape my ride and have the trike back
to you (freight collect, of course) before the roads
begin to thaw in Minnesota (around August, right?).
Please include the anchor or whatever you use for brakes.
I'll pay my own medical expenses, and if there's a market
for the video, we'll go 50-50, okay?

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It pays to be lazy and smart like me [Edgy]!

And if we're very lucky he may soon even be wealthy enough
to retire from TROLLing here at ARBR. Preorder your copy
of the DVD today!

More? ...
Wayne

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[...]

Edward Dolan wrote:
[...]

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When you read you do not necessarily become a proficient
writer.

Especially if you model your style after the screenplay
of an early talkie, a Jane Austen tale where the dialog
writer was making a serious dent in the studio's wine
budget, while producing jewels such as: "Henceforth,
scoundrel, forego ever to the province of vandals and
villains, thus consorting with knaves of the nether
regions and castigating the profundity of libidinous
onanists to the perpetual sorrow of great saints..."

Wayne only knows individual words. He does not know how to string them
together so they make any sense. But that is the way his verse is too. Words
are strung together which upon reflection make no sense.

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This TROLL is so fickle. Only a few hours after he doted
on NYC because he could "write a post a hundred times
better than" me, when I pointed out that NYC had popped
off a top post or three, ol' Edgy changed his tune to:

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All top poster [sic] are idiots and will continue to be
idiots until the day they die.

I'm sure that's the hidden clue to this week's mystery
movie, but is it 'Intolerance', 'Unforgiven' or 'The End
of the Affair'?

Fine writing has fallen on hard times for the past several generations. I
attribute it to the TV and the computer. No one is reading works of
literature anymore. The 19th century was a golden age of literature and we
will never see its like again. Instead, we are stuck with idiots like Wayne
who is just barely literate and is devoid of all taste. The latter is the
more serious omission.

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... you cannot improve upon perfection... writing simple
prose that anyone we [huh?] would ever want to read...
as is obvious from his canyons of ignorance which is ever
on display [huh?]... My meaning is crystal clear...

Oh, well, okay then...

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[Wayne] overuses the colon...

Oh no, no, no... Edgy's much too modest; the (rectal)
colon is one area where I readily admit he has repeatedly
demonstrated his prolixity and established his peerless
preeminence. I have already suggested an honorary title
for him in recognition: Number One of Number Two.

The above paragraph contains one semicolon and one colon respectively. Wayne
can't write anything without resorting to these useless crutches. That is
because he can't compose the kind of sentences that don't require them. His
verse, which does require them, has made him stupid.

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I would like to see [Wayne go fast] on my early version
TerraTrike.

NOTE TO ED: Please email me off list for a 'Ship To:'
address; I'll videotape my ride and have the trike back
to you (freight collect, of course) before the roads
begin to thaw in Minnesota (around August, right?).
Please include the anchor or whatever you use for brakes.
I'll pay my own medical expenses, and if there's a market
for the video, we'll go 50-50, okay?

Nope, can't be done! Not on my TT, and not on the fabled Greenspeed either.

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It pays to be lazy and smart like me [Edgy]!

And if we're very lucky he may soon even be wealthy enough
to retire from TROLLing here at ARBR. Preorder your copy
of the DVD today!

Wealth has little to do with intelligence. I thought every poet would know
at least that much.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

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Hey again gang -

The TROLL openly complimented my flippant imitation of
his writing:

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Words are strung together which upon reflection make
no sense.

Praise modestly accepted. I was afraid I'd have a harder
time capturing the full flavor of his purportedly
inimitable style.

My style IS inimitable which is why I can't disguise myself like some
others.

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When I complied with his wish to see a high-speed stable
ride on his tadpole, he (not too surprisingly) reneged,
saying:

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Nope, can't be done! Not on my TT, and not on the
fabled Greenspeed either.

Greenspeed is not a fable.

The Greenspeed is the tadpole to which all other tadpoles are compared.
Therefore, it is fabled in that sense.

Although we don't sell their

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tadpoles in our shop, I've ridden with at least 10 or 12
in our local recumbent rides, and I'm sure that all of
them exceeded 15 MPH at some point. In fact we didn't
lose any of them even flying from Ojai or Rincon Hill
down to Ventura, where speeds are apt to be at least in
the 30s.

I know two others who have Greenspeeds and they experience exactly the same
phenomenon as I do on my TT. They do not handle well at speed.

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To my tease that he might become wealthy enough to retire
from TROLLing here at ARBR, he commented:

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Wealth has little to do with intelligence.

I see... sort of like that reply has little to do with
my comment? Or did he mean to say that he might become
rich enough, but he'll never get smart enough?

I am as poor as a church mouse and have been all of my life. I do not let
this bother me in the least because I know I am wealthy in culture. I do not
know what I would do with wealth. I am already wealthy in leisure, the only
kind of wealth that matters to me. With my leisure I pursue culture
(science, literature and the arts)) What else is there that is more
worthwhile than that?
[...]

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One wonders if this TROLL honestly has a REAL(!) serious
short term memory problem, or if he truly is dumb enough
to believe he can BS his way through a brick wall. If
anyone who cares somehow missed it, let me make it clear:
part of my purpose in pinging this TROLL is to point
out the irony of his pompously snide posts in the past,
picking nits in other posters' serious, sincere, on-topic
messages. Mr. Kettle [aka the TROLL] is not only a black,
black pot on the outside; he's charred by hellfire all
the way to the depths of his devious old soul.

The above would read better if you put it into verse, would it not?

Every message is sui generis with me and there is little if any connection
among my messages. I am strictly a responder and not a troll at all. Did you
not read Gary's message about trolls? You are on a wild goose chase if you
think you can pin me down by resurrecting my old posts.

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Next he blundered into the '99% of cyclists do not like
trolls' thread, commenting on Gary's fairly accurate
description of our TROLL, with this piece:

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I am going to save it and give it to [Wayne], who thinks
I am a troll. It will clear up the matter once and for
all.

That should have read 'knows', not "thinks", but sadly
it seems to have made no more of an impression on ARBR's
TROLL than the previous (roughly 200?) postings saying
essentially the same thing about him, and begging him to
cut the [censored]. But it may be interesting to see exactly
how he's going to "save it and give it to" me. Reminder
to Ed: It's the year 2006 - the internet, all that sort
of newfangled stuff, you know?

I sometimes think you are only reading my messages, so I wanted to make sure
that you read Gary's message about trolls by referencing it. As you can so
plainly see, I do not meet any of the criteria that he sets forth for a
troll. Truth to tell, you are more a troll than I am as well as being a
stalker. The latter is the greater evil by far. You need to look in the
mirror more. You are making a fool of yourself by your carrying on so.
[...]

but that doesn't explain why he started the 'any

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inspirational stories?' thread on ARBR as a reply.

Why not bring an interesting subject to ARBR? There is not much else going
on here except for a lot of idiots saying nothing. I am going to do this
more and more, mainly from RBM. That group did not allow itself to be
destroyed by Ed Gin and Associates, unlike ARBR.

It should be noted that Wayne Leggett, the Poet of ARBR, did absolutely
nothing to defend ARBR from the criminal vandal troll. I hold him in
contempt for that, not for his execrable verse. It is one thing to be stupid
and a bad writer, but it is quite another thing to be a coward.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

PS. I believe I will take this thread to RBM in the future as they might
enjoy it too. No one else on ARBR is reading any of this and I do not write
for just one person. I like to write for an audience of hundreds.

Howdy folks -

In the 'Tandem Bike-Riding "Technique"?' thread, the
Wogster sensitively voiced his concern for the TROLL's
mental health, saying:

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I have yet to see anything Edward has written, that
wasn't depressing, or sad. I think he needs to see
someone about that...

Yes, and I suppose as his most outspoken detractor, I
should, at least temporarily, shuck the one-liner
shtick and volunteer to help him overcome his
"inimitable style". Here goes:

To start with, the most basic advice given to all
author wannabes: Never try to write about something
that you don't know anything about. E.g., it's likely
that most ARBR readers have about the same level of
confidence in the validity of Edgy's concerns about
stability of a modern tadpole at 15 MPH as they do for
his repeated claims of immaculate conception. Whether
his bizarre attitudes, observations and opinions about
women are products of sincere ignorance or his oddly
argumentative nature is anybody's guess...

NOTE TO ED: If you value your credibility, I'd give
serious second thought before you share any further
convictions that dissecting and endlessly discussing a
frumpy old poem about Hamlet, a guy named Prufrock and
some creepy crawlies at the bottom of the ocean "is
very exciting to do... and most [contemporary college]
students love it." BEEP-BEEP-BEEP! REALITY CHECK!

But the TROLL's major problem seems to be that he thinks
good writing consists of taking a 15-word idea (original
or more likely otherwise) and then confusing (if not
completely losing) it in 12 paragraphs of superfluous,
repetitive, hackneyed, ill-tempered, stilted drivel. Of
course, usually before writing, he digs through that
pile of 1950s magazines in his dining room to plagiarize
a cultural commentary from an old New Yorker (if he can
find one that isn't soaked in cat pee). Then he digs an
archaic, obtuse word from the vocabulary column of an
old Reader's Digest, and tosses that in even though it
has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the post.

TIP FOR ED: Insisting over and over again that
"repetition is of the essense [sic]" tends to convince
most readers of the exact opposite.

For example, ol' Edgy has dumped this plagiarized bit
upon us numerous times now: "I grow old. I grow old.
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." How
much better it would have been to write it only once,
but blend in a hint of Jenny Joseph's 'Warning' (aka
'When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple'😉 and flesh
it out with some honest personal detail - like this,
maybe:

Chronologically I am old. Physically, mentally and
spiritually I am very, very old - ancient. I ride my
clunky old Comfort Cycle around town wearing dark brown
Dickies Husky work pants - the old ones with the rolled
cuffs - rather than cycling gear. I think it's better
to try to blend in, and discourage all those rumors my
neighbors keep spreading about an old single guy living
alone except for his cats. But every now and then a cuff
gets caught in my nasty, greasy chain; ooh, don't you
just hate that?

What I really want to wear is hanging in my closet:
a pair of Vivid Violet mid-calf lycra tights. A "strait"
guy might call them purple, but they are - oh - so much
more than that. One of my favorite dreams is that some
day (or is it 'someday'?) for one of their shows the Fab
Five will do a makeover of an aging Midwestern recumbent
cyclist, and he'll wear a pair of tights just like mine.

See how much more real and believable that is? How it
captivates the reading audience?

TIP FOR READERS: If you're going to sample T.S. Eliot, go
with 'Cats'.

TIP FOR THE TROLL: Get rid of those damned musty, musky
old magazines. If you expect to make new friends, go with
cats.

Regards,
Wayne

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Howdy folks -

In the 'Tandem Bike-Riding "Technique"?' thread, the
Wogster sensitively voiced his concern for the TROLL's
mental health, saying:

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I have yet to see anything Edward has written, that
wasn't depressing, or sad. I think he needs to see
someone about that...

Yes, and I suppose as his most outspoken detractor, I
should, at least temporarily, shuck the one-liner
shtick and volunteer to help him overcome his
"inimitable style". Here goes:

To start with, the most basic advice given to all
author wannabes: Never try to write about something
that you don't know anything about. E.g., it's likely
that most ARBR readers have about the same level of
confidence in the validity of Edgy's concerns about
stability of a modern tadpole at 15 MPH as they do for
his repeated claims of immaculate conception. Whether
his bizarre attitudes, observations and opinions about
women are products of sincere ignorance or his oddly
argumentative nature is anybody's guess...

I am an expert on myself. That is what my messages are all about almost 100%
of the time. If others find me interesting that should not concern you. If
and when others do not find me interesting it will be time for me to find
greener pastures. However, it must be noted that I pay equal attention to
anyone who responds to me, so it is a two-way street in any event. By the
way, that is also why I am not a troll. I engage with others, something a
troll never does.

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NOTE TO ED: If you value your credibility, I'd give
serious second thought before you share any further
convictions that dissecting and endlessly discussing a
frumpy old poem about Hamlet, a guy named Prufrock and
some creepy crawlies at the bottom of the ocean "is
very exciting to do... and most [contemporary college]
students love it." BEEP-BEEP-BEEP! REALITY CHECK!

Do some research on the great poets of the 20th century. You have been
examining your own navel exclusively long enough.

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But the TROLL's major problem seems to be that he thinks
good writing consists of taking a 15-word idea (original
or more likely otherwise) and then confusing (if not
completely losing) it in 12 paragraphs of superfluous,
repetitive, hackneyed, ill-tempered, stilted drivel. Of
course, usually before writing, he digs through that
pile of 1950s magazines in his dining room to plagiarize
a cultural commentary from an old New Yorker (if he can
find one that isn't soaked in cat pee). Then he digs an
archaic, obtuse word from the vocabulary column of an
old Reader's Digest, and tosses that in even though it
has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the post.

Repetition is the basis of all learning. Everyone has to have knowledge and
culture pounded into them, most particularly you.

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TIP FOR ED: Insisting over and over again that
"repetition is of the essense [sic]" tends to convince
most readers of the exact opposite.

Your "sics" make absolutely no sense to me. Are you crazy or what?

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For example, ol' Edgy has dumped this plagiarized bit
upon us numerous times now: "I grow old. I grow old.
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled." How
much better it would have been to write it only once,
but blend in a hint of Jenny Joseph's 'Warning' (aka
'When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple'😉 and flesh
it out with some honest personal detail - like this,
maybe:

No, it is perfect the way I do it. I choose not to trivialize everything
like you do. You should confine your trivializations to yourself since that
is what you are, a trivial person. I realize it can't be much fun to be a
failed poet who is stuck running a shop. The best shop keepers are women.
Hells Bells, they actually enjoy it.

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Chronologically I am old. Physically, mentally and
spiritually I am very, very old - ancient. I ride my
clunky old Comfort Cycle around town wearing dark brown
Dickies Husky work pants - the old ones with the rolled
cuffs - rather than cycling gear. I think it's better
to try to blend in, and discourage all those rumors my
neighbors keep spreading about an old single guy living
alone except for his cats. But every now and then a cuff
gets caught in my nasty, greasy chain; ooh, don't you
just hate that?

What I really want to wear is hanging in my closet:
a pair of Vivid Violet mid-calf lycra tights. A "strait"
guy might call them purple, but they are - oh - so much
more than that. One of my favorite dreams is that some
day (or is it 'someday'?) for one of their shows the Fab
Five will do a makeover of an aging Midwestern recumbent
cyclist, and he'll wear a pair of tights just like mine.

See how much more real and believable that is? How it
captivates the reading audience?

But all the above would be you, not me! Good Grief! You write the way you
want and I will do the same. Let us leave it to the reader as to who is the
more interesting person to read. I believe I have a better take on the ARBR
reader than you do. Again, if I were writing for Atlantic Monthly, I would
know how to get up to speed, but that kind of effort is wasted here.

I will of course only reference T.S. Eliot when I am on the subject of the
meaninglessness of life.

By the way, there is no natural flow to your writing, unlike your verse. You
are difficult to read. You should have someone critique your writing
sometime. There is much room for improvement. You vaguely remind me of NYC
as your styles are similar in some respects. You definitely need more focus
as you consistently come across as scatterbrained.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Hey -

The TROLL (still attempting to BS his way through a brick
wall?) insists:

Quoted message said:

Your [Wayne's] "sics" make absolutely no sense to me. Are
you crazy or what?

Well, for starters they're not my 'sics'; they were put
out there for the world to witness by the marginally
illiterate TROLL his-very-own-self. Am I crazy? No, if I
were, I'd be spouting gibberish like: I am the unfortunate
product of an immaculate conception. Actually I think it's
much more likely that the TROLL is stupid or what.

Quoted message said:

Hells [sic] Bells...

If one can't spell a phrase properly, why does he persist
in overusing it? Is he stupid or what?

Quoted message said:

... if I were writing for Atlantic Monthly...

They would suggest that you dump it in the Pacific.

Quoted message said:

I engage with others... that is... why I am not a troll.

Actually, that is the exact definition of a TROLL - a
dark, unpleasant persona who stakes out a bridge (like
ARBR) and pounces upon everyone who comes along, growling
and stamping around, maybe even gnawing at a leg. Simple,
inarguable fact: Ed = TROLL!

Quoted message said:

If and when others do not find me interesting it will be
time for me to find greener pastures.

If? IF?!!! The TROLL's idea of a private joke, I suppose.
The TROLL redefinition of 'interesting' is: irritating.
For the record, 'when' was at least two years ago. Hard
evidence abounds in ARBR archives - oh, but the TROLL
never looks up anything or goes to links. During his many
'final farewells' (another bit of private TROLL humor?),
has any real human poster at ARBR ever asked the TROLL to
stay or welcomed his return? Nope, I'm pretty sure that
there's no one here who wants to even 'date', much less
become 'engaged' with this TROLL!

The sad truth is that the TROLL considers ARBR a very
green pasture. He has an utterly selfish disregard for
anyone else's time, energy, peace of mind, sense of
camaraderie or expectations of the newsgroup's utility.
There have been - historically, for the most part - no
other TROLLS here, and he has (sickly) enjoyed a sense
of uniqueness, and all too often being the center of a
lot of attention, even though it is all negative.

Quoted message said:

Teddy [Kennedy] is a thorough going [sic - again]
skunk[;] I will connect with him more than I ever
could with any woman.

Okay... but I'm not sure Ted swings that way except in
dire emergencies or in exchange for big-time political
favors. Personally, I wouldn't feel very comfortable
with either of these guys, especially around bridges.

Quoted message said:

I have many weapons in my arsenal...

And the TROLL has shot himself in the foot with almost
every single one of them.

More? ...
Wayne

"LoGo USA" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
[...]

Edward Dolan said:

Quoted message said:

Hells [sic] Bells...

If one can't spell a phrase properly, why does he persist
in overusing it? Is he stupid or what?

Have you not noted my signature? I am Great and you are a dwarf. That means
I can write anything any damn way I please. If you don't like, you can lump
it. So why don't you?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

... if I were writing for Atlantic Monthly...

They would suggest that you dump it in the Pacific.

Quoted message said:

I engage with others... that is... why I am not a troll.

Actually, that is the exact definition of a TROLL - a
dark, unpleasant persona who stakes out a bridge (like
ARBR) and pounces upon everyone who comes along, growling
and stamping around, maybe even gnawing at a leg. Simple,
inarguable fact: Ed = TROLL!

Review the messages of Ed Gin from last winter. He was never responsive
although I tried at first to engage him. He was a troll and I am not. Worse
yet, he was a spamming troll who posted on threads that were irrelevant to
his subject, which was all about going fast on some kind of crazy bike.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If and when others do not find me interesting it will be
time for me to find greener pastures.

If? IF?!!! The TROLL's idea of a private joke, I suppose.
The TROLL redefinition of 'interesting' is: irritating.
For the record, 'when' was at least two years ago. Hard
evidence abounds in ARBR archives - oh, but the TROLL
never looks up anything or goes to links. During his many
'final farewells' (another bit of private TROLL humor?),
has any real human poster at ARBR ever asked the TROLL to
stay or welcomed his return? Nope, I'm pretty sure that
there's no one here who wants to even 'date', much less
become 'engaged' with this TROLL!

Wayne Leggett finds me extremely interesting as this thread died and went to
hell ages ago. But still he persists. That is a compliment to me of course.
Yes, I remain the most interesting person ever to post to Usenet in its
entire history. That goes without saying, but I will say it anyway because I
am so Great.

Quoted message said:

The sad truth is that the TROLL considers ARBR a very
green pasture. He has an utterly selfish disregard for
anyone else's time, energy, peace of mind, sense of
camaraderie or expectations of the newsgroup's utility.
There have been - historically, for the most part - no
other TROLLS here, and he has (sickly) enjoyed a sense
of uniqueness, and all too often being the center of a
lot of attention, even though it is all negative.

See Ed Gin's posts from last winter. He was the only troll ever to infest
ARBR that I am aware of. I am comabative and that is all I am (besides being
Great of course).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Teddy [Kennedy] is a thorough going [sic - again]
skunk[;] I will connect with him more than I ever
could with any woman.

[...]

I do not like overly long words and I do not like semicolons, or did I
already say that once or twice before. Oh, by the way, I still don't like
compound words either. The longest word I have used recently was
meaninglessness. God, that is one ugly looking word. It sounds bad too.
Let's leave the long words to the Germans and the semicolons to the verse
scribblers like you.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

PS. I have taken this thread to RBM so they can enjoy Wayne Leggett, the
Poet of ARBR (familiarly known as the Poet of [censored]), making a fool of
himself. Maybe they can make some sense out of him, because I sure can't. I
mean, I just get so tired of calling him an idiot all the time. Wayne
Leggett is mainly into ass and sex like all failed poets. I have deleted
from this message his customary allusions to ass and sex to spare the
sensitivities of RBM members.

Hey ARBR folks and whoever else Ed is annoying lately -

The old BS blaster bleated:

Quoted message said:

I have taken this thread to RBM so [BLAH, BLAH, BLAH]...
I am very much opposed to cross-posting. I am only doing
a very limited amount of it with RBM in the hopes of
[BLAH, BLAH, BLAH]...

No phony explanations or lying rationalizations needed -
it's a natural process for a cross poster to become a
cross-poster; it's called degeneration. The only thing
the TROLL has said on the subject that I believe is:

Quoted message said:

That way lies bedlam.

More TROLLish treatise:

Quoted message said:

... ass and sex... ass and sex... ass and sex... ass
and sex... ass and sex... ass and sex...

Is that connection hardwired in this TROLL's brain, or
is it yet another "mysterious allusion" to his personal
preferences which we are expected to 'glean from his
prolix profundity'?

Interestingly, the TROLL who swears:

Quoted message said:

I never edit posts... I respond completely...

seems to have missed on both counts with his last
(half-assed) reply to mine. Maybe since he cross-posted
it to RBM, he wanted to avoid a bit of self-embarrassment
for hinting at a more intimate relationship with Senator
Kennedy than being merely 'bridge partners'. Even if the
devious deviant has given up denying his limp-wristed
leanings, I suspect he would still prefer that no other
Usenet groups learn he's lusting for a left-wing liberal.

He also seems to have either ignored or accepted my direct
answer to this question:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

During his many 'final farewells' (another bit of
private TROLL humor?), has any real human poster at
ARBR ever asked the TROLL to stay or welcomed his
return? Nope...

But it seems to me that Ed had a bit of an off night. Was
he maybe spending too much time viewing and re-viewing
pirated VCDs of 'Brokeback Mountain' to meet his usual
quota of bigoted BS on Usenet?

Quoted message said:

I can't decided [sic] whether I am more a King, a Great
Saint or a God!

I'm sure that he would find a much better fit if he would
simply expand his categories to include pitiable speller
and TROLL. After all as I, along with many others, have
pointed out:

Quoted message said:

... that is the persona [Ed has] assumed for Usenet
purposes.

Well, most of us do the best we can with whatever brains
and talents we have; a person who does less but claims
he is capable of much, much more is almost always a
bald-faced liar. The question remains: Is Ed truly dumb
enough to believe he can BS his way through a brick wall?

Like any monkey on a typewriter is bound to do eventually
Ol' Fumble Fingers did come up with one good (even if
hopelessly unoriginal) suggestion:

Quoted message said:

Maybe we [TROLLS] could get our own newsgroup where all
we would ever do is slam one another.

Could, should and please! And hey, why not call it Monkey
Island? I hope the fools have fun. As always, I'm ready
to get back to recumbents here.

More? ...
Wayne

LoGo USA said:

....
More TROLLish treatise:

Quoted message said:

... ass and sex... ass and sex... ass and sex... ass
and sex... ass and sex... ass and sex...

Hmmm... See
<http://www.arur.de/liegerad-cartoons1.html?&tx_lzgallery_pi1[showUid]=77&tx_lzgallery_pi1[old]=5x5x1&tx_lzgallery_pi1[pic]=15&tx_lzgallery_pi1[colrows]=1x1>.

--
Tom Sherman - Fox River Valley

"LoGo USA" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Edward Dolan wrote:
[...]

All top posters are idiots!

Anyone who does give any attributions is also an idiot!
[...]

Quoted message said:

More TROLLish treatise:

Quoted message said:

... ass and sex... ass and sex... ass and sex... ass
and sex... ass and sex... ass and sex...

Don't believe me? Just review his previous post and you will see his mindset
displayed in all its glory. His poetry on ARBR is full of nothing but
allusions to ass and sex. A failed poet is a fearsome thing to contemplate.
[...]

Quoted message said:

He also seems to have either ignored or accepted my direct
answer to this question:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

During his many 'final farewells' (another bit of
private TROLL humor?), has any real human poster at
ARBR ever asked the TROLL to stay or welcomed his
return? Nope...

Wayne Leggett never gets any responses at all except from me. All the world
knows that poets are sissies and are into themselves. He likes to use lots
of ellipses, colons, semicolons and brackets to show us how dumb he is. But
he does not have to prove anything to me. I KNOW how dumb he is. He is dummy
dumb. I mean dumber than dumb. Like dumb, dumb, dumb.
[...]

Quoted message said:

Well, most of us do the best we can with whatever brains
and talents we have; a person who does less but claims
he is capable of much, much more is almost always a
bald-faced liar. The question remains: Is Ed truly dumb
enough to believe he can BS his way through a brick wall?

I would be a fool to waste much time and effort on newgroups that are full
of nothing but idiots. But is Wayne Leggett telling us that this is as goods
he gets. Reread what he has written and come to your own conclusions.

Quoted message said:

Like any monkey on a typewriter is bound to do eventually
Ol' Fumble Fingers did come up with one good (even if
hopelessly unoriginal) suggestion:

Quoted message said:

Maybe we [TROLLS] could get our own newsgroup where all
we would ever do is slam one another.

Could, should and please! And hey, why not call it Monkey
Island? I hope the fools have fun. As always, I'm ready
to get back to recumbents here.

I believe Wayne Leggett has a bike shop (selling recumbent trikes named
LoGo) somewhere in these United States. Would you want to buy a bike from
him or, God forbid, go for a bike ride with him? He used to post his website
address as part of his signature, but he has stopped doing that. He is no
doubt ashamed of himself the way he has been carrying on.

The problem as I see it is that he is jealous of me. Well, I don't blame
him. There is a lot to be jealous of. Hells Bells, if I were him I would be
jealous of me too.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Ed said (I'm not stepping on Wayne's toes here am I)

Quoted message said:

I am already wealthy in leisure, the only kind of wealth that matters to
me. With my leisure I pursue culture (science, literature and the arts))
What else is there that is more worthwhile than that?

I couldn't agree more Ed but you said that you gave up reading. From where
are you getting your science, literature, and arts?

"Jeff Grippe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Ed said (I'm not stepping on Wayne's toes here am I)

Not at all. This thread is as dead as a door nail. Why Wayne keeps it going
is a mystery to me.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I am already wealthy in leisure, the only kind of wealth that matters to
me. With my leisure I pursue culture (science, literature and the arts))
What else is there that is more worthwhile than that?

I couldn't agree more Ed but you said that you gave up reading. From where
are you getting your science, literature, and arts?

I got all of that years ago in my youth. While you and the other denizens of
ARBR were out pursuing women, jobs and getting drunk, I was pursuing
knowledge. I probably stayed in college longer than I should have, but it
was the cheapest place for me back then. I had quite a reputation of being a
bookworm. In fact, for about 20 years I had no life at all other than what
I could get out of a book. That is all I ever did night and day. It is
wonder I did not lose my sight altogether.

These days I am mostly pursuing health as I am at risk of dying any year now
(aren't we all). I do not read much at all I must admit. I like to watch TV
(I recently got digital cable TV), listen to music and I surf the world wide
web on my computer and find all kinds of crazy things there to amuse me
(including this newsgroup). Of course I still bicycle, but not in the winter
anymore. I prefer to go for 2 hours walks instead. But when the weather
turns humane again I will bike for a couple of hours every day, mainly just
around town. I do not like to go out of town because the damn wind is always
blowing up a storm (even though there is no storm).

I believe if I had some money I would get the hell out of Minnesota as I am
miserable here in the winter. I simply can't take cold and I am cold all the
time lately. I think my cardiovascular system is getting ready to give up
the ghost. I just turned 70 so I have now become ancient by all past
historical standards.

"I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled."

T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Hey fellow ARBRists -

Jeff asked:

Quoted message said:

I'm not stepping on Wayne's toes here am I[?]

NO, NO, NO - absolutely not! Anyone is welcome to vent
a little pent-up frustration on this intentionally and
properly labeled off-topic thread. The TROLL's fair game,
and it's OPEN SEASON - no hunting license required.
Sigh... now if only there was some way we could set up a
bounty. Then maybe we could discourage him from posting
[censored] like these timeless jewels:

Quoted message said:

This thread is as dead as a door nail [sic].

BEEP-BEEP-BEEP! COMPOUND WORD ALERT!

Quoted message said:

All top posters are idiots! Anyone who does give any
attributions is also an idiot!

Oh... but what about a person who doesn't "give any
attributions", whatever that might mean? Perhaps I'm,
as the TROLL accuses:

Quoted message said:

... dummy dumb. I mean dumber than dumb. Like dumb,
dumb, dumb.

I believe the point was made - probably not exactly the
one he intended, but I think most readers will get it.

Quoted message said:

Others on the group can make up their own mind about
me [the TROLL]...

I'm fairly certain almost all the regular readers here
at ARBR have been there, done that.

Quoted message said:

But is Wayne... telling us that this is as goods [sic]
he gets. [sic - ?]

No, I would have said whatever it was the TROLL intended
to say without screwing it up so badly that most readers
are left wondering what the BLEEP he meant.

Quoted message said:

Hells Bells [sic]...

Good grief! How can even a TROLL continue to miss that
it's: Hell's Bells - with an apostrophe; Heavens to
Betsy - without an apostrophe. How can he repeatedly get
it just exactly ass backwards? At the very least he could
quit overusing expressions he can't even spell. To borrow
a phrase: dumb, dumb, dumb!

Quoted message said:

The [TROLL] himself does not always know when he is
joking and when he is being serious .

That's what happens when the real writer of this kind of
blather not only refers to himself in the third person
but also continually confuses his 'person' with his
'persona'. BTW, "joking" is TROLL-speak for 'trying to be
inane' and "being serious" translates as 'being blatantly
rude and offensive'

Quoted message said:

However, there is always a profound component to
everything he says...

Shouldn't that read "profane comment in"?

Quoted message said:

Give me Wal-Mart... Hell, if I were a kid I would get my
bike at Wal-Mart and I would be perfectly happy with it.

Well of course - I think their bicycle department is set
up to precisely match the nondiscriminating palate of a
bargain basement shopper like the TROLL. Who needs
durable components, recumbents, decent tires and stuff
like that? Their adult trikes in particular should appeal
to the TROLL; hey, who wants to ride faster than 8 MPH
anyway?

Quoted message said:

I believe Wayne... has a bike shop (selling recumbent
trikes named LoGo) somewhere in these United States.

I have a purposefully small, low-volume TRIKE shop which
sells other brands of high-end sports touring adult
recumbent trikes in addition to being the US importer
for the Australian-built LoGos. As I write this, we're
moving into a new shop in Ventura (California). I'll post
a link as soon as we're settled in and I've updated the
website(s).

Quoted message said:

Would you want to buy a bike from [Wayne] or, God
forbid, go for a bike ride with him?

My goodness! Is that a sleazy stab at intimidating me
through my business? Actually I was thinking about maybe
putting a note on a testimonials page about the fact
that this TROLL doesn't like me. I certainly don't think
we would lose any sales, and hey, it might even tempt a
customer or two to buy from us...

FWIW, especially for SoCal readers, we sell very few
recumbent bikes, usually only when there's a special
reason or customer request. I recommend Bent Up Cycles
in the San Fernando Valley to most folks looking for a
two-wheeler. Last year more than 100 recumbent riders
rode with our local group; my wife and I didn't miss many
of those rides, and we'll be there twice a month this
year as well. If anyone wants more info about this very
informal (but very fun) bunch, a good place to start is:

http://www.logo-us.com/vcrr/vcride.htm

Quoted message said:

[Wayne] used to post his website address as part of his
signature, but he has stopped doing that. He is no doubt
ashamed of himself the way he has been carrying on.

I rarely include my website with off-topic posts, since
there's no real reason to do so. Am I ashamed of the way
I've been carrying on? No. I like BROL's recumbent forum,
but when it was down earlier this year, I think it should
have been fairly obvious to most folks why it's important
that we try to maintain a useful alternative, especially
with an open format, like this newsgroup. Ed Dolan, or
whoever writes the [censored] that's posted here in his name
and as 'nget' (a very mixed-up 'gent'?), is an unpleasant
and oppressive obstacle to the general acceptance and
usefulness of this group.

My first postings directed to this TROLL were a playfully
poetic but sincere attempt to persuade him to tone it
down a bit so that he would stop alienating potential
ARBR participants. I learned very quickly, as have many
others before me, that 'Ed' is either psychotic, or maybe
just too stupid or selfish to care about anything except
the perverse indulgence of his foul temper and (justly)
starved ego to make any compromise for the good of the
group. Oh, he'll BS and lie about it, of course, but two
posts later he'll be right back telling us that we're all
a bunch of idiots, morons, imbeciles, cowards and worse.

So why have I been wasting my time these last two weeks
plonking [US meaning, not UK] the numb skull of this
contrary old reprobate? Well... honestly, mostly because
after tolerating so many months of his bad behavior, it
just felt really, really good to smack him back a little,
you know?

Anyway, was that Ed's reply to my open question:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

During his many 'final farewells' (another bit of
private TROLL humor?), has any real human poster at
ARBR ever asked the TROLL to stay or welcomed his
return? Nope...

Or this? - the pity ploy:

Quoted message said:

I just turned 70... I am miserable here [in Minnesota]
in the winter. I simply can't take cold...

Deja vu - one moment the TROLL is a sneering egomaniac
demeaning everyone he encounters, or posting a sleazy
half-threat to my business; the next he's a pitiful old
soul all alone in the cold, pleading for comfort and
love. I'd suggest that if the TROLL could truly "be nice"
as opposed to (rarely) 'acting nice', he'd get a lot more
sympathy from ARBR readers. As it is, I suspect that he'd
still be a largely miserable cretin, even here in coastal
Southern California. Warm winter weather's a good thing,
but it ain't everything.

In closing, I must admit that the TROLL made one true
statement today:

Quoted message said:

I hate to learn anything new.

Roger, over and out.

Regards.
Wayne Leggett
3-2-GO, The Trike Store
US Importers of LoGo Trikes
Phone: 805-302-2379

[quote="LoGo USA"]Hey fellow ARBRists -


I like BROL's recumbent forum,
but when it was down earlier this year, I think it should
have been fairly obvious to most folks why it's important
that we try to maintain a useful alternative, especially
with an open format, like this newsgroup. Ed Dolan, or
whoever writes the [censored] that's posted here in his name
and as 'nget' (a very mixed-up 'gent'?), is an unpleasant
and oppressive obstacle to the general acceptance and
usefulness of this group.

Brol remains Brol, a moderated board, and it is for some people the best place on the internet to talk recumbents. At times I think that a moderated board can inspire many people who would otherwise remain silent in a dog eat dog world, not unlike ARBR, to express their opinions more freely. Should we put our opinions on hold just in case BROL has a malfunction?
If what appears on this group is unpleasant to you and you feel oppressed and in general don't like what you read then you should take a hike.

A fellow triker,
Mark Steinbock



Regards.
Wayne" almost a monkey" Leggett

"Edward Dolan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I got all of that years ago in my youth. While you and the other denizens
of ARBR were out pursuing women, jobs and getting drunk, I was pursuing
knowledge. I probably stayed in college longer than I should have, but it
was the cheapest place for me back then. I had quite a reputation of being
a bookworm. In fact, for about 20 years I had no life at all other than
what I could get out of a book. That is all I ever did night and day. It
is wonder I did not lose my sight altogether.

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read
---Groucho Marx

Given the over 20 years difference in our age, when you were in your youth,
half of me was persuing women while the other half of me was in a woman
being persued.

Quoted message said:

These days I am mostly pursuing health as I am at risk of dying any year
now (aren't we all). I do not read much at all I must admit. I like to
watch TV (I recently got digital cable TV), listen to music and I surf the
world wide web on my computer and find all kinds of crazy things there to
amuse me (including this newsgroup). Of course I still bicycle, but not in
the winter anymore. I prefer to go for 2 hours walks instead. But when the
weather turns humane again I will bike for a couple of hours every day,
mainly just around town. I do not like to go out of town because the damn
wind is always blowing up a storm (even though there is no storm).

I believe if I had some money I would get the hell out of Minnesota as I
am miserable here in the winter. I simply can't take cold and I am cold
all the time lately. I think my cardiovascular system is getting ready to
give up the ghost. I just turned 70 so I have now become ancient by all
past historical standards.

Ancient? Hardly. My Father in law who died last year was 89. My Mothe in law
who also died last year was 95. Although some of my family is short-lived,
others are quite long lived. I think there is hope for me if I lose a few
pounds and stop playing in traffic. I wish you many more year Ed (assuming
that you are basically happy and enjoying being alive).

Jeff

Quoted message said:

"I grow old . I grow old .
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled."

T.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Hey -

My TROLL Detector's flashing red;
Another posting's come from Ed,
Which I may read, but won't reply.
It's time to bid this thread goodbye.

I've poked the TROLL - sharp pointed jabs,
That made him squirm - but all those stabs
Are, in the end, a waste of time,
Like poking some old glob of slime.
The stick pulls out, some gas escapes
That smells a lot like sour grapes,
But then it oozes back... the same,
The way it was before you came.

But still, when all is said and done,
I will admit that it's been fun.
One-liners really aren't my thing;
To Tom, the once and future king
Of quintessential quarrelsome quips
That flag the TROLL's quite frequent slips,
As I conclude my turn at bat,
I'll just say, "Thanks. I needed that."

To those who think that I've been rude
'Engaging' Edgy in a feud,
What can I say? I hope it's helped.
To those who grinned when Edgy yelped
(I'm betting most enjoyed the show),
I grant you absolution; go
In peace, and post without regard
Or thought for TROLLS, although it's hard.

We come from Earth; the TROLL's from Mars.
He dwells on conflict, weapons, wars.
But in this recent war of wits,
The old TROLL took a lot of hits.
Ed's gun was jammed; his only shells
Were duds - like this one: "Hells [sic] Bells".
Did I attack an unarmed man?
If so, forgive me if you can.

For me this was a one-time prank,
But there's a gun on Sherman's tank
That fires one-liners left and right.
Whenever Ed gets in his sight,
Then Tom will shoot and likely nail
The slimy TROLL - to no avail...
One-liners in the long run may
Not cut it... still, it's FUN to play.

Though ARBR's TROLL won't change, CAN'T learn,
If you feel tempted, take a turn.
But sport or spite should be your goal;
I fear this TROLL will stay a TROLL.

Regards,
Wayne

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Quoted message said:

Hey -

My TROLL Detector's flashing red;
Another posting's come from Ed,
Which I may read, but won't reply.
It's time to bid this thread goodbye.

This thread died and went to hell ages ago.

Quoted message said:

I've poked the TROLL - sharp pointed jabs,
That made him squirm - but all those stabs
Are, in the end, a waste of time,
Like poking some old glob of slime.

You have never made me squirm. Far from it. I knew your type in the Navy and
have never let trash like that bother me in the slightest. Like them, you
are just into ass and sex. Once I know that about someone, I know all I will
ever have to know about that person.

Quoted message said:

The stick pulls out, some gas escapes
That smells a lot like sour grapes,
But then it oozes back... the same,
The way it was before you came.

But still, when all is said and done,
I will admit that it's been fun.
One-liners really aren't my thing;
To Tom, the once and future king
Of quintessential quarrelsome quips
That flag the TROLL's quite frequent slips,
As I conclude my turn at bat,
I'll just say, "Thanks. I needed that."

Tom Sherman is the king of the one-liners. Oddly enough, most newsgroups are
just chock full of one-liners also. I attribute this to the high school
education that most have acquired, never having known the blessings of
higher education.

All newsgroups are basically for idiots. All I am doing here is slumming.
Ignorant slobs are fairly amusing to me provided they keep their distance. I
normally only consort with my equals in the real world whereas all I ever
find on newsgroups are my inferiors.

Quoted message said:

To those who think that I've been rude
'Engaging' Edgy in a feud,
What can I say? I hope it's helped.

You should have stayed off ass and sex. That was your fatal mistake. I was
perhaps the one person on this group who could have appreciated you, but you
blew it big time when you wallowed in the gutter.

Quoted message said:

To those who grinned when Edgy yelped
(I'm betting most enjoyed the show),
I grant you absolution; go
In peace, and post without regard
Or thought for TROLLS, although it's hard.

There has been only one troll on this group since I have been here and that
was Ed Gin. Being off-topic and being contentious does not make one a troll.
It merely makes one an Ed Dolan the Great.

Quoted message said:

We come from Earth; the TROLL's from Mars.
He dwells on conflict, weapons, wars.
But in this recent war of wits,
The old TROLL took a lot of hits.
Ed's gun was jammed; his only shells
Were duds - like this one: "Hells [sic] Bells".
Did I attack an unarmed man?
If so, forgive me if you can.

You were the one who came unarmed from the moment you resorted to ass and
sex. You created an insurmountable stumbling block for the both of us once
you did that.

Quoted message said:

For me this was a one-time prank,
But there's a gun on Sherman's tank
That fires one-liners left and right.
Whenever Ed gets in his sight,
Then Tom will shoot and likely nail
The slimy TROLL - to no avail...
One-liners in the long run may
Not cut it... still, it's FUN to play.

Mr. Sherman will not tangle with me anymore on anything substantial. Most of
his old liberal buddies are now gone from the group so he doesn't have them
for back up like he used to. He has become strictly a one-liner where I am
concerned. I have written him out of the group except on narrow cycling
subjects.

Quoted message said:

Though ARBR's TROLL won't change, CAN'T learn,
If you feel tempted, take a turn.
But sport or spite should be your goal;
I fear this TROLL will stay a TROLL.

I will stay who I am and I am NOT a troll for the umpteenth time! I am
contentious and I am frequently off-topic. That is all I have ever been and
all I will ever be.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

PS. Very nice piece of verse, Wayne. There is not one person in ten thousand
who can do what you do. Do not ever waste your talent by writing about ass
and sex. It is too easy to do that and you can do harder things, like
writing verse for others who would enjoy reading it. It is what being a
writer is all about.