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Like Oak wuz saying.. I'll be there with my stew like last year. I may have a passenger with me this time if we can get timing and flights from the left coast worked out. ;)--> sudo

Garth, 'Tis true.. It was indeed the Rafmeister who informed me of such. And I thought it was hilarious. I read what you said last night but rather than respond I decided to go to bed, and come here early to post. I logged in this morning with all intentions for giving Raf the credit when I saw he had already responded. Now I'm feeling guilty having procratinated. So I'll ask.. Since we're on TWI standards now and I have authorship, when do I get the babes?? :D--> sudo

Hope, Re:"Sudo's 'Twelve Commandments of Flaming' had me rolling on the floor laughing my foot off!" - HR GreaseSpot Cafe Times" I'm glad you enjoyed this little ditty but just for the record, I didn't write it. While reading a particular thread here, I was reminded of these rules of flaming that I saw on an old Prodigy bulletin board years ago. By sticking in a few key words, I was able to find it on the internet. I modified it just a teensy weensy bit. But I've been told that by TWI standards, that qualifies me to claim authorship. sudo

Outandabout, Randy Newman says it well don't you think?? Click HERE! sudo

Outandabout, And though many scream it to the mountain tops, mainstream religion is little different. Not so long ago, Christians were burning "heretics" at the stake. Modern day Muslims are comitting suicide bombings. Your post is about "revelation" and I concur but just want to expand it... ANYTIME you have folks doing things based on "faith" is potentially bad news. In extreme cases, people get killed. In mild cases, people get marked and avoided, shunned by family, or ostracised by the community. sudo

The twelve commandments of flaming 1. Make things up about your opponent: It's important to make your lies sound true. Preface your argument with the word "clearly." "Clearly, Long Gone is a liar, and a dirtball to boot." 2. Be an armchair psychologist: You're a smart person. You've heard of Freud. You took a psychology course in college. Clearly, you're qualified to psychoanalyze your opponent. "Shellon, by using the word 'zucchini' in her posting, shows she has a bad case of penis envy." 3. Cross-post your flames: Everyone on the net is just waiting for the next literary masterpiece to leave your terminal. From Living Epistles Society to Ex Ex Way Haven to the Jehova's Witness forum, they're all holding their breaths until your next flame. Therefore, post everywhere. 4. Conspiracies abound: If everyone's against you, the reason can't possibly be that you're a dickhead. There's obviously a conspiracy against you, and you will be doing the entire net a favor by exposing it. 5. Lawsuit threats: This is the reverse of Rule #4 (sort of like the Yin & Yang of flaming). Threatening a lawsuit is always considered to be in good form. "By saying that I've posted to the wrong group, Proberje has libeled me, slandered me, and sodomized me. See you in court, Proberje." 6. Force them to document their claims: Even if Steve! states outright that he likes tomato sauce on his pasta, you should demand documentation. If Newsweek hasn't written an article on Steve!'s pasta preferences, then Steve! is obviously lying. 7. Use foreign phrases: French is good, but Latin is the lingua franca of flaming. You should use the words "ad hominem" at least three times per article. Other favorite Latin phrases are "ad nauseum," "vini, vidi, vici," and "fetuccini alfredo." 8. Tell 'em how smart you are: Why use intelligent arguments to convince them you're smart when all you have to do is tell them? State that you're a member of Mensa or Mega or Dorks of America. Tell them the scores you received on every exam since high school. "I got an 800 on my SATs, LSATs, GREs, MCATs, and I can also spell the word 'premeiotic'." 9. Accuse your opponent of censorship. It is your right as an American citizen to post whatever the hell you want to the net (as guaranteed by the 37th Amendment, I think). Anyone who tries to limit you in any way or move a flame war to email or PT is either a communist, a fascist, or both. 10. Doubt their existence: You've never actually seen your opponent, have you? And since you're the center of the universe, you should have seen them by now, shouldn't you? Therefore, THEY DON'T EXIST! This is the beauty of flamers' logic. 11. Lie, cheat, steal, leave the toilet seat up. 12. When in doubt, insult: If you forget the other 11 rules, remember this one. At some point during your wonderful career as a flamer you will undoubtedly end up in a flame war with someone who is better than you. This person will expose your lies, tear apart your arguments, make you look generally like a bozo. At this point, there's only one thing to do: insult the dirtbag!!! "Oh yeah? Well, your mother does strange things with vegetables." sudo

Bringing it back to the top... so sue me! It's not that far away as I was reminded today and yesterday.. temps in the 60's and 70's. Ummm.. thinking about that "better-than-sex" stew I'll be bringing to beautiful East Tennessee October 8th.. 9th.. and 10th. Sudo

Ex, The J-Dubs?? Yeah.. I posted there just yesterday. Interesting how cults can be so similar. sudo

Ex, That's the search engine doing that. You can try refining the search and get a little better results but it's still screwy. sudo

Paw, Glad to hear about a new search engine. The current one is pretty poor, IMO. It doesn't do what you tell it to do in some cases!! sudo

Paw, Not good, IMO.. Can you just put it back the way it was before? I mean, really, not good. sudo

Hi Roy! I'll admit I've watched the season premiere and the 2nd episode last night. It's OK but I was expecting a little better, really. sudo

Zix, Why is it you aren't posting over there? I know you and Refiner aren't getting along but that kind of thing hasn't stopped you before. sudo

It's embarrassing... I tell folks I used to be in a Bible study group. They don't usually ask anymore than that and I don't offer more info. It comes up only when people ask how my wife and I met. People who have belonged to a cult are often sucked into offshoot outfits or other questionable organizations. I on the other hand, learned my lesson the first time. sudo (who doesn't have to burn his hand twice to realize the stove is hot)

Likeaeagle, I was impressed with the memorial. I had read criticism about it and didn't know what to expect but was very pleased. It was first class. I had a lady take a picture of my dad and me and told her afterwards that my dad was a WWII vet. She turned to him and said simply, "Thank you, sir". I had to hold back the tears. And like Herbiejuan said.. come on down to the weenie roast. I'll be there!! Herbiejuan.. those are BONZAI deer!!!!! sudo

Likeaeagle, Well, NOW you tell us. We were there LAST WEEKEND!! We could have called and met up. I'm the one at the far left below.... sudo

Evan, I enjoyed that. A sure sign of mastery is.. you make it seem effortless. sudo

HouseRocker, Just saw your post. Sorry. I wasn't ignoring you, I am behind in my forum reading. Uh, yeah.. it 'twas I did the deed with the music. And thanks... the kids grow up so soon! sudo

Oz Girl, I had an ex-JW who worked for me once. She clued me into the term "disfellowshipped" and told me how to use it. Yessiree it DOES work. You can't get rid of those pesky JW's at the door? Just turn on the charm, smile widely, open the door to let them in.... and as they enter your home you just say, "my, it's so ggod to see you here. Are you pioneering? I was once Jehova's Witness but was disfellowshipped". They will stop in midstream, turn around and leave! Hee-hee! sudo

UncleHairy, Yeah.. that's my tune playing. You can't place it, eh?? You're correct that it's from a family film but honestly, UH... that's who I am. A pretty family kind of guy. We watch the movie it's from every so often and when one of us leaves the house, someone is liable to break out singing the little ditty. sudo

Tom, Well, thank you very much. Like the song you may hear playing.. I just send them out and only hope they get back soon. They were oh so innocent as babies. :(--> sudo

Bramble, Like I was saying... it's trouble when they get to be teenagers. Not ALL teenagers, of course. In my case... it's the middle one. The girl on the left. 15 going on 24. --> sudo

Bramble, Saturday night used to be very laid back. But then, the kids all of a sudden and with little to no notice I might add... became teenagers. No more going to bed early and getting up with the chickens like I prefer... nosireebob... If I did that.. they wouldn't be back 'till 3 in the morning. Usually a little computer. Uh, well lookie.. that's what's going on right now!! :)--> sudo

House.., I have a "lawyer acquaintance" who would probably advise me against incriminating myself. :D--> sudo

Ah Marlon... Alas.. like Luca... he sleeps with the fishes. sudo