My sad tale of banishment from the old board...I've been cancelled...

Moogy

Well-known member
Nov 23, 2021
1,987
1,409
113
Now now, Tom, re "craving need for attention," in four pages of this thread, was anyone forced to reply?

My OP told what I thought was an interesting and even useful story. I mean, judging from the response, many found it interesting.

Nevertheless, people lined up to take a bunch of gratuitous shots and, in effect, defend Lord Richard, which is ironic to say the least.

I answered with some trolling. Heads exploded. Hyenas snarled. Life went on. I honestly found it all pretty entertaining and instructive. Therapeutic even.

In any case, if you're gonna take shots, you shouldn't get all indignant if you get a response...whatever the response may be.

Never mind, rumor is that if we get to 500 responses by New Year's Eve, I may have a chance to attain that mythical and ever elusive 2nd bonus point.

I'm game and will continue to respond as appropriate...except to the imbeciles...

Don't you have like 800 grandchildren? Go bug them with your yarns about the mighty troll, Grandpa Jerry, on his mythic quest for The Holy Grail of Negative Attention, which magically turns everyone telling him to go away into proclamations of his interesting nature and specialness. Instead of the The Iliad, you can title it, The Idiot.
 

Jerry1972

New member
Oct 12, 2021
31
14
8
Don't you have like 800 grandchildren? Go bug them with your yarns about the mighty troll, Grandpa Jerry, on his mythic quest for The Holy Grail of Negative Attention, which magically turns everyone telling him to go away into proclamations of his interesting nature and specialness. Instead of the The Iliad, you can title it, The Idiot.

No, Moogs, I have 26 grandchildren and I'm posting here...and you're responding while giving lectures on Negative Attention.

It sounds like you're a specialist on The Idiot. But you don't know much about its author, pal. If you did, you'd know he's on my side...not yours.
 

step.eng69

Well-known member
Oct 12, 2021
2,789
3,927
113
I’m not a Board Certified Psychiatrist, but I seriously believe that you should seek help for your victim psychosis syndrome, your delusion’s of grandeur and craving need for attention.

I'm living on Earth ... how about yourself? Somewhere different? Yes, I'm aware that SOME folks did, in fact, say that stuff. That's the point. Some. Just like some folks affiliated with PSU may or may not have committed pedo acts, swept pedo acts under the rug, or not done enough to combat such acts from continuing, that doesn't mean ALL PSU folks should be painted with the same broad brush, just like there's no reason to condemn all of the Rutgers faithful (and, really, how many of them are there? It's Rutgers, after all) for the sins of some of their supporters.
Take cover Tom, as we used to say about the Victor Charlie's attact..... INCOMING...
 
  • Like
Reactions: Tom_PSU

Moogy

Well-known member
Nov 23, 2021
1,987
1,409
113
No, Moogs, I have 26 grandchildren and I'm posting here...and you're responding while giving lectures on Negative Attention.

It sounds like you're a specialist on The Idiot. But you don't know much about its author, pal. If you did, you'd know he's on my side...not yours.

So, the author of The Idiot, who would be you in the scenario I laid out, is on your side? That's deep. Go back under your bridge, and when we want to try to cross, we'll whistle, so you can bore us to death with tales of your greatness as we walk on through, unimpeded.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BVSt.Paul

Tom_PSU

Well-known member
Oct 29, 2021
1,125
3,563
113
Take cover Tom, as we used to say about the Victor Charlie's attact..... INCOMING...
No worries I’ve strung concertina wire, stacked sand bags, built three feet thick concrete walls and roof, I’m wearing a flak jacket and strategically placed claymore mines around the perimeter. I’m using a 12 gauge Remington and a bayonet for the close work. Let the bastards come, I’ll easily hold out till dawn when Puff the magic dragon can do his thing in the light of day.
 

step.eng69

Well-known member
Oct 12, 2021
2,789
3,927
113
No worries I’ve strung concertina wire, stacked sand bags, built three feet thick concrete walls and roof, I’m wearing a flak jacket and strategically placed claymore mines around the perimeter. I’m using a 12 gauge Remington and a bayonet for the close work. Let the bastards come, I’ll easily hold out till dawn when Puff the magic dragon can do his thing in the light of day.
God Speed my friend, have a 2 1/2 hr drive to Valley Forge starting early in the morning.
Hopefully have the time off until Jan. 4th. Then back to the three day a week grind for this senior. Good night.
😟
 
  • Like
Reactions: Tom_PSU

Jerry1972

New member
Oct 12, 2021
31
14
8
You had the highest like-to-post ratio on a board filled with morons and you want it back. Wow! Like a previous poster said...the ignore function is an awesome tool.

Let me break this to you gently: on the evidence I've seen the last few days, the content here is not more intelligent than over there. That's putting it in the most tactful way possible.

As for like-to-post ratio, hey, I went out at the top of my game. The only way they could win was to cancel me.
 
  • Wow
Reactions: TheGlovStillRules

Moogy

Well-known member
Nov 23, 2021
1,987
1,409
113
Let me break this to you gently: on the evidence I've seen the last few days, the content here is not more intelligent than over there. That's putting it in the most tactful way possible.

As for like-to-post ratio, hey, I went out at the top of my game. The only way they could win was to cancel me.

That's an interesting way to describe the fact that you were either suffering from dementia, and consistently couldn't remember which board you were on, or you were a purposeful troll trying to stir up trouble so people would finally pay attention to you, while not being man enough to stand behind your attempts to stir up trouble, instead pretending to be too dumb to realize you had posted in the wrong place.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ChrisRN1965

Jerry1972

New member
Oct 12, 2021
31
14
8
So, the author of The Idiot, who would be you in the scenario I laid out, is on your side? That's deep. Go back under your bridge, and when we want to try to cross, we'll whistle, so you can bore us to death with tales of your greatness as we walk on through, unimpeded.

No, dummy, you're thinking of a children's tale called The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I'm talking about one of the great writers in the history of the human race. Dear God.
 

Jerry1972

New member
Oct 12, 2021
31
14
8
That's an interesting way to describe the fact that you were either suffering from dementia, and consistently couldn't remember which board you were on, or you were a purposeful troll trying to stir up trouble so people would finally pay attention to you, while not being man enough to stand behind your attempts to stir up trouble, instead pretending to be too dumb to realize you had posted in the wrong place.

It was late, I'd had a drink or two...and lost track of what board I was on. So sue me.

Moreover, for the 10th freakin' time, I wasn't cancelled for the mistaken post...but rather for the light-hearted private-message response to Lord Richard's private-message "warning."

Listen, sorry, it's past my bedtime. Time for that glass of warm milk. Plus I'm growing alarmed that I find myself giggling uncontrollably over this thread.
 
  • Sad
Reactions: TheGlovStillRules

Moogy

Well-known member
Nov 23, 2021
1,987
1,409
113
No, dummy, you're thinking of a children's tale called The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I'm talking about one of the great writers in the history of the human race. Dear God.

You're so far behind, you think you're leading the race. Just so you're clear, here's what you said ... "It sounds like you're a specialist on The Idiot. But you don't know much about its author, pal. If you did, you'd know he's on my side...not yours." Note, you didn't say "The Iliad." You said "The Idiot." The Idiot's author would be you. You can't figure out which board you're posting on, or what book you're talking about. And then you couldn't figure out that the troll under the bridge reference was separate, troll. Other than that, you're killing it. Go away. Or forget you were ever here under the "Jerry" name brand, and create another account where no one knows you're affiliated with yourself.
 

Moogy

Well-known member
Nov 23, 2021
1,987
1,409
113
It was late, I'd had a drink or two...and lost track of what board I was on. So sue me.

Moreover, for the 10th freakin' time, I wasn't cancelled for the mistaken post...but rather for the light-hearted private-message response to Lord Richard's private-message "warning."

Listen, sorry, it's past my bedtime. Time for that glass of warm milk. Plus I'm growing alarmed that I find myself giggling uncontrollably over this thread.

So, you chose to try Option #3: "I'm a drunk who can't handle basic human tasks, like remembering where I am, when I'm wasted." Interesting tactic. Regardless, I'm sure your banning was a cumulative issue ... the fact that you were obviously trolling and playing dumb about it (while outwardly reveling in it, at the same time, because you don't have self-control), and your **** attitude toward the powers-that-be when called on your childish ploy that everyone saw through, but you thought was clever and undetected. Heed my advice to go away and find a place for unintelligent drunkards in the "I'm so cool" phase of drunkenness who seek validation from those who don't like them, or reboot and start another account where you can pretend to be normal for as long as you can restrain yourself.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ChrisRN1965

TheGlovStillRules

Well-known member
Oct 14, 2021
1,137
866
113
It was late, I'd had a drink or two...and lost track of what board I was on. So sue me.

Moreover, for the 10th freakin' time, I wasn't cancelled for the mistaken post...but rather for the light-hearted private-message response to Lord Richard's private-message "warning."

Listen, sorry, it's past my bedtime. Time for that glass of warm milk. Plus I'm growing alarmed that I find myself giggling uncontrollably over this thread.

Just STHU!
 

Bkmtnittany1

Well-known member
Oct 26, 2021
4,440
6,923
113
So, the author of The Idiot, who would be you in the scenario I laid out, is on your side? That's deep. Go back under your bridge, and when we want to try to cross, we'll whistle, so you can bore us to death with tales of your greatness as we walk on through, unimpeded.
"And to cross that bridge you will have to bring us a shrubbery!!!!!" The men who say "NEAT" guard that bridge!!
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: Moogy and 91Joe95

LookSharp

Member
Oct 25, 2021
183
159
43
This is mindboggling. I toggle between the sports and politics boards over there...and totally by mistake posted a political thread on the sports board on Saturday evening.

For some reason it was not taken down for 24 hours...during which time there was a vigorous -- and funny -- back and forth...with lots of abuse heaped on me for making the mistake.

Finally the post got removed, and I received a "warning" from moderator Richard in the Rivals mail to the effect that I was NOT banned but was being "warned" because of the post in question.

First time ever in years of posting that I got a "warning" for a post...and the reason was nothing abusive or threatening but because I mistakenly put a political thread on a sports board.

OK, I get that, though I was surprised...because a "warning" in such circumstances seems excessive, given the stuff they allow there, the fact there was no objectionable content in the mistaken post, and the fact they let it stand for an entire day.

So I responded privately to the e-mail warning along these lines, and this is pretty close to the exact quote: "Understood. It was an honest mistake. I'll try not to let it happen again. But it was a funny thread. And I hate like hell to lose the 'likes'...;) "

A few hours later, I tried to get to the board only to learn that I was suddenly "banned." My apparent crime: a private joking e-mail with the new Rutgers lord of the board. Evidently he took it as disrespect to his royal personage. Then again, he's a Rutgers guy, and most of them have an inferiority complex...Rutgers Al excepted.

I mean, seriously, Tom ticked me off on occasion by deleting this or that post, but this is beyond belief.

Oh well, I hope you guys will have me over here. My handle was Jerry on the old board, and hopefully you'll recall that I was a generally respectful and intelligent poster...though not averse to mixing it up on occasion. But in the times we live in, that's not enough to prevent a person from being cancelled.

Not to turn this into a political thread but welcome to the club. You're in august company, not unlike fellow NFL QBs with whom Tom Brady refuses to shake hands the during post game. It's no great secret you can't attempt humor with an ideologue. It's their way or the highway.

BTW, don't ever go back there without reading their terms and conditions closely.
 

LookSharp

Member
Oct 25, 2021
183
159
43
You seem to be overreacting to getting banned like a virgin responds to losing their flower. Once you get past the euphoric pain of the first incident, repeated acts put things in proper perspective.

It all depends on who's delivery the flowers. Some women never get over it.
 

wolve1972

Member
Oct 7, 2021
32
71
18
This is mindboggling. I toggle between the sports and politics boards over there...and totally by mistake posted a political thread on the sports board on Saturday evening.

For some reason it was not taken down for 24 hours...during which time there was a vigorous -- and funny -- back and forth...with lots of abuse heaped on me for making the mistake.

Finally the post got removed, and I received a "warning" from moderator Richard in the Rivals mail to the effect that I was NOT banned but was being "warned" because of the post in question.

First time ever in years of posting that I got a "warning" for a post...and the reason was nothing abusive or threatening but because I mistakenly put a political thread on a sports board.

OK, I get that, though I was surprised...because a "warning" in such circumstances seems excessive, given the stuff they allow there, the fact there was no objectionable content in the mistaken post, and the fact they let it stand for an entire day.

So I responded privately to the e-mail warning along these lines, and this is pretty close to the exact quote: "Understood. It was an honest mistake. I'll try not to let it happen again. But it was a funny thread. And I hate like hell to lose the 'likes'...;) "

A few hours later, I tried to get to the board only to learn that I was suddenly "banned." My apparent crime: a private joking e-mail with the new Rutgers lord of the board. Evidently he took it as disrespect to his royal personage. Then again, he's a Rutgers guy, and most of them have an inferiority complex...Rutgers Al excepted.

I mean, seriously, Tom ticked me off on occasion by deleting this or that post, but this is beyond belief.

Oh well, I hope you guys will have me over here. My handle was Jerry on the old board, and hopefully you'll recall that I was a generally respectful and intelligent poster...though not averse to mixing it up on occasion. But in the times we live in, that's not enough to prevent a person from being cancelled.
Jerry, I can help if you need help / direction on how not to aggravate others on fan message boards.
 

Nitt1300

Well-known member
Oct 12, 2021
4,991
9,444
113
Let me break this to you gently: on the evidence I've seen the last few days, the content here is not more intelligent than over there. That's putting it in the most tactful way possible.

As for like-to-post ratio, hey, I went out at the top of my game. The only way they could win was to cancel me.
Anyone who thinks you can "win" or "lose" on the internet is too stupid to rate the title of Idiot
 

Jerry1972

New member
Oct 12, 2021
31
14
8
That's an interesting way to describe the fact that you were either suffering from dementia, and consistently couldn't remember which board you were on, or you were a purposeful troll trying to stir up trouble so people would finally pay attention to you, while not being man enough to stand behind your attempts to stir up trouble, instead pretending to be too dumb to realize you had posted in the wrong place.

What is this obsession that some of you schmucks have with the quality of manhood? Pure projection. Listen, pal, acting the tough guy on a message board is a pathetic way to demonstrate masculinity. Then again, in an age when the definition of masculinity is counterfeit and cheap, it's all a lot of people have.
 

Jerry1972

New member
Oct 12, 2021
31
14
8
You're so far behind, you think you're leading the race. Just so you're clear, here's what you said ... "It sounds like you're a specialist on The Idiot. But you don't know much about its author, pal. If you did, you'd know he's on my side...not yours." Note, you didn't say "The Iliad." You said "The Idiot." The Idiot's author would be you. You can't figure out which board you're posting on, or what book you're talking about. And then you couldn't figure out that the troll under the bridge reference was separate, troll. Other than that, you're killing it. Go away. Or forget you were ever here under the "Jerry" name brand, and create another account where no one knows you're affiliated with yourself.

Could you translate this into English?

Do you know a freakin' thing about Fyodor Dostoevsky? His philosophy of life was profoundly conservative, and his outlook on the human condition profoundly pessimistic. That's why I said he's on my side...because millenia of human experience and wisdom prove that the only place to be.
 

Jerry1972

New member
Oct 12, 2021
31
14
8
So, you chose to try Option #3: "I'm a drunk who can't handle basic human tasks, like remembering where I am, when I'm wasted." Interesting tactic. Regardless, I'm sure your banning was a cumulative issue ... the fact that you were obviously trolling and playing dumb about it (while outwardly reveling in it, at the same time, because you don't have self-control), and your **** attitude toward the powers-that-be when called on your childish ploy that everyone saw through, but you thought was clever and undetected. Heed my advice to go away and find a place for unintelligent drunkards in the "I'm so cool" phase of drunkenness who seek validation from those who don't like them, or reboot and start another account where you can pretend to be normal for as long as you can restrain yourself.

To quote the main character from Darby O'Gill and the Little People, one of the great movies of all time: Hoo Hoo...Hullabaloo...Haha!

I mean, seriously, your post above ranks as one of the purest collections of BS ever packed into a single paragraph.
 

PSUJam

Well-known member
Oct 7, 2021
10,537
18,798
113
Dear Lord. It was a literary device: exaggeration to the point of self-mockery. But the dim-witted hyenas took it literally.
Bowing Down Waynes World GIF
 

Moogy

Well-known member
Nov 23, 2021
1,987
1,409
113
Could you translate this into English?

Do you know a freakin' thing about Fyodor Dostoevsky? His philosophy of life was profoundly conservative, and his outlook on the human condition profoundly pessimistic. That's why I said he's on my side...because millenia of human experience and wisdom prove that the only place to be.

What in the world does Dostoevsky have to do with anything? Can we get a wellness check on Jerry?
 
  • Like
Reactions: TheGlovStillRules
Get unlimited access today.

Pick the right plan for you.

Already a member? Login