Trooper York: Not to be out done

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Not to be out done

Sixty Grit sent us his prom photos.

He had two dates.

Of course he was related to both of them.

But hey who would say no?

108 comments:

The Dude said...: That photo flatters me, but my cousins are both much more beautiful than that.

And besides, marryin' cousins is a family tradition!; July 30, 2013 at 6:51 AM
Cody Jarrett said...: And besides, marryin' cousins is a family tradition!

monarchies the world over would collapse without it!; July 30, 2013 at 8:28 AM
ndspinelli said...: Very shallow gene pool on Sixty's side of the family.; July 30, 2013 at 10:00 AM
The Dude said...: Yep - my cousin's mother was the daughter of Italian immigrants, so it might not be possible to get any shallower.; July 30, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Methadras said...: ndspinelli said...

Very shallow gene pool on Sixty's side of the family.

I accidentally stepped in it and got it on the bottom of my shoe.; July 30, 2013 at 12:49 PM
windbag said...: Why go across town when you can go across the hall?; July 30, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Ruth Anne Adams said...: BR-549; July 30, 2013 at 1:56 PM
ndspinelli said...: You can tell windbag lives down south.; July 30, 2013 at 2:01 PM
The Dude said...: RAA has gone native - you go, girl!; July 30, 2013 at 2:18 PM
windbag said...: Things you never hear a Southerner say:

"That's too much Cheez Whiz, dontcha think?"

"Checkmate."

"Vegas had too many Elvis impersonators."; July 30, 2013 at 2:19 PM
Chip S. said...: Very shallow gene pool on Sixty's side of the family.

There's more than one side?

/pilingon; July 30, 2013 at 2:41 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: There's more than one side?

Well, the males and the females.

That's two sides.

Except for Cousin Berta, who's got both boy parts and lady parts.

On the plus side, Berta's never bored when Berta's home alone.; July 30, 2013 at 3:24 PM
ndspinelli said...: windbag, Things you'll never hear in NYC

Hello, how are you?

Please.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

I love to travel and see all of the US.; July 30, 2013 at 3:37 PM
windbag said...: What's the best thing to come out of North Carolina? I-95...northbound...; July 30, 2013 at 4:53 PM
The Dude said...: As it turns out I don't have rabies.

I am pleased.; July 30, 2013 at 4:59 PM
Trooper York said...: I think Lem has developed an enlarged pussy.; July 30, 2013 at 5:04 PM
The Dude said...: Perhaps you have just noticed it.; July 30, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Trooper York said...: Maybe. But now it is the size of the Grand Canyon.

I me the man just kisses ass like a fucking toady.; July 30, 2013 at 5:13 PM
Trooper York said...: I am stuck in a fancy pants hair salon waiting for the wife and I am losing my fuckin mind.; July 30, 2013 at 5:14 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: Yank off your trousers and commence prancing about. Play some air guitar.

It's good for laughs.; July 30, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Trooper York said...: Now Inga chimes in.

What a festival of douchebaggery.; July 30, 2013 at 5:19 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: And Lem's pussy has always been that large.

It's just more noticeable now that it's starting to ooze.; July 30, 2013 at 5:19 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: And I like Lem. This is nothing bad about him, really.; July 30, 2013 at 5:20 PM
Trooper York said...: Like the mo's here wouldn't love that shit. If I don't get a drink or a slice of pizza soon somebody is die!; July 30, 2013 at 5:24 PM
Trooper York said...: Gonna die!

I hate using an ipad!; July 30, 2013 at 5:29 PM
Trooper York said...: Gonna die!

I hate using an ipad!; July 30, 2013 at 5:29 PM
Trooper York said...: Gonna die!

I hate using an ipad!; July 30, 2013 at 5:29 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: man.

get this man the netflix app and a John Wayne movie!; July 30, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Trooper York said...: FUCK!!!!!

I HATE THIS FUCKING THING!; July 30, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Trooper York said...: FUCK!!!!!

I HATE THIS FUCKING THING!; July 30, 2013 at 5:31 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: I love my ipad.

One of my rules is No commenting on blogs with it.; July 30, 2013 at 5:32 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: Lem has permission to quote her.

It's almost complete.; July 30, 2013 at 6:07 PM
Trooper York said...: Legally!

Isn't that nice!; July 30, 2013 at 6:22 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: Evidenly Lem thinks he needs permission to quote something...anything...that Althouse put out onto the internet. I think, he doesn't understand, like Inga doesn't understand how the Internet actually works.

/facepalm

I said that Lem was naive. I believe I have been understating the problem.; July 30, 2013 at 6:22 PM
Trooper York said...: I want to say they rented another dog.

But that wouldn't be nice.; July 30, 2013 at 6:26 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: I just mentioned Inga's name. How soon before she hears the dog whistle and descends on the blog and brings in Meade to defend...something or another.

3....2.....1....

Bait....lol. I am a mean mean woman.; July 30, 2013 at 6:31 PM
Palladian said...: People want me to go back to posting on that blog? Seriously?; July 30, 2013 at 6:51 PM
Trooper York said...: Well Lem assures me that it is legal.; July 30, 2013 at 6:52 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: To prove something. Then you bail.; July 30, 2013 at 6:52 PM
Palladian said...: I have two really good cooking posts, compete with process photographs, but I just can't do it. That place is too tainted. I really think I have some sort of PTSD-like problem, I get upset just visiting that site.; July 30, 2013 at 6:54 PM
Palladian said...: Maybe I'll do it, just so I can delete L Meade if he causes trouble (individual authors have deletion powers in their own posts).

Of course if I do that I'll cause trouble.; July 30, 2013 at 6:56 PM
Palladian said...: And if I post anything, it will just get pushed down the page by 6 Chip Ahoy posts in a couple hours.

Not that I don't like Chip Ahoy, but it's supposed to be a group blog.; July 30, 2013 at 6:57 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: I had thought of mentioning how ridiculous it is to have 47 posts a day.

But no one would care.; July 30, 2013 at 7:01 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: I also wish we had fewer posts on more substantive things, with an open thread for general frivolity.; July 30, 2013 at 7:05 PM
ricpic said...: Hey Troop, what's with this new Pope? He seems comfortable with homo priests. Can you impeach a Pope? Well, come to think of it you can't impeach a president either, not this president. More and more it's like living in one of those godforsaken countries behind the Iron Curtain back before we won - ha ha- the Cold War.; July 30, 2013 at 7:19 PM
Chennaul said...: Palladian said...
People want me to go back to posting on that blog? Seriously?

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Most group blogs get to be--difficult.

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One of the best rules I have heard-- that some of them have-- is you leave a post up for 15 minutes before pushing it down.

Timing is everything.

Also pacing.

Like something new every 30 or 40 minutes.; July 30, 2013 at 7:35 PM
Chennaul said...: Palladian said...
Maybe I'll do it, just so I can delete L Meade if he causes trouble (individual authors have deletion powers in their own posts).

Of course if I do that I'll cause trouble.

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Not if you do it really gawd damn fast.

Put a post up when you know you have an hour to sit there and watch it.

Then time another post with El Pollo or something.

Take shifts.

I swear I can't believe Laurence doesn't get exhausted.; July 30, 2013 at 7:37 PM
chickelit said...: Palladian said...
And if I post anything, it will just get pushed down the page by 6 Chip Ahoy posts in a couple hours.

But it won't be ignored. Chip is flirting with over posting. Recipes are always popular, though don't be surprised if people get on the comments and try and suggest healthy substitutions. My wonderful key lime pie recipe got reduced to a crustless, low fat, gluten free monstrosity in no time. It might fun for you to defend ingredients, Palladian. If Meade starts anything - and he probably will - you can bet people are watching and judging.

If you do post (and I hope you do) here are two suggestions: (1) use a "recipe" tag (I'm trying to suggest a decent tag system so people can look things up later). (2) Post in the evening so that people are working on their drinks. In vino veritas.

I'm thinking of starting a a series of cocktail recipes, but not tonight.; July 30, 2013 at 7:41 PM
Chennaul said...: Palladian said...
I have two really good cooking posts, compete with process photographs, but I just can't do it. That place is too tainted. I really think I have some sort of PTSD-like problem, I get upset just visiting that site.

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No that's absolutely correct.

Also you don't have the problem.

Poison --toxic personalities and some people can't get the altitude and get away from that.

Although there is something to be said about proving to them that they cannot control your behavior--have control of what you do.

Right now they might think they "stopped" you from posting.

I think you could make it look perfectly natural to post on or about August 6th--because you were busy with other stuff--the real world till that point.

Something like that.

Hell if I know.

---btw Chip Ahoy and Lem need that place.

Need it.

That is the way I read them.

The story about Chip Ahoy's father dying--is absolutely heart breaking,

He is isolated somehow.

--btw the Shit Bird was over at his blog harassing him and kind of caused him to stop that blog he had started... after the fall out.; July 30, 2013 at 7:45 PM
chickelit said...: Then time another post with El Pollo or something.

I'm not planning on posting anything tonight.

If people want to suggest cocktail recipes, feel free to suggest them. I'll give you credit of course, I'll have to try them out first. I do more of this n the weekend so there might be a delay. Or just put as a comment.

One think I'll refuse to do when posting about alcohol is shill for brands or otherwise disparage people's bad taste.; July 30, 2013 at 7:46 PM
Chennaul said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; July 30, 2013 at 7:46 PM
Chennaul said...: If people want to suggest cocktail recipes, feel free to suggest them. I'll give you credit of course, I'll have to try them out first. I do more of this n the weekend so there might be a delay. Or just put as a comment.

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Man I'm about to go sniff ethanol I just got into a "discourse" with rh hardin about the feminism mystique --

and I came about [..] this close to calling him Susan Lucci.

Gawd.; July 30, 2013 at 7:48 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: I just don't understand why anyone would bother to comment over at the Althouse blog.

I mean, I get why Matthew Sablan (or whatever) is...he's a complete suck up. But there are a few people I just don't get.; July 30, 2013 at 7:56 PM
The Dude said...: Drink recipe - good Scottish single malt with a splash of water.

I submitted a comment at Althouse's place - it didn't get published.

Too few "mfs" and "c" words, I reckon.; July 30, 2013 at 8:04 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: what's the site meter look like?; July 30, 2013 at 8:05 PM
Chennaul said...: CEO-MMP said...
what's the site meter look like?

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That's one thing I'm afraid Laurence is right about.

I've known many bloggers--you would not believe how many people are lurkers.

Remember LGF--he use to run through commenters like a factory.

About the only thing they might see a significant reduction in is 'time spent on the site"--that use to be tied to Blog Ads and that revenue but I am not sure of that anymore.

Plus--I really don't think the Blog Ads really amounted to much monetarily.; July 30, 2013 at 8:10 PM
Palladian said...: My wonderful key lime pie recipe got reduced to a crustless, low fat, gluten free monstrosity in no time.

That sounds like a great recipe. I love lime pies and can't wait to try it when I have the opportunity.

I despise the "substituters". It's always like this:

OMG I totally LOVE your recipe for beef Stroganoff! When I made it, I left out the vodka, the port, the onions & the garlic, and substituted the sour cream with Greek yogurt and the beef fillet with boneless, skinless chicken breasts. It was GREAT!!! Would TOTALLY make again!; July 30, 2013 at 8:10 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: My God you do that well Palladian.

You don't have a second nickname working do you?; July 30, 2013 at 8:14 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: Drink recipe - good Scottish single malt with a splash of water

HEY!! You stole my secret drink recipe.

LOL Palladian. I hate it when I see those types of comments on food blogs. I always do the recipe the original way.....at least the FIRST time. If you just substitute something small like cracked pepper for ground pepper or sour cream for creme fraiche because you can't find the stuff in our crappy stores (oh wait...that was another rant) it really doesn't change the recipe all that much. But a major change. Well. It isn't even close to being the same recipe at all.

People are really silly.

I would love to hear your leg of lamb recipe

:-); July 30, 2013 at 8:27 PM
The Dude said...: I dream up all my own recipes based on my dietary restrictions.

But the history of cooking is one of constant innovation.

I read a 200 year old cookbook once - hoowee - no thanks.

And no thanks to that stuff we ate in the '50s - Lileks has nailed the food from that era.

To a wall. With real nails.; July 30, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: To a wall. With real nails.

Wait..... I thought it was impossible to nail Jell-O to a wall.; July 30, 2013 at 8:45 PM
The Dude said...: Oh, the stories I could tell...; July 30, 2013 at 8:49 PM
Darcy said...: I think Lem is tougher than you guys think.; July 30, 2013 at 8:52 PM
The Dude said...: Darce, you have a good heart.; July 30, 2013 at 8:52 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: I think Lem is tougher than you guys think

Also, I believe that English is not his native language. I would be horrified to consider how I should sound if I tried to write witty and scathing replies in another language. I think he does rather well.; July 30, 2013 at 8:56 PM
Michael Haz said...: Drink recipe - good Scottish single malt with a splash of water

Well. Looks like the secret is out. Now everyone knows it. Who blabbed?

So Lem has permission to copy, as long as it isn't the whole post, all the while another thread is filled with copied poetry form other people's books.

Oy.; July 30, 2013 at 8:59 PM
Chennaul said...: Darcy said...
I think Lem is tougher than you guys think.

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Ya--that's my thinking also.

But what I mean by Lem needing the place is--

years ago Lem was going through a really hard time.

His second time losing his license--something like that.

So all Lem wants is a place to talk to people--he particularly needed that at the time because he could not drive anywhere.

He is grateful to Althouse for that--so he feels loyal?

However he does not want to lose that.

The escape valve of just shooting the breeze at night.; July 30, 2013 at 9:03 PM
Chennaul said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; July 30, 2013 at 9:05 PM
Darcy said...: So do you, Sixty.

And yeah, madawaskan, the Althouse blog was therapeutic for Lem. Plus, it's no secret he adores Althouse. But he still manages his kind of quiet zingers. And I think he stood up to Meade in a way too. I can't explain why I think that, but I got the feeling that Lem was not thrilled with Meade trying to buy him off. It was subtle.

That's Lem.; July 30, 2013 at 9:22 PM
Methadras said...: Darcy, I don't think Mr. Cialis, the lawnmower man was subtle at all in trying to 'buy off' Lem. He was very overt about it and very vocal on what a charitable guy he really is. I mean, the vast swaths of money he has laid out for people is extraordinary in his generosity.

All Meade has done is end up looking like a pathetic grandstanding petty, envious dick. Dog whistling and all.; July 30, 2013 at 9:27 PM
Darcy said...: Oh, I agree on all of that Methadras. I think Lem's rebuffs were subtle, is all. Just my take.

And hey, I know you've left some notes here and there about harsh words between commenters. I seem to remember leaving some crabby comments directed at you not so long ago. I don't remember the context, but in any case, I'm sorry.; July 30, 2013 at 9:31 PM
Evi L. Bloggerlady said...: Palladian, why not do those posts at your blog? I can understand not posting at Lem's. Or we talked about starting a new WP blog.; July 30, 2013 at 9:54 PM
yashu said...: I think Lem's rebuffs were subtle, is all.

I got this sense too, Darcy.; July 30, 2013 at 10:09 PM
Chennaul said...: Darcy said...
So do you, Sixty.

And yeah, madawaskan, the Althouse blog was therapeutic for Lem. Plus, it's no secret he adores Althouse. But he still manages his kind of quiet zingers. And I think he stood up to Meade in a way too. I can't explain why I think that, but I got the feeling that Lem was not thrilled with Meade trying to buy him off. It was subtle.

That's Lem.

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I agree.; July 30, 2013 at 10:50 PM
Trooper York said...: Someone just emailed me a link to the comment that Inga posted on the new comments section on TOP.

It appears that she is an approved commeter there.

Tells you something right there doesn't it?; July 31, 2013 at 12:21 AM
Trooper York said...: I think that is very, very funny.; July 31, 2013 at 12:23 AM
Chip S. said...: Does that mean Inga is one of the mysterious Two Good Commenters?

Who's the other... Carol Herman?; July 31, 2013 at 1:10 AM
Evi L. Bloggerlady said...: I like Lem. I wish he had more back bone.; July 31, 2013 at 2:31 AM
MamaM said...: I too like Lem. Inga/Oop is another story. That she'd find her way into the list of approved commenters at TOP is mystery indeed, but it fits with my inability to understand the criteria used to determine "good faith".

On the topic of subtle rebuffs:
In my life, one of the difficulties I've experienced with subtle rebuffs is their lack of effectiveness in communicating with those who exercise control over others through power plays and manipulation.

For those in recovery from alcoholism (including adult children of alcoholics), the subtle rebuff is often part of old pattern behavior, used as a safe way to indirectly express feelings or opinions that would otherwise not be tolerated or lead to confrontation. Addressing a matter from the side is a survival technique that reduces the risk of displeasing or entering into conflict with a powerful "other". Finding a voice and a way to speak for one's self matters. The presence of subtle rebuffs confirm such a desire. Open, honest direct communication is the next step on the path to recovering full voice.

Lem appears at present to be trying to balance a desire to "learn levity", express his thoughts and opinions, and have fun with Comment Home, with a desire to please 2 adults who are exhibiting controlling and toxic behavior.; July 31, 2013 at 4:13 AM
The Dude said...: I think you are on to something, MamaM.

I wish I could wish Lem well, but I can't.

But we'll always have Brooklyn, am I right?; July 31, 2013 at 6:39 AM
Michael Haz said...: How does someone become an approved commenter at TOP? Is there an interview process? A background check? An Amazon portal monthly minimum?

I have this vision of people with ashes on their foreheads, like on Ash Wednesday, to signify that they are approved commenters.

Having Inga on that list is nothing but confirmation that she is a sockpuppet.; July 31, 2013 at 8:31 AM
Cody Jarrett said...: Pretty sure that comment by Inga was written by someone who's not an aged half crazy RN.; July 31, 2013 at 9:41 AM
chickelit said...: Comments on Althouse comments:

Inga said...
Emotions in high dugeon channeled through the oral pathway will indubitably produce some intersesting nouns and adjectives, etc. if the object of ire is a female why not use their sexual organs as a descriptive term? Same goes for men. I suppose we haven't evolved to the point of being past potty smack talk.

I do envision hoards of ambitious interns of all sexes using their God given talents to full advantage. I'm not saying its admirable, but there seems to be a glut of poly sci majors looking to get a foot in the door, or some other body part. link

Inga is evolving fast into a W.F. Buckmo. I may have to chirbit this later.

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...
Quint was there. He said it in Jaws. link

The cow jumped over the moon! This proves that even EBL can penetrate Althousian defenses.; July 31, 2013 at 9:45 AM
chickelit said...: CEO-MMP said...
Pretty sure that comment by Inga was written by someone who's not an aged half crazy RN.

Conversely, "Inga" has been a ruse along, pretending to be someone else. OR

She sobered up?; July 31, 2013 at 9:47 AM
Darcy said...: MamaM, that is thoughtful insight. As an adult child of an alcoholic, I am likely drawn to/more accepting of the same kind of behavior I exhibit.

Always learnin' somethin' here.; July 31, 2013 at 10:48 AM
ndspinelli said...: Please folks, don't over think Inga. She is the crazy, know-it-all, widow nurse from Waukesha County.

MamaM, You have much wisdom as I've stated previously. I have a sister who is an addict/alcoholic. Everyone in my family is/was like Lem. It should come as no surprise I am not. I am always direct and honest w/ her, and about her w/ the members of my family who were/are not. I'm the one who drove from Wi. to Ct. when she was in free fall. I was making calls as I drove getting her accepted @ a first rate rehab center. And, I'm the one who walked into her house unnanounced, looked her in the eye, and told her she was going into rehab the next day. I did that w/ firmness, honesty, love and caring. There was no resistance, although I stayed up all night making sure she didn't take off. I'm just sharing this to show how much I understand your wisdom and maybe convey to anyone who doubts it, that it is profound.

You spotted Inga first. I've found I have a great weasel detector. But, that is using non verbal body language. This is a REAL TOUGH venue for picking that up. You did and I for one, am very grateful. You're the kind of woman I would hire.; July 31, 2013 at 11:42 AM
ndspinelli said...: I had Larry pegged after reading him and seeing a few videos. The mofo actually looks like a weasel ala Bob Filner, pervert mayor of San Diego.; July 31, 2013 at 11:44 AM
Cody Jarrett said...: Conversely, "Inga" has been a ruse along, pretending to be someone else. OR

She sobered up?

I guess I was being too subtle.

I think Inga was created by the Meadhouse to let them flop themselves into the comments and screw with people. I think it was part of an eyes on page strategy, originally, I've seen other bloggers do similar things.

I really began to believe this the other day when Meade posted from Inga's account.

Larry has also posted from the Titus account.

They're sick, evil, twisted, disgusting people.; July 31, 2013 at 11:54 AM
Darcy said...: Larry as Titus. That would be fascinating.; July 31, 2013 at 12:10 PM
ndspinelli said...: CEO, How do you know about posting from other accounts?; July 31, 2013 at 12:13 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: Early on in the Lemblog, before I started posting there, I was reading it over.

There were several Titus comments and they just read odd to me for some reason. I clicked on the name and there was the Titus bio, but instead of the place where the Titus email would be (or isn't, because the Titus profile doesn't usually include any info like that), there was a linked email address. Since Titus doesn't have one listed (or hadn't), I clicked it and up popped the Laurence.Meade at gmail address.

Same thing happened a few days later with an Inga post, but by then I was posting and it was pointed out, at which point Inga posted again about how it was no big deal, then Larry posted that he was sorry he'd sockpuppeted Inga and Inga said he hadn't sockpuppeted her and so forth.

Since then they've been very careful of that stuff.

I don't know enough about the bloggspot/google deal to know how something like that could happen, but I do know how it could happen on other platforms--and they all come back to sockpuppetry.

Also, some time ago on the TOP I sent Larry an email (from an address not associated with this name AFAIK) complaining about Inga--it was during a particularly vile outburst where "she" clearly was just out to destroy the thread--or provoke dozens of angry responses from people that fell for that shit (like me). He replied that he'd dial it back, that they'd heard Inga was a problem.

But that he'd dial it back?

A long time ago I was a member of T-Nation, a site that started as a powerlifting/weightlifting site. They used to pay people (in free protein powder and shit) to troll the comment forums and post stupid shit on the theory that controversy drove eyeballs which equaled page views, good for traffic.

Inga and her bullshit is (was) good for traffic.

But apparently Titus pre-dates (err...) Larry...so who knows. Maybe Titus is a creation of JoCoAlt or whatever.; July 31, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Michael Haz said...: There are random things in Titus' comments over the years that made me question whether he is who he purports to be.

A couple of examples - the syntax and spelling in some of his posts are not what would be expected form someone who is an Ivy League grad.

He once quoted the hourly rate his employer charges others for his services. It was laughably low for the kind of consulting work he allegedly does - something like $100 per hour - when reality would be many times that amount.

A few years back Ann A floated the idea of her commenters purchasing from her CDs of her reading Titus' comments. She was quite in love with the idea, and became rather dismissive of the ha ha ha responses she received from her regulars. I thought back then that she was probably the character, and she was so enamored of the cuteness she had created that she wanted to record and sell it.

But that's just me and I am a skeptic by nature. I have a few Twitter friends that I am convinced are hoaxes as well, mostly because of their over-the-top descriptions of over indulgent lifestyles.; July 31, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: ChipS seems to feel the whole thing with Larry and Inga and Titus is just harmless buffoonery.

It could be, I suppose.

When you hear hoofbeats look for zebras and all that.

I dunno. I'm pretty convinced they're creations of the Meadhouse. But I'm fine with being wrong.

And I admit the pictures that were posted etc (and I never got to see that stuff as I was on a break from the stupidity at the time, dammit) do poke a hole in my theory, unless they're really thorough.; July 31, 2013 at 1:16 PM
yashu said...: I thought back then that she was probably the character, and she was so enamored of the cuteness she had created that she wanted to record and sell it.

But Titus viciously turned on AA, too; he developed a kind of split personality. In fact, the nastiest attacks on AA & LM (and their marriage) came from Titus.

But then, that doesn't necessarily disprove your theory. I'm sure some people create sockpuppets to viciously attach them (like personal mobys). Like a Munchhausen by sockpuppet. So they can be the sympathetic victims, or whatever. Or just create drama.

I really don't think that's the case here. But then, so much about all of this doesn't make sense to me, I'm not sure of anything anymore.; July 31, 2013 at 1:19 PM
Chip S. said...: There are random things in Titus' comments over the years that made me question whether he is who he purports to be.

Word.

But Palladian outed "Titus's" real name not too long ago in a TOP thread, so I do think he's "real" in the sense of not being someone else's sockpuppet. Still, I don't believe anything he says that can't be authenticated by others (as chickie has done for some of the WI-related stories). I just view him as someone involved in an online RPG, which is ok w/me.

Question for the group: Did "Titus" ever explicitly claim to be a Harvard grad? I've seen him talk glowingly about Ivy grads, of course, but I've never seen a direct claim to be one himself. That doesn't mean it didn't happen, of course.

I used to think that the person behind "Titus" was a gay-h8r IRL, b/c of the coarse caricature he drew of himself. But chickie talked me out of that.; July 31, 2013 at 1:34 PM
Michael Haz said...: Chip, I can't cite a specific mention, but my impression is that he is a Harvard MBA.; July 31, 2013 at 1:40 PM
yashu said...: Did "Titus" ever explicitly claim to be a Harvard grad?

Not in anything I read. If he had, I would've remembered that. But then, I didn't read everything.; July 31, 2013 at 1:46 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: Meh. It's too much for me.

And I've got way too much real life stuff going on. This sort of stuff is why I need to stay off the blogs.

Annie and Larry are miserable disgusting people and they've managed to infect or effect a large group of people.; July 31, 2013 at 1:47 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: And yeah, I'm pretty sure he's claimed to be a Harvard grad. I don't specifically remember the MBA part though.; July 31, 2013 at 1:48 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: Of course, just claiming it doesn't make it so.

I mean--I graduated from West Point, then 3 years later from Annapolis.

See how easy it is?

Also, Bags is in love with me. But I keep telling him no.; July 31, 2013 at 1:49 PM
Chip S. said...: What you say is true, CEO, but I still do a fly-by every once in a while to catch the next installment in her journey of discovery about her relationship w/ daddy.

There's something grimly compelling about it.

I've joked about it in the past, but I really do suspect that some time in her youth she failed to live up to what she saw as her father's expectations, and her adult life has been devoted to making up for that.; July 31, 2013 at 1:52 PM
yashu said...: I never got the impression Titus was a Harvard grad, someone who was long familiar with Harvard/ Cambridge.

From what he said, he seemed like a recent transplant to Cambridge, who still delighted in how fab the place was. What with all the skinny people and exotic hog and so forth.; July 31, 2013 at 1:57 PM
Chip S. said...: That's also my impression, yashu.; July 31, 2013 at 2:03 PM
blake said...: If Titus/Steve were real, he dropped enough clues to suss him out, especially here.

I personally didn't care enough as I've always felt he was a sock puppet in spirit, if not in actuality, i.e., that his online persona was deliberately false.; July 31, 2013 at 2:46 PM
MamaM said...: @ndspinelli...Thank you for the affirmation, Nick. I appreciate your good words, along with your integrity and story of love made real.

@darcy...I have experienced and continue to experience your commitment to honesty as powerful! ...always learnin' somethin' here happens for me too--in a variety of categories!; July 31, 2013 at 4:38 PM
chickelit said...: Andrew Bretbart's last tweet:

I called you a putz cause I thought you werebeing intentionally disingenuous. If not I apologize.

I loathe disingenuity. I can usually smell it a mile away. Titus absolutely reeked of it.; July 31, 2013 at 5:10 PM
Cody Jarrett said...: Titus' real name was Steve (btw, I read recently that, despite what I learned in school, one should always add an apostrophe s after a word ending in s...I still can't...)?

Shit. I there's a homo living a mile up the road from me named Steve. Serious, major, complete, utter asshole. Maybe it's him.

I say homo, but that's not really what he is.

Bitter, malevolent queen. That's what he actually is.; July 31, 2013 at 5:18 PM
MamaM said...: But we'll always have Brooklyn, am I right?

Yup, Brooklyn Roads leading here, there and everywhere.

I can still recall
The smells of cookin' in the hallways
Rubbers drying in the doorways; July 31, 2013 at 6:09 PM

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