A personal plea to Sir Archy

I think it would be wonderful surprise and a subtle yet telling statement if Sir Archy or the blogging cockroach showed up at Lem's place. Just to say a few words. It would not be about the controversy or an attack on anyone. It could just be about the subject of the thread.

That would accomplish several things.

It would be comment on the fact that the new blog could be a pleasant place to be without the drama and hate spewed by the Evil Blogger Lady and Chance.

It would be both sublte and sublime.

It would be great for all of us who miss them and would love to get a chance to hear from them.

Just a thought.

I think it is an interesting "Topick."

Commenter Memories Number 108 Little Tommie gets a Halloween Costume

He got the idea from the guy who uses his computer.

That's what you think you hockey puck!

Insults are interesting things.

Most of the time they are made in fun when you are busting peoples balls. NdSpinelli and Peter Bella and you other guys that are neighborhood knockaround guys know what I am talking about. It is all in fun. You call out physical characteristics or personality traits or tics or whatever will get under the guys skin. You know when your buddy is busting on you and you give it right back.

But other insults are more studied. More thought through. It's like the situation where you have couple over your house and you serve them food and drinks like they were you own family.
And then when you go over to their house they don't even give you a glass of water. That's an insult.

Teresa of the Real Housewives of New Jersey is great at the studied insult. With a side of "Hey it was only a joke." She used the introduction of her new cookbook to slam some of her co-stars. She said that Caroline Manzo was only 1/16 Italian and that she was an "Olive Garden Italian." That her sister in law kept copying her and her cousin was always passing smart remarks. She even took a shot at Carolines son for something that happened during the season. Now these are your studied insults. She took the time to write them out so they will be out there for all eternity. She is trying to deny it and say it is all a joke but it is not. It is an insult.

Sometimes you can appolgize for an insult. Even if you meant it at the time but changed your mind later. You can think better of it and ask for forgiveness. Sincerely. Or you can be so sure that you are right that you don't care that you insulted someone. You just shrug it off and go "Oh grow up...I don't care what you think." Of course when you do that you have to take the consquences. You lose a friend. A family member won't talk to you anymore. A customer won't shop in your store.

So if you are serious in your studied insult, you have to be willing to face the consequences.

Just like Teresa will on the Reunion show next week.

Wait a minute!

Our very good friend Theo Boehm has posted the following notice on his blog:



Dear Friends,

Ever since my son was outrageously attacked on the Althouse blog last summer, I've considering leaving blogging.

After much thought, I have decided to delete this blog and abandon the screen name, 'Theo Boehm.' I will delete this blog tomorrow evening, 9 January. My Twitter and e-mail accounts under the same name will also be deactivated.

I have never been able to devote the time and energy to this blog that it deserves. Expecting the attention and perhaps approval of strangers implies also being the object of their hostility. Such hostility I have gotten, mostly thanks to Professor Althouse, on whose blog I was a long-time commenter.

The good comments as you have made on this blog have been very welcome and more than I deserve. I cannot, however, look at any blog again with the eagerness I once did. All I imagine are the disturbed and hostile people who may read it.

They may be fewer than I suppose, but having had enough of such persons in my life, and a full dose of the internet version of them on Althouse, I find I have no interest in discovering any more in a hobby for which I have, in truth, too little time.

I want to thank everyone for their friendship and kindness, especially the wonderful people I met in the old Althouse community. I also want to include more recent friends whom I've been blessed to have found in this disembodied realm.

I may return to the internet under my own name on Facebook, where I can stay in touch with family, friends and colleagues without the worry of the blogosphere. I cannot definitely say I will do this, but I would welcome it if we were to meet again in perhaps a better place on the internet.

So, it is with true sadness that I take my leave, saying goodbye, and praying that God may truly bless you all.

'Theo Boehm'

I find this almost surreal. Inconceivable. Horrible. I hope that you will email me Theo at trooperkirbyyork@live.com so I can keep in contact with you.

Everybody has to do what they have to do. You closed your comments so I can't get through. But just know that you will really be missed. And you are welcome here at any time in any guise you might want to assume. Without fear or favor.

All the best to you and your family. You know where Lee Lee's is at. Come by and see us sometime.

Your pal

Trooper York

Today's Gratuitous Bathtub Photo is from the Blogging Cockroach.

Hey the blogging cockroach emailed me this photo for our gratuitous bathtub series. But it poses more questions than it answers.

First up, what's with the rifle?

Second of all, if he is gonna whack it in the bathtub why is he using a photo of a butterfly?

Pimping out Theo!

Sure and the bloggers are the last to know. Ace commenter Theo Boehm has his own blog called "A Quiet Evening" which has to be bullshit because there is some crappy opera screeching on the victrola and somebody is always playing the flute.

But check it out for his superb writing and wry insights into the human condition.

You can scroll past the opera crap.

Another blog romance.

Maxine Weiss: Oh my God! Unhand me you animal!
Blogging Cockroach: Hah you whore. I knew hiding behind the micowave would do the trick. The gamma rays have turned me into a stud. Come here you pig!
Maxine Weiss: No I am a lady. Take your eight maniples off of me you insect.
Blogging Cockroad: Never. Now I will show why we are called "Cock"Roaches.
Maxine Weiss: Oh my, maybe I have to rethink this.

Welcome blogging cockroach!!!

Welcome to our pal the blogging cockroach who was nice enough to drop by last night. You should know that we have been leaving meatballs behind the stove for you for a while so enjoy buddy.

A quick note though. When I stole this image off the internet, it came with the title "first drawing of Archy." That leads me to believe that the blogging cockroach and Sir Archy are one and the same. I could be a detective. And not just because I look like Frank Cannon.

Welcome Big Guy!!!

Sure while I was away, Palladian decides to stop by and drop a comment or two. Just like a gay guy to try to sneak in the back door. So to speak.

Anyway I was out of touch for most of the Titus speculation and didn't comment much other that what I usually say. That is that Titus has his own style that doesn't necessarily work all the time but is often funny. Especially dropped like a big steaming turd in a thread that has the usual pedantic blowhards ipso facto each other. Palladian is right that every so often Titus does seem pissed off and can jot off a nasty comment or two. But hey we are can get our knickers in a twist.

One thing I want to clear up. Although Palladian tries to come off as this cynical curmudgeon he is in fact one of the nicest people you could happen to meet. I am proud to call him a friend. Don't let his pose fool you, he is one of the good guys.

I think Titus is too!

But as I often say to my wife, hey what the fuck do I know?

Thanks for the links.

Once again, I would like to thank Professor Althouse for the link that brought so many new people to listen to me vent about my problems. I hope that the professor can get the link's she needs, but we will have to rely on someone else to handle it for us. So to speak.

Hey that's no dummy.

Hey did you ever get the feeling that Theo Boehm is both the blogging cockroach and Sir Archy. I definitely feel that is the case based on some of the clues he has dropped in recent posts. Just Sayn'

Gratuitous Bathtub photo as Blogging Cockroach bait!

Today's gratuitous bathtub photo is of a hot black widow spider to serve as commenting bait to the Blogging cockroach.

We are totally without shame at Trooper York's Place.