Lost Smurfs

Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts in
alt.scorched.smurfs

--
Cheers
Oldus Fartus

RonNNN

2012-03-07 01:46:48 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts in
alt.scorched.smurfs
http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

Oldus Fartus

2012-03-07 03:44:18 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts in
alt.scorched.smurfs
http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

Have now Ronn - LOL

--
Cheers
Oldus Fartus

Betty

2012-03-07 07:03:36 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts in
alt.scorched.smurfs
http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen a
post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And I'm
letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't want
to fight and have people calling me horrible names.

I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.

Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal
with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.

I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

RonNNN

2012-03-07 11:53:47 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts in
alt.scorched.smurfs
http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen a
post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And I'm
letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't want to
fight and have people calling me horrible names.
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal with
people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice conversations in
the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a nice,
quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

I think there really is something mentally wrong with Dave. He's gone off
the deep end!

Betty

2012-03-08 06:10:48 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts
in alt.scorched.smurfs
http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen
a post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And
I'm letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't
want to fight and have people calling me horrible names.
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal
with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

I think there really is something mentally wrong with Dave. He's gone
off the deep end!

Did you see him ask Graham if there shouldn't be consequences for
insulting speech? In other words, calling me a "stoopid old witch" is
okay, but I should never say anything to Jenn or him or BD by way of
defending myself.

I could not believe my eyes. He has made a career of blindsiding other
posters with insults ... people who were not speaking to him. He has
picked on me for years and now he's doing the same as Jenn and trying to
put all of the blame on me! He quoted something I said to Jenn ... not
him ... and then claimed I was insulting him. I don't know what he's
talking about.

I also see that Jenn is pulling her act on Sycho because he's still in
the test group and she hasn't been back to that forum she was *dying* to
join and couldn't because of me. She claims people are jealous of her.
It appears to be the other way around to me. She saw me getting along
with a group she wasn't part of and wanted to steal my thunder. She
succeeded! She keeps saying she stands by her friends, but if anyone
else does that she acts like they are low-lifes, unable to think for
themselves. I do not get it.

It's no wonder that they have all three been banned from other servers.

RonNNN

2012-03-08 12:16:44 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts in
alt.scorched.smurfs
http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen a
post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And I'm
letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't want
to fight and have people calling me horrible names.
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal
with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

I think there really is something mentally wrong with Dave. He's gone off
the deep end!

Did you see him ask Graham if there shouldn't be consequences for
insulting speech? In other words, calling me a "stoopid old witch" is
okay, but I should never say anything to Jenn or him or BD by way of
defending myself.
I could not believe my eyes. He has made a career of blindsiding other
posters with insults ... people who were not speaking to him. He has
picked on me for years and now he's doing the same as Jenn and trying to
put all of the blame on me! He quoted something I said to Jenn ... not him
... and then claimed I was insulting him. I don't know what he's talking
about.
I also see that Jenn is pulling her act on Sycho because he's still in the
test group and she hasn't been back to that forum she was *dying* to join
and couldn't because of me. She claims people are jealous of her. It
appears to be the other way around to me. She saw me getting along with a
group she wasn't part of and wanted to steal my thunder. She succeeded!
She keeps saying she stands by her friends, but if anyone else does that
she acts like they are low-lifes, unable to think for themselves. I do not
get it.
It's no wonder that they have all three been banned from other servers.

It's always double standards from them. For the most part, even when poking
Dave with a stick, I've called him by his name, yet he decided to pull the
"boi" crap (among other choice words) on me. Who was it that always got his
goat by calling him "iggy"? That's going to be his nic again "soon"! LOL

Betty

2012-03-08 21:45:52 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts
in alt.scorched.smurfs
http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just
seen a post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and
feelings of devastation. I should really just get rid of my
computers and find something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle
are killing me! And I'm letting them do it. I've been acting as
badly as they do. I don't want to fight and have people calling me
horrible names.
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see
the quotes in other posts.
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to
deal with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

I think there really is something mentally wrong with Dave. He's gone
off the deep end!

Did you see him ask Graham if there shouldn't be consequences for
insulting speech? In other words, calling me a "stoopid old witch" is
okay, but I should never say anything to Jenn or him or BD by way of
defending myself.
I could not believe my eyes. He has made a career of blindsiding other
posters with insults ... people who were not speaking to him. He has
picked on me for years and now he's doing the same as Jenn and trying
to put all of the blame on me! He quoted something I said to Jenn ...
not him ... and then claimed I was insulting him. I don't know what
he's talking about.
I also see that Jenn is pulling her act on Sycho because he's still in
the test group and she hasn't been back to that forum she was *dying*
to join and couldn't because of me. She claims people are jealous of
her. It appears to be the other way around to me. She saw me getting
along with a group she wasn't part of and wanted to steal my thunder.
She succeeded! She keeps saying she stands by her friends, but if
anyone else does that she acts like they are low-lifes, unable to
think for themselves. I do not get it.
It's no wonder that they have all three been banned from other servers.

It's always double standards from them. For the most part, even when
poking Dave with a stick, I've called him by his name, yet he decided to
pull the "boi" crap (among other choice words) on me. Who was it that
always got his goat by calling him "iggy"? That's going to be his nic
again "soon"! LOL

It was Herbert who called him iggy.

RonNNN

2012-03-08 22:24:39 UTC

Post by RonNNN
It's always double standards from them. For the most part, even when
poking Dave with a stick, I've called him by his name, yet he decided to
pull the "boi" crap (among other choice words) on me. Who was it that
always got his goat by calling him "iggy"? That's going to be his nic
again "soon"! LOL

It was Herbert who called him iggy.

Ah yes, his boi friend! lol!

Aardvark

2012-03-31 21:27:48 UTC

Post by RonNNN
It's always double standards from them. For the most part, even when
poking Dave with a stick, I've called him by his name, yet he decided
to pull the "boi" crap (among other choice words) on me. Who was it
that always got his goat by calling him "iggy"? That's going to be his
nic again "soon"! LOL

It was Herbert who called him iggy.

Ah yes, his boi friend! lol!

A couple of posts of reminiscence.

Nope, no hate yet.

--
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee".
-John Donne (1572-1631)

Aardvark

2012-03-31 21:25:22 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts
in alt.scorched.smurfs http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen
a post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And
I'm letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't
want to fight and have people calling me horrible names.
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal
with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

I think there really is something mentally wrong with Dave. He's gone
off the deep end!

Did you see him ask Graham if there shouldn't be consequences for
insulting speech? In other words, calling me a "stoopid old witch" is
okay, but I should never say anything to Jenn or him or BD by way of
defending myself.
I could not believe my eyes. He has made a career of blindsiding other
posters with insults ... people who were not speaking to him. He has
picked on me for years and now he's doing the same as Jenn and trying
to put all of the blame on me! He quoted something I said to Jenn ...
not him ... and then claimed I was insulting him. I don't know what
he's talking about.
I also see that Jenn is pulling her act on Sycho because he's still in
the test group and she hasn't been back to that forum she was *dying*
to join and couldn't because of me. She claims people are jealous of
her. It appears to be the other way around to me. She saw me getting
along with a group she wasn't part of and wanted to steal my thunder.
She succeeded! She keeps saying she stands by her friends, but if
anyone else does that she acts like they are low-lifes, unable to think
for themselves. I do not get it.
It's no wonder that they have all three been banned from other servers.

It's always double standards from them. For the most part, even when
poking Dave with a stick, I've called him by his name, yet he decided to
pull the "boi" crap (among other choice words) on me. Who was it that
always got his goat by calling him "iggy"? That's going to be his nic
again "soon"! LOL

Adding his own complaint about monkey-boi to Betty's.

Still no hate. Fact, comment and opinion only.

--
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee".
-John Donne (1572-1631)

Aardvark

2012-03-31 21:12:40 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts
in alt.scorched.smurfs http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen
a post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And
I'm letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't
want to fight and have people calling me horrible names.
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal
with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

I think there really is something mentally wrong with Dave. He's gone
off the deep end!

Did you see him ask Graham if there shouldn't be consequences for
insulting speech? In other words, calling me a "stoopid old witch" is
okay, but I should never say anything to Jenn or him or BD by way of
defending myself.
I could not believe my eyes. He has made a career of blindsiding other
posters with insults ... people who were not speaking to him. He has
picked on me for years and now he's doing the same as Jenn and trying to
put all of the blame on me! He quoted something I said to Jenn ... not
him ... and then claimed I was insulting him. I don't know what he's
talking about.
I also see that Jenn is pulling her act on Sycho because he's still in
the test group and she hasn't been back to that forum she was *dying* to
join and couldn't because of me. She claims people are jealous of her.
It appears to be the other way around to me. She saw me getting along
with a group she wasn't part of and wanted to steal my thunder. She
succeeded! She keeps saying she stands by her friends, but if anyone
else does that she acts like they are low-lifes, unable to think for
themselves. I do not get it.
It's no wonder that they have all three been banned from other servers.

Fact mixed with opinion, and nothing Betty hasn't said before, except for
a slight difference in detail.

No hate. More venting.

Knowing those about whom she's speaking, I'm not surprised.

--
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee".
-John Donne (1572-1631)

Eagle

2012-04-02 16:14:40 UTC

Post by Betty
It's no wonder that they have all three been banned from other servers.

Fucking lying bitch.
I have NEVER been banned by ANY server. I quit Mark Hoovers NG, and
very soon after that He shut down his private NG.

--
Eagle
I like you. People say I’ve got no taste, but I like you

Peter Foldes

2012-04-02 18:16:54 UTC

Post by Betty
It's no wonder that they have all three been banned from other servers.

That I can vouch for . Eagle was never banned from Annex. You must have mixed up BD
or Jenn when you were answering Betty.
As other servers go, I have no idea if he was banned from any of those.

JS

Aardvark

2012-03-31 21:07:45 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts in
alt.scorched.smurfs http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen a
post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And
I'm letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't
want to fight and have people calling me horrible names.
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal
with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

I think there really is something mentally wrong with Dave. He's gone
off the deep end!

Nothing other people haven't seriously suggested, myself included.

If I knew him in RL, monkey-boi is one of the very few people I wouldn't
turn my back on. I've even told OF this in an email. The guy is a loose
cannon, unpredictable and there's no way of knowing what might set him
off.

The guy is mentally unbalanced, IMO, with *serious* anger mismanagement
issues.

Fuck. I could write a book on this, but I won't.

--
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee".
-John Donne (1572-1631)

Eagle

2012-04-02 17:36:57 UTC

Post by Aardvark
Fuck. I could write a book on this, but I won't.

This joker is funny. I'm glad I turned him down for skype, He would
have saved everything we said and used it as cannon fodder in these
NG's.
OF, I think you have a logical mind, so take all this with a grain of
salt 'cause that's what it's worth.

--
Eagle
I'm just someone who would sell their soul for attention, good
or bad.--aardvark

Peter Foldes

2012-04-02 18:20:13 UTC

Post by Eagle

Post by Aardvark
Fuck. I could write a book on this, but I won't.

Wow. You really want to balance the scale don't you Eagle.<sigh>

JS

Eagle

2012-04-02 18:34:22 UTC

Post by Peter Foldes

Post by Aardvark
Fuck. I could write a book on this, but I won't.

This joker is funny. I'm glad I turned him down for skype, He would have
saved everything we said and used it as cannon fodder in these NG's.
OF, I think you have a logical mind, so take all this with a grain of salt
'cause that's what it's worth.

Wow. You really want to balance the scale don't you Eagle.<sigh>
JS

Is that what you really think, Jack?

--
Eagle
Did your sack of shit 'God' forgive you --aardvark

Oldus Fartus

2012-03-07 12:16:00 UTC

Post by Betty
You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen a
post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And I'm
letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't want
to fight and have people calling me horrible names.

I would be sad for you if you let them run you away Betty, but I do
appreciate the way you feel. Only you can decide what is right for you,
though. I guess it is easier for me as an thick skinned old fart to
shrug them off.

Post by Betty
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.

Sometimes it can be best to just mentally block out whatever they say,
while reserving the right to poke a stick at them every now and again.

Post by Betty
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal
with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.

You may be surprised - the couple of times I looked back in that group,
the terrible duo seemed to have moved on.

Post by Betty
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

Invite your friends to this group - I would be quite happy for it to be
Betty's Buffet - it is open for the taking.

--
Cheers
Oldus Fartus

Betty

2012-03-08 06:27:36 UTC

I can shrug off a lot of stuff from Jenn, but that comment from Eagle
was especially hurtful. It hurt really bad. I don't know how long it's
going to take for me to get it out of my head. I don't feel like I
deserved anything close to what he said.

[...]

Post by Oldus Fartus
Invite your friends to this group - I would be quite happy for it to be
Betty's Buffet - it is open for the taking.

Thanks, OF, but I doubt I could entice anyone here.

Other than Ron, I don't have any friends in those groups. If you mean
the ones from 2600, I don't know them. We were just in the process of
getting acquainted and having nice silly/joking conversations on an
intermittent basis. I don't make instant "friends" like Jenn. Those guys
hang out on Facebook to get away from the Usenet mess. I was sort-of
invited several months back, but I declined. Maybe that was a mistake.

All I wanted was to be away from the hot, cool trio.

Oldus Fartus

2012-03-08 07:29:57 UTC

Post by Betty
Thanks, OF, but I doubt I could entice anyone here.
Other than Ron, I don't have any friends in those groups. If you mean
the ones from 2600, I don't know them. We were just in the process of
getting acquainted and having nice silly/joking conversations on an
intermittent basis. I don't make instant "friends" like Jenn. Those guys
hang out on Facebook to get away from the Usenet mess. I was sort-of
invited several months back, but I declined. Maybe that was a mistake.
All I wanted was to be away from the hot, cool trio.

One of the advantages of being an old fart is having the advantage of
being able to say - snap out of it young lady :-)

They will only get away with it, if you let them get away with it, but
you don't have to stoop to their level. Hard as it is, just ignore the
worst of it, and pick to whom you actually respond.

Sadly, Usenet can be pretty tough on newcomers, so sometimes you have to
either develop a thicker skin, or look for one of the moderated forums.

Lecture over Betty...

--
Cheers
Oldus Fartus

Betty

2012-03-08 08:09:34 UTC

One of the advantages of being an old fart is having the advantage of
being able to say - snap out of it young lady :-)
They will only get away with it, if you let them get away with it, but
you don't have to stoop to their level. Hard as it is, just ignore the
worst of it, and pick to whom you actually respond.
Sadly, Usenet can be pretty tough on newcomers, so sometimes you have to
either develop a thicker skin, or look for one of the moderated forums.
Lecture over Betty...

[G] Sadly, I'm not that young, but thanks for the lecture. I've been at
this for awhile, just never ran into these types. I started out in
sci.crypt and rec.puzzles in the early nineties. Those folks were nice.

Oldus Fartus

2012-03-08 08:18:17 UTC

One of the advantages of being an old fart is having the advantage of
being able to say - snap out of it young lady :-)
They will only get away with it, if you let them get away with it, but
you don't have to stoop to their level. Hard as it is, just ignore the
worst of it, and pick to whom you actually respond.
Sadly, Usenet can be pretty tough on newcomers, so sometimes you have
to either develop a thicker skin, or look for one of the moderated
forums.
Lecture over Betty...

Whoops - sorry Betty, I hadn't realised. That probably explains why
your Bratgirl nym looked familiar to me. I was sure I had seen it
around somewhere before.

I started posting around the same time, perhaps 95 or so, but only used
the OF from 98 or 99.

--
Cheers
Oldus Fartus

Betty

2012-03-08 21:44:40 UTC

One of the advantages of being an old fart is having the advantage of
being able to say - snap out of it young lady :-)
They will only get away with it, if you let them get away with it, but
you don't have to stoop to their level. Hard as it is, just ignore the
worst of it, and pick to whom you actually respond.
Sadly, Usenet can be pretty tough on newcomers, so sometimes you have
to either develop a thicker skin, or look for one of the moderated
forums.
Lecture over Betty...

Whoops - sorry Betty, I hadn't realised. That probably explains why
your Bratgirl nym looked familiar to me. I was sure I had seen it
around somewhere before.
I started posting around the same time, perhaps 95 or so, but only used
the OF from 98 or 99.

I wasn't on Usenet until a couple of years ago and that was by way of
Jenn, Eagle, and a few others talking about me and something I said on
AnnexCafe. It's a tangled story or I would tell you how it came about.
Anyway, I watched it for three days before making my entrance to let
them know I had seen the show. Shocked the do-wah-diddy out of them. [g]
You should have seen them dance!

I left for awhile and came back as Brat Girl when I saw something I
couldn't keep quiet over.

Then I saw some other people calling themselves "Brat Girl", thanks to
BD and his Googling. Those girls were visiting sites I would never
visit, so to not be confused with them (via Google Groups) I changed to
"Happy Texan". I hated that one and eventually just went with my real
name. I think even that was a mistake. It's not a very attractive name
and doesn't garner positive feed back very often. I think next I'll call
myself "Jennifer". People seem to like that name a lot! [g]

Aardvark

2012-03-31 21:26:54 UTC

Post by Betty
Thanks, OF, but I doubt I could entice anyone here.
Other than Ron, I don't have any friends in those groups. If you
mean the ones from 2600, I don't know them. We were just in the
process of getting acquainted and having nice silly/joking
conversations on an intermittent basis. I don't make instant
"friends" like Jenn. Those guys hang out on Facebook to get away
from the Usenet mess. I was sort-of invited several months back, but
I declined. Maybe that was a mistake.
All I wanted was to be away from the hot, cool trio.

One of the advantages of being an old fart is having the advantage of
being able to say - snap out of it young lady :-)
They will only get away with it, if you let them get away with it,
but you don't have to stoop to their level. Hard as it is, just
ignore the worst of it, and pick to whom you actually respond.
Sadly, Usenet can be pretty tough on newcomers, so sometimes you have
to either develop a thicker skin, or look for one of the moderated
forums.
Lecture over Betty...

[G] Sadly, I'm not that young, but thanks for the lecture. I've been
at this for awhile, just never ran into these types. I started out in
sci.crypt and rec.puzzles in the early nineties. Those folks were nice.

Whoops - sorry Betty, I hadn't realised. That probably explains why
your Bratgirl nym looked familiar to me. I was sure I had seen it
around somewhere before.
I started posting around the same time, perhaps 95 or so, but only used
the OF from 98 or 99.

I wasn't on Usenet until a couple of years ago and that was by way of
Jenn, Eagle, and a few others talking about me and something I said on
AnnexCafe. It's a tangled story or I would tell you how it came about.
Anyway, I watched it for three days before making my entrance to let
them know I had seen the show. Shocked the do-wah-diddy out of them. [g]
You should have seen them dance!
I left for awhile and came back as Brat Girl when I saw something I
couldn't keep quiet over.
Then I saw some other people calling themselves "Brat Girl", thanks to
BD and his Googling. Those girls were visiting sites I would never
visit, so to not be confused with them (via Google Groups) I changed to
"Happy Texan". I hated that one and eventually just went with my real
name. I think even that was a mistake. It's not a very attractive name
and doesn't garner positive feed back very often. I think next I'll call
myself "Jennifer". People seem to like that name a lot! [g]

True story with a little joke at the end.

Surprise, surprise- *still* no fucking sign of hate.

--
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee".
-John Donne (1572-1631)

Eagle

2012-04-02 17:45:49 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Sadly, Usenet can be pretty tough on newcomers, so sometimes you have to
either develop a thicker skin, or look for one of the moderated forums.

Yep.
Betty came from annexcafe, where the NG's are moderated. Any personalia
is deleted, and expulsion is used from time to time. Betty could go
back to annexcafe and post to Her hearts content. I would suggest one
NG designed for Women. It is "annexcafe.pleasant.friendly.talk". She
would enjoy those Ladies I'm sure.
There are people on annexcafe who post Here, like aardvark for one.
Betty got what She gave, and that's what happens in an unmoderated NG.

--
Eagle
I like you. People say I’ve got no taste, but I like you

Aardvark

2012-03-31 21:21:21 UTC

Post by Betty
You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen
a post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And
I'm letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't
want to fight and have people calling me horrible names.

Post by Oldus Fartus
Invite your friends to this group - I would be quite happy for it to be
Betty's Buffet - it is open for the taking.

Thanks, OF, but I doubt I could entice anyone here.
Other than Ron, I don't have any friends in those groups. If you mean
the ones from 2600, I don't know them. We were just in the process of
getting acquainted and having nice silly/joking conversations on an
intermittent basis. I don't make instant "friends" like Jenn. Those guys
hang out on Facebook to get away from the Usenet mess. I was sort-of
invited several months back, but I declined. Maybe that was a mistake.
All I wanted was to be away from the hot, cool trio.

Talking about monkey-boi's nastiness, which is well-documented. She
appears to have been his target.

Venting again. Understandable.

This rat-trap group seems to be a healthy place for Betty to vent her
feelings, upset and frustrations.

The only evidence of hate appears to be from monkey-boi in another group,
but is unspecified.

--
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee".
-John Donne (1572-1631)

Aardvark

2012-03-31 21:09:20 UTC

Post by Betty
You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen a
post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And
I'm letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't
want to fight and have people calling me horrible names.

Post by Betty
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.

Sometimes it can be best to just mentally block out whatever they say,
while reserving the right to poke a stick at them every now and again.

You may be surprised - the couple of times I looked back in that group,
the terrible duo seemed to have moved on.

Post by Betty
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

Invite your friends to this group - I would be quite happy for it to be
Betty's Buffet - it is open for the taking.

Nothing wrong here. Definitely no hate.

Commiseration, empathy and a little bit of advice.

--
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee".
-John Donne (1572-1631)

Aardvark

2012-03-31 20:54:22 UTC

Post by Oldus Fartus
Somehow, this reminds me of the resident Smurfette and her cohorts in
alt.scorched.smurfs http://youtu.be/ET6p9AcN4L8

Did you watch this one (on the same page)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k4G1n0-Rsp4&NR=1

You know ... I was trying to be through with this, but I've just seen a
post in the M.P.T.H. group that rekindled my anger and feelings of
devastation. I should really just get rid of my computers and find
something else to do with myself. Jenn and Eagle are killing me! And I'm
letting them do it. I've been acting as badly as they do. I don't want
to fight and have people calling me horrible names.
I have them blocked where I don't have to see them, but I can see the
quotes in other posts.
Eagle is just a pitiful, person. Really nasty! I've never had to deal
with people like him and Jenn ever before. I was having nice
conversations in the alt.2600 group before Jenn spoiled it with her lies.
I don't understand my compulsion to even be on Usenet when I have a
nice, quiet place to talk, where they can't even see me.

Betty venting over an occurrence in another group. Occurrence
unspecified, but obviously the two named posters have between them
managed to upset her.

My own knowledge of previous interactions between Betty and these two
posters suggests to me that they've once again been ganging up and
bullying her.

She's upset, she's venting. Understandable and psychologically healthy.

No hate, just upset.

--
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee".
-John Donne (1572-1631)

Aardvark

2012-03-31 20:50:00 UTC