Ben Stein's ...

[Wino you know]

Would this have anything to do with eating too much cheese?

NOPE! Chili!
(MY recipe for chili).

[ph4ever]

Would this have anything to do with eating too much cheese?

NOPE! Chili!
(MY recipe for chili).

OH NO EXPLODING A-HOLE!!!!!!

[Wino you know]

Because adding a little pie to your diet might help rectify the situation.

CHILI! And then I spend the entire next day apologizing to my overly-ample a$$.

[sonofabeach]

gotta love those hershey squirts/backdoor trots!!
No real effort neccessary!!

[Wino you know]

gotta love those hershey squirts/backdoor trots!!
No real effort neccessary!!

TYLER W. (a.k.a.-son of a son of a beach)

SUGAR COOKIES!!!

[rednekkPH]

HI-I'm Garry, and I'm an a-hole.

But you're a likeable a-hole, Garry.

and so are you Frank

Awwww shucks

[FFishstick]

Perhaps life reflects back what you don't like about yourself. I am that mirror. Connie, you will never admit it, but if you go back several months, you will recognize, that the origin of hostility, insults, and personal attacks, did not lie in my court. I simply defended myself. What I laugh at, is that many of you actually know me, and have met me in person at shows. I have traveled this country far and wide, and sometimes a stagnating pot needs to be stirred. Leave your hostility at the door and take time to look into the mirror and reflect. Perhaps then you will understand. I find it interesting how easily you remember the things I have done to offend you, but in your lilly white gowns, you fail to mention the hatred that has spewed from your own finger tips in the form of typewritten words.

[rednekkPH]

Perhaps life reflects back what you don't like about yourself. I am that mirror. Connie, you will never admit it, but if you go back several months, you will recognize, that the origin of hostility, insults, and personal attacks, did not lie in my court. I simply defended myself. What I laugh at, is that many of you actually know me, and have met me in person at shows. I have traveled this country far and wide, and sometimes a stagnating pot needs to be stirred. Leave your hostility at the door and take time to look into the mirror and reflect. Perhaps then you will understand. I find it interesting how easily you remember the things I have done to offend you, but in your lilly white gowns, you fail to mention the hatred that has spewed from your own finger tips in the form of typewritten words.

I find your viewpoint fascinating, and I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.

[PHBeerman]

Perhaps life reflects back what you don't like about yourself. I am that mirror. Connie, you will never admit it, but if you go back several months, you will recognize, that the origin of hostility, insults, and personal attacks, did not lie in my court. I simply defended myself. What I laugh at, is that many of you actually know me, and have met me in person at shows. I have traveled this country far and wide, and sometimes a stagnating pot needs to be stirred. Leave your hostility at the door and take time to look into the mirror and reflect. Perhaps then you will understand. I find it interesting how easily you remember the things I have done to offend you, but in your lilly white gowns, you fail to mention the hatred that has spewed from your own finger tips in the form of typewritten words.

Yep. Most of us identified you as an a**hole the first time you showed up.

[NYCPORT]

As Mal would say..."Wait a sec. I've got to go get popcorn!"

[Cubbie Bear]

To a lesser extent, a star is....

Someone who can interact with his fellow man on a daily basis.

Someone who can be civil......polite....courtious....kind....caring.....understanding.

Someone who can be bold and opinionated without being rude, mean or arrogant.

Someone who can be argumentative without being combative.

Someone who can exchange thoughtful discourse without turning on the other.

Someone who can disagree with an opinion but still be respectful of the person behind it.

Someone who can agree to disagree without turning it into personal, vengeful, ugly attacks

Basically someone like 98% of my phriends on these boards

[RinglingRingling]

Perhaps life reflects back what you don't like about yourself. I am that mirror. Connie, you will never admit it, but if you go back several months, you will recognize, that the origin of hostility, insults, and personal attacks, did not lie in my court. I simply defended myself. What I laugh at, is that many of you actually know me, and have met me in person at shows. I have traveled this country far and wide, and sometimes a stagnating pot needs to be stirred. Leave your hostility at the door and take time to look into the mirror and reflect. Perhaps then you will understand. I find it interesting how easily you remember the things I have done to offend you, but in your lilly white gowns, you fail to mention the hatred that has spewed from your own finger tips in the form of typewritten words.

how did you come to the conclusion that "the pot" needed to be stirred, much less that you were the person for that job and that your course of action in the fashion you undertook would be appreciated?

[Wino you know]

A Hillside Thaw-by Rober Frost (or is it DAVID Frost)?

To think to know the country and now know
The hillside on the day the sun lets go
Ten million silver lizards out of snow!
As often as I've seen it done before
I can't pretend to tell the way it's done.
It looks as if some magic of the sun
Lifted the rug that bred them on the floor
And the light breaking on them made them run.
But if I though to stop the wet stampede,
And caught one silver lizard by the tail,
And put my foot on one without avail,
And threw myself wet-elbowed and wet-kneed
In front of twenty others' wriggling speed,--
In the confusion of them all aglitter,
And birds that joined in the excited fun
By doubling and redoubling song and twitter,
I have no doubt I'd end by holding none.

It takes the moon for this. The sun's a wizard
By all I tell; but so's the moon a witch.
From the high west she makes a gentle cast
And suddenly, without a jerk or twitch,
She has her speel on every single lizard.
I fancied when I looked at six o'clock
The swarm still ran and scuttled just as fast.
The moon was waiting for her chill effect.
I looked at nine: the swarm was turned to rock
In every lifelike posture of the swarm,
Transfixed on mountain slopes almost erect.
Across each other and side by side they lay.
The spell that so could hold them as they were
Was wrought through trees without a breath of storm
To make a leaf, if there had been one, stir.
One lizard at the end of every ray.
The thought of my attempting such a stray!

[ph4ever]

Perhaps life reflects back what you don't like about yourself. I am that mirror. Connie, you will never admit it, but if you go back several months, you will recognize, that the origin of hostility, insults, and personal attacks, did not lie in my court. I simply defended myself. What I laugh at, is that many of you actually know me, and have met me in person at shows. I have traveled this country far and wide, and sometimes a stagnating pot needs to be stirred. Leave your hostility at the door and take time to look into the mirror and reflect. Perhaps then you will understand. I find it interesting how easily you remember the things I have done to offend you, but in your lilly white gowns, you fail to mention the hatred that has spewed from your own finger tips in the form of typewritten words.

actually my first encounter with you or whichever one it was, you were insulting quite a few people on this board as I remember correctly. In fact I don't recall EVER telling ANYONE on this board that I wanted to "dance on their grave".

In FACT I'll be the first to admit that in the past my posts have not been the most pleasant - EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. And those that matter know the reason why and also know that I have taken steps to aleviate the problem and I have received several comments of praise stating my attitude change is reflected in my posts. I don't think that the people that went out of their way to see me while on my trip would have done so if that were not the case and if I were not a worthwhile good person. SO WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE NOW????? I come to this board for friendship and support and to laugh and even cry now and then. You have repeateadly stated you come to the board to "stir the pot". THAT'S THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME. YOU COME TO THE BOARD TO START SHIAT AND I TAKE NO SHIAT. I STAND UP FOR MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS AND MY COUNTRY.

now what part of that do you fail to understand??

[ph4ever]

Perhaps life reflects back what you don't like about yourself. I am that mirror. Connie, you will never admit it, but if you go back several months, you will recognize, that the origin of hostility, insults, and personal attacks, did not lie in my court. I simply defended myself. What I laugh at, is that many of you actually know me, and have met me in person at shows. I have traveled this country far and wide, and sometimes a stagnating pot needs to be stirred. Leave your hostility at the door and take time to look into the mirror and reflect. Perhaps then you will understand. I find it interesting how easily you remember the things I have done to offend you, but in your lilly white gowns, you fail to mention the hatred that has spewed from your own finger tips in the form of typewritten words.

actually my first encounter with you or whichever one it was, you were insulting quite a few people on this board as I remember correctly. In fact I don't recall EVER telling ANYONE on this board that I wanted to "dance on their grave".

In FACT I'll be the first to admit that in the past my posts have not been the most pleasant - EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. And those that matter know the reason why and also know that I have taken steps to aleviate the problem and I have received several comments of praise stating my attitude change is reflected in my posts. I don't think that the people that went out of their way to see me while on my trip would have done so if that were not the case and if I were not a worthwhile good person. SO WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE NOW????? I come to this board for friendship and support and to laugh and even cry now and then. You have repeateadly stated you come to the board to "stir the pot". THAT'S THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME. YOU COME TO THE BOARD TO START SHIAT AND I TAKE NO SHIAT. I STAND UP FOR MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS AND MY COUNTRY.

now what part of that do you fail to understand??

oh and BTW - take your own advice on the hostility thing and maybe you'll have more of those BN'ers that you claim you have as your friends and buds admitting they even know you

[FFishstick]

Many of you can not be further from the truth. I can live with that, and continue laughing at the absurdity I encounter on this board. In reality I didn't expect anything less than the response offered here. Thank you for participating, good to know the clique is alive and well, a bit ill tempered, but well.

[FFishstick]

Perhaps life reflects back what you don't like about yourself. I am that mirror. Connie, you will never admit it, but if you go back several months, you will recognize, that the origin of hostility, insults, and personal attacks, did not lie in my court. I simply defended myself. What I laugh at, is that many of you actually know me, and have met me in person at shows. I have traveled this country far and wide, and sometimes a stagnating pot needs to be stirred. Leave your hostility at the door and take time to look into the mirror and reflect. Perhaps then you will understand. I find it interesting how easily you remember the things I have done to offend you, but in your lilly white gowns, you fail to mention the hatred that has spewed from your own finger tips in the form of typewritten words.

how did you come to the conclusion that "the pot" needed to be stirred, much less that you were the person for that job and that your course of action in the fashion you undertook would be appreciated?

Do you really want an answer to these questions?

Ok then, the first one was answered in my post. Seek and you will find it. Part two, I am an individual with free will, and I don't need permission to stir the pot, and for part three, you assume too much, I never said or thought it would be appreciated. Now back to the drawing board and please come back with more thoughtful questions. If you seek understanding, you need to ask thought provoking questions. If you are seeking to humiliate, put down, or just see your words in print, well, you have accomplished part of that.

[ph4ever]

Many of you can not be further from the truth. I can live with that, and continue laughing at the absurdity I encounter on this board. In reality I didn't expect anything less than the response offered here. Thank you for participating, good to know the clique is alive and well, a bit ill tempered, but well.

the clique nor it's temperment have a thing to do with your failure to face the fact that you have repeatedly admitted that you come to this board to start stuff.

For the life of me I don't understand why anyone would relish in this negative outlook on life and their purpose in this world.

[buffettbride]

i'm still stuck on stirring pot. i mean, aren't you supposed to smoke it?

[tikitatas]

Some of the words of my perfect teacher --


Abandoning harsh speech, he abstains from harsh speech, he speaks such words as are gentle, pleasing to the ear, and lovable, as go to the heart, are courteous, desired by many and agreeable to many.

-Majjhima-Nikaya

Sharing only . . . wih lovingkindness.