Gaylord Focker

Rejoice for there is a new News Thread on forum, and this one means bizznatch!

This i will have to go see for myself!! So long for now as i am off to the General Forum!

I think the only real question here is if Jim Boggs can be traded to Cuba for a box of cigars.

Would you like some lemonade Axe2121?

Columbus, i'll be blunt, the Tnt2 must be destroyed. Get a new videocard, you could blindfold yourself before shopping and put your hands on a much better videocard.

All this time i thought Mrs. Butterworth was only well known for maple syrup. Unfortunately i can't play tonight as I'm heading out pretty soon, but Mondays - Fridays are usually a go.

JerseyJohn , i salute you for acknowledging, confronting and working hard changing some long held views you once had. If i had spent my whole youth in South Boston, who knows maybe i would have had different views, but in the town of Winthrop as a kid was a much more diverse town. There were allot of Jews, i lived near a synagogue, my landlord was Jewish, though i was a pain in the ass to him form time to time ( dropping little fish tank pebbles from the 2nd floor down on to his head one at a time once) it had nothing to do with his race or creed, i was just being a kid. A girl i was friends with had darker skin then me and i even made mention of it innocently when i was 6, just comparing our skin color and how hers was allot darker than mine, i thought it was pretty cool, and I'm glad i mentioned it to her so i did not inadvertently hurt her feelings. There were plenty of Italians and Irish too, everyone seemed to get along just fine, except i remember seeing a swastika spray painted on the synagogue i lived near one day. At the time i was just thinking what kind of jerk would graffiti a church, then when my mom told me what the symbol actually meant i was even more disgusted, and just didn't understand why people would be like that. The times i have used slurs i never meant them against a whole race of people, for instance I've called my friends dumb mics before, or guineas or whatever just kidding with them, i don't even bother doing that anymore unless one of them makes some racist remark that they are not kidding about, as we all know there is a derogatory term for literally every race in the world, so just the idea of anyone being racist against anyone else make that much less sense not that it ever made any. Though i do remember a time when i was in Somerville walking down the street with someone and he made mention of Arabs and what not since allot of them moved there and for some reason in my reply i referred to them as towel heads, he laughed, and i didn't even have anything against them, i don't even know why i said that except that when i was 21-22ish i had slight chip on my shoulder in those days. [ September 19, 2003, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ]

You make some very good points that i agree with, but in my previous post i meant peaceful as in they were very peaceful to Americans, i should have been more clear about that, my bad.

Something i left out and just thought of that would be worth adding, in Massachusetts you don't have to go to the city to see racism, I've been to plenty of towns in this state and it all seems to be the same, it's not like I've ever encountered a racist free town or city or anything because i don't think one exists in the world. Vatican City mabe.....nah not even. I'm hopeful that someday it will all be a thing of the past though. [ September 19, 2003, 01:45 AM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ]

JerseyJohn , no need for apologies, you did not come off in a negative way at all, i just wanted to make sure i was not coming off as biased since i only made mention of the United States and potentially left what i thought of other countries during that period to the imagination. As far as racism goes I've seen it first hand. I spent allot of time in South Boston growing up through the years. Boston itself still has plenty and it's not just designated to black and white, you got Irish not liking Italian and vice versa ect... if i was a racist I'd have to discriminate against myself being half Scottish and half Italian. I've never been a racist but i am guilty of having used slurs in my life, and will not refrain from calling my mom Mussolini when she starts trying to bark orders sometimes. I just see people as individuals, we are who we are on the inside, my skin color or anyone elses has no bearing on who i am or who anyone else is, though it would be nice if i could tan easier! In any case i'm not here to judge and have the feeling you'd treat me the same whatever color my skin anyway.

JerseyJohn , the name of the Native American tribe that you and i were referring to was the Cherokee tribe, who were very peaceful. I agree with your post. Racisms against not only the Japanese but Asians as a whole were rampant in this country at one time. I remember going to a museum on a field trip for school a very long time ago and seeing old cartoons of i believe they were supposed to be Chinese. The cartoons that appeared all over American culture were nothing more that bigoted mean spirited racists statements. I was used to seeing Garfield and stuff on the funny pages, when i saw this display at the museum it really made me sick, and sad that people can actually treat people that bad. Also i would like to state that i am not under the impression that the United States is the only country with skeletons in it's closet if you will. If i recall reading correctly in the past, the Japanese did not exactly hold the Americans in such high regard or even as equals either and were very bigoted themselves for instance. [ September 19, 2003, 12:43 AM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ]

I completely agree with you here. I refrained from posting before that if the United States were the size of Germany back then, a holocaust followed through to the end here would have occurred unfortunately. United States history during the 1800's really is ugly, well to me anyway. Especially from starting out with the high ideals of the Founding Fathers, fighting for and gaining Independence, the Bill of Rights, even down to the clothing and styles of the 1700's appear nice in paintings anyway. Going from that into the theft and murder of the Native Americans, The Mexican War, the Civil War, the bank robbers, the assassination of President Lincoln, the robber barons, the theft of Hawaii, to the instigated war with Spain, the weird mustaches, to a move toward out right Imperialism culminating in the victory in the instigated war with Spain.

Would you call the Trail of Tears simply relocation?

*edited for leaving out the quote of ther poster i was replying to --see below.* [ September 18, 2003, 11:42 PM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ]

*edited because i simply echoed Panzer39's sentiments and posted before reading his post.* [ September 18, 2003, 10:57 PM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ]

Good choice as I've read nothing but good things about that video card. Ati has Nvidia beat with image quality. I have a Geforce 4 ti 4400 as a back up video card which i will eventually put in a computer i make out of spare parts when i get enough. I replaced the Geforce 4 with the Ati 9700 pro and games just look noticeably better on it, especially Combat Mission modded.

Do or do not, there is no try young skywalker. No, i'm just speical. If i had ADD there would be no way i could read some of the long winded but educational posts here on this forum. Oh, and stop looking at me you freak show. Well i saw a little of that Chinese movie with the wudan people in it this past weekend and the main character wiseman in it said that true skill comes with no effort. Do you have wudan qualifications? Sorry to but in but you are mistaken here. Will you stop staring at me old man , it's kinda creepy. I have accused many of even manier stupid things but not once did i accuse anyone of not paying enough attention to me -- until now, love me!!! Look at me!!! woooooooo!!! look quick ugly american here!!! You have this one all wrong.....perhaps you could gain the wisdom and insight in bizzarro world, which would be real life to most of the rest of us. The entrence to your bizzarro world can be found by walking through the doors which above hold the sign, Betty Ford clinic. Ok Well this is g00d nEWz cuz like i said befuddled, endoplasmic riticulum makes noise in black holes, mabe buti doubt it, i kindas lika the werd gibberish. Damn paparazzi!!! Leave Seanachai alone!!!! Funny, but it would be even funnier if you were correct in your analysis here. If you were i would agree with you here but alas you are not. You're probably right on this one but if that were true then my post would not be here right? I'm not immature, i'm high spirited! This is a huge fnord. But Fnord is a cooler word than gibbereish so it's A-Ok. Also, remember that i was invited here, by that giant nance Panzer Leader ....... In anycase i'm not here to impress anyone and do not feel the need to prove things to others, except that the news thread does need a *bump* from time to time of course! CHeer up Seanachai, i'ts not that bad! Tell Boggs he needs a new play list in here for the music he brings is worthy of great tomatoe! [ September 11, 2003, 12:10 AM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ]

A bit like the last thread I started eh Gaylord ? Hmmm let me think... there was me, and you, and well, as I recall you were having trouble with your stove... </font>

Okie dokey, "Jeeethus Chithhht, do these panthhhhs make my butt look too big He®-mann?, Oh behave you sassy pilot you!! <blush>".

Ah a grand idea, as we await the Bard Here's a new one for ya: Untitled The night was cold, the fire was low, the ache was burning warm The emptiness, the hollowness, a spirit without form And yet inside, a long dead heart, a plea for help arose To know the way, to feel the joy, without a faker's pose The troubled soul, maintained it's goal, to spread it's hurt around When laughter came, he screamed with rage, until there was no sound A heartfelt song, too much to bear, was twisted beyond belief A smiling face, an inner glow, he took as if a thief And now he's back, to spin his tale, of contempt for those who know, Of friends and trust, and inner peace, and things that do not show So look inside, and see yourself, reflected in your glare The answer's not, outside yourself. look inward with your stare </font>

Ok, now one of you try and say that this does not look like something straight out of the 40 and singles chatroom on AOL....... Mouse, you disgust me, no, dusgust is far to good a word to describe even the petulant stink of your name. YOu are not more than a dissipating unpleasent odor found most commonly in public restrooms after a Joe Shaw type characters sloshes his way out of a stall knee deep in his own manuever instead away from your tripe ridden post and instead figure out what the end of this post would be.

YOu call that substance? Bah plum bug! This is exaclty my point. YOu see , no you don't but just pretend or imgaine that you do and look at it like this, Leo is a blathering imbecil deserving no less than to be stoned with biscuits at townsquare, then drawn holding a quarter which would symbolise the size of his brain or other organ. THis would at least be a start on the road to nowhere. Leeo, stop reading this you foolish pyrate shucking flumbergasting of a worble hind. [ September 09, 2003, 10:36 PM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ]

Might i add some constuctive criticsism? Don't reply to rhetorical questions and try some slight retooling here. Retoolnig you i say? why YEs indeed i do! You see this thread has devolved into nothing but an over 40's chatroom from aol. The onyl difference is that you guys have seen Monty Python Movies/sketches and like them alot. Also the Jim Boggs incarnation is quite not even worth mentioning how bad, when maknig a new screen name try something new and edgely like i don't know say, INtrusive Newbie? Has some potential but alas would probably never be realised by this lot...or perhaps, who knows. With that said, would the silly chap Lars please send a turn as it would be much pbem. Oh and the lots of rest of you, stop slaving for hours in front of your keyboards for hours and sometimes days to come up with posts, and if you insist on not breaking the habit, at least send some turns to each other while trying to break the block head writers ineptitude, no wait i mean the writers block. With that said i bid you all 2 dollars. [ September 09, 2003, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: Gaylord Focker ]

I think the war in Iraq that was outlined in the planning sessions went pretty much according to plan, though one could argue that the Turkish front could have beend handled in an alernativly better way. Barring that minor blunder the Allied forces did make great haste towards victory in removing a tyrant from power. Are the Iraqi's better off? I would say yes, but one has to wonder how much the U.S forces can sustain themselves as around 73% of the armed forces are deployed, and will eventualy need rest from the front. I for one hope the hooligans over there lay down their rpg's and embrace a new and free democratic Iraq, which given time will come to pass.

Mike the wino you fantastic human being, if you could be so kind as to send a turn that would be great.