It would be pretty funny if some of us on FFL who didn't much care to have Barry around decided to devise ways to get him to post less, working within his own tendencies. Kind of an Aikido move. Can you imagine? Nah, no one would do that...would they? :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "J F" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: > > Some history: Turq-troll used to be quite popular here. Sadly all of those > who thought he was the shnizzit have left or changed their minds, so the only > response has to come from Barry himself, and all we hear is crickets.:-) > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > -- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 12, 2011, at 3:47 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Can't resist, so I have to take advantage of a utility I > > > > > > wrote that allows me to highlight a block of text on any > > > > > > Web page and do a word count on it, without having to > > > > > > read it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sal's post: 33 words > > > > > > > > > > > > MZ's reply, trying to suck her into an argument: 967 words > > > > > > > > > > It's sort of unbelievable, really. > > > > > I did my best to provide comments > > > > > with *out* getting totally sucked > > > > > in. You have to wonder how much > > > > > time someone has on their hands > > > > > if they can expend so much of it > > > > > on this crap. > > > > > > > > I honestly suspect that a few of these folks (you know > > > > who we're talking about) honestly *can't conceive* of > > > > anyone not reading every word of their posts. > > > > > > And I honestly suspect Barry knows better. > > > > > > <snip> > > > > What I love are the ones who imagine that they're > > > > having a dialogue with people who stopped reading their > > > > posts (except for the first few words you can't avoid > > > > in the time it takes to hit the Next key) in months. > > > > > > Another of Barry's fond fantasies. Note that it sets > > > up a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't double > > > bind: If we write the post as if addressing him > > > directly, it's because we're delusional. If we don't, > > > we're "going at him indirectly," which Stupid Sal > > > has so eloquently characterized, utterly oblivious > > > to the double standard, as "unfair." > > > > > > Me, I write 'em as the mood strikes me, directly or > > > indirectly. Sometimes a post seems to call for > > > direct address, other times indirect works better. > > > Sometimes I'll switch from one to the other in a > > > single post. > > > > > > Either way, I find it amusing that Barry either has > > > no idea what I'm saying about him, or hasn't been > > > able to resist reading a post and has had to bite > > > his fingers to keep from responding. One way or the > > > other, the arrangement suits me just fine: he's made > > > it impossible for himself to deliver a rebuttal. > > > > > RESPONSE: Dear FFL Readers: > > > > Judy has attacked the logic, the coherence, the sincerity, the truth of > > everything that Barry has said. If you are an honest person (and you have > > any regard for Barry) I consider you all cowards and phoneys if you don't > > stick up for Barry by taking Judy on. > > > > Judy has gone to the extremebut it my mind at least, it is where the truth > > has led her. > > > > Where is the outrage, the honour, the justice felt by those who, since they > > believe Judy's criticisms unwarranted, would defend and vindicate the good > > name of their friend? > > > > If no one dares to answer Judy, I will assume that she is right. Because if > > she were not right, I can't imagine, if I were a friend of Barry's, > > allowing her to do what she has done with pefect impunity. > > > > Judy speaks, and she relentlessly goes at her target. But she seems > > eminently reasonable in all this. She is simply holding Barry accountable > > for his actions. It is a very strange kind of martyrdom to (if you are > > Barry or one of his friends) that allows that martyrdom to be proclaimed by > > this sullen silence. > > > > I say Judy is just teaching the moral alphabet. She is so vehement and > > precise in her challenge to Barry; if she were even slightly off, she would > > look ridiculous, and her inner hatred and envy would be obvious. And yet it > > is not. > > > > Conclusion (you there, Sal?): Until someone refutes her, I will have to > > assume she has hit her mark. And hit her mark again and again and again. > > > > So far, she has not missed. > > > > It seems also that she is trying to do Barry a favour. > > > > What say you FFL readers: why has not someone come to the defence of Barry > > by turning on Judy? > > > > I am beginning to doubt the American spirit. > > >
