[FairfieldLife] Re: Open Letter Apology From Barry Wright
Actually, it's Barry's way of saying, "All hands to battle-stations, this is not a drill. All hands to battle-stations, this is not a drill." "Red alert, Judy alert, Red alert, Judy alert..." --- "raunchydog" wrote: > > LOL! Nailed it! > > > --- awoelflebater wrote: > > > > There have been two apology letters written just today > > from two of the higher-profile posters here at FFL Judy > > and Robin. Well, the hell with that. I too want to make > > my indelible mark with regard to apologizing. And here > > it is, so pay attention folks as I'm only going to say > > this once. > > > > I, Barry Wright, will never write an apology letter here > > at FFL. And not only that, I am going to tell you ten > > reasons why. > > > > 1) I am Barry Wright. > > > > 2) Apologizing is for sissies. And in case you hadn't > > noticed, I ain't no sissy. I am the counterpoint to all > > that is sissy on this planet. > > > > 3) I am an experienced spiritual seeker who has spent > > years of my life devoting myself to a range of spiritual > > teachers. I gave my life to the pursuit of the high and > > holy. In the end I discovered there is no holy and high > > refers only to the result of drinking too much Dutch > > beer. So, I am realized, I know many things, more than > > any of you so why would I need to apologize to the > > ignorant masses? (Pass me another beer peon.) > > > > 4) I am never wrong or hurtful. If you think you are > > hurt by what I have said I was only pushing your > > buttons. If you are offended or traumatized it is your > > fault. It has nothing to do with me. So why should I > > take any responsibility for your pain or confusion for > > having merely moved my finger and pressed your switch? > > > > 5) You all bore me. To death. If anything, you should > > all apologize to me. I am the one having to suffer > > through all of your interminable posting and long-winded > > or, in most cases, stupid ideas. In fact, I have > > incurred so much merit just tolerating the rest of you > > bores that I get an automatic "You never have to > > apologize to anyone" golden ticket. > > > > 6) I have been unjustly the victim of craziness. For > > example, pure, unadulterated bat-shit, loony-tune old > > hags and has-been or never-was ex-cult leaders have > > pursued me at FFL. I have endured some of this for > > almost two decades. Again, I realize as I write this > > that it is all of you who owe me the apology as this has > > been relentless and totally unwarranted. > > > > 7) I am by far the most interesting poster here. My > > range of interests and subject matter encompass great > > scope. I add such variety and insight with my commentary > > and wit. If it wasn't for me you would all just remain > > so damn dumb. I am your cultural beacon. Just because of > > that I need never apologize, I am too valuable on this > > forum. > > > > 8) I am Barry Wright (and this counts twice, at least). > > > > 9) I have a magnificent sense of the inherent > > significance of any post without actually reading it. I > > can sense it. It is in my bones and in my blood. I can > > tell that 90% of what is written here is not worth a > > moment of my time or attention. For this reason alone I > > will never have to apologize. > > > > 10) I will never apologize because I do not understand > > what good could possibly come from doing so. Because it > > would make me look weak and in order to apologize I > > would have to realize and see that I had done something > > hurtful or untrue to someone else. I mean, what could I > > possibly gain from admitting I was wrong or am not > > infallible? Only losers apologize. > > > > > > --- turquoiseb wrote: > > > > > > Wow. Take a night off from Fairfield Life and it > > > goes officially Bat Shit Crazy. I think that the > > > bottom line on all this insanity should be given > > > to the two people causing most of it: > > > > > > APOLOGY FROM ROBIN: > > > Please forgive me, Curtis, and everyone. I was just > > > having a bad night, after realizing the truth about > > > myself, that I am nothing more than a minor cult > > > wannabee who spent a few years in a minor wannabee > > > cult. And that I finally became so narcissistic and > > > so deluded in that cult that I began to imagine that > > > I had the moxie to start my own cult. I failed > > > miserably at that, and was laughed out of town, and > > > now I'm nothing. In the history of spirituality in > > > North America, I don't even deserve a footnote; I > > > was that minor and that passing a fad. Realizing > > > all this just got me down, that's all, so I made > > > up some shit about you. Sorry. > > > - Robin W. Carlsen > > > > > > APOLOGY FROM JUDY: > > > Please forgive me, Curtis, and everyone. I'm a > > > bat shit crazy old woman with nothing going on in > > > my life and it really, really, really gets my panties > > > in a
[FairfieldLife] Re: Open Letter Apology From Barry Wright
LOL! Nailed it! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater wrote: > > There have been two apology letters written just today from two of the > higher-profile posters here at FFL Judy and Robin. Well, the hell with that. > I too want to make my indelible mark with regard to apologizing. And here it > is, so pay attention folks as I'm only going to say this once. > > I, Barry Wright, will never write an apology letter here at FFL. And not only > that, I am going to tell you ten reasons why. > > 1) I am Barry Wright. > > 2) Apologizing is for sissies. And in case you hadn't noticed, I ain't no > sissy. I am the counterpoint to all that is sissy on this planet. > > 3) I am an experienced spiritual seeker who has spent years of my life > devoting myself to a range of spiritual teachers. I gave my life to the > pursuit of the high and holy. In the end I discovered there is no holy and > high refers only to the result of drinking too much Dutch beer. So, I am > realized, I know many things, more than any of you so why would I need to > apologize to the ignorant masses? (Pass me another beer peon.) > > 4) I am never wrong or hurtful. If you think you are hurt by what I have said > I was only pushing your buttons. If you are offended or traumatized it is > your fault. It has nothing to do with me. So why should I take any > responsibility for your pain or confusion for having merely moved my finger > and pressed your switch? > > 5) You all bore me. To death. If anything, you should all apologize to me. I > am the one having to suffer through all of your interminable posting and > long-winded or, in most cases, stupid ideas. In fact, I have incurred so much > merit just tolerating the rest of you bores that I get an automatic "You > never have to apologize to anyone" golden ticket. > > 6) I have been unjustly the victim of craziness. For example, pure, > unadulterated bat-shit, loony-tune old hags and has-been or never-was ex-cult > leaders have pursued me at FFL. I have endured some of this for almost two > decades. Again, I realize as I write this that it is all of you who owe me > the apology as this has been relentless and totally unwarranted. > > 7) I am by far the most interesting poster here. My range of interests and > subject matter encompass great scope. I add such variety and insight with my > commentary and wit. If it wasn't for me you would all just remain so damn > dumb. I am your cultural beacon. Just because of that I need never apologize, > I am too valuable on this forum. > > 8) I am Barry Wright (and this counts twice, at least). > > 9) I have a magnificent sense of the inherent significance of any post > without actually reading it. I can sense it. It is in my bones and in my > blood. I can tell that 90% of what is written here is not worth a moment of > my time or attention. For this reason alone I will never have to apologize. > > 10) I will never apologize because I do not understand what good could > possibly come from doing so. Because it would make me look weak and in order > to apologize I would have to realize and see that I had done something > hurtful or untrue to someone else. I mean, what could I possibly gain from > admitting I was wrong or am not infallible? Only losers apologize. >
[FairfieldLife] Re: Open Letter Apology From Barry Wright
Doc sez, ROFLMAO! as the bumper sticker reminds us, "mean people suck". Thanks, I enjoyed that! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater wrote: > > There have been two apology letters written just today from two of the > higher-profile posters here at FFL Judy and Robin. Well, the hell with that. > I too want to make my indelible mark with regard to apologizing. And here it > is, so pay attention folks as I'm only going to say this once. > > I, Barry Wright, will never write an apology letter here at FFL. And not only > that, I am going to tell you ten reasons why. > > 1) I am Barry Wright. > > 2) Apologizing is for sissies. And in case you hadn't noticed, I ain't no > sissy. I am the counterpoint to all that is sissy on this planet. > > 3) I am an experienced spiritual seeker who has spent years of my life > devoting myself to a range of spiritual teachers. I gave my life to the > pursuit of the high and holy. In the end I discovered there is no holy and > high refers only to the result of drinking too much Dutch beer. So, I am > realized, I know many things, more than any of you so why would I need to > apologize to the ignorant masses? (Pass me another beer peon.) > > 4) I am never wrong or hurtful. If you think you are hurt by what I have said > I was only pushing your buttons. If you are offended or traumatized it is > your fault. It has nothing to do with me. So why should I take any > responsibility for your pain or confusion for having merely moved my finger > and pressed your switch? > > 5) You all bore me. To death. If anything, you should all apologize to me. I > am the one having to suffer through all of your interminable posting and > long-winded or, in most cases, stupid ideas. In fact, I have incurred so much > merit just tolerating the rest of you bores that I get an automatic "You > never have to apologize to anyone" golden ticket. > > 6) I have been unjustly the victim of craziness. For example, pure, > unadulterated bat-shit, loony-tune old hags and has-been or never-was ex-cult > leaders have pursued me at FFL. I have endured some of this for almost two > decades. Again, I realize as I write this that it is all of you who owe me > the apology as this has been relentless and totally unwarranted. > > 7) I am by far the most interesting poster here. My range of interests and > subject matter encompass great scope. I add such variety and insight with my > commentary and wit. If it wasn't for me you would all just remain so damn > dumb. I am your cultural beacon. Just because of that I need never apologize, > I am too valuable on this forum. > > 8) I am Barry Wright (and this counts twice, at least). > > 9) I have a magnificent sense of the inherent significance of any post > without actually reading it. I can sense it. It is in my bones and in my > blood. I can tell that 90% of what is written here is not worth a moment of > my time or attention. For this reason alone I will never have to apologize. > > 10) I will never apologize because I do not understand what good could > possibly come from doing so. Because it would make me look weak and in order > to apologize I would have to realize and see that I had done something > hurtful or untrue to someone else. I mean, what could I possibly gain from > admitting I was wrong or am not infallible? Only losers apologize. >
