tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post115445256616833669..comments2023-10-31T05:11:16.339-05:00Comments on The Nature of the Beast: And some days, its just crap from every directionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154923515976635962006-08-06T23:05:00.000-05:002006-08-06T23:05:00.000-05:00I don't have the comments yet, but have downloaded...I don't have the comments yet, but have downloaded the entire image of your archives...your bearishnes has been cloned but not our boorishness...so now we being the Virtual Diogenes...we can just refer to it as VD. And now what I so often threatened: to picnic on your blog and leave my trash, has come back to me like a boomerang. <BR/>Boy! you should never mess with Aussies.GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154873165952709262006-08-06T09:06:00.000-05:002006-08-06T09:06:00.000-05:00Yer a BERK, Gerry, and I will have difficulty trus...Yer a BERK, Gerry, and I will have difficulty trusting you again. You said you would pull it.<BR/><BR/>(though am well aware of the "until further notice" escape hatch .. heh.Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154809722416529892006-08-05T15:28:00.000-05:002006-08-05T15:28:00.000-05:00Ok, so it was stupid to try to remove all but the ...Ok, so it was stupid to try to remove all but the last post from the web. It's all back up again (but something is broken regarding photos).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the supporive comments, guys.<BR/><BR/>I'm still on blog strike though and will remain so indefinately.<BR/><BR/>I've re-opened commments on the blog, and that's where I'll deal with this issue. Especially Link's comment made here.The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154782702735553322006-08-05T07:58:00.000-05:002006-08-05T07:58:00.000-05:00chumpsrock:Oh dear no, there is not a doubt in my ...chumpsrock:<BR/>Oh dear no, there is not a doubt in my mind that you enjoy and value the tart and tough posts Gerry has served up, as most of us do.GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154734254438308642006-08-04T18:30:00.000-05:002006-08-04T18:30:00.000-05:00I certainly didn't mean any harm. Gerry clearly va...I certainly didn't mean any harm. Gerry clearly values friendship, and if he decides he's really finished with his weblog forever, I respect his decision, as a friend. And I think he would respect my decision to see if there was any hope of being able to read his words again. My sincerest apologies for any misunderstanding. Gerry, I think I've been clear about how important Diogenesian Discourse chumpsrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395535571565024977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154696370099396092006-08-04T07:59:00.000-05:002006-08-04T07:59:00.000-05:00Chump:I am sure you mean well but are you thinking...Chump:<BR/>I am sure you mean well but are you thinking this through? When people are fighting, you don't stand by and point out all the weapons they haven't yet used. I for one certainly did not need to be told how to find archives and I am not finished caching them because each one has to opened to get at the comments...bloody tedious. If you point their location out to everyone, there may GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154665667856503732006-08-03T23:27:00.000-05:002006-08-03T23:27:00.000-05:00Pssst... don't tell Gerry, but look what I found. ...Pssst... don't tell Gerry, but <A HREF="http://diogenes999.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_diogenes999_archive.html" REL="nofollow">look what I found</A>. You DO have friends, Gerry. And these friends will miss you more than any poem or quote can convey with words.chumpsrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395535571565024977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154655247714669342006-08-03T20:34:00.000-05:002006-08-03T20:34:00.000-05:00Hello Greensmile. I have a strong suspicion that ...Hello Greensmile. I have a strong suspicion that I may have been one among the triumverate responsible for the Bear's blogicide. Poor bear. It was a public bunfight so other's can judge who the injured party should be. (If they could be bothered).<BR/><BR/><I>'having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words'</I> <BR/><BR/>You reckon eh Ger? <BR/><BR/>You cannot teach an old dog new tricks,Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346948772651971988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154627991186040702006-08-03T12:59:00.000-05:002006-08-03T12:59:00.000-05:00Jeez, who has the need to call on more than one pe...Jeez, who has the need to call on more than one person to be friend? This dickhead is pissed orf for the loss of two? <BR/>Sad, really.<BR/>(if comfort cannot be found within self, no comfort can be found elsewhere.)Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154572511468153222006-08-02T21:35:00.000-05:002006-08-02T21:35:00.000-05:00what is this with Aussies not being abel to get of...what is this with Aussies not being abel to get off the hook if they make a nice apology?GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154523228257104722006-08-02T07:53:00.000-05:002006-08-02T07:53:00.000-05:00You're a gem, GS.But this indifference of which yo...You're a gem, GS.<BR/><BR/>But this indifference of which you speak, whilst buying you time, would in the end, get you hung for being seen to be "uncaring"...The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154519696836978512006-08-02T06:54:00.000-05:002006-08-02T06:54:00.000-05:00Delete? and thereby censor, proving the lame conte...Delete? and thereby censor, proving the lame contention that you are in any need of censoring. Nope. Won't do it. Besides, I think we have now imported "bunfight" to the states an the comment stands as the dated bill of lading for the importation. I hope a definition can be found.<BR/><BR/>I accept your decision reluctantly but I too know an audience close to home that would judge and obsess GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154505957594895582006-08-02T03:05:00.000-05:002006-08-02T03:05:00.000-05:00JahTeh, yes, I did that. "It's my blog and I'll qu...JahTeh, yes, I did that. <BR/><BR/>"It's my blog <BR/>and I'll quit when I want to, <BR/>quit when I want to,<BR/>you would quit too <BR/>if it happened to you"<BR/><BR/>Tragic, isn't it? ;-) <BR/><BR/>GS, it occurred to me that it was bad form of me to bring this bunfight over here. So please feel free to delete all of my comments here. No worries at all...The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154498325300277132006-08-02T00:58:00.000-05:002006-08-02T00:58:00.000-05:00You rotten little swine of a bear, you said we had...You rotten little swine of a bear, you said we had until the 4th of August to grab the goodies we needed. Now who am I going to pith on?JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154490077587849982006-08-01T22:41:00.000-05:002006-08-01T22:41:00.000-05:00Not just my pain, but the pain of those whom I hav...Not just my pain, but the pain of those whom I have hurt with my blog. As I said, they were people I thought of as friends. The cost has been too high alll round. <BR/><BR/>The only alternative I can see is that I become this self-censoring, mealy-mouthed, politically correct construct, "safe for human consumption, containing no allergens". It would then no longer be Diogenesian Discourse. ItThe Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154488946610125792006-08-01T22:22:00.000-05:002006-08-01T22:22:00.000-05:00Well that's your call Gerry but I noted quite a fe...Well that's your call Gerry but I noted quite a few commenters who took your good and let your not so good just roll off. I am sorry this all works out to be so much pain for you because its been a hoot for most of us.<BR/><BR/>g'nightGreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10873439.post-1154485791625806832006-08-01T21:29:00.000-05:002006-08-01T21:29:00.000-05:00A relationship develops between a blogger and a co...A relationship develops between a blogger and a commenter (often another blogger). Some you become fond of, some you don't. <BR/><BR/>Recently three bloggers, who I thought of as my friends, took offense at things I said and terminated their relationship with me. <BR/><BR/>This has devastated me. I'm not going to keep blogging if I'm so toxic that those I care about get offended by what I say.The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.com