Spineless Moral Cowards!

[jester]

A while back somebody complained that they were getting abusive phone calls regarding his posts on this forum.

147 people read a thread "creepy phone calls not welcome" and while I beleive at least 145 of them would agree with what I was saying only 1 person had the moral fortitude to stand besides the forum fool and say "yeah, you're right for once."

Not Even our very own pseudo messianic Martin wanted to get involved.

Since I announced that I broke my leg, 25 people have looked at the thread but not one person has responded to say as much as "gee tough luck" or "Serves you right we don't like you anyway."

And then 48 people have looked at "The Devils Benefit" about charity work and nobody has any contribution to make on these ethical issues so relevant in our time.

I feel hurt. It hurts in my heart more than my fucking leg does. Fuck all 25 of you. You know who you are you spineless moral retards.

[Evan Young]

good luck with that leg.

[MarcusM]

Broken legs suck.

[Peter Voice]

Love the thread title, Jester.

I read both posts

When I read the posting where you said you broke your leg, I took it that you were celebrating the gig and it's contribution and that the leg was an extremely unfortunate consequence that you seemed somewhat prepared and capable of enduring considering the perspective of the charity involved.

About a year ago, a member here who was trying to annoy me suggested I spent too much time here and that I should get a life. I explained that it was a side effect of adapting to three broken vertabrae and I continued to tell him he was a specious, B grade waste of breathing space. Most of the important people already knew about my back and I neither got nor expected any reponses.

I also read your other posting with great interest as, whilst coping with my recently acquired lifestyle, I was subjected to hundreds of nuisance phone calls that carry a hallmark that reflects our industry. The problem is being/has been dealt with. There is also a member of these boards who has deliberately signed up one of our email addresses to various sites that do give us a particularly interesting insight to the perpetrator's surfing tastes. At one stage this person's efforts were causing over 98% of our 500 junk mails per day. This problem has also been dealt with.

I chose not to respond to your issue for my own reasons

Now, I get to my point.

Just because you are a Jester does not mean you have to be a fool too.

There are 1500 members here and the stats show 4 times as many guests here at any given time. What gives you the right to call me or any others here "Spineless Moral Cowards". Some of these people are visiting for the first time and don't know you (or I) from a bar of soap but find this crap.

If you are actually trying to find some support or sympathy here maybe you should reconsider the value of your diploma from the "Richard 'II' School of Charm" and try another tack.

Many of us have written a thread about being snowed/rained in or trapped by a broken ankle/back/arm/hand or pregnancy/other STD and get lots of responses. I, personally, either try to contribute something funny, hoping some-else responds like-wise, or I enjoy other peoples funny writings, when I feel like shit.

But, Jester, if you are just out to press buttons keep insulting us.

PS. You do actually have my sympathy, I broke my leg too, in '75, again '76, then the same leg again in '80.

It hurts like fuck, eh.

[Chance]

gotta be jesting, Jester

Jester, what kind of drugs are you taking for all this pain, buddy? 'Cause it might be affecting your judgement just a bit.

Last year, 2004, was a horrible year for me -- quite possibly my worst ever. I broke 2 ribs on pitch which layed me off work for 6 weeks; had 2 major operations for other, more, ahem, delicate reasons, which layed me off for about 3 months altogether; and when some total wanker allowed his unmuzzled/unchained pitbull to attack my malamute that was, it was me that ended up with a smashed elbow for the trouble of seperating the two fighting dogs. Besides loosing the REST of my summer to physical pain and suffering, besides the 500 Euros I had to pay the vet, my left elbow still throbs -- 6 months later.

And here you are going on about some broken leg you sustained in the winter season. For God's sake man, get a grip!! Where's your stiff upper lip, and all that? Somewhere there's a little kid getting their leg taken off by a landmine.

[jester]

Thank You for your replies guys.

You're right, my broken leg is nothing compared to the hundreds and thousands suffering elsewhere daily. I am sorry to hear about your injuries, and of course I know I am not the first nor the last performer to break a bone.

Actually I am feeling very upbeat and I was pressing buttons. Not out of a desire to diss you, but out of a pathological desire for attention, cos I am stuck indoors until they can put a full cast on (the swelling is going down slowly) but then I shall be out there again.

Honestly, if I really thought you were all spineless moral cowards I would go elsewhere.

And I know that you are all nice people and I have done more than my fair share of arguing and annoying people on this thread so it is no wonder that many of you wisely ignore me.

But take heart folks. I love it here. I've not met many of you, but then that's part of the magic.. eh.

Jonathan

PS You,re right Peter, it hurts.

[Pyromancer]

Jester,

At the most only 11 people read the post about unwanted phone calls. The other 136 views were from me and necissary to make up my mind whether to respond or not. You may wonder why I was able to spend so much time on the matter. Well, after being dragged some 150 yards behind a horse I broke my ankle and had little skin left on my back. So I spent some time on the couch, avoiding to lie down on my back, while keeping my leg high at the same time. That was in early spring last year.

I didn't cry and I didn't blame other people for my misery. I have to admit though, that the young and pretty female owner of the horse took great care of me. She really made a point of releasing me from any tensions. I think that prevented me from humiliating myself on a public forum back then.

I suggest you improvise and help yourself to relax a little bit.

[jester]

Yeah well you've done it, I'm doing it. I can't wait til I've done it too. I'm glad I haven't done the skin on my back in though.

As for the telephone thing... I am surprised that somebody complained, yet the community didn't want to stand up and say "No. That is not acceptable." You included. I'm sure you all had your reasons, I personally think that most of those people who read it and didn't respond were ignoring a problem because it wasn't theirs - yet.

I'n not crying, not blaming, just seeking attention - and generally getting it. I'm not going to do the macho thing, my leg hurts, it's my fault, I'm not pretending otherwise, my problems are smaller than most.

You can only improvise in the honerism department so much (as I'm sure you found out.) If find that after 7 or 8 goes it's time for lunch and you need to do something else. Actually when you're married the upside is you can use a broken leg as an excuse to avoid marital responsibilities.

[Pyromancer]

To be honest: I lied. I didn't even notice the telephone thread when it was there. I tend to avoid the threads that look like performers fighting with eachother as they are kind of boring. I might have taken yours for one of those.

I don't know what you mean with 'marital responsibilities', I never got to that point yet...

Get yourself two of those walking sticks from the hospital. (sorry,don't know the translation). That wil make you move....

[martin ewen]

wooo wooo I'm the cluetrain

The telephone harrassment topic was a fraud, a hoax, a joke designed to pull as many people in and keep them guessing as possible.
It was well done and i personally loved the higher class of insult that it required of me. Now months on jester brings it up as a serious example of this communities lack of responsibility.
At least for this short time you can blame the medication.

[jester]

So tell me sensei, sage and messiah for the stateless soldier ants How do you know it was hoax?

I had three private emails from people who wouldn't sign my thread for fear of acknowledging such calls and provoking them further. All three of them believed their calls not to be related to this thread.

You may conduct yourself on these forums with far more dignity than I do. But then again, dignity is all you've got left really.

"Woowoo, the sarcasm trains comin to Toytown. Hey look! I can do it too. Woo wooh!"

And you presume to lecture me about humour... Tut tut!

[martin ewen]

http://www.performers.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2739&perpage=20&pagenumber=4

Read it, or hold on heres some quotes from Dan Holzman.

"I also enjoy how seriously the other readers take me. Come on my posts are ridiculous. Am I really double checking Martin's whereabouts, or searching through telephone books? Does Proffessor moriarty really ferrot out clues? "

and

"I was just trying to be spunky and draw a little outside of the lines. "

Later on Eric comments on how you seem to be the only person left still convinced it wasn't a hoax.

Next time you venture into opinionland on the imbecility express, do check to see you have a quorum of neurons else you risk confusing 'simpleton' with 'jester' in the minds of those few people left who, because of their own disabilities, cannot fathom your stupidity.
To be honest, its not your lack of intelligence that annoys me more the scattergun, multi-topic for the sake of it, rambling, pointless and tragically unentertaining drivel you monopilise the site with. Admitting in your more lucid moments that its all about your desperate need for attention.
Given your job as a focus of attention and your posts here and your continued raging appetite, can you appreciate that this need of yours will never in fact be sated and you are quite probably boring us all for no advantage to yourself at all.
Woo woo indeed.

[jester]

Okay Martin. You read it and see how I covered that. Actually I am smarter than you on this one, you see only the apparently obvious. Magicians must love you. You so clever, you read the thread again, and ask yourself "why does Jester not think this is a hoax."

I think you are smart enough to see what you missed first time around if you think with your mind, not with your intellectually justified spite.

Despite your abundant resources as a human thesaurus you are nevertheless quite superficial and if you can't climb up to my level that's your problem. Don't look down, that's not where I am.

Even if it was a hoax the principles are still the same. I am not the only one who thought it was real, just the only one with the moral fibre to stand up and say this is wrong.

I may be boring you, you but you are entertaining me.

[martin ewen]

Oh please, so you had a theory that Dan reversed himself. Have you ever been able to seperate reality from your opinion? Dan himself stated you were a twit. But rather that accept your gormlessness you invent a new form of psychiatric
gymnastics.
It will shock you to know that I don't care what you think. What irritates me is your inability to do anything else but gormlessly prattle.
Having said that I will forthwith simply put up with your ramblings as the sad cost of an inclusive environment and not bother again to fuel your bottomless need for attention.
Don't forget to start at least 5 threads a month based solely on your boredom.

[jester]

I'm distraught. Woo Woo!