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Date Posted: 14:51:32 04/07/00 Fri
Author: Amy
Subject: Re: Don't be cruel
In reply to: Danny 's message, "Re: Don't be cruel" on 00:57:50 04/07/00 Fri

> Rare is the case that I see fit to comment on in this
> forum, however, I have some spare time to kill and
> figure why not. First of all, no one is being
> specific, so I will break it down quickly for the
> uninitiated. Someone, I dont know who, made a web page
> that had Todd Zeile, Gregg Jeffries and Shannon all
> living in the same house and Todd and Gregg as gay
> lovers that wouldnt let Shanoon in on the act. While
> the premise of this page was no doubt humorous, the
> execution of it was a bit forced and not that funny,
> in my opinion.
> A couple of things about this imbroglio bother me,
> on both ends. To take the Vickeroo to task for a
> second, I can recal her ruffling one person in
> particular in the room's feathers. That incident wasnt
> as blown up or as outrageous as this one, but it
> hardly represents the bunker mentality she seems to
> think the room posseses. In other words, its ok for
> her to bag on others in the room in a mean spirited
> manner, but in her view, others cant do the same
> thing.
> And as for this regs stick up for regs idea, turn
> your calender back about a year and Shannon was even
> more picked on and hated than she is now. Remember her
> trademark and all of the ppl in the room who imitated
> her like this "TOD ZELIE ISZ TE BEAST PLAYOR EVVER!"
> One thing I will say for Shannon, is that she cut the
> caps out. Another thing I will say for her is that she
> stands by her men. While that seems to be every player
> in the NL now days, (jk) she still is unwavering in
> her praise of them. While her ability to drop names
> annoys some ppl and brings a lot of heat on her, she
> judges the players on how they act, not how they play.
> That annoys a lot of people, and they make fun of her,
> which I cant fault them for, because once someone says
> something in public, its fair game. The person who
> made this page, probably had a very personal grudge
> towards Shannon, and he or she expressed themself with
> a funny page, mocking her and her heros. The idea was
> funny, the writing could have been a little better to
> really bring it home, but the just the premise alone
> carried it, in my opinion.
> Ok, I know this has been forever, but trust me, its
> take you 5 minutes to read it, but it has taken me 30
> minutes to write it, so dont complain. I feel the need
> though, to ask that people dont hide behind monikers
> such as "long time reg". I probably know you, and as a
> member of the Anti-Shannon faction, we are probably
> buds, as most ppl that bag on her tend to be friends
> with me, though not for that reason. I ask that you
> and all others posting on this firestorm of
> controvery, post with your real names, and not behind
> a fake name, so we all know who we are dealing with.
> People will take what you say seriously and you dont
> look like a coward.

Danny...
Thanks for clarifying the 'big mystery' up for me here b/c I havent seen this controversial cartoon everyone seems to be speaking of and since I happen to like Shannon (I think Im the only one who does at this point) Im not in too much of a hurry to see it either.

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Re: Don't be cruel -- cill, 22:38:53 04/07/00 Fri
- Re: Don't be cruel -- Amy, 07:22:09 04/08/00 Sat