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New Forum

A brand new All Counties Chatter.  A place to be yourselves - all of 'em!!!

http://all-counties-chatter.1058109.n5.nabble.com/

Amy's AWESOME!

I am VERY pleased to announce the debut of yet another fantastic blog - Amy's unique, interactive AWESOME Blog! Lots of entertaining fun with puzzles and promises of fabulous gifts and prizes!  Good job, Amy!

http://bestawesomeblog.blogspot.com/

The Cool Girls Rule!

AWESOME New Blog!
http://thecoolgirls2011.blogspot.com/?spref=fb

Folks, I am VERY pleased to bring to your attention the debut of a fantastic new blog, The Cool Girls.  Chock full of tips and advice on How To Live A Beautiful Life, it's simply a MUST for your favorites list!  Looks like this one's going to be a huge hit!  Congrats, gals.  

How to Live a Beautiful Life The "Cool" Girl's Way! Featuring: The Domestic Diva Martha "Jules" Stewart, Devoted Homemaker June "Square Peg" Cleaver, Advice Columnist Dear Abby "ChopperGal" Van Buren, and Etiquette Expert Emily "Pearl" Post. Plus, guest columnist Otis Adams in "Ask Otis"

She's A Lady

The exceedingly genteel Lisa (AKA abbysnana), the gal who puts the “miss” in Miss Manners, recently called for more civilized behavior on the part of others:

Lisa helpfully demonstrates how to conduct oneself as a, “real lady” and “decent human being” on local blogs and forums:

Good day, indeed.

The modesty and humility demonstrated here by Lisa concerning her most worthy contributions to Goliath's forum is simply stunning.  Very admirable.  And notice how she very tastefully switches to lower case lettering when she feels that she must, unfortunately, use a bit of bad language when daring someone to "bring it?"  Not perfect, of course, but who is, really? At least she isn't lowering herself to the gutter by making fun of someone's manhood, right? 

Well, I suppose that technically she isn't actually calling Goliath's manhood into question here, as females can be called "ass kisser" as well as males.  And it can be plainly seen that she chose to keep strictly to the high road by choosing NOT to use a picture that portrayed any type of nudity.  Very gracious, considerate and exquisitely classy, don't you think?

And compassionate wishes for the end of someone's pain and suffering - always most kind and gentle and welcome in polite society.  

Lisa also demonstrates the art of courteous correspondence:

in case‏

9/27/11

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 Abbysnana6​2@yahoo.com

 Add to contacts

To rogerscindi@hotmail.com

Just in case it gets deleted I want to make sure you read it.

In reply to this post by cindiloohoo 

Yes, the almighty Cindi speaks her caca again, presuming to be the ultimate authority on how everyone should behave. I am sure I can safely speak for others when I say, stick a sock puppet in it Cindi. You have no idea who you are really talking to and are once again basing your ridiculous conclusions on someone's words that you have taken and twisted to satisfy your sick and misplaced judgments. I think that you did everyone a favor by never having another child and I wonder just how fast your only child fled to get away from you when they became of age. You are cruel and mean spirited and not a day goes by on these forums that you do not run roughshod over someone if they dare cross your path. 


Note to Goliath and others: I am sorry if this seems harsh but I am sick and tired of this woman trying to demean everyone that disagrees with her. You can delete it if you feel that is necessary, but I had the satisfaction of knowing that she at least read it.

As incomprehensible as the reasoning may seem to some, that post was apparently actually deleted from Goliath's site.  Fortunately for me, Lisa, being the soul of generosity, decided to make that extra effort and take that extra step to email it to me so that I could benefit from it.  Very kind and thoughtful.

And, as a gracious follow up: 

• Finally‏

9/27/11

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 Abbysnana6​2@yahoo.com

 Add to contacts

To rogerscindi@hotmail.com

You finally have been put in your place, and rightfully so. Fancy up that old Blog, I still bet know one visits and participates in your posts, carry on.

Yes, Lisa is VERY concerned with the issue of respectful, mannerly conduct at all times and takes great pains to gently remind and demonstrate to others how to act like a lady and a decent human being.  We barbarians are quite fortunate, indeed, that this great lady puts so much effort into raising the level of online discourse to her own commendable personal standards of decency and civilized behavior.

MAGIC NUMBERS

Goliath crows - lays egg!

VERY early this morning Goliath of the GAW News published a post where he crowed that the CCC's thread regarding the Mayoral debate had garnered only 96 views, while his Colisseum (sic) forum boasted 888 views from "interested Clark County voters."  Young Matt Chinn cheered this good news in a comment.

However, within just a few hours the CCC thread had over 1,000 views.  Did that many "interested Clark County voters" come out in droves in the early, early hours of the morning just to view that particular thread?

Not likely.  In fact, I think I know how it was accomplished.

Let me explain:

Last year a certain forum owner bragged repeatedly about her astronomical numbers of views.  Curious, I decided to check my own stats here on the Crazy Neighbor Lady blog.  I checked the stats, then went back to viewing my blog.  I decided to check the stats again, looking more closely at the rise and fall in views as they related to certain posts.  Imagine my surprise when I saw that my own view was now counted.  Just to be sure, I went back to the blog and refreshed the page a few times.  When I returned to the stats screen, sure enough, those views had been counted.  At last I had solved the mystery of the, quite frankly, unbelievable numbers that certain forum owner was claiming.  

As I watched the mounting view numbers on the CCC post this morning, I realized that someone, maybe several someones, knew the secret, as well. Also, it seemed that the same tactic could have been employed to give the impression that hordes of "interested Clark County voters," were swarming the Giant Goliath's Colisseum (sic) forum, as well.

Now, I'm willing to give the big guy the benefit of the doubt and believe that he didn't understand how easily view counts could be manipulated in that way...but Young Matt Chinn?  I couldn't help but believe he was aware of such practices, with his knowledge of all that internet stuff and junk.  I'm not saying Young Matt was manipulating the view counts, just that I think he probably knows that kind of thing happens and that view count numbers can't really be completely trusted...because sometimes numbers DO lie.

UPDATE:  I had originally titled this post Magic Tricks because I didn't see the post on the GAW News site when I returned there the last time this morning...but it's back now.  Perhaps I missed it somehow or some kind of editing process was going on at the time that made it seem like it had disappeared.  Just trying to be honest and fair, in case anyone saw this post in its original form before I amended it. 

Also - I wanted to say that I called Goliath "mule-headed" in my last post because he made a comment himself that (paraphrasing) perhaps he's a little mule-headed sometimes.  Since he'd made that observation himself, I didn't think I was being insulting by using it in a title of a post about him.  It was meant to be humorous, not hateful.

Goliath, "The Mule-Headed," fights the Hydra.

"My God, what have I done?"

Congrats, Goliath - Quite an Achievement!

So, Goliath, I noticed that you never did answer a direct question to you on a recent thread at your forum - are you happy with the quality of conversation on your forum these days?   Or does “QueenNana” answer all of the “uncomfortable” questions for you now, as she did that one? 

I guess since she was thwarted in her attempt last summer to steal all the balls from the male members of the CCC, she had to settle for satisfying herself with the apparently easy theft of yours.

You’ve finally reached the apex, there, big fella:

People have been “outed” (while you were told by the new “queen,” when you objected to such behavior when it was being coyly threatened that it’s, “harmless, unless you carry it too far,” – and promptly thereafter the “outing,” began).

Strong insinuations that border on outright accusations of people having affairs has been tolerated and left to stand for anyone to see, with no regard whatsoever to either the veracity of such claims or the effect the spread of such a nasty rumor might have on innocent people and their loved ones.

People have been repeatedly accused of the vilest of crimes with absolutely no supporting evidence beyond the word of the accuser.

People have been called profane names and threatened with physical violence (which, to your “credit,” you quickly deleted upon discovery, but it happened, nonetheless, and documentation of it exists).

People are routinely told to basically “get lost,” by the new “queen,” and her drones if they object to such dialogue.

And on and on it goes – where it stops – nobody knows.  

You must be absolutely dizzy with delight at how popular your forum has become with a certain large, “flock.”

Congratulations, big guy.  You’ve managed to raise that sleazy, slanderous cesspool called the All Counties Chatter from the dead and have given its “queen” the seat at the head of your table - quite an accomplishment, brave warrior.  It’s a good thing you ignored all those so-called “friends,” who tried to warn you that this kind of thing would inevitably happen.  After all, who cares what kind of irresponsible, reprehensible behavior is taking place on your site – controversy equals views, right?

In all aspects except for banning people, you’ve become the very thing that you have repeatedly expressed such righteous outrage at the CCC for being.  There’s a word that perfectly describes such a person…and I think you know what it is.  But it's not uncommon that a much higher price to pay than originally expected occurs when one chooses to deal with the Devil, is it?

UPDATE:  And now I see that one of the new/old flock has taken the bold step of bringing the thinly-hooded (wink, wink) racist strategy into play (click image to enlarge - but be warned, it's repulsive).

http://goliath-s-colisseum-forum.987000.n3.nabble.com/Clark-County-Chatter-td3307255i40.html

Alas, how far the Mighty Giant's once honorable realm has fallen - straight into the gutter.

Jeepers Creepers!

Someone was creeping around and peeping into the vehicles of attendees at a rally held to protest the recently reported appalling conditions at the Ogle Animal Shelter, apparently hoping to find "evidence" that the rally attendees weren't really animal lovers at all!  A poor, shy dog who becomes anxious and upset around strange people was subjected to the horrifying visage of this "Peeping Thomasina" peeping in at him through the window as he awaited his owner's return to the normally safe and secure confines of their van.  

Fortunately, the van was equipped with a surveillance camera and this creepy peeper was photographed at the exact moment the poor, shy dog was subjected to the trauma of being spied upon by the strangest stranger of them all!  

(click picture to enlarge)

A Fable

"The leopard doesn't change its spots...no matter how many free dye jobs you offer it."

The Scorpion and the Frog

One day, a scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through the forests and hills. He climbed over rocks and under vines and kept going until he reached a river.
The river was wide and swift, and the scorpion stopped to reconsider the situation. He couldn't see any way across. So he ran upriver and then checked downriver, all the while thinking that he might have to turn back.

Suddenly, he saw a frog sitting in the rushes by the bank of the stream on the other side of the river. He decided to ask the frog for help getting across the stream.

"Hellooo Mr. Frog!" called the scorpion across the water, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?"

"Well now, Mr. Scorpion! How do I know that if I try to help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly.

"Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die too, for you see I cannot swim!"

Now this seemed to make sense to the frog. But he asked. "What about when I get close to the bank? You could still try to kill me and get back to the shore!"

"This is true," agreed the scorpion, "But then I wouldn't be able to get to the other side of the river!"

"Alright then...how do I know you wont just wait till we get to the other side and THEN kill me?" said the frog.

"Ahh...," crooned the scorpion, "Because you see, once you've taken me to the other side of this river, I will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with death, now would it?!"

So the frog agreed to take the scorpion across the river. He swam over to the bank and settled himself near the mud to pick up his passenger. The scorpion crawled onto the frog's back, his sharp claws prickling into the frog's soft hide, and the frog slid into the river. The muddy water swirled around them, but the frog stayed near the surface so the scorpion would not drown. He kicked strongly through the first half of the stream, his flippers paddling wildly against the current.

Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back. A deadening numbness began to creep into his limbs.

"You fool!" croaked the frog, "Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?"

The scorpion shrugged and did a little jig on the drowning frog's back.

"I could not help myself. It is my nature."

Then they both sank into the muddy waters of the swiftly flowing river.

I know, mom, but I don't like fish.

My son thought this was hilarious when I shared it with him a while back and, "I know, mom, but I don't like fish," has been a little joke between us ever since.

Stand!

"Keepinitreal" published a post on AN's blog that he/she claimed I would neither post, nor respond to.  Keepinit was mistaken.

KEEPINITREAL SAYS:

I know you haven’t commented on the disgusting blog about you by Kato, but I thought I would share something with you.

Cindiloohoo thought she would play the victim, too, and put her two cents in for her buddy, so I thought I would respond to her with the following, although, she probably will not post it on her blog.

On the contrary, Keepinit, I WANT people to see how you and AN and her other friends handle this situation.  Will it be with grace and class and a sincere wish to end the ugliness?  So far, you’re not on the road to any such place, are you?

Keepinitreal to Cindiloohoo concerning her blog, “Sometimes people snap”:

Hey “C”, I think you need to go back and take a look at HT’s blog again.  It wasn’t a pat on the back for Kato as you seem to believe.

No, it wasn’t.  And I never said it was, so your belief that you have some magical insight as to my belief/non-belief in a "pat on the back" by HT for anyone involved in this particular situation is completely unfounded.  Take some sincerely given advice here – don’t ever try to pass yourself off as a psychic.

Also, too, you betcha, it most certainly wasn’t a “pat on the back” for your girl, AN.  Most of the egregious behavior HT listed, i.e., “personal insults about one’s appearance or family or released personal information or someone’s identity” was both INITIATED BY and REPEATEDLY ENGAGED IN by…that’s right…your girl, AN.

HT said this, “Not taking sides one way or the other, but the nastiness, name calling etc. has reached the point where it is at an all time low.”

HT wrote this after reading Kato’s sick blog.

HT also wrote that after THIS was posted on your girl AN’s blog, when team members for Goliath’s Survivor contest decided, for whatever reasons, to bow out:

“A couple of people that volunteered to participate have either dropped out or have made it abundantly clear they no longer wish to participate.  I am not positive but I believe it was because they didn't like 1 or more of their team members or perhaps because they did not win the first challenge.

I know that this is going to be fun but the important thing to me is teamwork.  I have always believed that nothing brings people together like coming together and having one another's back in good times and bad.

I think the last 24 hours has been a real eye-opener about who is able to work and play well with others, and others who simply will not surrender their grudges. “ 

Whatever reasons were given should have been accepted at face value…because:

A.  That’s simply what polite, decent people do – figuring it’s none of their damned business... and,...

B.  There’s no way of knowing what their real reasons were, without the participants actually personally communicating that information to you.  You know nothing about what might have been going on in people’s lives or what they might have thought would have been good judgment on their part, with respect to their own admitted personal bias and, therefore, value to the team.  Again…you and AN knew NOTHING.

I hope my answers to your post on AN’s blog, which you emphatically stated you wanted to post here, but apparently, for whatever reason, failed to attempt, have been both informative and helpful, Keepinit, as I hope they have been to others who have been watching this exchange.   

Sometimes People Snap

There's been some stir in the local blogosphere about KatoAnon's Tuesday posting.  Several people have made comments that were critical of the rather harsh, in-your-face way she chose to deal with AN's year and a half long history of repeated nasty personal attacks on Kato and others - sometimes even going as far as making vaguely threatening comments such as wondering if someone’s boss knows they’re posting on the internet during work hours.  Kato apparently finally had enough and just blew the hell up.

Now, would I have gone the same route that Kato did?  Not likely.  It's not my particular style.  However, since the premiere of Kato’s blog it’s been obvious that it’s not a blog for children or the easily offended, and considering AN’s repeated nasty cracks here and there about Kato being (paraphrasing here) “from the hood, so what can you expect,” I don’t have much sympathy for AN in this instance.  She’s gone so far over the line so many times that it was inevitable that one of her targets would finally snap and let loose with a firestorm. 

It’s simple, really…if you keep poking a sleeping bear you can expect at some point to pull back a bloody stump.


UPDATE:  Our good friend, HT, has posted a very thoughtful commentary about this situation on the Bat-Blog.  I appreciate and respect his perspective on this issue.


http://hoosiertaxpayer.blogspot.com/2011/08/commentary-by-ht-hts-opinion-ugliness.html

Animal Cruelty

A shocking instance of animal cruelty caught on video...what the heck is this world coming to?

Trifecta?

Recently the Greater Clark County School Board lost a member when Mr. Robbie Valentine decided to resign at the end of the year.  The board has announced that it will select a new member to replace Mr. Valentine, based upon a rigorous vetting of applicants wishing to take Mr. Valentine’s place on the board.

Mr. Mark Pavey, recently elected vice president of the board, and his wife, Connie, executive assistant to the superintendent at GCCS, were spotted by a local reporter as they were entering a travel agency a few days after the board announced its intention to select a new member.  The reporter followed the Paveys into the travel agency and asked Mr. Pavey if he had any specific candidates in mind to fill the spot on the board.  Mr. Pavey, who appeared to be slightly annoyed by the reporter’s question, replied tersely, “No comment.”  He then commented, “What wifey wants, wifey gets…capiche?”

Mrs. Pavey added, “We’d really like to keep it in the family, if you know what I mean.  I have a family member who is just CRAZY to get her hands on some REAL power…and I mean that…literally…

Mr. and Mrs. Pavey declined to comment further and walked away from the reporter in order to speak with a travel agent.*

new school pictures

*Not intended to be a factual account.  See definition of “spoof,” at:

 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spoof

Bat-Blog The Winner!!!!!

Anonymous Gadflies Grumble

The Goliathandwimmens "Best Blog Summer 2011" poll closed early this morning.  In a hard fought, down-to-the-wire race, the Bat-Blog has defeated all other contenders, leaving them in the dust in the final moments with a huge surge in votes, giving him a 36 vote margin above the nearest contestant at the end.  

Comments have been made, anonymously, accusing HT of cheating, but, as the owner of one of the blogs entered in the contest, I have no such doubts about the integrity of either Goliath's poll or HT.  As a previous Goliathandwimmens Award Winner (Best Internet Gag Summer 2010), I know firsthand how that green-eyed monster, jealousy, can lead others to spew spurious claims of cheating or favoritism.  Don't let their bitterness ruin even one second of your well earned accolades, HT.

Congratulations, my friend - you're a winner!