bellsbendboy Wrote:
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> Richie generally your posts are very readable but
> this one has an axe to grind tone. Why slam a
> poster? What do you gain? How does this
> contribute?
The intended contribution was humor. I sometimes have to realize that a lot of
the people on this board do not think the pursuit of a positive ROI or a
lifetime score is a laughing matter, and said pursuit needs to be treated with
funereal solemnity.
Bells, without insulting you and Flighted Iron, you both are being a bit tone
deaf. The only time I think my axe came out on this board was in response to
Ken Sherman, posting here as Ollie. If he ever resurfaces, I probably owe him
an apology. I\'ve taken a few swings at NYRA and Charles Hayward in the past but
I have been relatively well behaved lately. The tone you should have taken from
this was the one that was intended, which was a playful and humorous one, sorry
you did not.
> FWIW, AP did not work at Belmont!
Sorry, I meant AP\'s last work in preparation for the Belmont!
> Your well worded posts highlighting \"living room
> downs\" are fun to read. This drive by shooting
> serves no purpose in my opinion. bbb
If you care to look back over the exchanges between Chuckles and me over the
years, you will find that while we rarely agreed on anything, we were
usually cordial towards each other, and our exchanges had a humorous tone, even
when arguing over one of Chuck\'s pet subjects, the \"Dead Pletchers\" (Left Bank etc) of 2001.
Chuckles brief appearance at Chez Len made the Rag Board unusually readable.
Also if you care to go through old posts, you will see that there was a time
when a great deal of posters expressed (on the Board and I would imagine
privately to TGJB) strong feelings that CtC be denied the privileges of the
grounds. I seem to recall composing a light hearted post suggesting that rather
than imposing a ban on the Clown, that the Board have an added feature which
allowed posters disturbed by the Clown to \"Mark All Chuckles Messages Read.\"
If I was a performance equine, I would never require a tongue tie, as said
tongue is usually buried deep in cheek, as it was here. And believe me, if I
ever undertake a drive-by shooting, expect to see (in a literal sense) body
bags, bloodied innocent bystanders and shattered glass; I usually save said
drive-bys for political and social commentary posted in my local newspaper.*
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* Speaking of the local newspaper, I find myself, much like CtC, on the outside
looking in. After years of posting comments which expressed some rather extreme
political and social viewpoints, I was banned for taking potshots (no pun
intended) at the Food Editor/Restaurant Critic.
