Well it looks like Cbid got wind of the problem. There are always THREE sides. Hope the third side surfaces and they can work it out.

Sketcha

Lim,

Did you say you "smoked" each other? I thought you were married man. Must be a Canadian thing. Gets to cold and lonely up there I guess. 🙂

The smoking happened between international boarders, just keeping up relations. Which by the way your missile will be in the mail by next week, just waiting for a few things to arrive. Be afraid!!!!

In the now closed thread, I suggested that perhaps the dispute could be mediated by a mutually acceptable neutral party ... got a response from JD saying he was "not sure what there is to mediate" ... and in thinking about that, I've decided he might be right ...

What needs to happen is that both guys need to stop ... not stop for the afternoon, not for 24 hours, not until next Tuesday, but stop ... completely.

It it quite possible and even desireable that we be able to speak freely with one another ... doing so does not demand we see eye to eye ... it does not requre we express no differences of opinion ...

It requires that we do so as gentlemen ...

I've said before, but will say again ... IF we were all face to face in a large hall and having discussions going on among clusters of guys in various parts of the room, we would not say some of the things we are somehow willing to say here with the Internet to shield us from looking at the person or people with whom we are speaking and having them look at us ...

Somehow, despite the fact we "know" one another to a limited extent, the anonymity of the Internet allows us to say with imagined impugnity, things we would never say face to face ...

So, whatever your topic of discussion, whatever your viewpoint might be, with whomever you find yourself interacting, and however goofy, animated or spirited your 'conversation' might become, imagine that you are sitting or standing next to that person or that group of people and speaking face to face ... and conduct yourself accordingly ...

Frankly, if a person cannot bring themselves to that minimal level of conduct, I'd rather not associate with them and am forthrightly and candidly asking that they take their act elsewhere ... there are freewheeling, cigar-focused forums that will tolerate this sort of thing well ... go there and stay ...

Steve, that's kinda the "rule" I do use.

Robby has stated that he's a "what you see, is what you get" kinda guy. I believe him. 99.9% of the stuff I write here, is stuff that has been or will be used in conversations with others that know me and at the local shop.

On this particular issue though, they both escalated the issue on this board instead of taking it offline. I extended the same offer to John, and guess what?...No email! Mag and I have had words, and took it offline...settled it...offline. If he says he tried to contact him, I believe him, because he did with me. Do I agree with everything he says...NO!

There are certain malcontents that LIKE to belittle and berate others because they can or find some twisted enjoyment in it. It's sad, but its true.

Steve is right. I've tried to see the err of my ways. I used to be much quicker to fly off the handle. I still do from time to time, but I feel bad about it. I'm trying to do better. What is key here is to recognize what Steve pointed out. There should be a certain decorum. No one is perfect, so there will be the odd slip. However, it should be the exception and not the rule. I know that sounds weird coming from me... I get pi$$ed off at Slim because he's slamed me before, and a couple of others, but I need to grow up and look past that. Others do to. It's a fun place with a lot of great folks. Let's keep it that way.

I love you guys!

(Teary eyed with soft lighting that enhances the blush I'm wearing, yet a slight backlight causing a faint halo around my head, as the camera moves in for a close up as I smile, and a slow fade to black with a happy ending where all the children are safe and free to play with each other nicely)

choner

choner

gettin' a bit teary eyed myself ...

Lim,

I'm scared. Hold me. Maybe not. No need for shared bodily warmth down here.

Seriously though, it's good to see you keeping up the international relations. You seem like one of the good ones. After all this jd/Mag crap, I think we could all use a little good old fashioned brotherhood. Not of the Greek kind, however.

Can't wait for the package. Feels like the night before Christmas, the anticiapation.

It's crap like this that has lead a lotof the long time posters to say this board has changed, and for the worse! I can't believe some of the childish behavior...

Chris, you're a poo poo head!

thanks Robby, I needed a laugh!! YDM!

I think little Robby needs a little time in the corner by himself to think about what he has said and how it hurts the other kids.

choner

(poo poo head, that was so funny!)

In Hawaii, Robby, that was quite an insult. You just called Chris a Cokehead. Now apologize right now young man.

I didn't know Chris was Hawaiian?

Why did the eldest Greek brother refuse to leave his home town?

He didn't want to leave his little brothers behind.

Uh oh! A racial joke. I may be in Mag's shoes soon.

That was told to me by my best friend and Groomsman, Mike Pappas so it's O.K. as far as you know.

sketcha, I can't tolerate any cracks about anal sex... On the hole, it’s a bad idea and could reduce cbids continued penetration into this market...

Let's hope they bury the ax, but not in each others heads! Life is too damn short to be having these board fights!

Love ya all, you liberals as well as the folks who are right and on the Republican side of the argument!LOL....and LMAO!

Charlie

Litarally LOL @ Robby!

Oops! litErally.