posted on August 16, 2001 06:57:07 AM
Zilvy, every day of late, you have made a point of going about the threads and leaving nasty personal remarks addressed to me. I realize now that you are in love with me and this is the start of some sort of nightmarish relationship, but you'll have to send to me your picture first ... don'tcha think?
posted on August 16, 2001 07:28:18 AM
Monkeysuit, I can sympathyze with your experience. My family moved to a town where the local school that I went to for that year had a student body that was mostly black and hispanic. Terrible things happened to each member of our family at the hands of black people who lavished racist hatred on us, even my mom and dad. It was a real suprize for them, as they were card-carrying ACLU Liberals that had marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. when he came through Indianapolis on his way to Washington that year to give his famous speech. They had believed the dream. But after their experiences with racist hatreed and violence towards them for their skin color, it only made them loose the faith.
I had to go to school on a daily basis and being picked on because I was white. There are many phychic scars that I still carry about in my head from that year, even though I was a kid and now I am middle-aged. But the violence has failed to turn me into a racist as one would expect from my experiences. I have had black friends before that year and I've had black friends since then, as I refuse to let the hatred from others color my future. I can now easily imagine how it must feel for anyone to be targeted because of their skin color. Instead of hating black people for what was done to me and my family that year, I know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of racism. Instead of being bitter about it, I have used it to make me a better person and it has enabled me to see farther than I would have without suich painfilled memories. Hatred is the Right-hand Tool of the Devil.
posted on August 16, 2001 07:35:43 AM
I'm not all THAT old [35] but....
I remember when living in Suburbia meant not having to lock the front door of your house when you went out.
I remember when we sang camp songs that included the lyrics "and we'll all be happy and gay".
I remember life back when there was no cable TV, no microwave ovens, no home computers, no satellite dishes, no VCRs, no CD players, no digital watches, etc. It's really amazing the leaps that technology has taken in just the last 30 years [all thanks to the space program?]
I remember when the "home entertainment center" was the table in the den where we got together and played games like Monopoly and Life.
I remember when teenagers talked about how fast a sports car went instead of what type of sound system it had.
I remember spending nearly every Saturday afternoon from noon until 4:00 watching "Creature Double Feature" on Channel 56.
I remember when the biggest fear about school was getting beaten up by the local bully, not getting shot.
God help me, I remember disco and I liked it, even though I never went in for any of the funky clothes [even back then I knew that platform shoes and bellbottom jeans were just plain stupid looking on guys].
Barry
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The opinions expressed above are for comparison purposes only. Your mileage may vary....
posted on August 16, 2001 07:37:18 AM
No, zilvy, I'm happy that your post made my point: there are no "Good Ol' Days" where things were better than they are now. We just like to gloss over the facts of how much nastier it was back then. I prefer to enjoy the moment and to cherish those people and things within it that mean the most to me.
posted on August 16, 2001 07:46:15 AMBorillar The "Good Old Days" are the memories we had in our naive formative years (our age of innoncence) if we were lucky and had a stable home life...remembering and bringing up all the baaaad stuff doesn't lend itself to a thread that was designed to help ease the tension of Bush Bashing and pontification on threads aimed at lessening the dignity of one persons beliefs over anothers. A TIME AND PLACE FOR EVERYTHING"Obviously a subtle difference undescernable by a frivoulous poster like myself!!I'm gonna go get a root beer if you want one you're gonna have to get up off your opinions and get it yourself.
posted on August 16, 2001 08:31:27 AM
Lesse ... the title to this thread was "I remember when"
"I remember when shopping at the Goodwill store wasn't fashionable. I remember when Mac Donald's made their Milk Shakes by hand w/real ice cream. I remember my mom stuffing her purse full of panties before she went to see Tom Jones. I remember my making my father drinks from his "Travel Bar" on those long road trips. To be continued ......... EBAY ID JUMPIN*JACK"
Funny ... I don't see where it says that this thread was to be only for GOOD MEMORIES!
What I do see is hepburn bursting in here like Adolph Hitler storm trooper-style and slamming and screaming at Helen and me, trying to impose her views on others! How fascist! And then zilvy, ever the loyal follower, always echoes what someone else has thought up -- so long as that person is being nasty, belligerent, and alpha-male dominate. That makes you BOTH WRONG!
UBB
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posted on August 16, 2001 08:45:42 AM
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Thanks Borillar, and HJW...I know you didn't write the history but you evidently love to wallow in and relive it and put everything in perspective no matter the venue. Feel Good ~ Thanks again!!
Reading with understanding....I was the first to post Borillar, I am and never have been a follower nor am I Satan's desciple, get it straight if you are going to complain.
Alpha-Male? I don't think soooo!?!?
Back on topic:
I remember when there were good times on the RT and krs was King...
posted on August 16, 2001 08:46:34 AM
Why are you avoiding posting on the Bad Memories thread, Borillar?
Also, don't you think you are being a tad hypocritical in your disruption of this thread when you've complained in the past about others who you've felt have disrupted your threads?
posted on August 16, 2001 08:52:46 AM
Irene, as previously mentioned, this thread was not createdd for the sole purpose of listing only GOOD MEMORIES. If that was the case, it would have been clearly stated. I am hardly being disruptive by talking about BAD MEMORIES in here. Since so many people seem to read into this thread what is not there, maybe it should be locked up and then someone can post a thread specifically pointing out that it MUST be for GOOD MEMORIES ONLY -- by order of Adolph Hitler and the Facists!
posted on August 16, 2001 08:58:49 AM
Well, Borillar, your focus is your reality. If your focus is bitterness, so be it. As for me, I decided as a teenager, that I would never, ever be bitter about anything that happened to me in life. Angry, yes. Sad, yes. Never bitter. Bitterness is like a cancer eating at the soul.
posted on August 16, 2001 09:00:48 AM
I'll tell you stockticker, why I am not posting on the Bad memories thread. It's because it was started by Hepburn.
Both Zilvy and Hepburn chase me around and I avoid their threads in order to avoid another confrontation.
The memories that Borillar and I have posted on this thread are entirely legitimate.
posted on August 16, 2001 09:13:07 AM
Yes, that's right. This thread did not state that it was for good memories only. Helen and I were in here minding our own business and posting our memories and politely answering questions when asked. Then hepburn came storming in here and stomped all over us and zilvy joined in making the usual snide remarks that zilvy is so well known for. And Helen and I are the Bad guys? Give me a break!
Irene, I am not bitter. I get loads of laughs from the immature antics displayed by some posters on here. The more that they act like little children, the more glad that I am that I don't know them personally.
posted on August 16, 2001 09:20:30 AM Posted by the originator of the thread
posted on August 14, 2001 01:09:02 AM by Jumpinjacko
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I remember when there were so many neat people posting on the AW Boards that they could keep you amused all day! I say..I’m trying..
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Amused = equals fun, feel good! Reading with understanding!!
posted on August 16, 2001 09:35:32 AMWhat I do see is hepburn bursting in here like Adolph Hitler storm trooper-style and slamming and screaming at Helen and me, trying to impose her views on others! How fascist! And then zilvy, ever the loyal follower, always echoes what someone else has thought up -- so long as that person is being nasty, belligerent, and alpha-male dominate. That makes you BOTH WRONG!
[b] Hjw
posted on August 16, 2001 09:00:48 AM
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I'll tell you stockticker, why I am not posting on the Bad memories thread. It's because it was started by Hepburn.
Both Zilvy and Hepburn chase me around and I avoid their threads in order to avoid another confrontation.
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I am making a formal complaint, in writing, concerning the post above by Borillar, posted on August 16, 2001 08:31:27 AM . I am also including Helen in this same complaint, as I am fed up with her paranoia of thinking EVERYONE is always after her, and the disruption she always causes with those complaints. I have held my temper as long as possible, and I refuse to take these insults anymore.
posted on August 16, 2001 09:41:57 AM
I also want to add that if Helen is avoiding me, why does she address me in OTHER threads or constantly brings my name up? Again, I request moderation of her, because enough is enough.
Before this thread gets locked up, I wanted to say that my experience did cause me a lot of pain at the time, but I did get over it. My best friend at the time was black, and I've had other friends who were black since then.
I think the most important lesson I learned then was that no race has a monopoly on a$$hole$.
In keeping with the good memories, I remember 'kick the can' after dark, too. That was a lot of fun, and I think I'll play it with my kids tonight! I can't believe I haven't shown them how to play it yet.
posted on August 16, 2001 10:32:27 AM
Thank you, Robin. You're right: the best times are NOW. Make the most of every moment and all that. The good things that you do now make the fond memories that you will share later down the road.
posted on August 16, 2001 10:48:40 AM" am making a formal complaint, in writing, concerning the post above by Borillar,"
If AW wants to suspend me for voicing my opinion of the process used by you to follow me around on here and harass me with personal attacks for the last week or so -- that's fine with me.
"If AW wants to suspend me for voicing my opinion of the process used by you to follow me around on here and harass me with personal attacks for the last week or so -- that's fine with me."
I second that comment...only it's been longer than a week or so in my case.
