--- In [email protected], maskedzebra <no_reply@...> wrote:
<Curtis, should you be right in what you say actuates his writing to me, a psychopathic monster.> But in my own defense I must say the toying with you in such a disingenuous way, taking the time to create a faux genuine persona, in an expression of my saintly-psyco-pathological personality is a big step up for me from picking up hitchhikers and stuffing them in suitcases to leave in truck stops all along the East Coast. (Did I say East Coast, I mean West Coast, yeah, that's the ticket, West Coast, NOT the East Coast see, not the East Coast.) Seriously, I mean it, NOT the East Coast. Damn I am gunna have to shell out some dough and get that delete key fixed, this is causing some real concern now. I am hereby categorically denying that any suitcases filled with humans found on the East Coast (Not that I know there are any at all) are mine. Wait, that doesn't cover it very well at all. Not the West Coast either. None of them (If there are any and I certainly don't know) are from me. And I didn't leave any in Mexico either. (Shit why did I bring Mexico into this mess!) Especially the blue American Tourister at the 17th mile marker on 95 North of Baltimore. That one (If there is one, and how could I know?) is NOT mine and I did not leave it, pealing out of the parking lot in a blue 1985 Riviera GT at 3:45 in the morning on Aug 15th. I am saying very clearly that this was NOT me. My 1985 blue Riviera GT was parked at home where I was in bed sleeping. My cat can vouch for this. > > Dear Barry Wright, > > If you can ever get Curtis to admit that he is, in relationship to myself, > acting the part of Mother Theresa, or if he, in his response to my latest > post, gives *any* indication that this could possibly be the case, I shall > cease posting at FFL. For what you say in this post to be true means the > refutation and destruction of my entire philosophy. Since I take as an > original premise the idea that I can read more or less the motives of others > when they write to myself. So, I am declaring then, Barry, that everything > you say in this post is false (I assume it is basically false as well with > respect to the other persons who you categorize as being ministered to by the > missionary charity of Curtis; but I don't profess to know this for a dead > certainty). Let's put it this way, Barry: You are saying Curtis is writing to > me for reasons which directly contradict what he formally professes are his > reasons. Am I to believe you and believe him to be lying to me? I have > conducted an offline correspondence with Curtis, and our interactions within > this context would make of Curtis, should you be right in what you say > actuates his writing to me, a psychopathic monster. I will simply say, Barry, > you are as inherently wrong about your characterization of Curtis, as I am > objectively right in my attribution of his motives in writing to me, viz, > that he is utterly sincere and engaged with all his mind and heart. And I let > this declaration stand: unless Curtis gainsays what I have said hereor even > qualifies it in any wayI will assume that I am right and you, terribly, > perversely wrong. You have never once even attempted to make your case, and > you haven't here either. Again, Barry, I challenge Curtis: if he refuses to > issue any kind of statement in supporteven infinitesimallyof what you have > said are his reasons for writing to me, I will assume, for the record, that > you are, at least with respect to myself, egregiously wrong. And that Curtis > knows you to be a false witness to his actions. If I had the very slightest > doubt about all that I have said here, Barry, I would stop posting at FFL and > personally thank you for performing a service that no one else has been able > to perform for me: demonstrating that I am, when it really comes down to it, > a neurotic human being who seeks the attention of others because of the > shallowness of his soul. > > By the way, I refuse to let anyone compensate for me. Do you get this, Barry? > Think about that. > > Robin > > > > --- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Oct 18, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > > > > Robin is having trouble posting this, so I'm doing it for him: > > > > > > > > Maybe his email program is bored out of its > > > > mind by his mind-numbingly > > > > long-winded posts, and has decided to rebel. > > > > > > Hey Sal, > > > > > > I have to take part of the credit or blame for the length > > > since I produced my half of it. And I can certainly see > > > how from the outside this beast is just too much to bear! > > > Seriously. But I defend the charge that Robin is just > > > sending out monologues to strangers here. > > > > > > This is one of the most interesting discussions I have > > > engaged in here. And unfortunately it took a lot of words > > > to suss out some key points of interest to both Robin and > > > me. The driving force behind this exchange is a genuine > > > interest in understanding each other's process for > > > approaching reality. Because it engages our complete > > > philosophies, it requires a lot of words. What we are > > > attempting is not simple. And of course any conversation > > > with me is going to be lengthened by whatever improv comedy > > > strikes me as I write, so there we tack on even more. > > > > > > I am not making a case that this should be of interest to > > > anyone else. I am just owning my part in it. > > > > I, too, thank Curtis for his explanation. I do not > > share his fascination with either the people he gets > > into long-winded discussions with, or with any of > > their ideas, but it's probably good that someone does. > > > > As much as I love Curtis, sometimes I see him as the > > Patron Saint Of The Terminally Self Important. As such, > > he is pretty much the polar opposite of myself. When I > > encounter someone on the Internet who combines an over- > > weaning sense of their own self importance with an > > almost pathological need to use as many words as humanly > > possible to convince others of that importance, all > > while coming up with a near-absolute dearth of creative > > ideas (or even original ideas), I tend to react to them > > the way Dogbert does in the cartoon I posted recently, > > by waving my paw at them and saying "Bah." > > > > Curtis *engages* them. Like the saint he is, he reacts > > to the nothing they say by either pretending it's some- > > thing or (more likely) as if he's actually able to find > > something interesting in it. As such, he has become in > > a way the "therapist to the stars," or at least those > > who are legends in their own minds and convinced that > > they *are* stars. > > > > Whereas few others consider Robin or Judy or Ravi or > > Jim interesting enough to even *read*, Curtis not only > > reads their stuff but replies to it as if it actually > > deserved a reply. He meets nitpick with nitpick, self- > > obsession with "I can understand why you're obsessed > > with that," tirade with humor. I admire his compassion > > and his patience in doing this; it is a skill that I > > lack. Since I honestly don't think that I've ever seen > > an original or creative idea emanate from ANY of the > > people I mentioned, it is very difficult for me to > > pretend that I have. It's much easier -- and a far > > better use of my time -- to wave my paw at them and > > say "Bah" than it is to get into their obsessions with > > them. Curtis feels otherwise, and thus provides these > > oh-so-needy people with the attention that they so > > desperately seek. > > > > It's like he's the Mother Teresa of the Internet. > > Whereas some encounter a leper trying to show off his > > sores and turn away, Curtis says, "Wow...that's really > > a good one. Just LOOK at the pus oozing from that one," > > and allows them to feel good about themselves, as if > > there were at least one person out there in cyberspace > > who feels that they're interesting enough to deal with. > > > > It is thus IMO a form of selfless service, and I commend > > him for it. I may not read it, even though I know that > > this may deprive me of glimpses of his awesome humor, > > but I think it's neat that he does it. > > > > > > The average post here is > > > > maybe 5-10 Kbs, this one alone is 125. While > > > > this might be his longest to date, it's hardly > > > > an aberration. I don't get it. Too bad > > > > MDG is no longer here to explain how and why > > > > someone would take the trouble, day after day, > > > > to write these endless monologues to a bunch of almost > > > > complete strangers. > > > > > > > > Sal > > > > > > > > > >
