Thanks Judy - I read this entire thread. I was wondering if a search on Curtis's full name would lead me to FFL and it did.
Anyway the other little gem from Sal's other post - "If he became CC in 85, and already by 90 he was TM-Ex, his reign of terror lasted fewer years than I thought." LOL. On May 7, 2013, at 10:38 AM, "authfriend" <authfri...@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@...> wrote: > > > > Barry, in his eagerness to say something typically unfounded > > and stupid, didn't notice I said nothing about Curtis's > > alleged Nazi-like behaviour in the TMO. > > The problem was that you made a little gentle fun of him > at the end of your post, and making fun of Barry is > THE Unforgiveable Sin in Barry's book. It always makes > him go completely insane, complete with hallucinations. > > BTW, it wasn't a "disturbance in the force" that caused > Curtis to materialize on FFL a day or two after we'd had > this fairly lengthy discussion about him; he'd been > lurking. > > Here's another interesting post from Sal in that > discussion; she had known Curtis at the time he was, > according to her, doing his TMO-Nazi thing. It wasn't > "hearsay," contrary to Barry's claim; it was her > personal experience of how he behaved as Center > Chairman in DC: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/97351 > > Shemp McGurk, BTW, was most definitely not a "troll." > He could be annoying as hell, but he also made a lot > of valuable, substantive contributions while he was on > FFL, as Barry knows. And his initial query that started > the thread was entirely innocuous, as Barry also knows. > > Here's the first post in the thread; down below Shemp's > inquiry post is a list of the posts in the following > discussion about Curtis before he showed up here: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/97327 > > (If anybody decides to quote any of them, be sure to > delete his real last name if it appears in what you > quote, as Ravi did. Curtis tends to get rather angry > if his real name is used here.) > > > Good for him, it is what the TMO expects. I am sure he was the equivalent > > of a 5 star general. My remarks had to do with exactly what you/Barry just > > verified: that internet relationships can go from snarky to love in just a > > few short posts. Thanks for providing evidence of that with your post > > references. I'll know where to turn for archival evidence if Judy ever > > decides to split. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Ann, in her eagerness to have something -- anything -- > > > to demonize Curtis with, jumps all over Ravi's troll, > > > failing to notice that Sal posted this before ever > > > encountering Curtis on FFL. A quick search indicates > > > that he didn't start posting here until after she > > > had written this. > > > > > > She was responding to a troll from a professional > > > troll who called himself shempmcgurk, based purely > > > on hearsay. > > > > > > Curtis must have felt a disturbance in the force, > > > because he replied a couple of days later with: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/97529 > > > > > > Sal then responded with an equally friendly: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/97532 > > > > Thanks for an honest reply, Curtis. I hope your new > > > > (well, not really new at this point) life gives you > > > > much enjoyment. > > > > > > > > And, FWIW, I agreed with most of what you said over > > > > on ATM and didn't really understand all the flak > > > > tossed your way. Sorry about the bowtie comment--but > > > > I still think you look a bit like Tucker. :) > > > > > > Good move, Ravi and Ann. Let's see if Thundertwat* > > > falls for it, too. :-) > > > > > > * If she can use "pet names" like "Stupid Sal," I > > > feel justified in making up pet names of my own. :-) > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > "What's yours?(excuse)" > > > > > > > > > > Oh dear Ann, you will like this. > > > > > > > > > > I was trying to check how truthful one of my statements was and I ran > > > > > into > > > > > this gem from Sal Sunshine on Curtis - confirms my intuition on > > > > > Curtis, I > > > > > hate Judy for never sharing this with me :-) > > > > > > > > > > "Curtis...one of the truly great TM Nazis the TMO ever produced. > > > > > After he > > > > > left the fold, he became as vehemently against as he had been pro > > > > > before. > > > > > In his time, though , he was awesome. He would regularly "report" > > > > > people > > > > > for the most minor TM infractions (such as wearing jeans to the > > > > > Center--horrors!) as well as work on occasion to keep people off > > > > > courses, > > > > > TTC, etc. You name it, he reported it. Must have satisfied some > > > > > primal urge > > > > > for power, or something. His defection really came as not much of a > > > > > surprise...that level of stress most people just can't keep up for > > > > > very > > > > > long. I've wondered over the years what became of him too." > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/97343 > > > > > > > > Thanks for this Ravi, you have found an interesting little excerpt. I > > > > find it somewhat surprising that SS seemed to dislike Curtis yet Barry > > > > likes Sal and Barry likes Curtis. Interesting dynamic but then that was > > > > 7 years ago. Maybe Sal and Curtis came to like and appreciate each > > > > other, just like Barry and Share are BFF's now. Amazing what this > > > > internet interaction can create - all these cute new relationships > > > > based on mutual respect and coherence. Hell, maybe Barry will move back > > > > to FF, make latte's at Revelations, put together welcome packages for > > > > visiting healers and shovel cars out of the snow for damsels unable to > > > > do so themselves when trying to make it to the dome on time. Stranger > > > > things have happened. > > > > > > > > Reply via web post Reply to sender Reply to group Start a New > Topic Messages in this topic (57) > RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 2 New Photos 3 > Visit Your Group > To subscribe, send a message to: > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > MARKETPLACE > >
