Are you gay? Only queers do drama this well. P.S. I am gay, so I can use the Q word. Thanks. On Friday, May 9, 2003, at 11:03 AM, Ric Perrott wrote: > I thought I'd share with everyone what Mr. XXL (is that his waist > size?) decided to share with me via personal email: > > First there was this gem, written after Mr. XXL visited my web page... > > "The best writers often write from their life experience. I saw that > you had > written some works for the screen. So try to integrate your > life-experience > with your art.. I suggest you develop and submit a screenplay for the > next > installment of "Jackass". Good luck.. I do appreciate the good laugh > I had over it." > > Smacks a little of jealousy to me. Perhaps the fact that I get to do > what I love everyday, creating art and giving back to the World > frustrates Mr. XXL, who is most obviously stuck in a life that he > hates, and which hates him in return. > > Then I was able to chuckle over this nugget of wisdom: > > "It is obvious to me that you know zero about IP law, because I DO > know quite a bit > about it. I graduated from the top IP law school in the US and we had > professors who were counsel for ASCAP who talked extensively on the > fact > that consumers who owned a work on LP and then bought that same work > on CD > were in face paying again for rights that were vested in the first > purchase. > And the record companies know this and love it." > > All of which is completely irrelevant to his original statement which > told me that I was FORCED to purchase the CD after I bought the LP. > I'm still waiting for Mr. Brainiac to tell me exactly how I was FORCED > to buy something. But I suppose when you're as bitter as he is, you > need to lash out at something, anything, that will make your life seem > even a little less horrific and meaningless. I suggested both > counseling and asking this unnamed "top IP law school" for a refund of > tuition, because they had obviously failed in their mission to educate > him. > > But alas, we still weren't done... Mr. Brainless felt the need to toss > in one last grade school level insult. Get ready... it's a dandy.... > > "I hope you grow up some day.. What are you.. about 14?" > > Wow! Are you as blown away as I am folks? We are obviously dealing > with a master of the written invective here. I thought I was dealing > with an amateur until he pulled the "What are you 14?" from out of > nowhere. He completely blind-sided me and I have to admit that I was > unprepared for the barb that he hurtled my way. Not since that day in > 8th grade on the playground, when a 9th grader, John Malone, made fun > of my shoes had I felt so naked, my emotions laid bare. I had > attempted to retaliate by making a crack about John's shirt, but it > fell miserably flat, and that was when John let me have it. He said, > "What are you? 14?" It hit me like a ton of bricks because I was, in > fact, 14. I'll never forget the emotional torment that I was subjected > to, and I still carry around the scars today. > > So thank you Mr. XXL for opening those wounds long closed. You have > brought me back to a place I'd never thought I'd have to revisit. The > very nature of your immaturity, coupled with your deep seated feelings > of insecurity have taken me back to a dark time in my life. I hope > you're proud of yourself. > > > ---------- > Check out the Titanium email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Titanium.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Titanium-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <Titanium-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <Titanium-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your > Mac ISP Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! > http://macinternetaccess.com > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml > > Chris Owens Cincinnati, Ohio (513) 861-3104 home (513) 807-3104 mobile office ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Friendship: A soul dwelling in two bodies." ~Aristotle~