Spock...

“Rad will be bacpac in 20 years? Lord have mercy on his soul!”

“lipstick hiker - When you make remarks or statements that someone views as racist, bigoted or prejudiced, they have every right to call you on it. Once you make those type of remarks, it's not for "the sake of hitting an innocent target". The individual is saying they view your remarks as such and is stating their opinion.

Those opinions are completely different than what Spock said to Rad.”

“Nigal's right. 'Spock' must be in troll heaven.”

“I normally don't post anything serious on non-backpacking related threads. But HOLD ON A MINUTE. I like Lipstick Hiker. Rad? He's a dime a dozen.”

“heh. Did I just commit political suicide?”

“I like Lipstick too. And Rad. But Rad can be pompous and self-righteous at times.”

“steve hiker, I understand speech habits are fairly hard to control, but you actually have to type out those words to post here, and it just seems easier and more appropriate (to me at least) to just leave them.
I have problems using those terms on occasion, but usually just stick to the "MF" word. Man, does ever make me sound uneducated!”

“Rad has been on my sh!t list for a long time...it's why you never see him or myself rspond to each other. I thought he had learned a lesson long ago, but if he wants to start in at me again, I will take my shots back in a way he will understand. Obviously I got his attention, and I hope he will keep his trap shut towards me from now on... boy. And I'm not going to apologize to Rad, it was an attack on him, not his wife even though it mentions her.”

“Rad, from the way you speak of your wife you must be a good husband and your wife must be a good match to you. I wish more people ahd that kind of life long dedication to their spouses.”

“i try. she doesn't need to try, though. she has always been perfect, to me.”

“Thanks Biz and Steve. It's okay Biz, there are people on tt that like me too like rad has friends that like him, lol.”

“Actually I like both of you. Wish y'all would kiss and make up.

Here Lips :{} ... and Rad GRRRRRRR, touch noses/lips and do what comes natchurly.”

“I like radagast a lot. I like lipstick hiker's posts most times but don't know her. Spock, well... It's almost as if he's an evil Tarp Rat persona.

I'm not sure that you've been here long enough to know the players without a program, Biz. But thanks for sharing.

Pompous and self-righteous, steve? Wow! I never sense anything but good natured humor from rad. I think he's in a dead heat with kleetn for wittiness.

MY NAME IS ARCLITE AND RADAGAST IS MY FRIEND!”

“spock, that's just the type of response i would expect, but still, i couldn't help but laugh. i should not find it humorous, though. there is something about it that tells me that you are indeed the bitter, pathetic old man that we thought you were. you are quite pitiful. i hope you find what it is that you need in life.”

“steve, lippy and i only disagree on one issue, that i know of. well, maybe one other, but we are both human, and we don't let it stop us from enjoying discussions on the things that we do have in common.

hell, steve, even you and i get along, you alien lovin', washing machine fightin' freak!”

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"My shirt is highly illogical."”

“You know you've been away from the trail too long when start participating in a thread like this. How long has it been since I've been away from the computer? Last April since I've had a hike.

I'm definitely going next week, 5 days in Nantahala. Most of them solo.”

“(1) Spock has every right to express his opinion here, as unpopular as his opinions may be.

(2) He may be the only one who is correct (low probability).

(3) There is probably some degree of truth in all opinions.

(4) Even truth needs to be challenged and tested or else it becomes dogma (just ask Socrates and Aristotle).

(5) Civil people can disagree without making personal attcks.

(6) Attacking someone's spouse or other loved one and refusing to apologize reveals a weak character.

Of course I could be all wrong.”

“Oh, and it must be extremely damaging to young Tea's psyche to have his cyber mom and dad bicker in front of him.”

“Hmmmm...

I think its silly to make Spock a demon or a monster.. he says some stuff that strikes me as BS and some that is true, but few others will say.

That said, I notice some hipocrisy: He thinks the US has done wrong and expects the US to be apologetic, rather than retaliate, in the wake of the WTC bombing. Yet, he won't apologize and acknowledge crossing a line.”

“Violin, I don't think you are all wrong, I think you are right on!”

“Ped, I agree. Lets not make spock a demon or monster. He has proven he needs no help in that department.”

“No, please! Demonize me. Demonize who and what you don't like. Revert back to the dark ages of ignorance and demonize me like some witch and burn me at the stake to save your own beliefs from being challenged. If you can't debate and refute my opinions, just attack me personally and demonize me. You are no better than the terrorists whom you hate... for they have demonized the USA.”

“Spock, you still need to get a clue”

“Spock, That argument really doesn't play too well coming from you, the demonizer personified.”

“Spock, I'm not at all certain where the line is, but I am certain that you cross it. It is my opinion that your presence lowers the quality of this community.”

“We're all entitled to our opinions, and I like to hear from everybody.”

“"It is my opinion that your presence lowers the quality of this community." - Ldhiker, or Osama Bin Ladin referring to US presence on Arab soil?

Ldhiker, your thought process mirrors Osama's.”

“Well said Steve Hiker.”

“Glad to see ya back shaking things up Spock. I did have a totally non political question for you. I'm not being mean, sarcastic, or antaganistic. I'm just curious, nothing else.

What brings Spock joy? And why?”

“Liberty caps?”

“Joy is in the eye of the beerholder.”

“Why is everyone talkin about my wife? She IS spoken for ya know...LOL”

“So YER the beerholder?”

“Spock does not know joy. Joy is an illogical emotion reserved for humans. What Spock does enjoy is mind melding with tires. You see tires are produced via a process called vulcanization. Mind melding with tires is how vulcans get off.”

“A successful Pon farr - makes Spock a very happy Vulcan.”

“So let's dare to ask the question who is Spock:
All of us are backpackers, Spock. Where do you like backpack? What gear philosophies do you follow? When did you start? Cmon man, talk. This is a backpacking board after all, despite the WTC threads.”

“His list of peaks bagged shows he could have so much more to share about our common interests than that of the intrests that devide.”

“Nigal, That was my first clue. His resume is loaded, yet he offers not one tidbit of useful backpacking info. The second clue was his IP address and the rest is history.”

“Spock, I respect opinions, they are like a**holes and everyone has one, we all think each others stinks. Fortunately, this is one of the things I won't have to thing about during my week in the Big Bend this month.”

“He could be the Tarpy from the Bizzarro World and has melded through to this dimension to wreek havoc and expidite the decay of humanity as we know it!”

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“buddha bear, do you mean this?

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“Oops, guess I couldn't do it too.”

“I don't know Spock.

Is someone trying to say I can't hold my beer?!”

“Recently posted by me on another thread, but was about Spock...

I have never seen more negative statements, thoughts and energy from one person. It really has me wondering...does someone p!ss in his Cheerios every morning? Personally, I think I would change breakfast foods or protect my Cheerios. Life is just way too short.”

“what i read is the rantings of an old man, with a history full of regrets.

tough sh!t, old man. it's all your fault.”

“Wowzers! I haven't been around for awhile and lookie what I have to come back to! To the Jel-O pits with all of you!

I have no idea what was said to p!ss raddy off, and I probably don't want to know. Rad can come across a bit, how shall I say, crass and uncaring on this site. In person, that's a different story, I'll hike with him any time.

Oh yeah, and who called him quiet? You forgot to say TIC or something to that effect. Raddy, quiet?”

“i love snuggly wuggly pammy, tho!”

“TROLL INFLAMMATISIS (Flaming Troll)

Posts more vitrolic than most, may return to thread for a few further flames, reaches amazing levels of spite in posts.


Antidote:
Put down the guns and the pointed sticks. YOUR BEST WEAPON IS YOUR REFUSAL. A troll is like quicksand: the more you struggle, the deeper you will be sucked under. You do not have to reply to a troll! That is exactly what he/she wants. He/she will come back to the computer and anxiously scan the threads to see how any have replied to its foolish thread. Don't play the game.”