Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:38 pm
Didn't jeff start the shit in this thread himself? I'm all for being an asshole to Pinback though.
No. Ben threw in the "And your mother" because he wanted to twist JQW. No, that shouldn't set anyone off but everyone who's ever left here has had a similar straw that broke their back.
But no, when it comes right down to it, the only thing that makes me mad is that the people going out of their way to give JQW a hard time -- and no, not Bruce, Bruce engaged in a perfectly reasonable conversation with him on old computer shit a while back ago -- are completely ignoring the fact that he's MY FUCKING FRIEND.
I don't go out of my way to stir up shit with my friends' friends. I don't get a similar considerations. Which is amazing, because the people in the wrong on this one surround themselves with some real winners.
Aside from the fact that JQW contributes to the old games and fruitball machines that I currently have a "thing" for, he's one of my oldest and most valued friends. Who's the first guy to call when I am in Rochester, every fucking time? Jeff. Who constantly carts my ass around when I am in town without wheels? Jeff? Who always throws a party at his place so we can game it? Jeff. So he comes off a little abrasive on the Internet, big deal. Who here doesn't?
(OK, there are actually some guys on here that don't, but I will ignore that rather than construct my sentence again.)
None of this matters though, when Ben is bored: When that happens, it's time to stir shit up satiate his desire for drama. That's the most important thing in all of this!