05-06-2008, 05:59 PM
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| USFA 08: The "Old Guard" Strikes Back?
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Originally Posted by oso97 The Nominating Committee made some hard choices, and rejected the Old Guard - and don't think that certain people on it haven't paid a price for that. | I'm curious if anyone can shed some light into this situation.
This is a VERY serious charge.
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05-06-2008, 06:39 PM
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| And now, music to post "Old Guard" news by.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ZTTsiJupo
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05-06-2008, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee  This quote comes directly from a member of this year's Nominating Committee.
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I'm curious if anyone can shed some light into this situation.
This is a VERY serious charge. | You're always lookin for trouble huh?
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05-06-2008, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by KShan5[PrFC] You're always lookin for trouble huh? | Its not like he's actually contributed anything substantial lately.
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05-06-2008, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Capt. Slo-mo | i think you mean this one | |
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05-06-2008, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by KShan5[PrFC] You're always lookin for trouble huh? | If by trouble you mean wiling to risk the "Old Guard" sending an enforcer squad to my home with the purpose of disappearing me in the middle of the night, then yes.
There are several possibilities. I will list three.
1. There is an "Old Guard" with actual powers that is hell bent on retaliating against the members of the Nominating Committee for not selecting their Manchurian candidate.
2. At least one member of the Nominating committee suffers from a form of delusional paranoia.
3. The statement is self-serving fiction.
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05-06-2008, 07:26 PM
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| There are at least 4 other possibilities. But, perhaps you'll need to do more in the sport besides hang out on F.net to discover what they are...
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05-06-2008, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by noodle | That was the first time in my life I actually wished I had been Rick Rolled instead.
Absolutely heinous.
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05-06-2008, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by oso97 There are at least 4 other possibilities. But, perhaps you'll need to do more in the sport besides hang out on F.net to discover what they are... | They're making you serve on the next nominating committee? The bastards.
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05-06-2008, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by oso97 There are at least 4 other possibilities. | I left the door open. Feel free to add to the list. Quote: |
But, perhaps you'll need to do more in the sport besides hang out on F.net to discover what they are...
| do you really want to play the ad hom game with me, grasshopper?
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05-06-2008, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by oso97 There are at least 4 other possibilities. But, perhaps you'll need to do more in the sport besides hang out on F.net to discover what they are... | That's an interesting statement o'Bear. Actually I've kind of wondered the same thing from time to time when the verbage starts flying. One suspects there is more than one "Vork" present here.
It's an old time whinge of mine, this supposed anonymity of the net/f.net. Perhaps it needs someone to apply their cyber stalking skills and post a listing of who's who perhaps with an extraction of who's on the lists. But then I think, to what purpose? Those who can compete do, those who can't... Well, I do enjoy Fencergrl and there needs to be a common meeting ground where fencers, directors and armorers can chat&rant.
Grasshopper???
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05-06-2008, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee do you really want to play the ad hom game with me, grasshopper? | Probably not. You've shown your skill quite well at ad hom attacks with no substance behind them! 
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05-06-2008, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by oso97 Probably not. You've shown your skill quite well at ad hom attacks with no substance behind them! | Thank you for your speedy surrender.
Believe it or not, evisceration is tedious work.
Now, care to comment on the actual subject matter?
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05-06-2008, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jjefferies That's an interesting statement o'Bear. Actually I've kind of wondered the same thing from time to time when the verbage starts flying. One suspects there is more than one "Vork" present here. | "The Guild" reference?
I'm missing something (whether or not I've correctly figured out where "Vork" comes from). Quote:
Originally Posted by jjefferies It's an old time whinge of mine, this supposed anonymity of the net/f.net. Perhaps it needs someone to apply their cyber stalking skills and post a listing of who's who perhaps with an extraction of who's on the lists. | I think most of the long-term readers know who Oso is and many know who Mr. Epee is.
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05-06-2008, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by oiuyt "The Guild" reference?
I'm missing something (whether or not I've correctly figured out where "Vork" comes from). | But of course you got the personage. Think about the character of the character. An on line warrior but when it comes to meeting face to face, "I don't wanna". On the other hand he does have the focus to continue to pillage and loot even in the real world. Quote:
Originally Posted by oiuyt I think most of the long-term readers know who Oso is and many know who Mr. Epee is.-B | Guess I'm not a long-term reader by those standards then. Which is fine. My worst day fencing is much superior to my best day posting or working for that matter. If some one wants anonymity then I feel you should respect that. They probably have reasons. On the other hand I've have met kd5mdk and notalent (which is a really self deprecating tag) and dberke and others and enjoyed that. My online moto club, the Denizens of Doom, have little pins we wear so we can recognize each other at motorcycle rallies and exchange the secret handshake. Maybe we ought to do something like that for f.netters.
Ooops! forgot the smiley 
Echh! and mispelled KD5MDK. Some days.
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05-06-2008, 09:13 PM
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05-06-2008, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jjefferies But of course you got the personage. Think about the character of the character. An on line warrior but when it comes to meeting face to face, "I don't wanna". On the other hand he does have the focus to continue to pillage and loot even in the real world. | K, makes sense. Quote:
Originally Posted by jjefferies Guess I'm not a long-term reader by those standards then. | Mmm, perhaps I worded it poorly. Quote:
Originally Posted by jjefferies and notalent (which is a really self deprecating tag) | I don't know. What is a "lent"? Is it really so good that not being one is that bad? ;)
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05-06-2008, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by noodle | You have made powerful enemies of both of my ears... | |
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05-07-2008, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee This quote comes directly from a member of this year's Nominating Committee. Quote:
Originally Posted by oso97
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