The Rolling Stones picked it up

[siobhan222]

Hey, siobhan. We gave you a chance. All you seem to do is want to cause trouble. This is NOT a politically correct forum. Now either develop a thick skin or don't let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya.

I'm causing trouble by saying it's incorrect for people to criticize fans because of their weight? That's a really interesting viewpoint. I guess I can take from that you condone criticism of fans who are overweight? How far is it okay to go with this? Is it okay to criticize fans who wear glasses, or have receding hairlines, or dress poorly? Perhaps you can define these parameters for us so we all know what is and isn't okay.

And now you're inviting me to leave? Are you a new moderator here then?

[Argus]

Too many big boned girls

Gee, I really hope none of you ever put on any extra weight ... or that your wives don't either. This is really low to slam fans because of their weight. That may be stooping lower than anything else I've seen on any other forum. Are you people perfect? I need to go into that pics thread and see if you've posted mugshots there. I really hope you have perfect hair, teeth, skin, etc.

And by the way, have you been to any other concerts of any other bands from the 70s and 80s? There are lots of people at any concerts of bands from that era who are overweight. If you haven't noticed, it's the plague of middle aged people these days. Lots and lots of middle aged women suffer from hypothyroidism which causes weight gain that does not come from eating. Not to mention the fact that menopause results in weight gain in the vast majority of women.

Grow up, please. This is really uncalled for.

Hey, siobhan. We gave you a chance. All you seem to do is want to cause trouble. This is NOT a politically correct forum. Now either develop a thick skin or don't let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya.

NIG wtf Andrew said that personal abuse is not appreciated.. she's just statin' the bleedin' obvious from reading here. Gonna throw her out for that

[The Fly]

One Journey fanatic documented this apparent lip-syncing in thoroughly dork-tastic detail

LMAO!!! Too funny.

[Big J]

I will admit to ruining my computer monitor with off-brand coke when I read the big-boned comment

I'll also admit to having yet to see one of the BT girls who, in any state of unconsciousness an at any near suicidal point in my life that I would have remotely considered flattening the bermuda grass with.

But I'll admit that saying so aloud is mean. Be nice. And I haven't noticed Siambalm or whatever the name is being a butt. Don't have to go all Deano on him/her calling names and such. Chill. It's Friday. He/She's probably a thighrubber too and is crying foul with good reason.

Nobody means any harm, I'm sure. I sure don't. And being that I'm built like a human spider (tall, lanky, with a beer gut) I can use words like "backbaconers," "thighrubbers," and "elevator testers" without getting in trouble.

Now quit getting all pissy, else I'll ruin the "Pics of Us" thread with a shot of me in the swimmin' pool.

[AR]

Gee, I really hope none of you ever put on any extra weight ... or that your wives don't either.

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I won't, and she won't.

People are so damn sensitive these days. It was a freaking joke. Don't recall my initial post pointing anyone out directly by name.

Now put down the Oreo's, stop playing on the computer and get on the damn treadmill!

My apologies to the "horizontally challenged" Journey fans out there.

[siobhan222]

I won't, and she won't.

I'm glad you're so sure of that. I've seen many people say the same thing and a few years later ... whooops ... what happened.

I also hope you and your wife are never disfigured because then you won't be perfect either. Or is that acceptable ... to be disfigured as long as you're not fat -- even if the fat comes from a medical condition?

Now put down the Oreo's, stop playing on the computer and get on the damn treadmill!

Is this addressed to me? I don't do the treadmill. I like Tae-Bo myself.

And by the way, if you think that was a joke criticising people because of how they look, it really wasn't funny. It can be very hurtful to some people. I've had friends who got very upset about things like that particularly if their physical looks really weren't something they had control over. We can discuss and disagree about Journey topics, but it's really grade-school behaviour to pick on people because of how they look. None of us are 100% perfect.

[AR]

I'm glad you're so sure of that. I've seen many people say the same thing and a few years later ... whooops ... what happened.

I also hope you and your wife are never disfigured because then you won't be perfect either. Or is that acceptable ... to be disfigured as long as you're not fat -- even if the fat comes from a medical condition?


Quote:
Now put down the Oreo's, stop playing on the computer and get on the damn treadmill!


Is this addressed to me? I don't do the treadmill. I like Tae-Bo myself.

And by the way, if you think that was a joke criticising people because of how they look, it really wasn't funny. It can be very hurtful to some people. I've had friends who got very upset about things like that particularly if their physical looks really weren't something they had control over. We can discuss and disagree about Journey topics, but it's really grade-school behaviour to pick on people because of how they look. None of us are 100% perfect.


Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:52 am

I never mentioned you or anyone else in my initial post but since you called me out.

You sound like a big pain in the ass. If in the unlikely event you ever trapped a man I hope he has enough sense to put a bullet in his head to experience the sweat release of death.

Yes my wife and I are thin and attractive. Ha ha ha.

[conversationpc]

I'm glad you're so sure of that. I've seen many people say the same thing and a few years later ... whooops ... what happened.

I also hope you and your wife are never disfigured because then you won't be perfect either. Or is that acceptable ... to be disfigured as long as you're not fat -- even if the fat comes from a medical condition?


Quote:
Now put down the Oreo's, stop playing on the computer and get on the damn treadmill!


Is this addressed to me? I don't do the treadmill. I like Tae-Bo myself.

And by the way, if you think that was a joke criticising people because of how they look, it really wasn't funny. It can be very hurtful to some people. I've had friends who got very upset about things like that particularly if their physical looks really weren't something they had control over. We can discuss and disagree about Journey topics, but it's really grade-school behaviour to pick on people because of how they look. None of us are 100% perfect.


Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:52 am

I never mentioned you or anyone else in my initial post but since you called me out.

You sound like a big pain in the ass. If in the unlikely event you ever trapped a man I hope he has enough sense to put a bullet in his head to experience the sweat release of death.

Yes my wife and I are thin and attractive. Ha ha ha.

Oh, good grief! Why don't you just take each other's lunch money while you're at it and we'll make sure smoeone escorts you to the principal's office.

[A Fire Inside]

I think the "Forum is Fun Again" thread jinxed us, you guys.

[AR]

Oh, good grief! Why don't you just take each other's lunch money while you're at it and we'll make sure smoeone escorts you to the principal's office.

She ate my lunch money.

[conversationpc]

Oh, good grief! Why don't you just take each other's lunch money while you're at it and we'll make sure smoeone escorts you to the principal's office.

She ate my lunch money.

I'm not going to throw a big fit like siobhan22 but she's right about the weight jokes. On the other hand, people do need to be a bit more thick-skinned. I'm no beanpole myself but I still have a sense of humor about it.

[Argus]

I'm glad you're so sure of that. I've seen many people say the same thing and a few years later ... whooops ... what happened.

I also hope you and your wife are never disfigured because then you won't be perfect either. Or is that acceptable ... to be disfigured as long as you're not fat -- even if the fat comes from a medical condition?


Quote:
Now put down the Oreo's, stop playing on the computer and get on the damn treadmill!


Is this addressed to me? I don't do the treadmill. I like Tae-Bo myself.

And by the way, if you think that was a joke criticising people because of how they look, it really wasn't funny. It can be very hurtful to some people. I've had friends who got very upset about things like that particularly if their physical looks really weren't something they had control over. We can discuss and disagree about Journey topics, but it's really grade-school behaviour to pick on people because of how they look. None of us are 100% perfect.


Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:52 am

I never mentioned you or anyone else in my initial post but since you called me out.

You sound like a big pain in the ass. If in the unlikely event you ever trapped a man I hope he has enough sense to put a bullet in his head to experience the sweat release of death.

Yes my wife and I are thin and attractive. Ha ha ha.

You have no idea what this person looks like because you haven't even followed the posts where she says she's married. Give it a rest. You are ass-u-ming.

[Liam]

Alls I gots to say here is... UH OH. lol

[AR]

I'm not going to throw a big fit like siobhan22 but she's right about the weight jokes. On the other hand, people do need to be a bit more thick-skinned. I'm no beanpole myself but I still have a sense of humor about it.

I have my faults, but I'm not going to save the world by taking offense to an offhanded joke on a Journey board. I have an ex-girlfriend who gained a ton of weight after developing breast cancer. So before whatever her name is gets on her big fat soapbox again, I have dealt with that kind of thing personally. She JOKES about it because she is cool.

Don't worry about me making a politically incorrect comment. If you're so damned concerned about fat people, steal their M&M's. buy them a Richard Simmons tape, I don't know.

Whaaah, I'm fat, nobody loves me, whaaaah!

[conversationpc]

Grenade isn't actually a Warrior, per se, but he is an ordnance so widely employed by combatants that no Flame Warriors guide would be complete without mentioning him. When lobbed into a discussion forum Grenade instantly reduces any semblance of reasonable discourse to smoking rubble and sets in motion the forces of war. Grenade can be loaded with different explosives depending on the forum, but some common detonating materials are Clinton, gun control, homosexuality, Reagan, abortion, taxes, conspiracy theory, the NEA, welfare reform, etc. When beleaguered and facing certain defeat a Warrior can deflect even the most determined attack by triggering a diversionary explosion.

[AR]

You have no idea what this person looks like because you haven't even followed the posts where she says she's married. Give it a rest. You are ass-u-ming

What part of JOKING do you not understand? I made one off handed post and this place turns into Back Talk.

[siobhan222]

I never mentioned you or anyone else in my initial post but since you called me out.

Actually, you quoted my post and said "put down the oreos, stop playing with the computer and get on the treadmill". Sure seemed like you were addressing that comment to me.

You sound like a big pain in the ass.

You're entitled to your opinion. But it really doesn't make you look like a great person that you sit and insult others.

If in the unlikely event you ever trapped a man I hope he has enough sense to put a bullet in his head to experience the sweat release of death.

Ooops ... I already trapped one ... about 8 years ago. I'll let him know he should put a bullet to his head in your opinion. I'm sure he'll consider it very seriously -- NOT.

Yes my wife and I are thin and attractive. Ha ha ha.

Good for you. I hope you manage to stay that way forever and never gain any weight from a medical condition or otherwise, and that nothing ever happens to disfigure your attractive looks. I've seen both happen to really great looking friends of mine and it's been terribly difficult for them to adjust. One of those friends was someone like you who poked fun at people who were overweight or weren't as attractive as she thought she was. Since she has suffered a disfiguring accident and gained weight from steroids used to address her brain injury, she often tells others not to criticize how people look, because one day that might be you.

[AR]

You don't listen to Howard Stern much do you?

[FormerJrnyFan]

You have no idea what this person looks like because you haven't even followed the posts where she says she's married. Give it a rest. You are ass-u-ming

What part of JOKING do you not understand? I made one off handed post and this place turns into Back Talk.

[conversationpc]

One of those friends was someone like you who poked fun at people who were overweight or weren't as attractive as she thought she was. Since she has suffered a disfiguring accident and gained weight from steroids used to address her brain injury, she often tells others not to criticize how people look, because one day that might be you.

You know, it does seem like people who often make fun of other people for this or that, typically end up having the same kind of problem later in life.

[conversationpc]

You don't listen to Howard Stern much do you?

Can't stand that guy...Making fun of the disabled, retarted, etc. What a low-life.

[AR]

You know, it does seem like people who often make fun of other people for this or that, typically end up having the same kind of problem later in life.

Savatage sucks.

[conversationpc]

You know, it does seem like people who often make fun of other people for this or that, typically end up having the same kind of problem later in life.

Savatage sucks.

May you burn in easy listening hell for eternity.

[perryfaithful]

Hey, siobhan. We gave you a chance. All you seem to do is want to cause trouble. This is NOT a politically correct forum. Now either develop a thick skin or don't let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya.

[AR]

May you burn in easy listening hell for eternity

Actually I listen to a lot of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and that kind of thing so easy listening hell would be a way of punishing me for sure.

Strapped in a room with nothing but Air Supply for eternity! Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[siobhan222]

I have an ex-girlfriend who gained a ton of weight after developing breast cancer. So before whatever her name is gets on her big fat soapbox again, I have dealt with that kind of thing personally. She JOKES about it because she is cool.

Good for her. That's very cool. But not everyone finds it that easy.

I think it would behoove you to consider how your comments might affect others. I like to judge people from the inside -- because whether the outside is perfect now or not, it's all transient and beauty is in the eye of the beholder anyway.

Many of the things you say and the flippant way in which you will tear down another person don't exactly make me think of you as a warm person. It comes across as very superficial. Is that the way you want people to think of you? Or, don't you care?

If you're so damned concerned about fat people, steal their M&M's. buy them a Richard Simmons tape, I don't know.

As I've said before, not every fat person is fat because they ate too much or didn't work out enough ... so those wouldn't be helpful.

[siobhan222]

You don't listen to Howard Stern much do you?

If this is addressed to me, no, I've never listened to him. I've seen him interviewed, heard comments from friends about his shows, and that kind of stuff just doesn't do anything for me. My time is limited and I've been very sick for quite some time, so I like to try to stay positive and do positive things when I can.

[AR]

so I like to try to stay positive and do positive things when I can

That's great! Try not to take things so seriously. Words can only hurt you or anyone else if you allow them too.

[siobhan222]

That's great! Try not to take things so seriously. Words can only hurt you or anyone else if you allow them too.

I don't take things too seriously. But I try to consider how others might feel and remark on it when I see unnecessary slants.

[AR]

I don't take things too seriously.

Yes, you do, at least online. But that's ok, because you do like the right band.

Going to have some beers. See ya fellow Back Talkers.