Gideon MacLeish

Reply to Lance Armstrong Win May be Stripped? in Humor JoeUser Forums

CSGuy, Personally I find his use of DiHydrogen Monoxide (DHMO), to which he has OPENLY ADMITTED, to be more appalling. For more about this alarming chemical, go to www.dhmo.org

Want Peace? MAKE Peace in Misc JoeUser Forums

It seems I have angered someone to the point of no return. I try to be a reasonable guy, but every now and then I say something that hits someone else the wrong way. The one pet peeve I have, though, is when motives or thoughts are ascribed to me that I simply didn't say. I pretty much say what's on my mind; if you didn't hear it from me, you have no business

It's a Boy! in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Well, folks...after four girls, little Quinn Donovan was born today weighing in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces and 19 inches long. We had a few nervous early moments, as he came out quite purple and wasn't very active; they had to give him a little oxygen and suction his lungs to get him going, but he seems to be doing well, and has inherited the scowl for which his

Reply to New Treatment for Hypertension in Humor JoeUser Forums

hey! That just might work, too...lol

Reply to Building steam for your blog.. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well, Brad, anything we can do to help. When I get a little free time, I am going to try to "shop" some of my articles around to different sites to promote joeuser. I think you've created a format that's heads and shoulders above the other blog sites, and actually intend to be among the paying members in the fall. (Just as a suggestion--maybe there's a way, to promote the "paid" memberships, that you can toss out a couple memberships

Reply to Will Michael Moore Help Bush Win the Election? in Politics JoeUser Forums

OK, first as to the ann acoulter favs...I'm not going to respond to that; we agree on her, ok? lol Second, as to the anonymous posting, we've had several that have been little more than snipes. Frankly, most of your argument is well presented even if we do not agree. I think you would be an asset as a blogger on here, and wouldn't mind seeing you toss your opinions into the fray. Now, onto the rest. My original gut reaction had a lot to do wit

Reply to comment etiquette ... is there any ? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I haven't found a new one yet...I tried shortstories, but that was Tim Mack, a good blogger but...not a newbie.

Reply to Going Out of the Way to be Civilized? in Misc JoeUser Forums

It's your floor, David, you have my word, I will not edit your words or delete your post. I will only respond, and will try to do so in a civil manner, regardless of the route you choose.

Reply to I stand behind all of my (mis) statements in Misc JoeUser Forums

I confess I am largely clueless as to the recent drama on here Gideon so I don't even know if it applies here but sometimes an "I was wrong" does help a bit. Just a thought. grey, I have said before I will apologize for the way I said something at times, not what I said. Basically, one of JU's

Reply to I stand behind all of my (mis) statements in Misc JoeUser Forums

lol steven...maybe we're one and the same...hehehe

Reply to Going Out of the Way to be Civilized? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Then go read the "fluffy bunnies" blog, Jeremy. I don't go through your blogs opining on what I feel is petty or not. The point is, this user went out of his way to state how he goes out of his way to be civilized, and never resorts to personal attacks. I posted this here to make comments that didn't belong on the other person's thread; if I would have commented there, I would have hijacked the thread furt

Reply to comment etiquette ... is there any ? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I believe Sally is refering to Razorfeather, but thanks for the compliments, Miguna (and Sally too). (plus, I am a 'her') Raven, don't you know you shouldn't have said anything and taken the free promotion? lol

Reply to You want the truth?? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

my favorite animal is between a frog and a llama Would that be a frama? Or a llog?

I stand behind all of my (mis) statements in Misc JoeUser Forums

Recently, a couple of unrelated blogs have kind of challenged me as to whether I would take back some of my statements or not, which got me to thinking, and I have an answer to that. I take back nothing. You will not find me deleting past articles or responses; my words are a matter of record, and I stand behind them. If someone is truly hurt by the

Reply to A small rant about roadwork and morons with flags. in Misc JoeUser Forums

dharma... zwei said it better than I could...the union guys would never agree to a contract that makes them get off their collective arses during offpeak hours.

Going Out of the Way to be Civilized? in Misc JoeUser Forums

David, because this is about you, you have been removed from blacklist long enough to respond. This does not need to continue on vanessa's thread. Recently, a joeuser spoke about how they were going out of their way to be civilized. They complained about how they were the victim of many personal attacks on joeuser. As this was the response I got when I tried

Reply to comment etiquette ... is there any ? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm sorry vanessa. I will refrain from posting on any articles david posts on in the future.

Reply to comment etiquette ... is there any ? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Vanessa, I apologize. I do welcome david, but had to say something because of his protestations of innocence while claiming he was so viciously attacked. There's two sides to every story, is all. That's all I will say about that. David, if you wish to email me (one of the limitations of blogging is communicating without addressing one another on one's own/other threads), I may be reached at miner43

Reply to Terrible, horribly bad sermons in Religion JoeUser Forums

dharma... Yes, those represent some of the worst of Christianity. The one where the pastor chastised the poor in his congregation really got me. He apparently subscribes to the "God as cosmic vending machine" theology, a belief that is supported nowhere in scripture when taken in context. One personal example that hit me was a pastor that resorted to begging because he wanted to build a million dollar church building instead of a "mer

Reply to article categories ... they exist for a reason in Misc JoeUser Forums

I use blogging category for journalling articles or articles on blogging, that's about it. And if my article is pure satire, I try to remember to post in the "humour" section... ...but I'm not always a good boy...lol

Reply to Misguiding?? I think not! in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Gene, It's OK to use my name in connection with the QUESTIONING of certain joeusers. I want to point out, though, I was asking questions, questions that, given the nature of what had just gone on, were worth asking. Carebear and Beebles, in my mind, you've answered my questions adequately. The fact that neither of you (nor apdelong, zoologist, beebles, etc). "ran and hid" as did the offender, tells me what I was hoping to find out. I

Reply to comment etiquette ... is there any ? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I've taken an insane amount of personal attacks here at JoeU. That's an observation, not a whinge. And I've really gone out of my way to be civilized here. If I had one suggestion to make to bloggers out there: please stop the personal attacks. David, Yes, you have taken an insane amount of pe

Reply to comment etiquette ... is there any ? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

next time you read something that gets to you, try this way of "getting even" ... instead of wasting the points generated by bashing your head against a brick wall via 'comments', go to the 'new bloggers' area, look for a title or name that looks interesting, read a new article and use those same points to encourage a 'fledgling'

New Treatment for Hypertension in Humor JoeUser Forums

I am developing what I feel could be the next novel treatment for hypertension. I call it "flex therapy". It works along the same lines as causing your muscles to relax by contracting, then releasing. The premise is that you cause a person's blood pressure to shoot up sky high over and over again so that over time, the pressure tends to trend downward. I am a

The nature of opinions in Misc JoeUser Forums

I was recently sniped by an anonymous user who said they had never seen anything so venomous and misguided as my post. The post was one on Michael Moore, and I went back and took an objective look at it to examine if the allegations were, indeed, true. They weren't. I would say that my position (the worst I called Moore was a "muppet"), while definitely one s