Re: Amused

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

Roland wrote:
> Speaking of amused, I have been wondering for a long time about some folks
> reaction to Bass. Some posters here have really gotten close and check on
> each and every thing he does. So he isn't really in the same business as
> most here. He is merely an on line retailer of security products. I don't
> know what level of success he has had, but it seems enough to satisfy him. I
> don't think others here are jealous of Bass, just annoyed that he seems to
> be making a decent living marketing something that in their view shouldn't
> be marketed by the likes of him. That conclusion about his fitness has come
> from many years of contact with Bass. Whatever he has done, he has
> definitely not flown under their radar. It seems when things get too dull
> Bass himself kicks something and stirs the pot yet again. It seems to be in
> his nature not to leave things alone. So in some strange sense these guys
> seem to love to annoy, torment, harass, demean and belittle one another. A
> few go so far as to wish actual harm or delight in the prospect of harm
> coming, especially to Bass. This place is one of the more peculiar things I
> have observed in my life. It is kind of like driving by a car wreck. You
> don't want to look but you find your eyes moving that direction anyway. This
> whole thing won't last forever I know. But it has lasted longer than I could
> have imagined possible. It is like dogs pissing on the same tree, pawing up
> the dirt into clouds of dust and all the while incessantly growling and
> snarling, but sooner or later those dogs will empty their bladders and life
> will resume.
>

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