Posts Made By: Brian McFarland

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

LOL I aint bad, but I am serious when I feel threatened.....led a somewhat colorful life before age (and in fact astronomy, no joke) calmed me down a bit. Have some scars to prove it as well. My Dad was tough, he started early on reinforcing me with the philosophy that if you think there is going to be a fight, throw the 1st punch and the last one. In fact when I was in school he tanned my hide 2 days in a row for not winning a fight, I had to fight the same boy three times to finally get the last lick in lol.....the big ones sometimes take longer to realize its not going to be over till its over.....as for pics. This is me cooling off on the porch this past summer after hand digging a 150 foot trench (at 68 years old) for a new power line to the observatory. 

Originally Posted by James Brown

Will do.  If you have reasons, let me know.  Otherwise, I'll just figure that you are exaggerating as usual.  Jim  

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Are you still pretending that there are myriads of instances and videos showing people defending themselves from knife attacks, since you claim it was all fantasy?

Are you still pretending that the videos and the news stories that contradict your Horseshit, whereby people did protect themselves are all made up?  

I know you ignored the facts as you usually do, but I was certainly happy to prove you wrong.  

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

What? Prove you wrong?  I don't know but it sure is easy.  

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

As is the ridicule he self imposed on himself with the silly knife debate. Deflecting the fact he's just an old blowhard yelling at clouds.

BTW - There he goes again. Must think it gets a rise out of us. He's delusional at best.

Originally Posted by James Brown

The message of James' post yesterday is that it is much safer for virtually everyone to flee a "full fledged" knife attack than to engage the knife, Stephen Segal style.  It is hard to argue with James's logic.  The odds James posted were obviously meant to mean, "virtually everyone" in the context of his post.  Everyone knows James' meaning, maybe even you.  Not surprisingly, you seized on James' turn of a phrase and tried to make his point into something it was not.  

You (I think) had boasted that you would lead the charge against a pack of knife wielding assailants right?  (I could be wrong, your original post was TL, and I still DNR).  James replied that you would end up dead, if your boast were true.  Again, I think James is right.  Also, I think Greg would agree.  Although he has had the misfortune of actually facing a knife attack, I suspect that he would counsel backing down rather than charging into the blade, "Rich" style.  Others have accused you of being deluded by your own machismo.  I agree with them too.

I may have jumped in here, it is a discussion forum after all, not a private message service, but James is not losing any aspect of this discussion.  James never loses discussions with you, in my opinion.  He is too smart and savvy.  You merely misrepresent what he actually said and declare victory.  Over and over and over again.  It is as if Hitler were alive in his bunker today, declaring loudly that Germany had won the war.  Everyone on earth would know he is wrong, but you could never convince him of that.  After a while, it is hardly worth trying...although it is fun sometimes. 

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Rich taking a breather in the middle of his recent posting frenzy on the Astromart daydreaming about knives.

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Who are you? Pee Wee Herman?

Originally Posted by James Brown

Are you posting here in between finish coats?  I am just trying to keep you on track.  

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Rich Davis:  "Dammit, they got me. Now I going to have to stop posting while I pretend to be finishing a make believe vanity. At least I can think about knives and knife fights some more."

Rich Davis then yells up the stairway:  "Mom, make me some meat loaf."