lookn4varmints said:
I'll be the first to admit watching him is funny, but I'm guessing that dude is on the brink of doing something very anti-social.
Oh, he might be one of the worst, or the one of the funniest, but the real issue here is that he is not the only one.
As I has often stated, I was really a rube-newb when I first got into on-line forums. I often took what I read at face value. Yikes.
I found martial artists that had no credentials, "bikers" in V-Twin forums who didn't ride bikes, people posing for the weirdest pictures, and everyone but me seemed to know this was the norm.
As time went on, the truth comes out, just like it always does. No "karate kid" ever won a bar fight, the camie-pajamie crowd never ever showed up at my gun range, and only one guy,
one guy, who claimed he owned a Harley ever met up with me at Captial City for an actual ride.
This has become so prevalent in computer circles that one knife collector
took an airplane flight to Madison to see if I really existed! He was surprised by the knife I sharpened--but more to the point, I think he actually assumed that no one known as "The Tourist" really worked at Gander Mountain.
I've noticed it even in my own prose. If I quote a article or a person, I include things like the date of the newspaper article, the guy's name (if permitted) and other dates and circumstances so a fellow forum member can check my sources. What a sad state.
At one time, Elmer Keith reported that he had killed a mule deer with a .44 Magnum Smith at over 600 yards. While he had detractors, the ultimate decision on his shot was decided by one thing--
he had said it, so it must
be true.
Had Mr. Keith been one of our contemporaries, several forums would have denounced him, numerous threads would debate the matter with no end, and
twenty guys would have claimed to be there when he made the shot.
In many ways, I am a forum member for
fun only, to be enjoyed over a good latte' and a newspaper. I figure if you're the
real deal, sooner or later you'll show up at Capital for a free hot dog.