[quote author="Trooper" date=1212129488]Ten, most of your comments tend to derail the conversation....unfortunately, several will take the bait and derail it further so it no longer resembles the original topic. What can I say ....your comments tend to demean women and I'm not ok with it anymore. You are officially the first person I am going to hit the ignore button on.
Graph, I'm surprised.
I think that the people who like to participate in Ten's juvenile posts should perhaps start their own thread so we all don't have to read it and you can have your fun. Because even if I ignore Ten, inevitably some will respond in his like language and I'll be seeing his posts attached with responses. Might I suggest "Man Thread".
Sorry for being a "wet blanket" but I've been wanting to say this for a month.</blockquote>
Troop,
I think I am more surprised at how people have actually taken him seriously. Personally I haven't, and if I did, well... then he could have actually hurt my feelings. I know that we have created a great community here and many of us have become friends because of it. So we know each other's true personalities. You have met me, and I would hope you don't think I am as much of snarky bastard in real life as I can be on IHB. I haven't met Ten, and I don't know anyone who has, but I bet he is nothing like the caricature that he portrays himself to be. In fact, I think he is making fun of the OC culture he claims to be a part of, and that is why I find it so funny. I see it as more of social satire, kinda like South Park. I can see why someone could be offended by his posts, just as I can see someone being offended by an episode SP. Me, I just laugh at both. I really would like to meet him one day, and see if he is the real deal, however I will be more shocked if he is the real deal than if he had less hair and bigger belly than awgee. Note, awgee doesn't really have a belly, but the hair... And, we both know he is one of the coolest people here on IHB, and not nearly as snarky or bitter in real life. Ten should be so lucky to meet someone as cool as awgee, he could learn a lot. Eh, I went to school with the slightly younger sister of a girl he dated, and trust me... he was and is a true tenmagnet himself.
Yes, this is a housing blog, yes, we discuss serious and important topics, but it is still the internet and anyone can be who they want to be here, real or a caricature. Have topics here veered off into a downward spiral of nothingness? Yes, but it is usually when people have taken him seriously. You can see it how you want, but I wanted to let you know how I see it. Neither of us are wrong or right on it. I still love ya, and I wouldn't let a little distraction of downward off topic discussion discourage you or anyone else from posting.