Ah, did not know what was behind the avatar. Knowing that now, I like this guy more every day, every post!
- BroadSTmayhem

Ha ha.

One of the things that seem strange to old farts like me, is how quickly the memory of people on the Internet disappears. Not just Gen-X?Y/Z and and so on. People much older, like me. Not referring to you, but some general musings:

Thankfully, the cesspool that used to be philly.com comments has been stopped. There used be the exact equivalent of the same bunch of mind-boggling Trump idiots who are here post incessantly over there.

One such character was called Bigee99. Bigee99 was apparently a (many) gun owning farmer from upstate PA. He provided many personal details, so if he was a bot/Russian troll, he was a good one. Well, Bigee99 would constantly post things like: "if any of the things climate change alarmists predicted about were actually true, we would be dead by now" and so on. (he also used to post a countdown to Trump's electoral victory).

So, one day, I posted as good a synopsis of the evidence of climate change as I could, within the commenting guidelines of Philly.com, which were absurdly restrictive. I told him that you have to look at trends, and that the trend is upwards, but so is volatility, so sometimes you have colder winters than before and this is not a refutation of global warming. He and I traded many personal exchanges (he thought I was "smug", god knows why ) – so I know my words registered.

3 months later, he posted the exact same thing he had said, again! So, I posted my rebuttal again.

6 months later, he said exactly the same thing again!

Likewise, this is like the 3rd time in the past 12 months that we are having the same naming of Covid which is actually a renaming debate. I guarantee you the exact same jokers will say the exact same things several times over the next 12 months.

Dude!!
- PT21

back to hockey, based upon this lineup I hope to see a tight checking game and for Morin to pummel someone.

JvR-Couturier-Farabee

Raffl-Hayes-NAK

Bunnaman-Patrick-Kaše

Morin-Andreoff-Sushko

Provorov-Myers

Sanheim-Ghost

Hägg-Gustafsson

Hart

back to hockey, based upon this lineup I hope to see a tight checking game and for Morin to pummel someone.

JvR-Couturier-Farabee

Raffl-Hayes-NAK

Bunnaman-Patrick-Kaše

Morin-Andreoff-Sushko

Provorov-Myers

Sanheim-Ghost

Hägg-Gustafsson

Hart
- wcorvette

I’m very excited for Sushko to get his NHL debut. It’s fun to yell Shoosh! Hopefully he has a nice night, and I get to say it several times.

I’m very excited for Sushko to get his NHL debut. It’s fun to yell Shoosh! Hopefully he has a nice night, and I get to say it several times.

- NC Flyers Fan

there is some intrigue with the new players. I am hoping for a win but Rangers were flat against the Devils last night, they are going to be playing hard.

You know, ever since I noticed you post about something Doc Emrick said on camera disparaging the Flyers, I have meant to ask you:

I spent a year of my boyhood in Indonesia. Why did you choose that user name?
- PT21

Scuba trip there almost 2 years ago, 10 days on a boat diving the Raja Ampat region. 5 flight to get there PHL-Qatar- Bali- Jayapura-Timika- to Sorong where the boat was based. Actually saw the fabled blue ring octopus for a few seconds. Most unique dives ever but the travel was a killer

New blog

Ha ha.

One of the things that seem strange to old farts like me, is how quickly the memory of people on the Internet disappears. Not just Gen-X?Y/Z and and so on. People much older, like me. Not referring to you, but some general musings:

Thankfully, the cesspool that used to be philly.com comments has been stopped. There used be the exact equivalent of the same bunch of mind-boggling Trump idiots who are here post incessantly over there.

One such character was called Bigee99. Bigee99 was apparently a (many) gun owning farmer from upstate PA. He provided many personal details, so if he was a bot/Russian troll, he was a good one. Well, Bigee99 would constantly post things like: "if any of the things climate change alarmists predicted about were actually true, we would be dead by now" and so on. (he also used to post a countdown to Trump's electoral victory).

So, one day, I posted as good a synopsis of the evidence of climate change as I could, within the commenting guidelines of Philly.com, which were absurdly restrictive. I told him that you have to look at trends, and that the trend is upwards, but so is volatility, so sometimes you have colder winters than before and this is not a refutation of global warming. He and I traded many personal exchanges (he thought I was "smug", god knows why ) – so I know my words registered.

3 months later, he posted the exact same thing he had said, again! So, I posted my rebuttal again.

6 months later, he said exactly the same thing again!

Likewise, this is like the 3rd time in the past 12 months that we are having the same naming of Covid which is actually a renaming debate. I guarantee you the exact same jokers will say the exact same things several times over the next 12 months.
- PT21

Lol...I recently entered decade #6, so yea, I’m an old fart, too!

Scuba trip there almost 2 years ago, 10 days on a boat diving the Raja Ampat region. 5 flight to get there PHL-Qatar- Bali- Jayapura-Timika- to Sorong where the boat was based. Actually saw the fabled blue ring octopus for a few seconds. Most unique dives ever but the travel was a killer
- RajaAmpat

Cool. The archipelagos there are something else.

20 odd years ago, the primary forum for Internet discussion of the Flyers was alt.sports.hockey.nhl.phila-flyers. Many long time former or infrequent posters here, such as NastyFlyersGirl, and Hammerby31, and Cordovero, were fairly regular posters there. I used to lurk.

One frequent poster there, real life tough guy (Black Belt in Karate), very kind and generous, and daredevil, was this guy, who now runs a very successful diving site in the Maldives:

https://www.photo.net/491338

If you ever find yourself wanting to do some more deep sea diving in Asia, I am certain he will give you a big break if you mention you are a Flyers fan.

Please, at least make an effort to not sound like like a half-wit, even if it does not come naturally. Please, at least make an effort.

Personal experiences of race, gender, sexuality of the people have no bearing on the topic being discussed on the Internet? So, for instance, you could opine about what it means to be a transsexual non-video-game playing nymphomaniac midget, and your views would be just as valid as someone who is, or has a close personal relationship with a transsexual non-video-game playing nymphomaniac midget? And someone who has such a personal relationship is merely being superior in bringing this up explicitly?
- PT21

Yes they would be. The perfect example is all of the opinions you offer with an air of expertise. Behind the claim of being an educated scholar. Do you have a direct connection on every opinion you give your expertise on? Start holding yourself to your own standard first before holding others to it.

Likewise, this is like the 3rd time in the past 12 months that we are having the same naming of Covid which is actually a renaming debate. I guarantee you the exact same jokers will say the exact same things several times over the next 12 months.
- PT21

It's not a renaming debate. Those calling it the Wuhan flu or the China flu have called it that from the beginning. Unlike you, we are not sheep and can think for ourselves.

Are you also doomed if you occasionally visit and get sucked in?

Wait, I don't want to know the answer to that question.
- PT21

If you don't want an answer to a question you just asked, why ever ask it in the first place?

Look, I'm not going to say whether I share or disagree with you on your views. I don't usually have a problem with what you, or anyone else here, posting what they want, short of violating the site's published guidelines. If someone has an opinion that I don't agree with, I usually just ignore it. I don't go out of my way every single time to counter every single viewpoint with my own counter point of view if I'm not in agreement with it.

But when you can't help yourself from making passive aggressive posts like this in a vain attempt to charm us with your supposed wit, it's going to make more of the people here less sympathetic to you, including myself.

So if you really want an answer to your question, just ask (I will answer if I so decide). If you don't want the answer, then don't ever ask in the first place. Otherwise, you're looking very unintelligent here.

But if you really want to know, then I will answer.

New blog
- NC Flyers Fan

Thanks NC—and especially Bill.

If you don't want an answer to a question you just asked, why ever ask it in the first place?

Look, I'm not going to say whether I share or disagree with you on your views. I don't usually have a problem with what you, or anyone else here, posting what they want, short of violating the site's published guidelines. If someone has an opinion that I don't agree with, I usually just ignore it. I don't go out of my way every single time to counter every single viewpoint with my own counter point of view if I'm not in agreement with it.

But when you can't help yourself from making passive aggressive posts like this in a vain attempt to charm us with your supposed wit, it's going to make more of the people here less sympathetic to you, including myself.

So if you really want an answer to your question, just ask (I will answer if I so decide). If you don't want the answer, then don't ever ask in the first place. Otherwise, you're looking very unintelligent here.

But if you really want to know, then I will answer.
- Bendecko

Look here, my man, I have affection and admiration for aspects of your online persona, but this was a departure from your hitherto hieroGIFlic forms of comunication, and based on evidence of this rambling mess of a post, I suggest you abstain from such departures.

I was being ham-handedly self-deprecating - that's all. It wasn't a real question. It wasn't an attempt to be cute, or charming, or passive aggressive or whatever else you labored out in that inchoate mess you posted.

Its like someone saying, you are a loser if you smoke 100 cigarettes a day. And me responding: ok, what if I smoke 99?

I have no clue what else you are talking about. And the first sentence of this post notwithstanding, I genuinely couldn't care less.

Look here, my man, I have affection and admiration for aspects of your online persona, but this was a departure from your hitherto hieroGIFlic forms of comunication, and based on evidence of this rambling mess of a post, I suggest you abstain from such departures.

I was being ham-handedly self-deprecating - that's all. It wasn't a real question. It wasn't an attempt to be cute, or charming, or passive aggressive or whatever else you labored out in that inchoate mess you posted.

Its like someone saying, you are a loser if you smoke 100 cigarettes a day. And me responding: ok, what if I smoke 99?

I have no clue what else you are talking about. And the first sentence of this post notwithstanding, I genuinely couldn't care less.
- PT21

Wow. You really are that completely clueless about how annoyingly witless, charmless, and full of poop that you persistently are, despite the continuing feedback from many here. I'll give you credit, it's not for a lack of trying.