Texas Longhorn

mine ^ | February 11, 2005 | Ilija Pavlovich PhD

[ILL]

Texas longhorn

If you ever have to “grab a bull by the horns” try a Texas longhorn. Considering that my first post was critical of SF Chronicle's depiction of USMC General Mattis – but somehow got into a vanity section – I wouldn’t be surprised that this too gets reclassified the same way. According to some members here, I invited the Wrath of Gods upon myself on account of:

a) being new – not knowing the ropes

b) having posted a vanity as my first article

c) me being a pink, pro-communist, liberal threat to security of the United States because my name contains too many consonants

d) In my naiveté I posted my real name and a degree which most plumbers and cab drivers consider offensive, and would prefer I dropped out of high school.

Something else came to my mind watching the Oliver Stone (BOOOO! – scared ya’, didn’t I?) movie JFK, last night. OK cat lovers, donkey posters get your ammo out, this is gonna be your field day, the more pictures of animals the better. Since films ordinarily fall into the category of culture I think this is the appropriate placement for this sarcastic semi-grievance.

Meanwhile back at the ranch: JFK (BOO! Scared you again) the movie revolves around this New Orleans District attorney Jim Garrison – a true life character. By all accounts the director (Stone) and this Garrison were more pink than pink, and therefore enemies to certain forums that enjoy posting pictures of domestic animals. But something unexpected happened. This Garrison (as pink as you want to make him) took the bull by the horns and strongly fought for what he believed. Contrary to the general perception that he may have been a “pinko” in his real life, I see, his fight, his irreverence, his stubbornness, his strong moral adherence to protecting the Laws of our country, his clash with the FBI, as the very essence of a good radical warrior who just happens to be on the wrong side of the fence (providing I ever grant anybody to put up a fence between me and my country). I would want that man on my side, no matter what side I choose to be on. All his qualities (in the film), I admire. Now, since (according to Hoyle) he is colored pink, I must hate him. Well, I won’t. That’s what DOGMA stands for. In plain English: Do not use your brain or any part thereof. Listen to the “powers that be” even if you have to swallow your own foot on a daily basis. Now certain forums (especially cat and donkey lovers), verbally stand for all things American, and learned how to pump/beat their chests in the name of the Flag, the fifty nifty united states, the incredibly clever president we happen to be blessed with, but they will swallow you whole, if you, as much as pronounce the letter P, let alone spell out the entire word P-I-N-K.

OK you got me. It really isn’t a topic about culture. It is a topic about LACK OF CULTURE. What we so strongly and so profoundly believe, we shall demonstrate by destroying even the worthiest of those who we (mistakenly, self-righteously and pompously) endow with signs of a pinko. This Pinko (Garrison) fought tooth and nail against all odds and his deeds make him my brother, even if he’s the worst scum of the Earth, in your eyes. I saw in him the admiration for the country, Law, Constitution, pride of being American and the will to face unforgiving odds in an uphill struggle. OK, I’m done. Start the cat barrage. Get the donkeys out of the closet. Or, alternatively you may choose to read and make some sense by looking at yourself. Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Just bring it on. Let him, who has sinned not, cast the first stone.

Iliya Pavlovich (the plumber)

[ILL]

The brotherhood of plumbers union chapter "IOU MY 2 CENTS", has voted and unilaterally decided that COOP is a communist pig in addition to being a poor plumber, while the Amoco gas station chain refused to sell him his PhD diploma.

Good bye and good riddance
ill (plumber spokesman)

[cweese]

I doubt it. He's quite the self-absorbed type (master of his domain, if you will :-)

[Coop]

Good bye and good riddance

Promises, promises.

[IGOTMINE]

I suspect that this guy is a classic egghead...probably was never able to buy a school lunch since he was shaken down every day.

[Coop]

Definitely suffering from a calcium deficiency.

[cweese]

I guess his "goodbye and good riddance" comment was the first correct thing he's said. He's now been banned!

[Dales]

I like how he reviewed his own book. :

I found it useful beyond the fields of sports (and/or athletes). This book has a much wider application than I initally thought when I read the description. Job well done. Written in a language simple to understand with dose of humor, even inventing a couple of new words made it even more fun to read.

[Arrowhead1952]

Fo some reason, I thought you would end up here - the Troll graveyard.

[Arrowhead1952]

ILL asked for a self ZOT ping.

[Coop]

ROTFLMAO!!! Oh man, I completely missed that one! :-D

[MEG33]

Vanity , vanity..All is vanity

[dighton]

Do you know what Hell is waiting for your dumb ass on account of such blasphemous thoughts? (ILL, Ph.D., RIP)

.
The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling
For ILL but not for me;
And the little devils how they sing-a-ling-a-ling
For ILL but not for me.
O Death, where is thy sting-a-ling-a-ling,
O Grave, thy victor-ee?
The bells of hell go ting-a-ling-a-ling,
For ILL but not for me.

-- From World War I, adapted.

[aculeus]

Zot is a good thing.

[MeekOneGOP]

Bye, ILL (aka "Iliya Pavlovich").

"He's dead, Jim!"

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Viking Kitty/ZOT ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[RushCrush]

Your student loan payments must suck.

[Fiddlstix]

Click the Pic

[GunnyHartman]

I'm GunnyHartman VrWc

[Horatio Gates]

Damn. After the Zot. I dubbed you a troll on day one Ph DUmb.

[506trooper]

h"..... your field day, the more pictures of animals the better"

You aren't worth the bandwidth, bucko

[shellshocked]

"Why is a PhD posting here when he could be making lattes at Starbucks? "


ROTFLMAO!!!