What's this, another FinFangFoom fart?

[RockHard]

My goodness, I vacation in Sardinia for my annual tan-line-define-fest and return home to a sandbox hissy-fit befitting the bitter, broke, bulbous homos who have no place to go but Jones Beach. How Long Island (hard "g" for sure) can you get?

 

Is there anything worse than a screaming-meanie, queeny-girl dressed in menstrual red, who continually leaves the party in a huff, making yet another "I'm leaving and fuck-you-all" announcement to squeeze out one more spec of attention? (What? You mean there was no mention of Foxx?) All because Daddy slapped the poor, overly-sensitive, hateful, trouble-making, heartless bitch on the hand and chipped a freshly painted acrylic nail. That sarcastic bitch never did know when to stop crying He-She wolf!"

 

Dearest Fin reminds me of so many pussy conservatives who love to dish it out but can't take it. They spew their hateful, hurtful lies, distortions and bad Photoshop skill but, the minute you call them on their bullshit "take-down" game, they cut and run. Fin's a pussy and it's too damn bad because he can be a funny pussy at times and I enjoyed his contribution here.

 

"I guess I'm just too much for you ladies."

 

Memo to Little Red Ridin' Sweetie: You're too much for yourself, dear. Take it from one who knows.

 

"I will bid you adieu and it can go back to being the boring thing it generally is."

 

"Jack, come back! Come back, Jack!," she cries as the MC Titanic sinks.

 

Fin is almost as full of himself as Doug69. At least Fin's much funnier. Fin's even more full of himself than a certain escort whose new photo shoot refuses to show his aging face. (Good god, is she really 50 now underneath all that blur and distortion effect?)

 

The suggestion that Daddy's MC is utterly boring without Fin's extra-special, heartless, Anne Coulter-loving presence is total hubris and conceit, Super-Sized. No wonder she continues to support Bush. Is this self-annointed Diva Burger Queen for real?

 

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1439/996114803_177ee18eb7_o.jpg

© RockHard 2007

 

How about this for a new board rule? NO MEMBER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO USE AN ESCORT'S FACE PHOTO AS HIS AVATAR IMAGE! DOING SO WILL AUTOMATICALLY SUSPEND YOUR MEMBERSHIP.

 

I strongly encourage Daddy to adopt this new rule and do so as quickly as possible. I believe Daddy's MC is a special place, one that gives male customers a chance to discuss their favorite and not-so-favorite escort experiences. The social mix of escort and customer is highly unusual in life and on the web, and that fraternity MUST be treated with a certain degree of respect at all times.

 

I realize and accept that some gay men know no boundaries and foolishly believe that all speech is free. I don't stand among these stupid, uneducated queens. When a member of this very special newsgroup (forum) uses an escort's image to mock and ridicule that escort, a serious line of decorum gets crossed. I believe crossing this line is absolutely unacceptable.

 

Doug69 may think he's smart but some of us know better. Some of us know much about copyright law and have actually won copyright lawsuits with major corporations. A healthy reading of Section 107 of the Copyright Act, entitled, "Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Fair Use," with a smart attorney to advise, is a good way to educate yourself on what is permitted by law and what is not. I'll take 69 on, in court, anytime.

 

Doug69 conveniently leaves out: "The scope of fair use is greater when an "informational" work - a work of facts or information, a work of scholarship or of news reporting -- as opposed to a more "creative" work -- a work of fiction -- is involved or when a work is designed to inform or educate rather than to entertain."

 

In a court of law, "funny" is required to define "satire and parody." There's never been anything funny about Doug69's interminable vendetta against Benjamin Nicholas. Benjamin Nicholas' face is not humorously altered in 69's avatar image. Mr. Nicholas' image is being overtly used to destroy Mr. Nicholas and 69VendettaBitch isn't fooling me.

 

The only people laughing at Doug69's pathos are the same people with the same agenda as Doug69. I also suggest that many of these posters are double-posting frauds, as well. (It's obvious.) Doug69 knows a lot about the art of double-posting.

 

But, like I said, the debate should not be limited to copyright infringement, which clearly is the case here. As far as I'm concerned, 69, Fin, and BN are all infringers but BN has apologized and set his record straight. I don't ever expect any apologies or acts of goodwill to come from Doug69. (I'm holding out a little more hope for Fin.)

 

Once again, I will miss FinFangFoom. I don't have to agree with everything a man says or does to enjoy his company. The most important thing to me in life is maintaining the ability to laugh. I truly believe, with laughter, all things are possible. Fin made me laugh and I hope his panties don't stay twisted in the crack of his ass too long.

[Guest EuropTravl]

>>Benjamin Nicholas' face is not humorously altered in 69's avatar image.

 

It ISN'T? But it's so funny!

 

 

 

 

 

(running out of the room to start MY vacation - how amusing it would be to see every FFF-fan "borrow" Doug's avatar as their own -wasn't that the big defense way back when? "borrow"?)

 

EuropTravlSecretDoublePoster007 over and out!

[RockHard]

"wasn't that the big defense way back when? "borrow"?

 

In one way or another, all art is "borrowed." TV is an obvious example. True originality is extremely rare. Some artists are better at camouflage than others, while other artists are talented enough to spin something that looks fresh and new.

 

"But it's so funny!

 

Humor often knows little taste.

[Guest EuropTravl]

>>"In one way or another, all art is "borrowed."

>> other artists are talented enough to spin something that looks fresh and new.

 

What a great argument to let FFF keep "borrowing" his "Princess Tiny Meat" "art" "spin".

Looked fresh and new to me!

 

EuropTravlSuperDoublePoster007 REALLY over and out (I promise).

[a_nice_guy]

>"I realize and accept that some gay men know no boundaries and foolishly believe that all speech is free. I don't stand among these stupid, uneducated queens. When a member of this very special newsgroup (forum) uses an escort's image to mock and ridicule that escort, a serious line of decorum gets crossed. I believe crossing this line is absolutely unacceptable."

 

 

Not sure I would limit this to “some gay men.” (smile) I do agree that mocking and ridicule crosses a line. Am I defending BN? No, I’m defending anyone that is the subject of such actions. Am I attacking FFF? No, although I didn’t agree with all of his postings, I found them entertaining and sometimes informative. I support the freedom to make the posts, and I respect the option for moderators to determine placement of the line that gets crossed.

[Bearman]

OK, so is she really gone and this time for good???! Fuck I sure hope so! Now if Daddy would do something about that kow. Its people like that that distract form serious posts and things concerning the topic of this site. I dare not even post to the fetish section because of all the judgmental, bitchy and catty remarks from a few members!

 

Let hope we can all return now to the real reason we're here

[Guest countryboywny]

Amen, Bearman, Amen

[+ purplekow]

> Now if Daddy would do something about that kow.

>Its people like that that distract form serious posts and

>things concerning the topic of this site. I dare not even post

>to the fetish section because of all the judgmental, bitchy

>and catty remarks from a few members!

>

>Let hope we can all return now to the real reason we're here

>

 

I would post a lengthy reply but I don't want to distract anyone, especially the weak of mind who are so easily distracted.

 

I have never seen a purplekow;

I never hope to see one;

I can tell you anyhow;

I'd rather see than be one

 

Help there is a purplekow in my mirror

[Bearman]

>> Now if Daddy would do something about that kow.

>>Its people like that that distract form serious posts and

>>things concerning the topic of this site. I dare not even

>post

>>to the fetish section because of all the judgmental, bitchy

>>and catty remarks from a few members!

>>

>>Let hope we can all return now to the real reason we're here

>>

>

>I would post a lengthy reply but I don't want to distract

>anyone, especially the weak of mind who are so easily

>distracted.

>

>I have never seen a purplekow;

>I never hope to see one;

>I can tell you anyhow;

>I'd rather see than be one

>

>Help there is a purplekow in my mirror

 

SEE WHAT I MEAN??! You'd think he's in Fifth Grade or something

 

:7

[+ purplekow]

>>> Now if Daddy would do something about that kow.

>>>Its people like that that distract form serious posts and

>>>things concerning the topic of this site. I dare not even

>>post

>>>to the fetish section because of all the judgmental, bitchy

>>>and catty remarks from a few members!

>>>

>>>Let hope we can all return now to the real reason we're

>here

>>>

>>

>>I would post a lengthy reply but I don't want to distract

>>anyone, especially the weak of mind who are so easily

>>distracted.

>>

>SEE WHAT I MEAN??! You'd think he's in Fifth Grade or

>something

>

>:7

Lest you be distracted from your train of thought for too long, I

again, will be brief. Your ill-constructed syntax may well lead some to believe that I made disparaging remarks concerning you in the Fetish section. So to be clear, I never have.

Second, until your post here, I don't believe we have had any interaction. Thank you for reminding me that some people will dislike me for reasons beyond my control. I accept that.

I am sure you accept that as well, probably daily.

Now please return to the serious business of this site.

 

I have never seen a purplekow;

I never hope to see one;

I can tell you anyhow;

I'd rather see than be one

 

Help there is a purplekow in my mirror

[+ deej]

Purple is not everyone's color. ;-)

[+ purplekow]

You are very right there. Some don't have the flare for it.

More is the pity that those that don't, usually need it the most.

I have never seen a purplekow;

I never hope to see one;

I can tell you anyhow;

I'd rather see than be one

 

Help there is a purplekow in my mirror

[+ deej]

Or those that attempt it can't pull lit off.

 

I know a woman who ONLY wears purple. Blouses, sweaters, suits, pants, eye shadow, it's all purple -- and she does NOT have the natural coloring to carry it.

 

But hey, it's her thing. Every time I see her, I silently lament the plain wrong color combinations and then give her a big roundhouse hug for being *her*. She's a delight.

[Louis]

"I know a woman who ONLY wears purple. Blouses, sweaters, suits, pants, eye shadow, it's all purple -- "

That leads me to the next question we now know you have seen a lady in purple, but have you seen a purplekow?

[Guest Wetnwildbear]

I have been reading this site for years - I have only been posting

 

for weeks.

 

With that said - I have seldom found FFF to contribute positive

 

subject matter, comments, or reasonable dialogue leading to

 

interesting exchanges. What I have read from FFF

 

seemed to be venomous, destructive, childish and spiteful.

 

Regardless of an individuals political skew, I can respect well

 

reasoned, factually supported, well argued, articulate opinions.

 

Unfortunately, that was seldom the case, for the vitriolic venonm

 

spewed by FFF.

[+ deej]

I was being kind to the lady. :+

 

If you ever see a various-shaded purple sail surrounding a short-but-wide redhead billowing across a hotel lobby heading in your general direction, you'll be about to meet her.

 

It's an entrance.

[+ ArVaGuy]

>Or those that attempt it can't pull lit off.

>

>I know a woman who ONLY wears purple. Blouses, sweaters,

>suits, pants, eye shadow, it's all purple -- and she does NOT

>have the natural coloring to carry it.

>

>But hey, it's her thing. Every time I see her, I silently

>lament the plain wrong color combinations and then give her a

>big roundhouse hug for being *her*. She's a delight.

 

Back in my home town there was a woman who also dressed that way. She was so obsessed with purple her house was painted that color. Her car was purple as well.

 

The worst part was that she dyed the fur of her two miniture poodles purple as well. I felt so sorry for those poor dogs every time she made her entrance into the store where I worked.

 

She'd had so many facelifts you could count the rings behind her ears. The husband was an oil millionaire and always off wild catting. No doubt she was in need of attention and dressed that way to get it.

[RockHard]

RE: You all can take this purple discussion...

 

...and shove it. Or, better yet, take it to What Not To Wear.

 

If a problem arose in the Fetish Forum then I suggest it be kept there, where I will not tread. Other than being a voyeur, one would find it difficult to classify me as a fetishist. (I'm still recovering from purplekow's request for escort assistance with his enema.)

[+ purplekow]

RE: You all can take this purple discussion...

 

>If a problem arose in the Fetish Forum then I suggest it be

>kept there, where I will not tread.

 

There was no problem, as far as I know on the fetish section.

I answered here, where the original post naming me was made.

And frankly, if you are inconvenienced by a post, it really is your issue, so you probably should take that to the appropriate section.

[RockHard]

RE: You all can take this purple discussion...

 

"And frankly, if you are inconvenienced by a post, it really is your issue"

 

I realize I neglected to post a smiley but I was kidding. :-) Rant away.

[+ purplekow]

RE: You all can take this purple discussion...

 

One thing about the internet, IM and fora such as this, is that one will continue a line of thinking and a conversation long after one would have dropped it in real life. It is also easier to respond later on line than in actual conversation and it is at times harder to redirect a conversation. Intonation and intent are not as obvious and in fact you may have no idea to whom you are speaking. This whole thread is an example of that. So, I will leave this thread hanging whereever it may be and move on. Hopefully the next time I become involved in a conversation here, I will use the same editing skills as I use in conversations in person.

 

I have never seen a purplekow;

I never hope to see one;

I can tell you anyhow;

I'd rather see than be one

 

Help there is a purplekow in my mirror

[RockHard]

RE: a_nice_guy

 

>"I realize and accept that some gay men know no boundaries and foolishly believe that all speech is free. I don't stand among these stupid, uneducated queens. When a member of this very special newsgroup (forum) uses an escort's image to mock and ridicule that escort, a serious line of decorum gets crossed. I believe crossing this line is absolutely unacceptable."

 

 

"Not sure I would limit this to “some gay men.” (smile)"

 

Certainly, many folks know no boundaries and are foolishly ignorant. It pains me to witness such evidence, particularly from fellow gay men.

 

I have come to accept the top five most inappropriate gay social questions:

 

1. How big is your dick?

2. Are you a top?

3. How much rent do you pay? ("I own!")

4. Who does your highlights? ("God!")

5. Is it a Prada? ("Are you Joan Rivers?")

 

But accepting that some asshole, faggot-stranger will think nothing of asking such questions will never be the same as approving.

 

I cannot tolerate the ignorant mind-set among gay men who believe "gay rights" means you have the right to say and do whatever you want. There are consequences to public displays of ignorance and selfish insensitivity. Too many gay men have lost all perspective on what is socially defined as smart and appropriate behavior.

 

If you are my guest at dinner and you blatantly cruise every man that comes into view, especially with that horn-dog, drooling mouth, desperate-for-your-next-blow-job expression, you will never be asked to dine with me again.

 

"I do agree that mocking and ridicule crosses a line."

 

Let me be clear, I view intelligent mocking and ridicule as an art form and I'm grateful Daddy permits a generous definition here. I'm not a fan of too many rules and I have no desire to silence anyone's opinion.

 

Due to the unique nature of this board and management's desire (I'm assuming) to foster amicable camaraderie among its members, escorts and customers alike, I believe it's imperative that an avatar image, a special feature for members only, should never acquire "mock and ridicule" status. If management permits members to use the avatar image as a derogatory means to continually demonstrate bias and hatred towards another member, especially an escort, this board will never grow and/or attract other members and escorts to join the discussion.

 

If the board loses Doug69 because she has a FingFangFoom hissy-fit when she's told she can no longer use Benjamin Nicholas' image as her avatar, then I say good riddance. I welcome this board to take one more step away from a disease known as cancer.

[Bearman]

RE: a_nice_guy

 

Well said!!!

[Bearman]

>I have been reading this site for years - I have only been

>posting

>

>for weeks.

>

>With that said - I have seldom found FFF to contribute

>positive

>

>subject matter, comments, or reasonable dialogue leading to

>

>interesting exchanges. What I have read from FFF

>

>seemed to be venomous, destructive, childish and spiteful.

>

>Regardless of an individuals political skew, I can respect

>well

>

>reasoned, factually supported, well argued, articulate

>opinions.

 

>Unfortunately, that was seldom the case, for the vitriolic

>venonm

>

>spewed by FFF.

 

 

I agree 100%, but it looks like he's back!!!

[RockHard]

I know my commenting on private emails from MC members will drive 69 madder than she already is, which explains why I enjoy doing it. Once again, thanks to those who wrote me about this thread, especially the members and escorts who agree with my position (now bend over). I urge you to write Daddy and encourage him to consider refining certain board rules. It makes sense, the new server and all. :-)

 

Some interesting questions were asked via email that I'd like to address openly.

 

"Is Lady Fin your own Photoshop creation?"

 

Not from scratch. I "borrowed" the art, using an online image of Lady Shamu, a Texas drag queen, and used Photoshop's Liquify Tool-on-crack and partied down. I rarely get the opportunity to use the Liquify Tool so Fin's monthly departure offered me a chance to have some August-in-NYC fun.

 

I don't know Lady Shamu (why would any queen name herself after a whale?) but I hear she's very talented. (Maybe some Texas board members could speak to this rumor.) When I saw this particular image, which reminded me of Divine, I saw the possibilities of transforming it to create the "Fin-in-drag" image I had in my mind.

 

Here is the original Lady Shamu image alongside my Lady Fin creation:

 

http://ladyshamu.com/Promo/FI2.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1344/1045720075_122d8eb34d_o.jpg

 

Here is another favorite from Shamu's gallery collection.

http://ladyshamu.com/Promo/Shamu6.jpg

 

Some of Shamu's images remind me of Peggy Lee and, for those who like to look at men dressed as women, her images are available here: http://ladyshamu.com/promo.htm

 

Legally speaking, there is no copyright issue with my version because I've distorted the image enough, no reasonable person could argue that Lady Shamu actually looks like my Lady Fin version. Plus, I'm not trying to pass it off as a photo of Lady Shamu. (I'm sure the photographer might not be pleased with me, though.) I think it's pretty obvious that I'm having fun and making a joke.

 

"You're a hypocrite. Remember Scott Adler's tongue photo you posted?"

 

I never used it as an avatar image and nor would I. I have no sincere animus towards Scott Adler and I've made this clear on the board, which explains why I removed the photo from the thread soon after I posted it. Many members never saw it, which sort of gave the whole incident an "insiders only" cache. For me, intent matters, and before anyone can pin the "h" word on me, one must consider the details, know my intent, and fully understand and accept that life is not black and white.

 

Of course, I like to poke fun at the men I enjoy, especially if they show any sign of insecurity. Dull and boring is not my style. I enjoy when a man "feels" something and isn't afraid of a cathartic moment.

 

"What about Fin's signature that mocked Tom Isern?"

 

Good question. Since I can't take Tom Isern seriously, on any level, and I do believe he's unhappy and has contempt for the customer, I personally found Fin's mock signature funny. But regardless of the tickle-giggle it provided, I thought it was wrong and, again, crossed the line.

 

Daddy provides a terrific arena for fairly praising and/or criticizing any escort (experience). A harsh opinion in one of many posts is just one opinion to consider. When the harshness is transferred to a member's signature, the signature becomes a defaming advertisement. I would encourage Daddy to make member's signatures "off-limits" for bias vendettas against another member, especially an escort.

 

I've been meaning to mention a personal "art borrow" experience I had in a costly professional scenario, simply to highlight what I mean by "borrowed" art.

 

I consulted on a big-budget fragrance ad several years ago and the art director got his inspiration for the look via a fashion editorial from a major U.S. publication. The art director used the fashion ad to create his fragrance ad mock-up. In advertising pitches, mock-ups and prototypes are typically created from art already produced but everyone tries to be discreet about it. The days of sketching an ad are long gone, for the most part.

 

On the day of the fragrance shoot, the art director brought to the studio blown up versions of his mock-up to guide everyone in the direction he wanted the shoot to take. But, instead of being discreet, he used the exact editorial page (but now much larger), which featured the work of a very famous fashion photographer and model. With a slight pang of panic and before all the players arrived, I placed a call to my trademark/copyright attorney, sensing this was not kosher. As I expected, my attorney advised me to hide the mock-ups to avoid any legal ramifications. As long as no one could prove we were copying an already published concept, we were technically safe (it's very difficult to sue over an idea with no proof). I instructed the art director to direct the shoot from memory.

 

I realize my ad creation scenario is quite different from pulling text from someone else's writing. It's much easier to take legal action over stolen words, especially if the words were used to create monetary profit. But, even in the midst of high-stakes fragrance money, a published art direction concept was borrowed, if not stolen. And this sort of borrowing goes on and on and on, all the time. It's very difficult to come up with an idea that hasn't been thought of before.

 

Since FingFangFoom is a die-hard size queen, who judges men by the size of their penis, I thought I'd offer this going-away gift, a retouched pic of Fin's favorite escort, Foxx. I made Foxx look as though he is inching his way toward Mandingo status.

 

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1436/1045720159_46a28d570a_o.jpg

 

Memo to Fin: Enjoy!

 

Deliciously yours,

 

Rock