In Praise of Woodlawn

[bluenix]

I love both logic and invective. So you see where I'm coming from.

 

Typically, I read about a quarter of Woodlawn's output, practicing his own oft-repeated dictum not to read what you don't like. As we all know, those tedious back-and-forths are, well, tedious.

 

Something tells me that the people who object most to Woodlawn are those who wade through every single post. This is, of course, a grave error. See above.

 

What, then, is the measure by which I estimate Mr. W's worth?

 

* Nobody makes me laugh out loud as often (on this board, I mean)

 

* Just as I think "There's no answering this objection!" Woodlawn answers with a resounding you're-an-idiot-and-I'm-not riposte.

 

* He pretends not to be able to laugh at himself, but every once in awhile demonstrates that he can. (Searching for the link, but unsuccessfully at the moment. Translation: field day for Huey and the other hypocritical nicetards who trash people under the guise of polite restraint.)

 

* His steadfastness, which others would probably call something else.

 

* And, finally, his failure to betray even a scintilla of personal information after posting more times than the U.S. government has dollar bills coming off the printing press.

 

[Confidential to Woodlawn: any chance that you're young and hot?]

 

End of post. End of thread.

 

Carry on.

[woodlawn]

[Rick Munroe]

>End of post. End of thread.

 

Wait! You forgot one more:

 

* The sexy ass pic that appears in all of his posts.

[Trixie]

I have to say that I agree. I have great respect for curmudgeons as I expect to be one myself in my golden years.

Trix

[Bilbo]

I love Karl Haas's radio show and can turn on to his accent. I always thought that he was one of the sexiest older men in show business. Then I saw a picture of him. Not bad looking, but he didn't look a day over 40. I was sorely disappointed.

 

Just so, I do value Woodlawn. I always did. But I like him even better now that he has mellowed just a bit after the Lawrence decision. Or so it seems to me. But, Trixie, since it's already been pointed out that we really know next to nothing about his off site personality, don't go pinning your bonnet on him being a sexy older man. I'm sure that he's quite interesting to be with, but he might be a lot younger than we hope.

[+ Hoover42]

Here's a question the members of Woodlawn's fan club:

 

If you had to guess Woodlawn's appearance, age, occupation, and city of residence, what would it be?

[Trixie]

Hmmmm... In Merriam-Webster, the definition of "Curmudgeon" is 'a crusty, ill-tempered, usually older man'. I'm not sure what led you to believe I thought he might be sexy. But certainly any masochist craving crushing harangues would find in Woodlawn a perfect partner!

  La Trix

[VaHawk]

La Trix,

 

You are way, way too sweet, understanding, kind and loving to be a curmudgeon when you are older. I would picture you as no less than the Grand Doyenne!

[Bilbo]

RE: Sexy Woodlawn?

 

Well, you caught me, Trixie. I guess that I was reading my own feelings into it. You know what they say, "Even Daddies need Daddies." I even have it on a T-shirt. And I certainly wouldn't mind helping Woodlawn to find balance in his life by plowing him into the sheets harder than he's ever been ridden before. As Rick would point out, once you've gotten tired of listening to a man, there are plenty of things to plug his mouth with ... your tongue, your cock, Rick's ass ..... But it might be sort of like being made love to in a foreign language, expecially if he has a Kentucky or Tennessee accent or a deep, gravelly voice from years of cigarettes or something like that.

[Trixie]

(*Giggle! Blush...) Oh you...!!

But really, there's an art to being a good curmudgeon. Not everyone can pull it off. It takes years of pactise to perfect a withering glance, or to know "le mot just" capable of shredding an ego quickly and cleanly in any social occasion. It must take nerves of steel!

Trix

[Guest alanm]

Rant on Woodlawn

 

I actually liked Woodlawn until the Kobe postings. Even in that thread, he make a lot of good points at the beginning, but quickly reverted to name calling and, worst of all, answering EVERY person so that he have the last word with all those who disagreed with him.

 

Is Woodlawn unemployed, retired? Whatever. Woodlawn spends way too much time on this site. Let me suggest some more useful way to spend your time: reading, taking in a few plays or movies or listening to music. Actually hiring an escort might be fun, or making some friends. Seeing a shrink might help also.

 

Woodlawn, you need a vaction from this site and so does everyone else who has to scroll past your messages to get to someone else who is more in touch with reality.

[woodlawn]

RE: Rant on Woodlawn

 

>I actually liked Woodlawn until the Kobe postings. Even in

>that thread, he make a lot of good points at the beginning,

>but quickly reverted to name calling and, worst of all,

>answering EVERY person so that he have the last word with all

>those who disagreed with him.

 

My policy is and always has been that I won't be the first to engage in namecalling in any discussion, but that I will not be a complacent target for those who choose to behave that way toward me. That includes you.

 

 

>Is Woodlawn unemployed, retired? Whatever. Woodlawn spends

>way too much time on this site. Let me suggest some more

>useful way to spend your time:

 

I have not offered you advice about the way you spend your time and I am not interested in your advice about the way I spend my time. I think you would find it difficult to explain why it is more "useful" to play golf or go to a movie than to discuss subjects that interest you with people who want to have such discussions.

 

 

>Seeing a shrink might

>help also.

 

Here we go again -- another amateur psychiatrist. Like we didn't have enough of those already.

 

 

>Woodlawn, you need a vaction from this site and so does

>everyone else who has to scroll past your messages

 

I find most of your posts dull, banal and unworthy of my attention, but unlike you I'm not obnoxious enough to complain about the tremendous effort required to move the cursor on my computer screen past what you write. Like the people who complain about the sex and violence on television, you don't have a convincing answer to the question why you can't simply pass by the content you don't like.

[Doc]

RE: Rant on Woodlawn

 

Alanm writes:

>>I actually liked Woodlawn until the Kobe postings. Even in

>>that thread, he make a lot of good points at the beginning,

>>but quickly reverted to name calling and, worst of all,

>>answering EVERY person so that he have the last word with

>all

>>those who disagreed with him.

 

Woodlawn responds:>

>My policy is and always has been that I won't be the first to

>engage in namecalling in any discussion, but that I will not

>be a complacent target for those who choose to behave that way

>toward me. That includes you.

 

 

So you take the higher low road?

[Guest alanm]

RE: Rant on Woodlawn

 

I imagine any road will do, including paths and walking trails.

[+ Lucky]

RE: Rant on Woodlawn

 

SORRY I WASN'T AROUND TO EULOGIZE WOODIE. iT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE NOW.;(