Goodbye To TRF

[Augie]

Hi folks,

I am a former member of "The Rush Forum". Recently, I was permanently banned from that board, and I have absolutely no idea why. I was never given a chance to say goodbye. So, I am doing it here. I also want to get some things off my chest and clear up some things.

Augie

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[Augie]

Hi TRF members,

For some reason, I wasn't hitting it off with about 98% of TRF members. I don't know why. Most of you didn't appreciate my style of humor (the Howard Stern style of humor). Many of you had absolutely zero sense of humor. You need some serious work on your senses of humor. I recommend that you start listening to Howard Stern immediately.

Many of you had SEVERE difficulty telling the difference between when I was joking and when I was being serious. I don't know why. About 60-70% of the time that I was joking, you took me seriously. And about 20-30% of the time that I was being dead serious, you thought I was joking. I don't know why you had so much difficulty telling the difference between when I was joking and when I was being dead serious. What is the difficulty here? We are not talking about rocket science here.

Please don't misunderstand me (again). I am NOT taking shots at you or insulting you. I am trying to help you.

Augie

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[Augie]

Hi Pags, Daveyt, Physics23, Hypatia, Boz69, LRF80, Sundog, and AGP :

You all seem like nice people. Maybe you can stick around here at "Willowdale Central" and post along with Slaine and I.

Augie

(okay, I'm done posting here for now)

[Slaine mac Roth]

Sorry Augie, I felt compelled to make some modifactions to this thread. I've explained my reasons in the email I sent you. No hard feelings?

[Augie]

Hi AGP,

I forgot to clear up a misunderstanding involving you.

In your "Angry" thread on TRF, I tried to make you laugh with a Pres. Bush joke. I saw that you were upset, and I was only trying to cheer you up. I meant well. I was only trying to put a smile on your face. I hope you can understand. I think you did (from your response).

However, many other people on TRF had a MAJOR problem with what I did. I really don't care what they thought of what I did. As long as I put a smile on your face, then that is all that matters to me. I really don't care what other people thought of what I did. I really don't.

I don't want you to think that I am hitting on you, because I am not. I am not attracted to you in that way. You seem like a nice person. You can post to me anytime.

Augie

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[Augie]

Hi AGP,

I read the beginning of your "Angry" thread. Please don't take this the wrong way. But I think you made a mountain out of a molehill. You have to understand my perspective (what I've been thru). Nothing phases me anymore.

Your "problems" are about 0.1% of my problems. I'll trade problems with you any day.

Your problems are man-made. Mine are not.

Your problems are easily solved with a "contract" (a "divorce").

Unfortunately, the ONLY way to solve my problems is for me to get arrested. In fact, I am probably gonna have to get arrested numerous times, repeatedly over and over and over again. I may even have to got to prison. If that is what I have to do, then I will accept that. I'm not saying that this is what I want. But I will do whatever I have to do to get off welfare and solve my other (related) problems - even if that means going to prison.

Augie

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[Augie]

Hi AGP,

I assume that you still have your health, and you still have a future. These are 2 things that I do NOT have.

Maybe my "future" is to fix the problems in this country. I don't know.

I asasume that your children are healthy. That is the important thing. When you don't have your health, you don't have anything.

This is the reason why I made that joke in your thread. Compared to my problems, your problems seemed trivial. And I wanted to take a shot at Pres. Bush too. ;D

You are still healthy. So, please count your blessings.

Augie

[Augie]

Hi folks,

If you are wondering what happened to the "misunderstandings" from TRF that I tried to clear up here, they were deleted by the admin of this board. I understand why he did it.

The reason I am entering this post is that I don't want people to think that I didn't attempt to clear these things up.

Augie

[Augie]

Hi folks,

I really don't mind that I was banned from TRF. I was planning on voluntarily leaving anyway.

But the admins of that board shouldn't have committed perjury and defamation of character against me in the general forum (for all to see). That was completely unnecessary and totally uncalled for.

One of the admins of that board accused me of using my "disability" to "justify horrendously offensive posts". I have 2 things to say about that. First, my posts were NOT "horrendsously offensive". In fact, they weren't even SLIGHTLY offensive. They weren't offensive at all (not in the least bit). I have discussed this with several people, and they agree with me. Second, I would NEVER use my illness/disability in that manner. It is disgusting of the admins to make that accusation against me.

This constitutes perjury and defamation of character. I may do something about this.

Augie

[Augie]

Hi folks,

There was a tremendous misunderstanding in my "Howard Stern" thread. I did NOT call anyone a "retard".

Howard has a "whack pack". One of the members of this pack is "Wendy the Retard". This is her on-the-air name. It is her radio "call-sign". I wanted to clear up this misunderstanding.

Augie

[Augie]

Hi folks,

Some people at TRF made some (false?) comments about Howard Stern that didn't sit right with me. I don't know what planet you live on. But on the planet I live on, Howard has about 50 million fans, incuding Roger Waters (of Pink Floyd) and physicist Stephen Hawking. We are not extremists.

Augie

[Augie]

Hi folks,

Certain members of TRF have a hell of a way of making a first impression on people. For certain members, it was the first time you ever posted to me and the first time you ever communicated with me. And you call me names that aren't fit for printing in a family newspaper? Nice to meet you too. Is this how you greet everyone that you meet for the first time?

I have been living with symptoms of encephalitis and meningitis for every minute of every day for 15 years. There is no let-up. It is relentless.

So don't lecture me about mental/neurological disabilities.

Think before you post.

Augie

[Augie]

Hi folks,

People have been calling me a "retard" since I was about 5 years old. I laugh it off. I think it's funny.

Augie ("the Retard")

[Augie]

Hi folks,

One member of TRF accused me of being "crass". Am I "crass" because I have "gas"? That rhymes. Get it?

I'm CRASS because I have GAS!!!!!

;D ;D ;D

[Augie]

Hi folks,

Some of the admins at TRF said some things to me, prompting this response :

I DID tone down my posts. I censored myself tremendously. I bent over backwards to accomodate you. I couldn't censor myself any more than I did. If I did, then I wouldn't be "me" anymore. I'd stop being "Augie". I'd become some mindless mechanical robot. I'd lose my identity and individualism.

I didn't realize that there were so many restrictions on your board. I didn't know it had such an oppressive atmosphere.

Augie