Max's Miscellaneous Musings

Best spam of the day: "Would you give up your lung just to be hung?". I swear I'm not making that up!!! Though I do now wonder if there are guys out there who would, you know, give up a lung to be hung. It'd wanna be one awfully big tool.

Speaking of big tools, I've been unfortunate enough to witness a thread on the BLC forums turn into a molten cesspit of anger and venom. The big tools in question are the new moderating staff who clearly don't know when to use the lock function.

It started out as someone venting about their (perceived) feeling of persecution RE using meal replacements for weight loss in place of regular food. I'll admit there's been some grumbling from the troops about BLC promoting this stuff. Still... the vent would've best been had elsewhere, as it predictably turned into a free-for-all. The low point was when the instigator of the thread saw fit to attack a long-term member for no other reason than she had something like "proudly non-shaker" in her forum sig. For crying out loud. This in turn caused said long-timer to retreat from the forums altogether, others rallied to her defence, and still others attacked the defenders for protecting their "queen". Fuck me hard. What the hell is wrong with these people?

And, importantly, why the fuck haven't the mods closed it? Well, I'm glad you asked. When I sent them a PM asking for the thread to be closed, this was the reply:

"Thanks for your note. It is unfortunate that this has caused so much upset.

I can assure you however that Alison Braun, the runner up from last years show, will make a final post on this issue tonight and then the thread will be locked."

Yes folks, you heard it here first. THE THREAD IS BEING KEPT OPEN SO THAT ALISON, SOMEONE I DON'T ACTUALLY GIVE TWO FUCKS ABOUT, CAN POST HER PEARLS OF WISDOM TO ENLIGHTEN THE REST OF US IGNORANT PEONS. And these words are considered so fucking important, that this awful destructive thread is being held open.

Mother. Fuckers.