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Old 02-14-2004, 12:33 AM   #1
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Leo656's State of the millenium address

Just what the title said. VERY long. He took 8 pages to write all this.



It never ceases to amaze me how some people just don't "get it".
When I was invited here a little less than a year ago, I didn't exactly set out to become the center of attention, to make friends or enemies, or to cause any controversy. Well, no more than usual, anyway. I already had friends here, and to be bluntly honest, I could care less about what a bunch of people on the internet think or say about me. Lo and behold, as time went on, more and more people started paying attention to me, and a lot of those people seemed to like me. I shrugged, said "Well, thats cool," and then I made a sandwich.
Now, don't take that to mean that I just don't care or that I hold anyone here in low esteem. It's just that it isn't that important in the big scheme of things whether or not I have "fans" here. It's definitly cool, but one day someone is your friend, the next they think your an a**hole, thats just life. I figure "screw it, why bother making concessions? I'll just act consistently and let people form their own opinions." Is it my fault people in general think I'm entertaining? It's called "Charisma," jack. I may be an obnoxious, self-centered, foul-mouthed jacka$*, but A) I openly acknowledge that fact, and B) I do it better than anybody else.
Now at some point, I bumped into a swell fella named GK, and he and I decided to have a little fun and make a little noise. The goal was to amuse ourselves whenever and wherever possible through our smarta$* comments, random off topic remarks, and references to Kevin Nash. Little by little, we did become the center of a lot of attention. Some people loved us, some people hated us, but almost everyone had an opinion. One day in private we compared it to how Kevin Nash and Scott Hall came to WCW and became the center of attention. Thus, nWo Tech was created.
And really, what is nWo Tech? It definitly got a lot of people talking, thats for sure, particularly a very vocal minority, including one or two of the "higher ups" (and don't think we didn't know who). But realistically, nWo Tech was never anything more than GK and me doing the same thing we always did, but with clever sigs attached. "We are in control." "Rules and bones are made to be broken." "You ain't seen bad, yet - but it's coming." Suddenly overnight, there were tons of imitators, so obviously it got someones attention. The New Mod Order, The New Blue Order, The New Fangirl World Order, ETC. ETC. Not to mention all the "cliques" and "clubs" that popped up that had no nWo references at all. Not to mention the fact that within one week of our "formation", GK and I were PMed by at least a dozen people asking if they could "join" us. I remember how funny we thought it was, because we didn't really do anything.
Regardless, we still pi$sed some people off. "they got off topic too much." "Their sigs are too big." "I hate wrestling so their sigs and jokes annoy me." Nitwits. Then, as now, it never ceased to amaze us how many people acted like something needed to be "done" aboutus when we weren't doing anything wrong. For all my supposed Off topic-ness, and the "big, annoying" sigs, and all my supposed "bashing" of people, how many times have I been reprimanded by Krang? Zero, Nada, Goose Egg. None. Fact is, just because someone might disagree with what I say and do doesn't mean I'm wrong. There were days when something Nasty would break out, and GK and I would push things so far that we thought for sure we'd get in trouble. Instead, half the time nothing happened, and the other half we got thanked. The more obnoxious we were, the more people loved us. Why? Damned if I know, other than the fact that, modesty aside, we're more funny than offensive. And at least we only call things as we see them, because really, who cares if someone gets pi$sed at us? I sure don't.
That brings me to you, Rapheal, my new best friend. I honestly don't recall having a single conversation with you, not to say it never happened, but it just shows you how much of an impact you've made on me. Out of anyone on the board, only Rez has legit reason to dislike me, and as far as I know, he doesn't, but I wouldn't blame him if he did because we've had words in the past. You, though......I'm not sure I even remember you. In any case, apparently at some point I either A) Insulted you, B) insulted a friend of yours, C) Killed your dog, D) got down with your sister, or E) all of the above, because I feel a lot of tension coming from you. If it's because a lot of people here like me and choose to talk about me even though I'm not here, well, thats sad,
Heres the deal: I drop in now & then to let you all know whats up with me. People choose to respond. That ain't my fault, jack. I don't ask anyone to like me, dislike me, or care at all. I'm glad they do, but believe me, if they all hated me, it really wouldn't matter. If anything, I'd take that knowledge and be even more obnoxious, just because I'd think it was funny. And make no mistake, what I think is funny is a lot more important than whether or not you or anyone else agrees with what I have to say.
Now just to get a few things out of the way:
- Mary and I aren't the same person. I have way too much fun getting attention to pretend I'm someone else. I especially would never to pretend to be a chick, no offense to anyone. You seem to have paranioa issues regarding people online, which leads me to wonder why you bother talking to anyone online to begin with. Just because an online girlfriend peobably dumped you or turned out to be a mandoesn't everyone online has something to hide, bro. If anything, I am the most honest person you'll ever meet, and thats a promise.
- As Mary said, my landlord sobered up and decided not to evict us. Just to put this one to rest.
- My financial status and what I spend money on don't concern you, son. I work in a seasonal business, It gets slow, it gets busy, I make money, I don't....If I restricted my spending decisions by saying "I can't spend any money on (X) because I might not work tomorrow," I'd never even leave the house. Fact is, I have food and the phone bill's paid, so I'm just fine. No, I don't have much petty cash, but I'm not sweating it because any time now I'll be back to working 70-Hour weeks and b*tching that I need a day off. Bottom line, I felt like buying wrestling tickets, so I did. Why you care, though, is still a mystery.
- As for being a Mod.....don't care. Thats GK's bag, not mine. Like I told GK when I congratulated him on being made a mod, "I have no interest in suddenly being part of the establishment when so much of who I am depends on me being able to say whatever I want without having to worry about setting an "example". And REz was wrong, If I was a mod, I never would have locked that thread. I love when people confront me, it gives me a chance to slap them down. It's fun. Believe me, I don't get offended when someone directs asinine comments my way. On the contrary, it's a never-ending source of amusement. Now, as for your comments about how it would "ruin" the board if I were a Mod, well, no offense but if you put a quarter in a jar every time you said something stupid about me, well, from that thread alone you could buy yourself a stereo, and an ice cream sandwich. Probably the biggest reason I don't care about being a Mod is because odds are it wouldn't change anything, I'd still do exactly the same stuff I do now, except it would say "The Franchise" under my name. If my behavior isn't "killing" the board now, and it's not, than my being a Mod wouldn't change anything. If Krang makes me a Mod, fine, if not, who gives a sh*t? You , and only you.
Y'know whats the best thing? GK and I joked about "taking over", and you know what? We actually did it. He's a Mod and everytime I stop in to say "hi" it inspires a 4-page love-in/flame war me even being here. And we got here on our own terms, without trying to endear ourselves to anyone.
To all those who got my back, I love you all too. And to all those opposed, especially you in particular, you little rascal....Bite me. If you got a problem with me now, just leave before I get back because it's only gonna get better from here.


"Now everybody to my trailer for pot pies and Mountain Dew!" - Kevin Nash, 1996
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Old 02-14-2004, 12:50 AM   #2
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brief summary? I'm too lazy to read the whole thing.
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Old 02-14-2004, 12:56 AM   #3
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I for one am not leaving.

Come home Leo!
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Old 02-14-2004, 01:05 AM   #4
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brief summary? I'm too lazy to read the whole thing.
Basicaly: If you don't like him, he dosent care. .
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Old 02-14-2004, 01:08 AM   #5
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Its like he never left...

Come home, Leo, come home soon...
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Old 02-14-2004, 02:13 AM   #6
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Heh, the man tells it like it is.
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Old 02-14-2004, 04:29 AM   #7
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I feel acomplished like I just read a novel.
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Old 02-14-2004, 05:06 AM   #8
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For as long as that was, it was surprisingly readable. A remarkable feat, if ever there was one. Kudos.
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Old 02-14-2004, 07:30 AM   #9
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Enough with the filibusters, get your ass back here.
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Old 02-14-2004, 09:27 AM   #10
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Hey can I read the Cliffs Notes version!!!

Come on back buddy - there's a lot of love here!!!
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Old 02-14-2004, 09:37 AM   #11
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well spoken Leo, reminded me a bit of these RAF-speeches.

And (as said before) come home...
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Old 02-14-2004, 10:07 AM   #12
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wow this is longer than the tokka messege, i expected something this long for tokka, its so long i'll read it eventually
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Old 02-14-2004, 11:17 AM   #13
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It just amazes me how much time he has to waste. Sheesh.
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Old 02-14-2004, 11:30 AM   #14
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~~Raphael~~, Please dont turn this into another flame thread. If you dont like him, DONT post Here.
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Old 02-14-2004, 11:36 AM   #15
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i just can't believe how controvertial he is XD, btw leo's girlfriend...err Mary, how do you tell him all this stuff do you print it for him or something?
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Old 02-14-2004, 11:57 AM   #16
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Leo never ceases to amaze me......I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing....
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Old 02-14-2004, 12:40 PM   #17
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1) It's nice to know I'm acknowledged in some form or another, but...

2) The irony of the situation is, if he didn't think any of this was such a big deal, why did he bother to write 8 pages on it?

Maybe I'm being a little facetious, and I had nothing better to do, so I read the whole thing.

Oh, and for the recard, I believe my NIN intro thread was longer than this, but it was just a narrative, so bleh...
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Old 02-14-2004, 07:16 PM   #18
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Raphael, calm down.

He's not even here right now. There's no need to start bitching. Save that for when he comes back.

Anyways, 'Hey, Sean'.
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Old 02-15-2004, 12:52 AM   #19
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Ok, his latest thing.......

I suppose that my idea of "wasting time" differs from some people's. If it means that I don't go out with a group of people, staying out all night, getting drunk or stoned or whatever, then, no I don't do that. I've already been there and done that. And I just don't find it fun. So, if a person who prefers to stay at home with only a few close friends, playing video games, or staying in alone reading or writing or drawing or whatever, if thats a person who wastes his time then I guess that would be me. If it's because my posts happen to be long however, then I think you'll find when you grow up that theres a difference between having time to waste and simply having something to say. I'm sure that Lincolns aides told him that he had too much free time when he showed them the rough draft of the Getty's Burg address. Now take a seat klinger, and let the grown ups talk.

Controversy? Seems to be my middle name these days. As always, I'm untouchable but I'm forcing you to feel me.



And yeah, I do print this stuff out or I tell him over the phone and he tells me what to say back. hehe
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And yeah, I do print this stuff out or I tell him over the phone and he tells me what to say back. hehe
Genious.. pure genious..
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