Approximately 13.5 years ago the Shmata Queen and I were members of a message board. On this particular board there were numerous discussions about politics and history. Well the queen and I were active participants in these discussions and soon found out that we held minority opinions on many of the topics.
Since we are both very shy people we soon found ourselves engaged in semi heated discussions with the denizens of the board. And because it was conducted here in cyberspace some of these discussions were not exceptionally pleasant.
Because I am a gentlemen of the finest order, or something along those lines I used to tell the queen to stand behind me and I'd challenge any and all to engage me in written fisticuffs. Who said that chivalry is dead.
I'd be negligent if I didn't point out that the queen hasn't any problem speaking up for herself and is quite capable of handling these situations. But since I type twice as fast as she does I found myself in the middle of things more frequently. Side note of useless trivia, she speaks twice as fast as I do. Man, that woman can spit the words out.
Anyhoo...
Many of those who disagreed with us fell into the category of dumb and stupid with a healthy dose of ignorant. Now I know that it is not nice to say that, but really I was surprised at how little they knew of the world around them and of historical events. They must have slept through school or something.
Still, you'd think that they would have been able to compensate by using the research capabilities provided by the net. That was rarely the case. I don't know if they didn't do it because of laziness or ignorance, but it didn't happen much.
Anyway, after a few years of this nonsense a number of them grew irritated and petitioned to have my account suspended. Their petition was granted and I was told that I had to take a time out.
After a short consultation the queen and I decided that it would be fun to create a fake identity for me. So we created a new account for a man named Sweetcheeks. Good old Sweetcheeks, I really liked that guy. Since I have a rather distinct style of writing I had to work hard to make sure that no one caught on.
Sweetcheeks might have described it a bit like this, "Ah like talhking to peoeple becuz you rally lern things that mite halp you."
It was intentionally over the top and ridiculous. But for some reason people took to Sweetcheeks probably because he was so sweet and innocent where I am innocent but not at all sweet. That is part of the job of being a curmudgeon, you give up on sweetness.
Old Sweetcheeks hung around for a long while, but eventually he was found out. This blog started somewhere around that time. As I have written before it began on a bit of whim, but it was also because I was tired of being told what I could write about and how I could respond to those I disagreed with.
Kind of funny to think that had they been more tolerant I might not ever have decided to begin blogging.
6 comments:
Ah, the laws of unintended consequences! We owe those people a debt of gratitude - and Sweetcheeks too, the soft old thing!
rachel
what happened to the shmatah queen? she disappeard. i've been wondering about her and if she is ok.
Nice to get some of the background on you and the Shmata Queen. I thought it all had begun at a diner in Indiana where she was the car hop and you were the greaser. Or was that a movie I saw?
Hey, I was in your state last week and didn't see you. Don't you ever get to Fresno?
Ah, the laws of unintended consequences!
Now that is something that should blog about. Good old Sweetcheeks, he was something else.
RR,
Life got busy for the SQ but she is doing alright. She has gotten a bit more shy in her old age so she doesn't comment as frequently.
I thought it all had begun at a diner in Indiana where she was the car hop and you were the greaser.
You ought to see her on roller skates now there is a sight to see.
As for Fresno, well I have driven through on my way to the Sierras but it is not a regular part of my tour. Five hours away from here.
Shmata Queen here. Jack, you need to tell them about that huge flirtation you had w/Moira...who turned out to be a gay dude! That was soooo funny. You just never know what whackjobs you will find on the internet!
Jack, you need to tell them about that huge flirtation you had w/Moira...who turned out to be a gay dude!
You're clearly schlattered now.
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