Commenter flashes rapier-like wit
Just got an email from Thomas, master of rhetoric. It is reprinted here in its entirety:
fuck you
Now, now, Thomas, that’s not very nice. Do you use that kind of language with your coworkers at WorleyParsons?
UPDATE: It just occurs to me that Thomas is the same guy who chided me about my water heater a while back. He was deeply concerned that without proper exhaust, my ELECTRIC water heater would produce “termendous amounts of carbon dioxide.”
Everytime some rightwing moron doesn’t like a comment they throw what ever server name up there like it is going to mean shit to anyone. You commented how I am a coward for not using a real email address, now do you understand why pinhead? Because some dickheads (ie YOU) are going to try to get revenge. “Dear Human Resources Department: Did you know so and so at this email address is spending your valuable money posting on weblogs.” So why would a person use their real name or email address? What is your last name Matt? Think I could stalk some of the Notre Dame Alumni clubs looks for a geeky doughboy to walk out? Bet I could, I wouldn’t, but do you see how threats are a two way street? So you have a map to my work’s head quarters. Congratulations.
Revenge? For what? You didn’t do anything to me except give me a good laugh. So thanks!
What is my last name? You’ve got to be kidding me. It’s on every comment I’ve left on this blog and the Chronicle’s blogs. It’s in the metadata for every page on this site. That’s like walking into a grocery store and demanding to know where the food is.
Regarding threats: I never made a threat. I never even alluded to a threat. I certainly didn’t make suggestive statements about stalking, like you did. But regardless, I don’t know these “Notre Dame Alumni clubs” you’re talking about. Feel free to look me up in the phone book, though. The reason I asked for a real email address is so we could continue our debate. Feel free to drop me a line. I understand if you don’t want to use your work email address, that’s why I didn’t ask for it. I’d just like to see a functioning one. There are plenty of free email services out there, like GMail, Hotmail and Yahoo.
But hey, it’s no skin off my ass if you want to assuage your anger and bitterness by posting obscene, vulgar, poorly written messages with pseudoanonymity on company time. Knock yourself out, tough guy. But I will not tolerate further personal attacks and namecalling.
Personal attacks like “Coward”?
If posting a map to my company’s HQ is not a treat or revenge then what is it? What is the point?
Personal attacks like “Coward�
No. Personal attacks like “fuck you,” “dickhead,” “twit,” “moron,” “pinhead,” “geeky doughboy,” “ego centric child,” all of which you’ve posted in the last 36 hours.
You’ve obviously misunderstood the point of the map. It wasn’t revenge. I don’t see how a drawing of streets could be an act of vengeance. I posted the map to illustrate that your anonymity is illusory. But hey, you don’t like the map? I’ll take it down.
I see, they are only personal when directed at you.
Actually, Thomas, I never called you a coward. I said I’m not going to subsidize cowardice. My criticism was directed at a specific behavior — not taking responsibility for one’s words.
Your reply was “fuck you.”
Are you claiming they’re morally equivalent? Regardless, maintaining this line of dialogue in public is pointless. If you’d like to continue this privately, Thomas, you may contact me. Comments on this post are now closed.