The Article: WSJ - reopened!

[Anonymous]

It would seem to me that this WSJ article makes a future one in the next couple of weeks very unlikely.

If they were going to print a "Lance is a doping cheater" article in the next week, it seems very unlikely they'd print a "Look at how good Lance is for advertising" article today.

Perhaps people with "inside sources" should really keep their mouths closed until the news actually comes out. It seems very rare that an internet poster with "inside info" is proven correct. I'm not talking about Lance here... I'm saying someone on a message board posting about an inside source on ANYTHING.

I post on college football message boards too... and it's the same thing. Everyone posts about how they have inside info about where a recruit will sign... and they're wrong 3/4ths of the time.

Actually, I agree. It would benefit everyone if people would just keep it in their pants until its time to do the deal.

Also note that there is very little speculation about the actual article, and a lot of posts about various other subjects. So, while the title of the thread should suggest the totality of content contained therein, this is rarely the case on any forum. This thread is no different.

 

[alberto.legstrong]

Actually, I agree. It would benefit everyone if people would just keep it in their pants until its time to do the deal.

Also note that there is very little speculation about the actual article, and a lot of posts about various other subjects. So, while the title of the thread should suggest the totality of content contained therein, this is rarely the case on any forum. This thread is no different.

And may I add, in a good natured way, that TFF, you are quite prolific in your efforts to maintain the status quo. (And no, I am no better than you with respect to that!)

This thread was fun in just how off the rails it went and how fast it went AFTER it went off the rails.

The article itself: I felt like I had been up all night drinking at a bachelor party for the woman to jump out of the cake and when she appeared, several hours and several bottles of Absolut late, she looked less like a stripper and more like my junior high lunch lady. And don't even THINK of telling me you have no idea what I am talking about.

 

[MacRoadie]

Drew Carey worked at your school?

Cool!

 

[Anonymous]

And may I add, in a good natured way, that TFF, you are quite prolific in your efforts to maintain the status quo. (And no, I am no better than you with respect to that!)

This thread was fun in just how off the rails it went and how fast it went AFTER it went off the rails.

The article itself: I felt like I had been up all night drinking at a bachelor party for the woman to jump out of the cake and when she appeared, several hours and several bottles of Absolut late, she looked less like a stripper and more like my junior high lunch lady. And don't even THINK of telling me you have no idea what I am talking about.

I am not sure what you mean by that statement. Are you talking about me maintaining the party line regarding Armstrong? I am not saying anything other than your statement is unclear. Please expand.

 

[PhiberAwptik]

Frankie Andreu will be commentating for versus?

You mean....Just like last year? Who cares? Not news.

 

[PhiberAwptik]

I've seen some really dumb conversations on this forum. This one ranks up there. And to spend as much time on it.... I just sat back and let the rest of the forum run with it because if someone tells you the sky ain't blue, how do you go about changing their mind? Life's just too short to spend the time.

It was a nice distraction, but I would like to point everyone back to Betsy's original post that I was trying to feed off of until we took a detour
... into ... the Circular Zone....

Submitted for your approval, a co-opted media that is simultaneously elevated and income's increased for telling the emperor his clothes are magnificent and bullied/ostracized for daring not to say it with a straight face at all times. Consider that it must be a pleasure to see those who sold out treated like courtesans in the King's Court while they get treated like peasants for sticking to their integrity. But some of us are dead certain this is a rare thing!

Does anyone remember the classic episode with the boy who would wish anyone out into the cornfield who didn't give him what he wanted? I encourage you to go find it and check it out. Interesting similarities to the Cult's Leader.

Shouldn't you be busy sorting through E-online reader comments for news?

 

[alberto.legstrong]

I am not sure what you mean by that statement. Are you talking about me maintaining the party line regarding Armstrong? I am not saying anything other than your statement is unclear. Please expand.

No, sorry for being unclear. Also apologies to any dyslexics for being nuclear.

I meant you have your share of going off on tangents/off-topic. As do I.

Now I need someone to help me with what phiberawptik is meaning to say to me below!

 

[Anonymous]

You mean....Just like last year? Who cares? Not news.

As a brit I would have no idea if he has done in previous years or not, so to some of us, that is news. And as such i find the idea of Frankie commentating considering the recent allegations to be particularly interesting.

 

[Wolves-Lower]

Drew Carey worked at your school?

Cool!

That would be Chris Farley

 

[scribe]

Drew Carey worked at your school?

Cool!

Poor ole CF. Rest in peace

 

[scribe]

Shouldn't you be busy sorting through E-online reader comments for news?

lol

gotta give the guy some cred for his timing.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Actually, I agree. It would benefit everyone if people would just keep it in their pants until its time to do the deal.

Also note that there is very little speculation about the actual article, and a lot of posts about various other subjects. So, while the title of the thread should suggest the totality of content contained therein, this is rarely the case on any forum. This thread is no different.

Yeah, there was a lot of flacid brandishing going on.
Maybe this thread just needs a new title. I'd go with, "Random comments pertaining to cycling journalists, celebrity privilege, and mostly nada".

 

[Anonymous]

No, sorry for being unclear. Also apologies to any dyslexics for being nuclear.

I meant you have your share of going off on tangents/off-topic. As do I.

Now I need someone to help me with what phiberawptik is meaning to say to me below!

Yea, its kind of my "thing" In my physical life, it's no different.

 

[Anonymous]

I read its in the WSJ tommorow (Friday), and possibly online from about 1am british time

 

[Barrus]

I read its in the WSJ tommorow (Friday), and possibly online from about 1am british time

I'll wait to believe until I see it. But anyway, great timing, because I'm away until that time. But will it be online for free, or only for subscribers, because I always taught of subscribing and this would be the perfect timing, but if it isn't necessary, I'd rather keep the money (I'm still Dutch )

 

[PhiberAwptik]

As a brit I would have no idea if he has done in previous years or not, so to some of us, that is news. And as such i find the idea of Frankie commentating considering the recent allegations to be particularly interesting.

He was doing all the post race interviews of Lance last year for Versus.

 

[workingclasshero]

I read its in the WSJ tommorow (Friday), and possibly online from about 1am british time

that joke's not on

 

[eleven]

I read its in the WSJ tommorow (Friday), and possibly online from about 1am british time

It'll break about the same time that LA is called back to testify in the US....on a holiday.

 

[Barrus]

It'll break about the same time that LA is called back to testify in the US....on a holiday.

ow wait, am/pm, totally not used to that sort of thing, thought it meant in the afternoon, which would be reasonable, but now, yes that's quite a good joke

 

[alberto.legstrong]

Yeah, there was a lot of flacid brandishing going on.
Maybe this thread just needs a new title. I'd go with, "Random comments pertaining to cycling journalists, celebrity privilege, and mostly nada".

How about 'Deep thoughts and/or Circular Arguments .... by Joe Armchair Racin' Fanboy and/or Hater and/or Obstinate trollish dude' ?

"If I ever get real rich, I hope I'm not real mean to poor people, like I am now."

"I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex."

I hopesome animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my brain, because "later you might think you're having a good idea but it's just eggs hatching."

If 10 people tell a trollish dude the sky is blue and water is wet and he keeps saying it is not, then it isn't as long as he says so.

 

[Oldman]

How about 'Deep thoughts and/or Circular Arguments .... by Joe Armchair Racin' Fanboy and/or Hater and/or Obstinate trollish dude' ?

"If I ever get real rich, I hope I'm not real mean to poor people, like I am now."

"I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex."

I hopesome animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my brain, because "later you might think you're having a good idea but it's just eggs hatching."

If 10 people tell a trollish dude the sky is blue and water is wet and he keeps saying it is not, then it isn't as long as he says so.

I keep thinking a new development is going to happen but I realize it must be the worms. Do I need to give them credit for any good ideas I have or can I blame the bad ones as well? What a great exit strategy "it's the worms."

 

[MacRoadie]

The important thing is we banned the troll for disrupting the forum.

Out of curiosity, since this is your first post, how did "we" manage to ban the troll before "we" (meaning you) were even members of the forum?

 

[alberto.legstrong]

Out of curiosity, since this is your first post, how did "we" manage to ban the troll before "we" (meaning you) were even members of the forum?

I am trying to figure who got banned. Hog got banned for violating a previous ban, but it's been a good 150 - 200 posts since he has gotten the boot du jour. Filipo was being stubborn, but he hasn't been banned as far as I can tell, nor should he have been at least for his involvement in this thread.

This thread should really require all participants to be at minimum under the influence of a solid buzz before even before trying to jump in.

I am just trying to keep it going as a monument to insanity.

 

[VeloCity]

"We" is a reference to the great and good majority of people on this forum. As a long time lurker I already feel apart of that.

The important thing is NOT whether there is a 900 post thread full of drivel about a non-existent article. The important thing is we banned trolls like BPC and stopped them from disrupting the forum so we are free to post 900 posts of irrelevence.

Don't you agree?

Why do some people seem to have so much trouble understanding what an online forum is all about?

 

[Barrus]

"We" is a reference to the great and good majority of people on this forum. As a long time lurker I already feel apart of that.

The important thing is NOT whether there is a 900 post thread full of drivel about a non-existent article. The important thing is we banned trolls like BPC and stopped them from disrupting the forum so we are free to post 900 posts of irrelevence.

Don't you agree?

BPC has been banned so many times, it's not even an accomplishment anymore. But I must state the moderators are getting quicker at banning him, perhaps soon he'll see the error of his ways, probably not, but one may hope

BTW is there any indication that an article might still show up?