Who is Armstrong?

[Cartesian Centaur]

I thought this thread was going to be on a much more conceptual level. Not just whanking on about whether a bitter old doper is posting on the forums we hang out on!

Who is Armstrong on a psychological level would be a more interesting type of question to debate.

Personally I'm mildly disappointed it didn't trigger a Spartacus-esque chain of confessions, but not surprised.

 

[Stani Kléber]

Armstrong couldn't belong to a forum.

For on his twitter the moment someone dares to criticise him, he blocks them from following. He run a full media boycott during the Giro. He broadcasts the names of people who email criticisms.

All this in just nine months of his come back, I'm not talking about blacklisting journalists and empty threats of legal action against critics that we saw in the past.

In other words, if anyone upsets him he starts bawling like a brat and takes away his toys. He wouldn't last five minutes on this forum before blocking everyone and returning to his business, sorry charity, foundation where he can ensure he's surrounded by people who only say yes.

Long live free and open speech!

 

[schadenfreude]

This place is totally Lance-mad.
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The Lancenews forum.
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correct.
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[Sheltowee]

If not for Armstrong this cycling forum would be threadbare. Armstrong is the biggest thing in cycling and most contributors here feed into the mad craze like a bunch of slop happy hogs. And perhaps--as someone noted--Lancenews, or some such moniker, is a good title for the forum.

 

[tifosa]

Armstrong couldn't belong to a forum.

He could. He'd bask in cyber anonymity, then develop a secondary cult following here. Serves everyone's needs, me thinks.

 

[franciep10]

Belokki it's got to be him, plus as bro deal says the grammar definently sounds like him.

 

[schadenfreude]

If not for Armstrong this cycling forum would be threadbare. Armstrong is the biggest thing in cycling and most contributors here feed into the mad craze like a bunch of slop happy hogs. And perhaps--as someone noted--Lancenews, or some such moniker, is a good title for the forum.

correct.
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[Anonymous]

Belokki it's got to be him, plus as bro deal says the grammar definently sounds like him.

belokki? Now, I may not like Mr Armstrong, but he isn't THAT stupid. belokki has to think "breathe""breathe""breathe""breathe" (type 2-3 words) "breathe""breathe""breathe""breathe"

 

[Escarabajo]

All on this thread. Starting here:-


http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=161&page=5

Waoo. I think a lot of the Forists have mutated since then. Probably we could pick some of those threads at the beginning of the year and pick up a few pros trying to participate in these forums.
Thanks for the link.

 

[180mmCrank]

Do you think we are all being a little paranoid here?

(And you now what they say - "Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you")

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4504879040375301916&ei=nfktSv2DGJrYqAPT7aGEDw&q=exploding+bicycle&hl=en

 

[BroDeal]

Armstrong couldn't belong to a forum.

For on his twitter the moment someone dares to criticise him, he blocks them from following. He run a full media boycott during the Giro. He broadcasts the names of people who email criticisms.

All this in just nine months of his come back, I'm not talking about blacklisting journalists and empty threats of legal action against critics that we saw in the past.

In other words, if anyone upsets him he starts bawling like a brat and takes away his toys. He wouldn't last five minutes on this forum before blocking everyone and returning to his business, sorry charity, foundation where he can ensure he's surrounded by people who only say yes.

Long live free and open speech!

It is pretty hard to refute this argument.

 

[Belokki]

belokki? Now, I may not like Mr Armstrong, but he isn't THAT stupid. belokki has to think "breathe""breathe""breathe""breathe" (type 2-3 words) "breathe""breathe""breathe""breathe"

It better than "****" "****" "****" (type 2-3 words) "****""****""****""****" like some haters in this forum

 

[Belokki]

belokki? Now, I may not like Mr Armstrong, but he isn't THAT stupid. belokki has to think "breathe""breathe""breathe""breathe" (type 2-3 words) "breathe""breathe""breathe""breathe"

It better than "w.a.n.k" "w.a.n.k" "w.a.n.k" (type 2-3 words) "w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k" like some haters in this forum

 

[Animal]

Oh, it's that timezone again

 

[Anonymous]

It better than "w.a.n.k" "w.a.n.k" "w.a.n.k" (type 2-3 words) "w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k" like some haters in this forum

I'll bet you almost passed out typing that.

 

[Zoncolan]

I'll bet you almost passed out typing that.

Bravo! Had a good laugh there.

 

[Belokki]

Bravo! Had a good laugh there.

don't think to much..you might hurt yourself

 

[Zoncolan]

don't think to much..you might hurt yourself

My head already hurts

 

[BroDeal]

It better than "w.a.n.k" "w.a.n.k" "w.a.n.k" (type 2-3 words) "w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k""w.a.n.k" like some haters in this forum

Hold it. **** is also censored.

EDIT: Yup. I guess it is. Frakin forum for five year olds. I still cannot believe the word b-utt is censored. I swear, it is like I discover a new censored word every couple of days.

 

[Anonymous]

George Carlin

****, ****, ****, ****, beautiful being, Mother****er and Tits.

 

[Anonymous]

Wow, well, I guess if you want to swear, "beautiful being" and "tits" are your choices.

 

[Cobblestones]

Can you tell someone to go and pluck dangleberries from their grandmother's shrub?

ETA: yes you can. So guys, the lesson here is: get creative!

 

[ElChingon]

ETA: yes you can. So guys, the lesson here is: get creative!

It always has been. You can always say more using creativity than cuss words, heck you can make more people take offense with creativity than a cuss word.

 

[BroDeal]

It always has been. You can always say more using creativity than cuss words, heck you can make more people take offense with creativity than a cuss word.

This goes beyond trying to offend people. You cannot even use common phrases like "kicking b-utt" or "p!ssed off" or "ch!nk in his armor." I think the admin must have a b-utt fetish because pretty much every term for a person's bottom is censored. Are australians sensitive about b-utts or something?

 

[ElChingon]

This goes beyond trying to offend people. You cannot even use common phrases like "kicking b-utt" or "p!ssed off" or "ch!nk in his armor." I think the admin must have a b-utt fetish because pretty much every term for a person's bottom is censored. Are australians sensitive about b-utts or something?

I think they just want to keep it presentable but its been my discovery the censored words only leads to much worse statements being posted that make the cuss words look good.

Than again as you've posted its easy to circumvent their weak censorship means and get the word across rather easily.

Test: Flick the shifter lever.