Giving Bloody Stupid Johnson a run for his money.

[Salty]

Listen up meatsacks:

I have never had many friends in my life. Still dont.

At this point, I prefer it that way. There's too many damned people, and because of the serious lack of local community, i, like many others, find solace in the friendships found speckled all over the globe.

I have more in common with people who post here once in a blue moon than any single person I went to school with.

I don't say any of this to complain, I don't reallly need a whole passal of people to think about constantly, my small family and social circle (online and IRL) are really more than adequate for someone such as myself. Nearly a social.

This is, largely, by choice. But maybe I just tell myself that to feel better. It's not because i am hopelessly weird or aloof or a crank, and NOBODY wants to be around me, it's my own decision to be distant from people.

Anyway, the friends I do have, I cherish greatly. And I count them as such because they jabe extraordinary qualities. I can't say exactly what those qualities are, however honesty, loyalty, genuine concern for not-self, and being hilariously funny help a great deal in my decision making process, which is slow, vague, and mauve.

So, all that said, in my personal opinion, if you don't get along with Roger there's something wrong with your argument, your position, or your BRAIN.

If nothing else, that man values loyalty like no one else I've ever met.

Ive been here four years now, and I've never gotten into a shitfest with him. Not once, in four fucking years.

So, while none of this is important in the grand scheme of things, these personal words rght here, they are important to me, and bear shouting, I believe.

I don't go to bat for Roger every five seconds, I don't defend him, I don't fight his battles, I speak with my own voice almost always. His MIND LAZORS have no sway over me (or do they?).

Roger is my friend, and if you don't get along with him, that's cool. I won't hate all over you. It's a free Oligarchy.

Just know, in my heart of hearts, I think you're a bloody idiot for missing out on a truly unique and amazing friendship with a really great human being.

OR KILL ME.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Awww.

But it's the mind lasers.  I bounce 'em off meteor tracks so I can hit anywhere on the planet.  Like with ham radio.

Anyway, I DO value loyalty, by which I mean friendship, not some sort of weird vassal arrangement, so I tend to lose my shit when someone uses that as a lever.  The first time.  After that, it sort of loses its shock value, at least with respect to that particular person. 

[Ben Shapiro]

Alty's too cool for school!

Roger is made out of whiskey, friendship, and possibly peyote.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Alty's too cool for school!

Roger is made out of whiskey, friendship, and possibly peyote.

And snot.

[Kai]

Alty's too cool for school!

Roger is made out of whiskey, friendship, and possibly peyote.

And snot.

And back hair. Loads of it.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Some people really can't handle having their deeply-held beliefs challenged. At all. Especially things that are central to their identities and what they believe makes them a good person.

Roger challenges people's deeply-held beliefs about themselves, and that makes some people dislike him because it threatens their sense of self.

I don't always agree with him, as PD can attest, but I do respect the hell out of him and when he challenges one of my beliefs it's a good heads-up for me that I might need to really examine it and question whether it's as valid as I think it is. Sometimes the answer turns out to be no, and I end up a better person for having done it.

[LMNO]

Roger is a total bastard.

And I wouldn't want him any other way.  Especially on a  Saturday Night.




LMNO
-Hot Patootie.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Roger challenges people's deeply-held beliefs about themselves, and that makes some people dislike him because it threatens their sense of self.

That's rarely intentional.  Usually I'm just spouting.   

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Roger challenges people's deeply-held beliefs about themselves, and that makes some people dislike him because it threatens their sense of self.

That's rarely intentional.  Usually I'm just spouting.   

Yeah but you're good at it anyway. You changed my mind completely on a few things, including the most surprising one which is porn, and that's from a former sex worker who held positive views about sex-work being empowering to women, and could argue for that position well. COMPLETE turnabout, and that was uncomfortable for me. I appreciate it though.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Roger challenges people's deeply-held beliefs about themselves, and that makes some people dislike him because it threatens their sense of self.

That's rarely intentional.  Usually I'm just spouting.   

Yeah but you're good at it anyway. You changed my mind completely on a few things, including the most surprising one which is porn, and that's from a former sex worker who held positive views about sex-work being empowering to women, and could argue for that position well. COMPLETE turnabout, and that was uncomfortable for me. I appreciate it though.

Wasn't comfortable for me, either.  What red-blooded American male doesn't like Playboy?

This one, now.  And Playboy is about the least corrosive form of porn.