Could you hit Bob a little harder next time, Ms. Mokona?

The JAM · Post by **The JAM** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 2:27 pm

[...unWARP!!!]

Good evening.

Who wanted to eat Bob? Can I split him with you? Oh, and remind me to have a LITTLE talk with that fellow jaguar/leopard in the booth.

[sharpens his claws...]

Until next time, remember:

I AM THE J.A.M.

Good evening.

[WARP!!!]

Ekevu Cheetah · Post by **Ekevu Cheetah** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 3:19 pm

On 2002-03-15 14:21, genecatlow wrote:
Telekinesis, I don't believe Cotton is capable
of. Being REALLY angry at deceptive and
manipulative practices, that he's been
since Day One.

*blinkblink*

Mokonapuff... Could you pleeeeease try to open an exception for Mister Cotton Taylor regarding to The Anime Mallet of Doom's rights of use?

Mokonapuff · Post by **Mokonapuff** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 6:01 pm

Mokonapuff... Could you pleeeeease try to open an exception for Mister Cotton Taylor regarding to The Anime Mallet of Doom's rights of use?

::laying on the ground, points to the hole through several floors, mumbles something to the effect of, "No can do, but he can use that one."::

Katra · Post by **Katra** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 7:59 pm

Let's hope they managed to pick up on it.
Bob might've had the commercial segue in so
smooth that the listners might not have
suspected anything was wrong.

I suspect Cotton will figure it out when the comments about his being anti-human continue.

AtmanRyu · Post by **AtmanRyu** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 10:09 pm

On 2002-03-15 18:01, Mokonapuff wrote:

::laying on the ground, points to the hole through several floors, mumbles something to the effect of, "No can do, but he can use that one."::

If you need help with that hammer, I'm happy to provide my services.

Frankly, Bob's really asking for the wrath's of the bunny, if you know what I mean

One teed off dragon.

Ekevu Cheetah · Post by **Ekevu Cheetah** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 12:22 pm

On 2002-03-15 22:09, AtmanRyu wrote:
If you need help with that hammer, I'm happy to provide my services.

*streps near the hole and looks down at it hesitantly, seeing the huge mallet in the subsoil among some broken cars from the parking floor*

It'd be a good thing-- I reeeeeally can't handle that one!

Elliot N. Golunda · Post by **Elliot N. Golunda** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 12:30 pm

Seriously, when Cotton finds out that his comments were blocked by that ad (which I'm sure one of his friends like Gene will tell him about), Bob's going to have some 'splaining to do.
On 2002-03-15 14:09, genecatlow wrote:
Let's hope they managed to pick up on it.
Bob might've had the commercial segue in so
smooth that the listners might not have
suspected anything was wrong.

Smooth, yes. Comes from lots of practise, plus a five-to-seven-second delay, for the sake of off-color language. I'll bet nobody noticed a thing.

Meanwhile, I've just noticed something: there isn't a single can of whup-#$$ to be found anywhere in Furriston, regular size or "jumbo". Somebody seems to have bought them all!

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ArchTeryx · Post by **ArchTeryx** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 1:38 pm

You know, all this talk about hammering and/or eating Snakebird Bob, it's cathartic, but these controversial radio personalities thrive on that sort of thing. As Gene has said, Bob practically makes a career out of being a "victim" on the air.

I do believe a much better and much more lasting thing would be to arrange for Bob to to be hoisted by his own petard...or better yet, to hang himself. I suspect that is what will happen eventually.

Cotton strikes me as a very intelligent type. If he figures out what is going on, and sooner or later, he WILL, I bet he'll think of a way to hang Snakebird Bob in his own trap.

-- ArchTeryx

CyberCorn Entropic · Post by **CyberCorn Entropic** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 4:18 pm

Quoth the ArchTeryx:
You know, all this talk about hammering and/or eating Snakebird Bob, it's cathartic, but these controversial radio personalities thrive on that sort of thing. As Gene has said, Bob practically makes a career out of being a "victim" on the air.

I do believe a much better and much more lasting thing would be to arrange for Bob to to be hoisted by his own petard...or better yet, to hang himself. I suspect that is what will happen eventually.

The only thing to do then is hit him where it hurts the most.

The ratings.

ArchTeryx · Post by **ArchTeryx** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 8:12 pm

On 2002-03-16 16:18, CyberCorn Entropic wrote:

The only thing to do then is hit him where it hurts the most.

The ratings.

Precisely. But to do that, victimizing Bob isn't an answer, since it's exactly what he thrives on. He has to be caught in the act, or at least caught in a scandal that turns the public off to him. The public, as the old saw goes, aren't mushrooms; you can't shovel manure on them forever and expect them to stay buried.

-- ArchTeryx

AtmanRyu · Post by **AtmanRyu** » Sat Mar 16, 2002 9:29 pm

On 2002-03-16 20:12, ArchTeryx wrote:
Precisely. But to do that, victimizing Bob isn't an answer, since it's exactly what he thrives on. He has to be caught in the act, or at least caught in a scandal that turns the public off to him. The public, as the old saw goes, aren't mushrooms; you can't shovel manure on them forever and expect them to stay buried.

-- ArchTeryx

How many think the sight of the soul would be handy in this particular situation?

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 6:13 pm

On 2002-03-16 20:12, ArchTeryx wrote:

Precisely. But to do that, victimizing Bob isn't an answer, since it's exactly what he thrives on. He has to be caught in the act, or at least caught in a scandal that turns the public off to him. The public, as the old saw goes, aren't mushrooms; you can't shovel manure on them forever and expect them to stay buried.

-- ArchTeryx

What Bob is doing only seems like the dispensing
of manure to the readers. Feeding the
emotions of his listeners and riding -and in
so doing, fueling- the crest of a certain
percentage of public opinion is what types
like Bob have made a career out of. Without
giving the story away, what's going to happen
is not only going to be something that Bob
wasn't expecting, but what Cotton, as clear
as his actions would be to the readers, won't
expect either.

Ekevu Cheetah · Post by **Ekevu Cheetah** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 7:33 pm

Hey, I've got an idea, let's make a pool!
I'm not kidding nor making fun, I mean it. Let's join a bunch of theories than choose our best bets!
It'll certainly be fun... or interesting at least!

ArchTeryx · Post by **ArchTeryx** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 8:11 pm

On 2002-03-17 18:13, genecatlow wrote:

What Bob is doing only seems like the dispensing
of manure to the readers. Feeding the
emotions of his listeners and riding -and in
so doing, fueling- the crest of a certain
percentage of public opinion is what types
like Bob have made a career out of. Without
giving the story away, what's going to happen
is not only going to be something that Bob
wasn't expecting, but what Cotton, as clear
as his actions would be to the readers, won't
expect either.

I know exactly what you are talking about, Gene. I won't name names, but I've heard more then a few reactionary talk radio hosts, and think Snakebird Bob matches up all too well with them.

I'm very interested in seeing where the story goes, however.

-- ArchTeryx

UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Sun Mar 17, 2002 11:04 pm

I would liken our feculant fowl, not to the few politically incorrect radio talk shows currently out there in the real world, but rather to the entire mass media.

From whence cometh my opinion?
I work for an ABC affiliate television broadcasting station. I've been there about 20 years.
The news you read, see, and hear?
It's pretty much ALL Bob O'Link.

You are told what a newsroom editor you never see wants you to be told, and what he wants is ratings.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:10 pm

On 2002-03-17 23:04, UncleMonty wrote:
I would liken our feculant fowl, not to the few politically incorrect radio talk shows currently out there in the real world, but rather to the entire mass media.

From whence cometh my opinion?
I work for an ABC affiliate television broadcasting station. I've been there about 20 years.
The news you read, see, and hear?
It's pretty much ALL Bob O'Link.

You are told what a newsroom editor you never see wants you to be told, and what he wants is ratings.

An uncomfortably large percentage of it is
indeed motivated by the same exact thoughts
that Bob O'Link has, yes. I did not actually
work at any such media station, but I did
provide service at one time to some of the
equipment at one, and the behind-the-scenes
control that you saw at FURadio is not that
far removed from what actually happens, far
more often than it should, in real life.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:12 pm

On 2002-03-17 20:11, ArchTeryx wrote:

I know exactly what you are talking about, Gene. I won't name names, but I've heard more then a few reactionary talk radio hosts, and think Snakebird Bob matches up all too well with them.

I'm very interested in seeing where the story goes, however.

-- ArchTeryx

I'm hoping my storytelling skills will do
justice to what I have in mind. <=)

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Mar 18, 2002 4:17 pm

On 2002-03-17 19:33, Ekevu Cheetah wrote:
Hey, I've got an idea, let's make a pool!
I'm not kidding nor making fun, I mean it. Let's join a bunch of theories than choose our best bets!
It'll certainly be fun... or interesting at least!

Well, if such things could always be assumed
to be all in fun, I'd be all for it. The only
thing is, they very often aren't. Those who
win such polls can sometimes lord it over the
losers, and the losers can (perhaps with some
justification) complain that they were
cheated out of their 'victory' for any number
of reasons. I have no problem with readers
venturing their guesses here on the forum,
but I rather think a poll would be pushing
the business of guessing into unwarranted
(and perhaps unhappy) territory. Lots of my
forum readers seem to like the cooperative
and friendly feeling I work to maintain on
the forum, and I would be really happy if we
could keep it that way.

Shad · Post by **Shad** » Mon Mar 25, 2002 11:14 am

This might be off topic (I haven't been checking the forum lately) but I just want to say that I retract my former wish to have the panel of me beating up bob taken out of a possible printed version.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Mar 25, 2002 5:09 pm

On 2002-03-25 11:14, Shad wrote:
This might be off topic (I haven't been checking the forum lately) but I just want to say that I retract my former wish to have the panel of me beating up bob taken out of a possible printed version.

It shall be as you wish!