BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!

Subject: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:23 AM

And they call the offer Joe. Maybe this should be in the music section. It seems like for some people, Offer hunting season is 24/7, 365. I just wanted to go on record publicly saying that I greatly appreciate everything that you do, Joe. I think you are conscientious to a fault, and I'd hate to think what Mudcat would be if you finally got fed up and quit your non-paying job. If you didn't give your level-headed censorship in here, I think I'd end up so fed up with this joint that I'd give up on it.

I don't see the need for apologetics, Joe. I think your Momma must be proud of her little boy.

Your friend,

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Leadfingers
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:27 AM

Jerry - I dont know why it is , but I always seem to agree with what you post! Agreed in Spades !!

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Emma B
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:34 AM

Here here! Joe is still MY "hero" although I'm still useless with this "technical stuff" despite his patience......

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:49 AM

This is a nice sentiment, but what threads like this ultimately attract are trolls and flames. PMs of support are more effective in the long run, not necessarily as a campaign/group effotrt but when you see a need, whenever.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Rapaire
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:50 AM

Raise a glass to ol' Joe Offer! Heck, raise two or three!

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Flamenco ted
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:51 AM

You boot licking crawlers! His use of the apostrophe and the delete button are appalling! The Shambles is right as usual!

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Shambles
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:51 AM

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,gnu
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:53 AM

Thanks Joe. I truely appreciate your time and effort.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:54 AM

I've sent plenty of PMs to Joe expressing my appreciation, oh nameless one. EVERY thread invites trolls and flames.. goes with the territory. I'm not asking everyone to agree with me. If that was the case, I wouldn't be dumb enough to start a thread. I just want to publicly go on record, praising Joe. If others don't feel that way, let them post their opinonions.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Giok
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:56 AM

Mudcat got your tongue Shambles? I should complain if I were you!


We loves Joe baby
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,jeffp
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 09:10 AM

Right you are, Jerry. Joe has got to be one of the most patient people in the world. If I were in his position, I would have thrown up my hands in exasperation a long time ago.

Joe, thanks for doing what you do and doing it so well.

jeffp

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Previous Guest, Don't Need the Bullshit
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 09:11 AM

Jerry, if you want to interpret as an attack what is shared by someone with a lot more time racked up here than yourself, go right ahead and defensively "counter"-attack. These threads make things worse, every time. If you can't learn from a heads-up and feel that every time Uncle Jerry is challenged to rethink something dumb that it's an attack, that's on you. A thread like this is just part of the endlessly repeating cycle, and it's not helpful.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Amos
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 09:29 AM

Actually, Nameless, I think you're wrong,. Communicating something genuinely felt is never a mistake, and adding a little morale to Joe's life is surely not a bad thing. Why are you waving your arms about?


A

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,The Shambles
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 09:59 AM

This earlier post

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Shambles
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 08:51 AM

Was not from me.

The Shambles is right as usual!

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,PoppaGator
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 10:06 AM

Just let me add my name to the list of Joe's supporters. I wouldn't take such a thankless job even if it paid! I'll give his virtual boots a virtual lick anytime.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Flamenco ted
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 10:07 AM

Correct! It was from me! But I currently can't log in from sunny Hull.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,The Shambles
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 10:11 AM

Is this the sort of offer you mean Jerry?

Yes, I think you may well be first on the list, my friend. It's time for you either to shut up, or to use a name and take responsibility for what you have to say. If you continue to refuse to use a name, you will be come a non-person around here, and every single message you post will be deleted.
Free speech is fine, but you're just a pain in the ass.
-Joe Offer-
From the following thread.

Cut and paste prohibitions

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 10:22 AM

Amos, I am waving my arms hoping people will read the sign instead of shooting the messenger. The sign reads:

HERE WE GO AGAIN.
NEXT TIME THE CYCLE RUNS,
IF ANY OF YOU ARE THINKING OF DOING THIS YOURSELF--
MAYBE DON'T DO IT.
I SUPPORT JOE TOO.
PM's WORK BETTER THAN THREADS LIKE THIS.

Cuz some people actually can learn from even a poorly-posted or anonymously-waved sign. Really they can.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Amos
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 10:47 AM

Seems to me you're kinda anxious to control other people's communication, Guest. How about they learn for themselves what works and what doesn't?

Glad you support Joe, too.


A

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,brucie
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 11:04 AM

Luv ya, Joe.

Joe sends me more admonitions--gentle and otherwise--than anyone I know. Usually because I've done something that screws up how records and retrieval mechanisms function. I like the guy and appreciate the work he does on and for the Mudcat. He's a gem, and folks oughta know that.

Bruce Murdoch

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Sign-Waver
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 11:11 AM

No, Amos.... I have not told anyone what to do (unlike yourself) nor do I have any powers that allow me to control others (unlike some folks appear to fear). I fully support that people have a right to be complete idiots as long as they wish to be.

I offer information based on observation, only. Because I also support that people can use information to aid their learning.

See, it's not aimed at you (or anyone) personally. (Not everything is actually about "you.") Some of it's about new people who may not yet have seen this cycle run several times each year. Some of those folks aren't necessarily destined to be "me too"-ers.

I support Joe by pointing out that a thread like this not only engenders nastification in this thread, it usually results in encouraging folks posting here to go find whatever fray Joe's embroiled in, and perpetuate that one too. That results in more Joe-centered bullshit, not less.

Really, haven't a good number of us seen this over and over again?

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,Giok
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 11:24 AM

In view of what I feared happening, i.e. it has become somewhere else that Shambles can ride his hobby horse, I suggest that it is deleted forthwith.
G..

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST,khandu
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 11:25 AM

Haw!! A chance to talk about Joe Offer!!! In an open forum!!! Without thread-drifting or hi-jacking!!! I am speechless!!!

khanduwhoisaslotweed

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 12:32 PM

He's cute too....




Gives good hug.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 12:37 PM

He isn't cheap.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Bill D
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 12:40 PM

funny, he never hugged ME!....(gives good handshake, though)

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 12:40 PM

Khandu, you're not allowed to talk about me - it's not anywhere near my (undisclosed) birthday...
[chortle, chortle]
But thanks for the kind words, everybody.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Amos
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 01:12 PM

AS for an offer you can't refuse, how about 20M pounds??? The Brits are learning from the Nigerians how to give away huge sums of money to random strangers!

Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation.
PO Box 31, Victory Road,
Derby DE24 8BJ England, United Kingdom.
Ref No: RRCF/816/185/2005.
Batch No: 581-FC7-17-AK.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Notification of Cash Grant/Donation.

This is to notify you that you have been selected by the Board of
Trustees of the above International charity organization based in the
United Kingdom for a Cash Grant/Donation of 2,000,000.00 pounds
sterling; for Business, Economic, Social and Research developments in
your community.

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation, an independent
society, was launched in 1981, the year when Rolls-Royce Limited
celebrated it's 75th anniversary by the Multi-Million Rolls-Royce
family with the objective of Human Growth and Community development.

In line with this year anniversary program, the Rolls-Royce foundation in conjunction with the British Council is giving out One Hundred Million Pounds Sterling as specific Donations/Grants to 50 lucky international recipients worldwide in different categories for Business development and Social upliftment of their various communities.

Based on the exercise held last month, your email address was selected among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of 2,000,000.00 pounds sterling as charity donations/grants from the Rolls-Royce Foundation in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament.

All participant email address were selected through a computer
balloting system drawn from over 285,000 companies and individuals from Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Asia as part of our International promotions.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your award has been fully processed and your money remitted to your bank account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

You are required to Contact immediately the Finance Co-ordinator, below for the immidiate processing and collection of your Grant with your Full Names, Address, Telephone/fax and Email.

Please quote your reference No. and batch No. in all correspondence.
Contact:
Mr. Tony Martins.
Finance Co-ordinator,
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Charity Foundation
Email: [e-mail]

Note that this Donations/Grants are administered by approved British
Banks and therefore subject to British Laws.

On behalf of the Board kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Robert Hart.
Executive Secretary.

NB:PLEASE ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE FINANCE CO-
ORDINATOR: MR.TONY MARTINS.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 01:21 PM

You can't put a price on Joe. If you did, it wouldn't be a measly 20 million.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 01:43 PM

Give me a J.
J!
Give me an O.
O!
Give me an E.
E!

What does it spell?
Joe!
Joe!
Joe!

Joe Offer.
Yeah! Yeah!
Joe Offer.
Hip! Hip!
Hoorah!

****

Thanks Joe!

Azizi

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 01:46 PM

Man that's not sycophancy Azizi, that's sick-o-fancy, Joe could get a swell head with that sort of molasses.
G ¦¬]

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 02:17 PM

Well spotted Amos. The first one I've seen with good English grammar, but it falls down on the point of not having done enough research to realise that there is no such thing as a "Rolls Royce family". Does anyone really fall for these stupid, ill conceived scams?

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: kendall
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 02:20 PM

I'm firmly in Joe's corner. He is a lot more tolerent than I would be.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Peace
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 02:31 PM

"Does anyone really fall for these stupid, ill conceived scams?"

Scam me arse. They said they'd transfer the cash on Monday next.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Azizi
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 02:31 PM

My rhyme post is based on a couple of community basketball cheers that are well known where I come from.

And there's nothing wrong with molassess in moderation.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 02:34 PM

My favorite molasses is Brer' Rabbit Mollasses.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 02:45 PM

I prefer a small private label Molasses - you can mail-order it from:

S. Lowerthan Molasses Co.
Winter, MN

Delivery takes three to four months.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 03:09 PM

Strap?

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 03:33 PM

Are you calling ME a scam, Brucie?
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: gnu
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 03:57 PM

HUH? How'd you get that? Did I miss something?

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 04:12 PM

Well I was taken in, I thought it was a genuine Offer ;~)
G..

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: frogprince
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 05:33 PM

Wot beats heck outa me, is why "guest" would consider Jerry's second post to be particularly defensive, or indicative of a perceived attack.
   And by all means, hats off to Joe, who puts up with all this and seems to maintain a reasonable attitude and even a decent sense of humor; yes, lots of us do appreciate it.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Peace
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 05:44 PM

OH.

Man, I am sloooooooow.

Subject: RE: BS: An Offer You Can't refuse!
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 22 Apr 05 - 03:54 PM

Now, my friend Art Thieme would say that if Joe was British and a Tory, he would be an ...

Jerry