The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #90522 Message #1718244
Posted By: Don Firth
14-Apr-06 - 02:29 PM
Thread Name: BS: Martin Gibson to visit Europe
Subject: RE: BS: Martin Gibson to visit Europe
Interesting. Martin Gibson is not even here right now, so here we all are, standing around pissing into the punchbowl, doing his job for him.
Attention. That's what he wants. And like a stray cat, if we keep giving it to him, he'll keep coming back.
Just an observation, but when MG started this thread by announcing that he was heading off for two weeks in Europe, it sounded to me like he was pretty happy about it and really wanted to share it, sincerely hoping that others would feel happy for him. It's a pity that, because of his consistently obnoxious behavior, he's pretty much painted himself into a corner with most Mudcatters, and feeling happy for him and wishing him well are not very easy emotions to come up with.
As far as "Martin Gibson" being merely an alter-ego and not actually reflecting the real person behind the pseudonym, I think any competent psychiatrist would say the any alter-ego is a genuine facet of an individual's personality. It may not be what they show to their family and friends, but the fact that in a place like Mudcat, where they remain essentially anonymous, they feel free to unleash a part of their personality that they know would get them into trouble "in real life," is a pretty sure indication of the kind of things that go on in their inner life.
Well, I sincerely hope he has a good visit with his son, and I hope he has a very enjoyable—and enlightening—trip. A Greek philosopher, I can't recall who right now, once said that he could best assess a person's education and knowledge, not by where he took his schooling, but by how widely he had traveled. I said to Martin that I would be most interested to hear what he has to say about his impressions of Europe. I have talked to many friends who have traveled in Europe (would that I were able to myself), heard their many impressions, and learned a great deal from them. It's my hope that this trip will broaden Martin Gibson's outlook, sharpen his view of the real world, and perhaps mellow his attitudes a bit.
I don't hold much hope of that, but—we'll see. . . .
Don Firth