Jackassery - People have gone Full Retarded

McBone is a dick! Lt Commander Crank is a dick! What names have I ever called you to deserve this? I will admit that I've been a bit surly and reckless in the tone of some of my posts on this subject however I have never attacked you directly. I simply stated my opinion that the Escalade is a symbol of American consumerism gone awry. That it fuels the demand for foreign oil which is partially the motivation for our interference in Middle East affairs. If you don't feel the same way because the seats are comfy, that's fine and dandy. How much oil is in Darfur? Don't see us doing much over there do you?

So rather than throw personal insults you, I'll switch up the topic and break it down positive style. I've wanted to make a post like this for a while so I figure this will be a good time to talk about the qualities I find admirable in the JA members that I know. In no particular order:

Bert - I have a huge amount of respect for Bert. He is clearly the most intelligent, articulate guy on this forum. Everyone has their downfalls and his seems to be that he allows his emotions, particularly anger, get the better of him, but overall he is a moral and positive guy. Great sense of humor and fun to have a beer with.

Roche - If I could sum Roche up in one word, I'd pick loyal. He would defend any one of his friends to the death. He has underrated intelligence and is one of the most witty, clever guys on here. Roche's personality doesn't come off accurately on the website. To fully appreciate him, you need to meet him in real life. His main downfall is he is somewhat lazy and hasn't fulfilled his full potential - by a long shot. But hey, who has?

Fatty - He's smart, charming, and hilarious. A financial guru - I've never seen anyone do so much with so little. If I owned a business, Fatty would be my CEO. We see eye to eye on a lot of things and make a good strategic planning team. Kid Jaime sp? is a great friend.

Creeko - the lost brother. Creeko is just plain fun to be around. It had been a number of years since I had seen him with very little communication between us and I meet up with him in London. We fell into the old routine instantly. I can have fun with Creeko without actually doing anything in particular. He's smart and like all the core JA guys - funny as hell.

Zilla - How can you not like Zilla? He has carved out the sweetest existence I've ever seen. He does what he loves and gets paid for it. He surrounds himself with good friends and majority of his life is about entertainment. If I had to be suck in a shopping mall for eternity with someone - I'd probably pick Jack.

Swerb - I've actually only met Swerb a few times but it's always been a great pleasure. He's extremely intelligent and very interesting to talk to. On first glance you would think that we wouldn't have much in common but I find it very easy to get along with him. He's one of the nicest people around. Also, he makes me feel better about myself when we play halo.

The rest of you , I haven't met but looking forward to it. I'll make sure to leave my miserable disposition at home.