Concession (of a kind) and Goodbye.

[Foxfyre]

I think I am not alone in believing that the honorable thing now for those who collected on their bets, is to remove their obligation to follow through on a bet to exit USMB. That would be the noble and compassionate path and go a long way to start the healing. And if done graciously and in the spirit of friendship and reconciliation would merit rep from me.

Too late, those who made the bet to leave are already gone, except for one (that I know of).

I know and it hurts my heart. I am looking for a way to give them a respectable way to come back and, if they are allowed that opportunity, I will rep any of them who promise to never again make such a stupid bet.

 

[daveman]

He's a faux conservative. Loud, angry talk is all they have.

Do you even know what "faux" means?

Because it sure doesn't look like. Moron.

Someone who swears he's a conservative, then supports a huge expansion of government security infrastructure, warrantless wiretaps, un-Constitutional acts in the name of security?

Someone who swears he's a conservative, then supports a RINO in 2008?

Someone who swears he's a conservative, then supports another RINO in 2012?

Yeah, I think I know what faux means. It means fake. It means you.

By your own "logic", you're a faux liberal.

After all, you supported Obama's expansion of the Patriot Act -- after condemning Bush for passing it. Don't bother denying it, because you'd be lying.

It's impossible for you to criticize your little tin god.

 

[thanatos144]

I think I am not alone in believing that the honorable thing now for those who collected on their bets, is to remove their obligation to follow through on a bet to exit USMB. That would be the noble and compassionate path and go a long way to start the healing. And if done graciously and in the spirit of friendship and reconciliation would merit rep from me.

Too late, those who made the bet to leave are already gone, except for one (that I know of).

I know and it hurts my heart. I am looking for a way to give them a respectable way to come back and, if they are allowed that opportunity, I will rep any of them who promise to never again make such a stupid bet.

All bets are stupid and the ones made with those you already know wouldn't have kept their if they lost are even more so. Not one of these progressives turds would have left if Mitt won and we all know it.

 

[daveman]

daveman whined on the internet. That's got to count for something.

And there's not a damned thing we can do about it!

You disagree?

Then tell me what you can do to change my behavior. I'm dying to know.

 

[daveman]

daveman whined on the internet. That's got to count for something.

it does in my book.

He's laughing at you, y'know . . . don't believe it? Ask him!

What's not to laugh at? Del's a buffoon -- just like you.

 

[Shogun]

I think some of these posters took this bet secretly hoping they'd lose? Maybe they'd been thinking about leaving for one reason or another and didn't know how to do it?

Message board burn out DOES HAPPEN, I've seen it on many different boards. And when it happens to you just take a few weeks or months off and come back.

When and if I get sick of USMB and wanna' leave I'll just tell ya'.

true on all counts.

 

[EriktheRed]

I made a bet. I lost. Welching is not cool, at least not the way I was raised. Therefore, I am obligated to honor the bet (Zona's revenge ): and the terms were simple. I bet that Pres. Obama would NOT get re-elected.

Based on everything I have seen tonight, the election actually is now over. Even if Mitt takes Ohio (which is still kind of up in the air, the "call" notwithstanding) and even if he somehow prevails in FL and VA, he seems to have lost CO. (I blame mal.) The trouble is, he had to end up running that table. And without CO, he didn't. End of story.

The payment terms were simple, too. If I lost the bet, I was to flat out LEAVE USMB.

That time, evidently has come. (Of course, if a miracle happens, and Mitt ends up winning on a recount or three or five, I'll come back upon the same terms!) No. I am not counting on that.

Thus, I am obliged to leave USMB. I have been' assured' by lots of my lib "buddies" that I will come back under some other username. Nope. Gone means gone. They can believe whatever a lib's heart says they should believe. But, I'll still be gone. (I discovered a new place which I like anyway, so I will not be suffering in some arid desert.)

To my lib pals and even those who I never much liked, I will concede the following. Not only was I wrong in my political guess, I was WAY the fuck off. There. You can gloat. I was wrong.

In your favor, I will also say JUST this much more. Your political philosophy is misguided as all hell. But most of you think the way you think for good enough reasons. I admire that. Beats the snot outta the attitude of most Americans who just don't even give thought to the issues of our time.

To my more or less Conservative pals, I urge you to keep up the good fight. It is plainly an uphill battle. But the course you have chosen is the right one. THIS particular electoral loss is a very deep and cutting one. But what can we do? Giving up is not an option. So, keep up your efforts to educate the libs and the majority of indifferent fellow citizens. Someday, conservative political philosophy may yet flower. Time permitting.

That leaves only one thing left to say.

Adios.

Good on you, sir.




(Now, if certain other individuals would pony up...)

 

[Ravi]

I think I am not alone in believing that the honorable thing now for those who collected on their bets, is to remove their obligation to follow through on a bet to exit USMB. That would be the noble and compassionate path and go a long way to start the healing. And if done graciously and in the spirit of friendship and reconciliation would merit rep from me.

Too late, those who made the bet to leave are already gone, except for one (that I know of).

I know and it hurts my heart. I am looking for a way to give them a respectable way to come back and, if they are allowed that opportunity, I will rep any of them who promise to never again make such a stupid bet.

Allowed? No one is not allowed to stay, lol.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

I think these sorts of bets are not good. Bet an avatar or a sig.

Good on you for honoring it.

Bad for USMB.

please, he was already setting up another site with catz and Ravi. shit, they've been stealing members from USMB


what, you didn't get an invite?

 

[Ravi]

^mad daving, yo.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

poor Ravi, still stuck with mani's old lines

 

[Samson]

I didn't make a bet but I'm leaning towards following Liability out the door. Not because Romney lost but because USMB is not what it once was.

Well, I disagree.

USMB has consistantly been anti-octoporn.

 

[Ravi]

poor Ravi, still stuck with mani's old lines

At least he's not stuck in my head like he is in yours, you poor pathetic thing.

 

[Samson]

I think I am not alone in believing that the honorable thing now for those who collected on their bets, is to remove their obligation to follow through on a bet to exit USMB. That would be the noble and compassionate path and go a long way to start the healing. And if done graciously and in the spirit of friendship and reconciliation would merit rep from me.

Too late, those who made the bet to leave are already gone, except for one (that I know of).

I know and it hurts my heart. I am looking for a way to give them a respectable way to come back and, if they are allowed that opportunity, I will rep any of them who promise to never again make such a stupid bet.

Time Heals Embarrassment.

They'll be back as soon as the Senate subcommittee investigating Benghazi publishes their report.

 

[EriktheRed]

I didn't make a bet but I'm leaning towards following Liability out the door. Not because Romney lost but because USMB is not what it once was.

A place where you can shoot your mouth off and not get called on it?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

poor Ravi, still stuck with mani's old lines

At least he's not stuck in my head like he is in yours, you poor pathetic thing.

naw, I heard you brought up a mani invite -- and struck out

 

[Samson]

I didn't make a bet but I'm leaning towards following Liability out the door. Not because Romney lost but because USMB is not what it once was.

A place where you can shoot your mouth off and not get called on it?

A place you can write an opinion and fanatasize that anyone gives a shit?

 

[EriktheRed]

I didn't make a bet but I'm leaning towards following Liability out the door. Not because Romney lost but because USMB is not what it once was.

A place where you can shoot your mouth off and not get called on it?

A place you can write an opinion and fanatasize that anyone gives a shit?

What's making you write yours here?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

I didn't make a bet but I'm leaning towards following Liability out the door. Not because Romney lost but because USMB is not what it once was.

A place where you can shoot your mouth off and not get called on it?

A place you can write an opinion and fanatasize that anyone gives a shit?

why don't you go tap your head against your iphone.

 

[Samson]

A place where you can shoot your mouth off and not get called on it?

A place you can write an opinion and fanatasize that anyone gives a shit?

What's making you write yours here?

I thought I explained.....