Even Newer Newest Newly New Brand New AKA Issac Newton of The Trill McCoy's life issues and style advice thread!

[arnold layne]

It was no easy matter on that day to get into this great hall, though it was then reputed to the largest room in the world. To the spectators at the windows the palace yard crowded with people had the appearance of a sea, into which five or six streets, like the mouths of so many rivers, disgorged their living streams. The waves of the sea, incessantly swelled by fresh accessions, broke against the angles of the houses, projecting here and there like promontories into the irregular basin of the Place. In the centre of the lofty Gothic facade of the palace the grand staircase, with its double current ascending and descending poured incessantly into the Place like a cascade into a lake. Great were the noise and the clamor produced by the cries of some, the laughter of others, and the trampling of the thousands of feet. From time to time this clamor and noise were redoubled; the current which propelled the crowd toward the grand staircase turned back, agitated and whirling about. It might be a dash made by an archer, or the horse of one of the Provost's sergeants kicking and plunging to restore order - an admirable maneuver, which the Provosty bequeathed to the constablery, the constablery to the marechaussee, and the marechaussee to the present gendarmerie of Paris.

Doors, windows, loopholes, the roofs of the houses, warmed with thousands of calm and honest faces gazing at the palace and at the crowd, and desiring nothing more; for most of the good people of Paris are quite content with the sight of the spectators; nay, a blank wall, behind which something or other is going forward, is to us an object of great curiosity.

If it could be given to us mortals living in this year of grace to mingle in imagination with those Parisians of the fifteenth century, and to enter with them, shoved, elbowed, hustled, that immense hall of the palace so straitened for room on the 6th of January, 1482, the sight would not be destitute either of interest or of the harm; and all that we should see round us would be so ancient as to appear absolutely new. Dazey is a drunken bastard. If the reader pleases, we will endeavor to retrace in imagination the impressions which he would have felt with us on crossing the threshold of the great hall, amid this motley crowd, coated, gowned, or clothed in the paraphernalia of office.

Edited June 15, 2014 by arnold layne

[Lithium]

Intredasting.

[arnold layne]

In the first place, how one's ears are stunned with the noise! - how one's eyes are dazzled! Overhead is a double roof of pointed arches, ceiled with carved wood, painted sky-blue, and studded with fleurs de lis in gold; underfoot, a pavement of alternate squares of black and white marble. A few paces from us stands an enormous pillar, than another, and another; in all, seven pillars, intersecting the hall longitudinally, and supporting the thrust of the double-vaulted roof. Round the first four pillars are shops, glistening with glass and jewellery; and round the other three, benches warn and polished by the hose of the pleaders and the gowns of the attorneys. Along the lofty walls, between the doors, between the windows, between the pillars, is ranged the interminable series of all the kings of France ever since Pharamond: the indolent kings with pendent arms and downcast eyes; the valiant and warlike kings with heads and hands boldly raised towards heaven. The tall, pointed windows are glazed with panes of a thousand hues; at the outlets are rich doors, finely carved; and the whole, ceiling, pillars, walls, wainscot, doors, statues, covered from top to bottom with a splendid coloring of blue and gold, which, already somewhat tarnished at the time we behold it.

[Lithium]

I just don't get it. Arnold hates me for whatever reason, which, whatever - it's his perogative, yet he still feels the need to seemingly follow me from thread to thread, and he can't stay away from this one even though it bothers him for whatever reason. It just seems as though it would be easier to put me on ignore or simply just exhibit some self control and stay out of threads that bother him. It's not that hard.

[arnold layne]

Now figure to yourself that immense oblong hall, illuminated by the dim light of a January day, stormed by a motley and noisy crowd, pouring in along the walls, and circling round the pillars, and you will have a faint idea of the general outline of the picture, the curious details of which we shall endeavor to delineate more precisely.

[TeeJay410]

Nate is a toxic waste spill away from becoming a super villain. The saddest most annoying super villain ever.

Edited June 15, 2014 by TeeJay410

[Thin White Duke]

Shhh... I am trying to read.

[Thin White Duke]

People like Honey Boo Boo too.

[Thin White Duke]

And here's something to think about: Maybe if more people created and/or contributed to interesting threads in AG, then McCoy's threads won't get as much attention and eventually fall into the graveyard.

The previous thread fell into the second page many times before... but McCoy kept on reviving it. I could make a thread and post myself aevery 30 minutes and it would be a hot topic with many views. it doesm¡t mean the thread wouldn't be shit.

AG has changed a lot from how it was years ago. And we have lost some of those good members that generated interesting threads. The thing is, Facebook-ish members and Facebook-ish threads contributed to many members losing interest. It's a double-edged sword.

[Ace Nova]

People like Honey Boo Boo too.

[Broskirose]

Nate is a toxic waste spill away from becoming a super villain. The saddest most annoying super villain ever.

Happy fathers day TeeJay. Because you're a father.

LOL

[Patience 4 Axl]

Look, the advice we wasted a lot of time giving McCoy was good stuff. Useful to someone who has confidence issues and low self esteem. I think it's crystal at this point however, that's not what we're dealing with. I don't think he dumped on all our words of wisdom because he didn't appreciate it, I believe he did so because we are not addressing the real issues. And we can't! No one here is qualified to truly help this guy.

Keeping a thread open for our own amusement or to pass away some free time serves no purpose for what the thread should really be about - helping someone out. But we are not helping him, on the contrary, we're actually really hurting him. It's utterly selfish of us if we continue to encourage this discussion. We've become his drug dealers at this point. We're merely giving him his 'fix' for attention, and not addressing his real underlying needs. Anyone who has really paid attention to what he has said the few times he opened up can see this. He's dealing with issues that go way beyond not liking beer or a Keith Urban obsession. We're fucking with someone's life here, and as long as this is allowed to continue, it prevents him from seeking out legitimate help. We get a brief glimpse of his thoughts by a few sentences posted, but we don't truly know how much these issues actually affect him in his real life. Personally I don't want to know. It's a responsibility that we should not have placed on us.

[Thin White Duke]

Would McCoy keep on reviving it if there was hardly any responses or views? I think not. Look at Ratbrain's thread as an example, seems like he gave up on it.

He didn't give up. He was abducted by Reptilians because they were afraid one day someone would actually pay attention to him and their secret world domination plans would be in danger.

[The Real McCoy]

Look, the advice we wasted a lot of time giving McCoy was good stuff. Useful to someone who has confidence issues and low self esteem. I think it's crystal at this point however, that's not what we're dealing with. I don't think he dumped on all our words of wisdom because he didn't appreciate it, I believe he did so because we are not addressing the real issues. And we can't! No one here is qualified to truly help this guy.

Keeping a thread open for our own amusement or to pass away some free time serves no purpose for what the thread should really be about - helping someone out. But we are not helping him, on the contrary, we're actually really hurting him. It's utterly selfish of us if we continue to encourage this discussion. We've become his drug dealers at this point. We're merely giving him his 'fix' for attention, and not addressing his real underlying needs. Anyone who has really paid attention to what he has said the few times he opened up can see this. He's dealing with issues that go way beyond not liking beer or a Keith Urban obsession. We're fucking with someone's life here, and as long as this is allowed to continue, it prevents him from seeking out legitimate help. We get a brief glimpse of his thoughts by a few sentences posted, but we don't truly know how much these issues actually affect him in his real life. Personally I don't want to know. It's a responsibility that we should not have placed on us.

He dumped on most (not all) of our words of wisdom because he's basically trolling, and by that I mean his motive is attention rather than changing his life with the help of our advice. I'm convinced of that.

If you think this is the only place where he's doing the "I'm single, help me find someone" thing then you need to check out Facebook, Twitter and some country musician forums.

You think we're fuckin' with his life? Puh-leeze! What we post here has ZERO impact on him, other than the entertainment and attention factors. Listen to his show sometime or attend one of his events, when you do you'll see and hear a very confident guy who is NOTHING like the sad sack he portrays himself to be on this forum. All the selfies he happily posts is further proof of his confidence. Like I said before, the last thing truly insecure people want to do is post pictures of themselves.

My on-air persona is the put on.

[pestilence]

well then when you go out into publi pretend you're on the air

[Ace Nova]

Well, at least there's one positive that can be taken from this thread (or threads)....seems like the members here do care for one another.....sort of.....in a "tough love" type of way.....

[DR DOOM]

Playing along with your stated orientation, McCoy:

You should start dating really unattractive/old girls whom you don't like at all. The result of not wanting them will hopefully be that you don't come off as a needy, neurotic wimp during the dates, causing the girls to actually want to see you again and you to gradually gain some self-esteem and self-worth from dating someone at your actual, current attractiveness level. Then advance to girls slightly more attractive, keep dating less and less unattractive girls until you can get not higher. Ask the last one you dated who didn't refused to see you, to marry you, because she's the one.

In all seriousness, this is solid advice.

[Patience 4 Axl]

He dumped on most (not all) of our words of wisdom because he's basically trolling, and by that I mean his motive is attention rather than changing his life with the help of our advice. I'm convinced of that.

If you think this is the only place where he's doing the "I'm single, help me find someone" thing then you need to check out Facebook, Twitter and some country musician forums.

You think we're fuckin' with his life? Puh-leeze! What we post here has ZERO impact on him, other than the entertainment and attention factors. Listen to his show sometime or attend one of his events, when you do you'll see and hear a very confident guy who is NOTHING like the sad sack he portrays himself to be on this forum. All the selfies he happily posts is further proof of his confidence. Like I said before, the last thing truly insecure people want to do is post pictures of themselves.

I'm not sure I understand. Are you saying that just because someone can perform well at their job, or because they use other social media outlets, it means they can't be suffering from deep emotional issues? I'd have to disagree.

No one is denying that he's a narcissist. But that seems to be the very least of his problems..I also think the root of that goes way back to his fat boy days when he says he was bullied and disliked, but again, we're not qualified to try and figure that out.

I don't usually post pictures of myself, but I have at times, and it has nothing to do with being secure or insecure. Quite frankly I find in some cases (not all) people who do post pictures on the internet do so because they actually lack confidence and seek much desired attention and acceptance online that they may not get in real life. I've never felt the need for that. But anyway, I remember one poster here who would straight up tell people they were ugly in the picture thread. And he was usually right. However he was eventually banned and I don't think he's ever come back unfortunately.

[The Real McCoy]

Is it acceptable to go to a wedding without a date? I have a friend that's getting married in September, and I don't want to be the awkward dude that shows up alone and doesn't know anyone.

[SoulMonster]

Is it acceptable to go to a wedding without a date?

No, that is absolutely not acceptable. Social conventions dictate that if you are unable to secure a girlfriend before a weeding then you have to bring an escort.

[Lithium]

Is it acceptable to go to a wedding without a date?

No, that is absolutely not acceptable. Social conventions dictate that if you are unable to secure a girlfriend before a weeding then you have to bring an escort.

My friend actually did that at our other friend's wedding. His guy friends were the only ones who knew, and everyone else said they were really impressed that he'd managed to get a beautiful woman like that to come along with him.

[netcat]

Is it acceptable to go to a wedding without a date? I have a friend that's getting married in September, and I don't want to be the awkward dude that shows up alone and doesn't know anyone.

date or no date, it's all gonna be about you at your friend's wedding, where nobody knows you

Edited June 16, 2014 by netcat

[DR DOOM]

If I was McCoy, I'd find myself a fat girl and fuck her sideways.

I know I put this rather crudely, but I seriously suggest this, it's pretty much what Soulmonster suggested just above.

Forget Cindarella for the moment, find a cute chubby chick and screw like rabbits...you'll start feeling better immediately.

Substitute chubby with plain, bignosed, cock eyed/ whatever.

Edited June 16, 2014 by DR DOOM

[Dazey]

Is it acceptable to go to a wedding without a date? I have a friend that's getting married in September, and I don't want to be the awkward dude that shows up alone and doesn't know anyone.

Is it acceptable? Are you fucking kidding me? Weddings are awesome when you're a single guy if you can pull the stick out of your arse long enough to take advantage of the situation. Where else can you find loads of drunk single women getting all emotional and worrying about being left on the shelf? Bridesmaids are practically designed for no strings attached debauchery! Last wedding I attended I was getting stuck into the groom's cousin within half an hour of finishing my best man's speech!

Edited June 16, 2014 by Dazey

[Patience 4 Axl]

Was that a real question? I feel trolled.