YBFH #21 open for submissions

On Feb 3, 11:30 am, "John Pelan" <jpe... DeleteThis @qwest.net> wrote:
>
> As it is, and
> as I said some six years ago, when a rutting toad comes up on your
> porch croaking incessantly and being a nuisance, one has no choice but
> to fetch the broom and chase the creature away.
>

While that certainly is one way to look at it, there is another:

Imagine you are in the park trying to enjoy a game of chess and a
friendly debate with a friend, when a shabby lunatic stands up on a
park bench and engages in a mad monologue about how foul and nasty the
people who share "his" park really are. He shouts it at the top of his
lungs and it's obvious that everyone else around you is disturbed by
his speech. Were he doing this on the lawn in front of your house, you
could have him arrested for trespassing, even stalking, and get a
restraining order against him, but since he is doing it in a public
setting, the police cannot stop him, and the best they might be able
to do is arrest him on disturbing the peace, which being a very minor
crime would mean he would be right back the next day. Considering
this, would you go up to him and argue with him? Would you try to
chase him off? Would you mock him and call him a lunatic? Would you do
ANYTHING to call attention to yourself? Or would you instead ignore
him, may be temporarily retreat to another part of the park to get
some peace until he stops ranting and goes away?

In my opinion, dealing with the Barking Toad is more like dealing with
a crazy, homeless person in the park than an irritating toad on your
porch. Only here on usenet it's easier to ignore him: if you don't
read his posts he won't disturb you. Otherwise, by responding to him
you call attention to yourself and encourage him to direct his rage
and hate at you. As you say, no one believes him, so what do you care
what he says about you?

Kevin L. O'Brien

Lunatic twaddle clipped.

Although I have no idea who wrote this it seems to be a pretty
accurate assessment.

http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Kevin_L._O'Brien

The irony is that Chris Roden was himself personally responsible for
spotting O'Brien's fake email address. Furthermore, John Pelan knows
very well that O'Brien is a liar because they both lied about
receiving communications from an independent legal counsel who has
denied sending them.

There we have it: O'Brien affects allegiance with Roden and Pelan in
his 'quest' to demonise yours truly even though they both know he is a
craven liar who is even prepared to lie about being at death's door to
try and win internet sympathy.

O'Brien, you have nothing in this world. You have no writing talent,
no real friends, no partner, no children, and most pitiable of all, no
integrity. The only thing you do have is cancer, and even that's
fake.

I would urge you to pursue one of two honourable paths. Either change
your ways or kill yourself. You're worth nothing to anybody in your
current state.

Z