http://www.justusboys.com/forum/blogs/9823-RationalLunacy JustUsBoys Forum en Tue, 21 May 2013 07:43:20 GMT vBulletin 30 http://www.justusboys.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.justusboys.com/forum/blogs/9823-RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/7203-I-wrote-a-book! Tue, 11 May 2010 18:51:24 GMT Here's the link if you're interested.

[click here] ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/7203-I-wrote-a-book! http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6466-Finally!-My-website-s-back-up! Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:03:13 GMT You've waited for months. You've anticipated it's arrival for so long. Your sitting with baited breath has not ben in vain, my friend. Announcing the return of

RationalLunacy.com !!
:band: :wow: :hurray:
]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6466-Finally!-My-website-s-back-up! http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6407-Pffffft Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:53:36 GMT It's winter. It's after Christmas. It's cold and it's supposed to get snowy soon. I want spring.

Pffffft to winter. :mad: ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6407-Pffffft http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6332-This-Holiday-Season Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:54:29 GMT Whether you celebrate :santa: or :menorah: or any other holiday I don't have a smilie for, have a safe and happy time.

and remember.....don't face fuck anyone who's about to vomit.
:badgrin: ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6332-This-Holiday-Season http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6286-The-Official-Unofficial-JUB-Christmas-Card-List Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:23:53 GMT Want Christmas cards from other JUBbers around the world? PM me your email, your snail mail, and who you are on JUB and I'll send you a copy of the list around December 1st.

See this thread for more info. ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6286-The-Official-Unofficial-JUB-Christmas-Card-List http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6070-The-(Legal)-Boys-of-Summer Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:39:57 GMT This is the time of year when all the hot young men show off their buff bodies, their perfect tans (lined or lineless), and their pretty faces. Then... This is the time of year when all the hot young men show off their buff bodies, their perfect tans (lined or lineless), and their pretty faces. Then they all [this is a generalization!] put ads on gay.com and Craigslist that say "no oldies or fatties."

I hope they enjoy their summers. Time, as the song says, keeps slipping.....into the future. One day they, too, will find themselves being rejected by those younger than themselves. They too shall lay baking to a crisp on the beach when some lout calls Greenpeace to report a beached whale sighting.

This message has been brought to you by the kindly old people at AARP. That is all. Now go take a nap.

]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6070-The-(Legal)-Boys-of-Summer http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6051-Independence-Day Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:52:21 GMT Let's celebrate our independence from ignorance, oppression, and stupidity.

Celebrate your gay pride. I am! :D

]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/6051-Independence-Day http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5613-Perpetuating-Idiocy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:47:36 GMT It's starting up again. I've been told privately that my humor is unappreciated here and needs to go away. Apparently, it's OK for some individuals to start threads about meaningless drivel or, worse yet, accusations and generalizations, but when I place an intelligent comment into the thread under the guise of humor, it is deleted and a warning message is sent. I wonder how many other people this happens to? My guess is very few.

Now, I know that the CoC states something to the effect of not hijacking threads or engaging in personal attacks. I'm not the idiot someone thinks I am. If my post goes off topic, there is a reason. I'm making a point -- not randomly throwing the topic off track. As to personal attacks.....well, no. I may attack the idiocy of a particular post, but attacking the content is quite different from attacking the OP. That I would never do (unless it is done as tongue-in-cheek with the OP's full knowledge). Apparently, however, someone thinks that my posting style is unwarranted and unnecessary here, and they are taking it upon themselves to single me out once again in an attempt to make my stay here less than comfortable.

So, it seems that it's OK to perpetuate all forms of idiocy around here, but when one has an intelligent comeback (at least, if that comeback comes from someone called RationalLunacy), then the intelligence is nixed and the idiocy is perpetuated.

That's fucking sad. :(

(PS) Let's see how long it takes before this blog entry ends up in F&G. :mad: ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5613-Perpetuating-Idiocy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5420-In-the-Spirit-of-Christmas Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:07:01 GMT ....enjoy your holidays! http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/28406.jpg ....enjoy your holidays!

]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5420-In-the-Spirit-of-Christmas http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5354-Thanksgiving-s-Coming! Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:17:50 GMT Have a bottle of Turkey & Gravy soda on me.....



:badgrin: ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5354-Thanksgiving-s-Coming! http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5350-Happy-Halloween! Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:26:25 GMT May your Halloween be a blast from the past! http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/villagepe645564ople.jpg May your Halloween be a blast from the past!

]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5350-Happy-Halloween! http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5215-Sign-Up-Here! Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:58:34 GMT .....to come over to my house and help me rake leaves! :badgrin: .....to come over to my house and help me rake leaves! :badgrin: ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5215-Sign-Up-Here! http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5007-Penis Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:44:32 GMT I just wanted to see how many of you were paying attention. :p I just wanted to see how many of you were paying attention. :p ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/5007-Penis http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/4917-Why-I-m-Coming-Back Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:21:01 GMT I've decided to return to the great halls of JUB, partly because most of you want me back (yes, you can inflate my ego!), but mostly because I miss the fuck out of all of you. You're my friends, and -- moderators be damned -- I'm not going to let some insolence kill valuable friendships.

Sooooo.....shortly after the 4th of July, I shall commence with my own fireworks and return in full glory.

Beware!! :badgrin: ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/4917-Why-I-m-Coming-Back http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/4852-Why-I-ve-Been-Away Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:37:29 GMT Imagine you're a stand-up comedian performing to a packed house. Your show isgoing well, and you have the audience doubled over with laughter. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, you start getting heckled. You look around to see where the obnoxious voice is coming from, and you realize that the heckling is being hurled at you, not from the audience, but from backstage. You recognize the voice -- it's the stage manager of the comedy club heckling you! You continue the show and try your best to ignore the insults being hurled at you from behind the curtain. After your performance, you depart the stage to go back to your dressing room, only to be stopped by the stage manager and his assistant, who warn you that if you continue offending the audience with your off-color humor, you will be banned from the club. You look at them incredulously, because you know you've not offended anyone, and the audience finds you amusing. You dare not say anything, though, because the comedy club staff do have pull with the owners, and can make or break a comedian's career. For some reason, they don't like your humor. What do you do?

What did I do? I went away for a while. I stopped performing, not because of anything any of you said or did to me, but because a certain couple of moderators here at JUB decided that my humor would offend a few newbies and frighten them away. This has been an ongoing battle for some time now, and I finally reached my breaking point and said "enough is enough." I have been actively participating here on JUB for a long time, going back to LMAO days. The only time I have ever received a complaint from anyone about my humor was from a couple of moderators. Isn't that strange? Of the thousands of people who read my posts, and the hundreds of active participants on JUB, the only time I've ever been made to feel unwelcome is by certain moderators. The last time I pointed this out, one of the moderators barked back something to the effect that the other participants would not have the courage to contact me privately. Oh, really? People aren't afraid to publicly respond to my posts -- why then should they be afraid to contact me privately? (They aren't!)

Now, I don't want this to come off sounding like a moderator-bashing fest. This is not the point of my tirade. I believe in making amends where amends are due. The dictionary definition of amends making is "setting the record straight." I want to make absolutely clear that I have the utmost respect for most of the mods here -- some I consider friends. There are, however, a couple -- one in particular who shall not be named -- who, in the words of the Klingon in the tribble episode of Star Trek described Captain Kirk similarly as "a swaggering, overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood." I have received private correspondence from this individual that is, at the very least insulting, and in some cases downright inappropriate. I have been accused of making inappropriate, satirical posts which, by their accounts, will offend or frighten off the newbies.

To this I reply:
(1) If satire is forbidden on JUB, why is there a "Satire" icon? Why hasn't it been removed?
(2) When I satire another thread, if the thread being satirized has been started by someone who is not a regular participant on JUB, I have been known to send them a private message and thank them for being a good sport. I have never received a negative response, and have made some good friends this way.
(3) When satire threads that are started by me are relegated to the Fun & Games graveyard, while other similar threads are allowed to thrive on Hot Topics with no censorship, this smacks of favoritism and is very wrong.
(4) When certain JUB moderators allow assinine, inane threads on JUB's Hot Topics forum to flourish with topics like "how to seduce my straight friend" and "I hate old men" or "fat people should die", while humorous topics with the express intent of cheering up the board's participants are censored, moved, or deleted, then there is something wrong with the moderation system.

I have never -- repeat, never -- posted anything on this board with express intent to maliciously harm. I love to tell jokes and to make people laugh. The number of messages I've received privately from people who miss me has warmed my heart. Your laughter makes me thrive.

I will be back. Yes I will. I just needed to air out some dirty laundry first in hopes that someone or ones will sit up and take notice of an insidious agenda pervading the JUB moderatorship and hopefully take corrective measures to ensure that others are not driven away from here for fear of inappropriate and unnecessary criticism. I am an out gay man. I wasn't always. I once belonged to a homophobic ultraconservative religion. When they found out I was gay, they threw me out. It hurt terribly, but I survived. I'll be God damned if I'm going to be thrown off this message board because of fundamentalism of another sort.

I'll see you all in time. I still need to cool off a bit. My love to you.
JIM ]]> RationalLunacy http://www.justusboys.com/forum/entries/4852-Why-I-ve-Been-Away