Originally Posted By TDLFAN I also have no respect for people who "don't have an opinion one way or the other". So why bother posting that and wasting our time here?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Thing that my opinion would be respected by loosers the like of you who live to post on disney fanboy boards. What was I thinking??? Im outta here.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I also have no respect for people who "don't have an opinion one way or the other". So why bother posting that and wasting our time here? >>> Must I have an opinion on every matter under the sun? If it were to just state that I don't have an opinion directly on what you said, I wouldn't have wasted your time or mine in posting such, unless for some reason someone asked me directly. But you did bring up a subject, and even though I have no direct opinion, I wanted to continue the conversation by: a) mentioning that I've heard several others say the same thing, b) mention that a new slang word has even been coined to describe the phenomenon, c) give a link to an entire website that someone went to the trouble to set up to discuss the issue, and d) mention a related issue that I did have an opinion on. I think that adds plenty to the discussion, and I don't know what your problem is.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Thing that my opinion would be respected by loosers the like of you who live to post on disney fanboy boards. What was I thinking??? Im outta here." Well, that would be "loser" and I prefer "Disney webgrump", if you're going to be referring specifically to me. As for the thinking part, I don't think you are at all here.
Originally Posted By Malin *** I also have no respect for people who "don't have an opinion one way or the other". So why bother posting that and wasting our time here? *** Welcome to my world, this is the same person who is against the Disney parks opening while the Nuclear Crisis is on going, but has yet to offer any reason or opinion as to why he feels this way! *** Thing that my opinion would be respected by loosers the like of you who live to post on disney fanboy boards. What was I thinking??? Im outta here. *** Same here the respect around here is appalling. You can't state any kind of opinion without it turning into some kind of confrontation. Reason why its time for me to devote more time to friendlier boards. I have a great deal of respect for several people on here like Davewasbaloo and leemac and will pop back to read what these people have to say. But my regular contributions are finished on here.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>But my regular contributions are finished on here. << Nonsense. You'll still be here telling us that you're leaving. Every few hours. For the rest of eternity.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Welcome to my world, this is the same person who is against the Disney parks opening while the Nuclear Crisis is on going, but has yet to offer any reason or opinion as to why he feels this way!" You are easily the only person on the face of this earth who fails to see how laughable the above truly is.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I think I'm going to keep reading the TDR board because I am interested in what's going on over there and how the folks I know may be doing ... but the rest of this absurd drama really again makes me question my sanity for spending anytime on sites like this at all.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "You do realize many embassy and military people were recalled or ordered to return, right? I know a few. I think your diatribe is wildly out of line." As like many things these days it probably all comes down to issues of legal liability and responsible duty of care. If something worse were to happen and the foreign workers/personnel were killed or poisoned with radiation they could probably sue their employers or the US government for BILLIONS. Those companies or departments were most likely ordered by their legal advisors that they had no choice but to get all their people out. Like many things in the world today, it ALL comes down to money.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "Reason why its time for me to devote more time to friendlier boards." "But my regular contributions are finished on here." Promise?
Originally Posted By mawnck >>the rest of this absurd drama really again makes me question my sanity for spending anytime on sites like this at all.<< I stopped questioning the sanity of being here right after the little orange guy who lives in my refrigerator told me it was OK.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I think I'm going to keep reading the TDR board because I am interested in what's going on over there and how the folks I know may be doing ... but the rest of this absurd drama really again makes me question my sanity for spending anytime on sites like this at all*** Yeah, I know!
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I think I'm going to keep reading the TDR board because I am interested in what's going on over there and how the folks I know may be doing ... but the rest of this absurd drama really again makes me question my sanity for spending anytime on sites like this at all*** Yeah, I know!
Originally Posted By SuperDry Wow - all the drama. I do want to take advantage of the situation to say one of my favorite things when someone storms off in a huff, promising never to come back to a *Disney message board* over some perceived grievance: "Don't let the turnstile hit you on the way out!"
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder In all seriousness, does anyone know what caused TDLFAN to suddenly make his posts calling U.S. personnel, etc. cowards? That was just completely out of left field. I can't say as if I've followed all of TDLFAN over the years, but that was just weird.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I dunno. We're the only two he called out in this thread specifically, me because he has no respect for me and you because you're a loser. We're obviously the trouble around here.
Originally Posted By Mr X As far as my 2 cents on that issue, I can't say as I blame anyone who chooses to leave a country when their home country advises them to do so (as the U.S. State Department did). However, I can understand the resentment that must be building up in the situations that SD is describing...if the bigwigs want to flee, that's fine, just close the company for a few days and let everyone flee if they wish. As for my own personal experiences, most of my Japanese friends and colleagues seem rather surprised that I stayed (I have my own personal reasons for that choice), and thankful, but also quipping that they'd bail out too if they had a choice lol.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Is it JUST me or does anybody else hear the line, "WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!?" when they read the overly histrionic title of this thread?
Originally Posted By leemac <<Wow - all the drama. I do want to take advantage of the situation to say one of my favorite things when someone storms off in a huff, promising never to come back to a *Disney message board* over some perceived grievance: "Don't let the turnstile hit you on the way out!">> He has said that more times than I can count. <<In all seriousness, does anyone know what caused TDLFAN to suddenly make his posts calling U.S. personnel, etc. cowards?>> I'm guessing that was partially aimed at me too as I was working in Japan at the time and fled as soon as practicably possible. It must make me cowardly to look after my own well-being. I'm supposed to be back there next week and I must admit that I've still got trepidation about it. I really don't want to go.
