Comments on: Then Please Stop

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Apr 2002 03:57:34 +0000

Chris, first I do NOT hate you, Gretchen and that cute dog Sprocket. I am a long time Gnomie, and still subscribe to your newsletter. I purchased one of those Gnomie hints for $5.00. I recognise that TurboFish may be over reacting with his attacks on you, but I also feel you over reacted by shutting down the newsgroups with NO ADVANCE NOTICE. Chris, that just was not professional and it surprises me.
You have/had the right to close them down, since they were groups bearing the name of Lockergnome, but if it was only a few people as you say causing these problems wouldn't it have been best to have Bill ban these people? Or was this not logically feasable?
At the very least we in the groups should have been given advance notice, and your reasons to us as to why you felt the action necessary.
I tried to log in one fine day to share jokes in the Lockergnome humor newsgroups, and see how my fellow gnomies were doing…especially some who were very ill and I was worried about. What I found was Bill's statement that the server was being upgraded. Only later did I find that was not the case, that instead the communtiy, most of whom were your fans…had been eliminated totally. It hurt Chris!
No, I will not stop reading Lockergnome, no I don't now hate you and will not join TurboFish's club against you…but I want you to realize how it felt, and why many Gnomies who were your biggest fans now feel betrayed.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:56:12 +0000

Ok, I've been a subscriber for longer than I can remember to the newsletters. I've had to re-subscribe so many times because of changing email addresses I've lost count of that too. But, I learned a long time ago that no matter what the topic, public forums always invite the most prolific growth of moronspeak and so I rarely join in the discussion.
But this is one that I couldn't resist. Chris, I envy your success and wish I had been fortunate enough to have the forsight to start something like Lockergnome all those many years ago. Keep up the good work and I hope your business continues to be a money-making venture. That is, after all why anyone goes into business for themselves. I know you spent years living on a shoestring budget and worked as a consultant to help pay the bills. I seem to recall a number of newsletter articles that described you having a full day at some client's site and still taking the time to sit down and publish the next day's missive. I also recall being amazed that you had taken the time to not only read the email that came your way from guys like me but took the time to respond as well. Gretchen is a saint to be willing to put up with all that lost time.
Gretchen, good luck with whatever you do. I didn't start reading Lockergnome newsletters and visiting the LG site because of you but I find your occasional contributions to be refreshing.
Turbophish or whatever, I suspect you have a lot of time on your hands. Because I rather doubt you have quite the work ethic of a guy like Chris. Instead, I suspect you are mostly unemployed or unemployable. If I'm wrong and you are fabulously successful and doing just fine in whatever it is you call a career, well that's ok too. Either way, why don't you just piss off and leave these folks alone. You don't like them, fine. Nobody is saying you have an obligation to visit or read the content of LG.
Bottom line, I think this whole snafu is a little bit sad and little funny. Like a Gene Wilder movie! So, everybody go back to their corners, wipe the sweat out of your eyes and come back in fighting. I'm ready for another round of entertainment.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:13:59 +0000

Gosh Chris – thats Truly pathetic. No, not you ! The lookalike website. I sure hope you dont let something like that bother you. I mean for real – I know its easy enough to say it doesn't-and still be bothered by mindlessness …took me a lifetime of stubbornly sticking to my “guns” (so to speak)
Before it was true. What about the many more who's life you've made a very positive mark on – and at a very young age relatively speaking. I dont agree 100% sometimes either, but so what !
Some individuals should never have been let out of high school….or in this case 3rd grade. Gosh – with my mail address out there – maybe I'll get lucky and he'll write to me !
I'd love it. And tho I shouldn't say such things, he would be in for the surprise of his idiotic young life. But then – I didn't say that did I ?
Regards;
Tom Collins

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Apr 2002 12:42:43 +0000

If Turbofish so dislikes LockerGnome, why does he continue to come here? As far as I know, he has free run to decide which sites to visit. And about Gretchen, She is a very sweet Lady ( and I mean Lady). I for one have the picture prominently displayed in my cube at work. And get lots of positive comments on it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Apr 2002 14:49:01 +0000

Just ignore him and he will go away. The more response he gets the more he will post.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Apr 2002 13:14:57 +0000

Man it's just gets better and better!!!!
Why in the world does turdfish think anyone needs his approval or opinion. I'm about to get real ignorant here!!!
Are you jealous that the lockergnome girls are soo cute they CAN pose and it was so much a hit and you might just not be married to a girl as cute as any of the lockergnome girls???
who are you to say what avenue G should take in her modeling career??? Why should she not benefit from her husband's success too? Has she not supported him from day one??? The whole game of modeling/acting is WHO you know.
My mother is a big time executive in Southern Ca and when I wanted to work in the computer industry did I take a job at Mcdonalds???? No I went to my mother and she used her influence to get me in. Dude you are in serious need of help!!!!
G…. when we hit gnomedex let's get some drinks :) Chris can video us and then they really will have something to talk about hee hee

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Apr 2002 07:25:56 +0000

Hey Mike, great (okay, good) minds think alike: http://www.spiffle.com/rants/04-06-2002_02-35pm

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Apr 2002 01:16:45 +0000

I have a feeling all this publicity is gonna get chris a bunch of hits and a bunch of people signing up for his newsletter!!
Its all a big joke, isn't it?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 23:33:05 +0000

http://www.mikesblog.com/gnomie4life.php

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 23:19:34 +0000

“turbofish” wrte:
> IIRC, you had hopes of moving into modeling and were
> using Chris/Lockergnome as kind of a spring board to
> show off your portfolio. It was totally out of place
> and it didn't belong there.
Gee, I musta missed something.
When did an anonymous coward like yourself earn the right to dictate the contents of other peoples' newsletters, imbecile?
JGB

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 22:09:21 +0000

Rivernetusa's comments are ridiculous, and mbass.org talks mroe about his penis than his hatred for Chris. Sorry, neither of those sites are remotely compelling.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 20:59:23 +0000

What others on the web are starting to say. Note: I have no part in these sites. http://rivernetusa.com/ Warning: Foul language http://www.mbass.org/MBA/LockerFucker/Lockerfucker.htm

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 18:47:22 +0000

“However I still think it was a poor choice to sell these on the Lockergnome site because Lockergnome is a tech site.”
Personally, I thought they were hysterically funny and I have considered, more then once, to BUY one. Tech site with a sense of humor, KICK ASS! :) I *heart* GnomeGirls! Pin-ups ROCK! If I get to GnomeDex, I'm bringing my own with me. Maybe Chris will offer them for sale next fall. OH! “The Girls of the Gnome” Calendar! 2003! Let's do it!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 17:30:03 +0000

Rick: No I live in the good ole US of A. So no free Pizza for me…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 17:28:58 +0000

Hey Rick! I live near Toronto. How about that free pizza? :)