Hanging Out At Mad Mike’s America
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I have been writing at Mad Mike’sAmerica for quite a while now. Mike and I go way back to the dark ages of the little blogspot. I have not yet decided yet if I am going to make a career of this but the thought has crossed my mind. And, no, it isn’t about the money, or the great health care benefits that Mike so generously provides. No, I would work at this for half the pay. Why? Well, it is just a great working atmosphere in which to work and always has been.
This is one job where you get to meet a really wide variety of people and tap into their intellect, or lack thereof. Though most of the discussions seem to revolve around politics, religion, and animals, occasionally some weirdo will drift in and start some type of gobbly gook about science. You know, climate change, global warming, carbon emissions and all that crap. It was interesting for a while but then I realized that hell, at my age I will long dead before it really has any impact so screw it. We dealt with our problems let the next generation deal with theirs.
But over the years it has been a lot of fun hanging out here. I have had the privilege of reading the work of some really talented writers then and now. I have also been amused by some of the of the funny stories that have appeared here and, if you have been around here long enough, stories by folks whose brains left for outer space long before they started writing. All good people, mind you, but the sort of people would walk out side at night, look up at the sky, hold their arms straight out and make the obvious statement, “The sky is so biiig”. You know the type, more air than brain in the head.
Of course, we have had our share of “intellectuals-not” commenters also. Some call them trolls, but most are actually just mere earthlings who wander into an intellectual discussion completely unarmed and unwarned. In the early days when we were trying to attract more people to join us in discussions we treated them more kindly than we do today. After all it was some really boring shit with just Mike, myself, and two others arguing about the same thing over and over. But, as some of you have probably noticed, if words were actual weapons there would have been some good material for few slasher movies in some of the comment sections of today’s MMA. I am not saying that’s a bad thing, in fact I am probably as guilty of that as anyone.
I remember, in the early days there was one guy that we used to bait just to get him going. Then we would simply start stripping the skin off him one piece at a time. The nice thing was that he did not realize he was getting his butt torn up. He would become frustrated and think of a new approach and come right back and try again. But to keep things fair Mike and the rest of us would take our brains out during the discussion.
So, even though I haven’t quite determined if I will make career out of this, I will hang around a bit longer. Maybe Mike will give everyone a COLA this year. Who knows? In any rate this is a lot of fun and is a great outlet and keeps me in touch with a bunch of really great people. Yes, even you Chuck.
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That is when I just start telling him how wrong he is about everything. He can take it, so the rest of you should do it too 🙂
oops, this was in reply to Bill saying Greg has to be kept grounded. It is the nice thing to do for a friend to tell them when they are screwing up.
Bill, I’ll have you know that my mind left orbit the same day I started writing. Doing it for Mad Mike just dragged it back down to Earth! But it’s still fun!
Someone has to keep you grounded Greg. There are times when it seems that your brain becomes a little oxygen deprived. 🙂 🙂 🙂
LOL LOL! We like him anyway though right Bill?
I love MMA. It’s like comfort food on the internet. I hope you guys keep on keeping on.
As long as we can Dave.
Timmy mentioned me!!! ‘and the occasional idiot’ 😉
It’s great knowing you Bill – and knowing you all at MMA. Even if I don’t get published ever again (was that a sigh of relief?) I’ll always be popping by cause I do love you guys x
Norman…you’re not drunk, are you??? I sensed a little slur in your words. Know what I mean? 🙂
hic….me???? 😉
Good nose you got there Jim 🙂
What do you mean “even if I don’t get published again”? Don’t be silly old bean.
It is great knowing you also Norman. You are much nicer that the last Brit we had here. 4 dinners or 4 snacks, something like that.
LOL LOL! Yep. That Fourdinners character. He was something he was 🙂
Still is Mike.
I knew you knew. Smart girl as always 🙂 🙂 🙂
Don’t ever sell yourself short about being the occasional idiot Norm, you manage to be more than occasional about your idiocy 😉 It’s like I told Greg last week or week before, he can call bands this that and the other and I will still tell him how wrong he is. How can I do that if you don’t get published hmmmm. yeah, you really didn’t think that one through to its logical conclusion there did ya old bean?
This is the only website where I leave comments. I visit a few others but this one is just more fun all around. Great people and the occasional idiot. It doesn’t get better than that Bill 🙂
“…occasional idiot.” Damn! You got me.
I try so hard to not let my idiocy show Timmy, I’ll be better in the future about letting it free 😉
Jess don’t forget the lady who thought everyone was committing bestiality by getting kisses from their pet.
Oh I remember her and her man Joe right. he was going to be all pissed off when he found out we were being mean to her and her little sockpuppet about loving our animals. Yeah there are a few of them I remember because they are like a bad smell, don’t go away till you clean or spray the air freshener. That one guy that had James Smith going back and forth and forth and back for a couple of years on an old atheist post. The dude that was some kind of brainless twatwaffle, douchecanoe married to a pilot, PI working at a huge LGBT law firm dogging on me when I wouldn’t send him copies of a police report or my medical records to show I had been beaten up, coming to my best friend’s defense and I needed to have my nose fixed. Creepy that guy was here and offline.
Jess, I think a few of here would be happier if you show us something else. We all know you have no idiocy.
Only two people here know what I look like and they will be the only two, Mike is one of them. I don’t put pictures up anywhere online because of bio family trying to find me and be part of my life and stalkers. I don’t even let my family or friends put my photos in their book of faces pages.
Good practice indeed Jess!
I understand Jess. Just poking fun. 🙂 🙂
Oh I know Bill. I’m not worried about that at all.
It is great to hear from You Timothy. 🙂
…But, as some of you have probably noticed, if words were actual weapons there would have been some good material for few slasher movies in some of the comment sections of today’s MMA…
I just hope I am included in the people that contribute to good material for slasher movies. Otherwise what is my whole point of coming here:) I’ve been with Mike since little blog days too, with Truth 101, Tom Harper, Jolly roger, Bee’s Apprentice et al leaving comments here and there enjoying their fine writing.
You brought up some old memories with those names Jess.
JR has been writing on and off. Bee stopped altogether when she found religion but I talk to her through emails and Tom still writes and I am over there often, when I remember. I remember you commenting all the time over at Tom’s when Oso, Bee and the rest would comment. I don’t know if I ever saw you at her blog though.
Boy there were a few more than that. Although I do miss Stella from time to time.
I don’t Bill. I am fortunate to have such a great bunch of loyal folk over here, and every day I look forward to reading their posts and their comments. I would like to see more posts, but hey, you take what you can get 🙂 🙂
Mike, you do remember chuck don’t you?
Very well Bill. He was actually one of my students when I taught at Saint Leo. Wonder what ever happened to him?
I don’t know Mike but he was a lot of fun.
Always good to be in the company of a good slasher.
I think so, unless it is slashing for the sake of slashing.
Nah, none of us would do that,…would we?
I know I have a few times and I don’t care about those, because whoever it was directed to needed it. I sometimes have the problem I don’t think when I post, that there is a regular person on the other end. I figure if they get all nasty then they need to taste some of their own medicine.
LOL Jim. I like that 🙂
Just remember, MM, if you spawn this Formby guy as your protege, next thing you know, he’ll be replacing Letterman or Leno, and you’ll be left doing the Daily Show on some obscure cable channel.
Ha ha Jim! Yeah Mike best watch out 🙂 Remember Conan?
Rachel, this thing would never be the same without Mike at the helm.
Look at you all kissing ass and stuff. He’s let you write so you don’t have to do that anymore Bill 😉
‘xcuse me while I find my Chap Stick.
LOL Jim!
No, No Jim. Besides we don’t do incest. In a way I spawned Mike.
Oh, my…see this MM? This Formby dude is saying your his spawn!
But then again, I did always see you as some sort of evil spawn. Is Formby the mother ship? 🙂
LOL Bill likes to take credit for greatness 🙂
HA! We had some fun back in the day but spawning? I don’t know 🙂
On your way to becoming a 1%-er, huh?
We are, in our on way, our own 1% Jim.