The I'm a real man fiasco

The "I'm a real man" fiasco

When get get over 700 people on a mailing list, there are bound to be little "spats" occasionally - what I like about SHOtimes it that it (usually) handles these "problems" better than other lists I've seen. While others may resort to plain old name calling, the continued creativity of the SHOtimes membership continues to amaze me.... For a example, see the below - the names have been removed to (slightly) protect the guilty - if you really want to know, check the archives - little do people (like the original author below) realize that a post they make to the list is indeed not only going to the entire membership of the list, but is also being archived for "future reference". ;-)

Original message :

You know, when I joined this list, I was under the impression that it was a bunch of gearheads with nice cars that had experience WORKING on their cars. You know the kind of guy...... that one that doesn't have to cry over every little thing, one who can get under his car and change the oil, repair the exhaust bracket, change his own brakes, ect. But unfortunately what I have found is out of the 550? receiptants of the list mail, there are only maybe 5-10 REAL car nuts or Real Men in here. The rest of you and you know who you are, are a bunch of tree hugging, crybabying, panty waist liberals that couldn't accomplish a flat repair. It is unbelievable that several of you even have the brains to come in out of the rain. Now I am not talking about the younger guys who are just learning. I am talking about those of you who have to put your company name as your sign off address, brag about how great you are, cut someone down with every post, have only "what you read" as the basis for every argument, ect. .......(I make or break asswipes like you all day, every day). You people are the same ones that act like your a BIG fan of your local sports team only when it's "hip" to do so and don't have a clue as to who or what the team has done when nobody else was bragging about the team. In other words YOUR FAKE. If you would get your snob ass out of the books and stop thinking you are so God Damn smart and get out there and do the job yourself you might get some respect. Until then keep your mouth shut and just drive your car....when it breaks go buy a different one.

I am very sorry that those of you that ARE intelligent car owners had to listen to me rant and rave but I have just got sick and tired of some dickhead telling me what is best for me because he read it somewhere. Owning a SHO as well as any hot rod, sports car or other streetable fast vehicle MEANS pulling holeshots at stop lights, jamming gears down the public street, sitting in a parking lot late at night talking with other car heads and several other things that GO WITH owning a quick machine. You liberal panty waist people better hope the world as we now know it doesn't end in your lifetime, because the real men that know how to survive are gonna kick your ass to the curb and book smarts with no common sense won't be feeding you then and you won't be able to buy your way out of it either.

John & Jane Doe
93 ATX "stock"

which prompted the usual barrage of replies, the quickest of which was

I'm sick and tired of ordinary people being told that they're sick and tired of being told that they're sick and tired. I'm certainly not and I'm sick and tired of being told that I am. and from someone who went to the trouble to actually create a bogus mail account and sign it up to the list before posting their message (thanks for all the bounces, whomever you are!)

>The rest of you and you know who you are, are a bunch of tree hugging, cry
>babying, panty waist liberals that couldn't accomplish a flat repair. It is

I suppose you use sissy wrenches and sockets to work on your car. I only use vise grips and my teeth, 'cause I'm a real man.

>unbelievable that several of you even have the brains to come in out of the
>rain. Now I am not talking about the younger guys who are just learning. I am

Sissies get out of the rain. I ride my Harley behind a semi without a helmet in a downpour, 'cause I'm a real man.

>break asswipes like you all day, every day). You people are the same ones that
>act like your a BIG fan of your local sports team only when it's "hip" to do
>so and don't have a clue as to who or what the team has done when nobody else

I just bought 10 years worth of season tickets for the Denver Nuggets, 'cause I'm a real man.

>telling me what is best for me because he read it somewhere. Owning a SHO as
>well as any hot rod, sports car or other streetable fast vehicle MEANS pulling
>holeshots at stop lights, jamming gears down the public street, sitting in a

Please explain how you jam gears down the street in your ATX. You also probably use the pansy power windows of your SHO. I put hand cranks in, 'cause I'm a real man.

Signed,
A Real Man

which prompted (from another member)

That's nothing. I used my bare hands until all of the flesh was torn away, then had my bones ground into the shape of hex heads for better grip.

> Sissies get out of the rain. I ride my Harley behind a semi without a helmet in
> a downpour, 'cause I'm a real man.

Wimp. I pump a hand car on the rail systems during hurricanes and play chicken with freight trains. I win. In the summer I drive back and forth across Death Valley with the windows up and the air off just to 'warm up'.

> I just bought 10 years worth of season tickets for the Denver Nuggets,
> 'cause I'm a real man.

The front four of the Denver Broncos use me for blocking practice. All at once. I win.

> Please explain how you jam gears down the street in your ATX. You also
> probably use the pansy power windows of your SHO. I put hand cranks in,
> 'cause I'm a real man.

Pussy. When I need fresh air I reach up and peel the roof back.

which, of course, promped the following brief message, which more or less ended the thread.

Oh, you wussies!! I eat fresh fruit WITHOUT WASHING IT FIRST and I drink my Chardonnay AT ROOM TEMPERATURE because I'm a REAL MAN!! The original author has, so far, kept up his promise of not posting again to the list.