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Moderator's meeting re Blue Stars.*
Ron: What are we going to do with Basile?
OMR: He follows the rules here so we can't do much.
Porn Star: These Blue Stars seem to be occupying too much space on the G&O. Such petty threads. I don't read them anymore.
OMR: Ron, what is behind your not giving Basile his Blue Stars? He is a Mr Canada and has been bringing this topic up for years now.
Ron: He competed too long ago. He isn't relevant now.
OMR: Yes, but you admit he competed so wouldn't it be easier to award those stars and shut him up?
Ron: Things are not as simple as you think. I have a lot of people to consider and I can't let them down.
OMR: Perhaps it would help if you enlighten us because Basile can argue well and others side with his position.
Ron: You all know I am 100% behind bodybuilding. That means I support the IFBB and what they are doing. Basile has spoken out
against the IFBB and calls the organization corrupt. He calls Bob Chick a patsy and stooge. I can tell you Bob doesn't like
that one bit. That is why I have allowed some leeway re officials and gimmicks putting Basile in his place. We can't give
him any credibility or special status here because that would undermine the IFBB.
OMR: Well, this is the Gossip and Opinion board and shouldn't people be allowed to voice what they honestly believe?
Ron: Goodness me, but we can't allow that to go on here!
OMR: Please explain?
Ron: I don't have this forum so that others can take pot shots at the IFBB and their officals. No way I am going to let that happen.
OMR: But by not awarding Basile his Blue Stars it looks like we are being unfair.
Ron: Don't you worry about that. I don't have to be fair. I will award others Blue stars just to piss Basile off. Maybe he will get
the message and go somewhere else.
OMR: According to what others say he has been banned from just about everywhere else. Even on a site dedicated to BBW.
Ron: You mean a car site booted him off?
OMR: No, Ron, a BBW is a Big Beautiful Woman not a German car!
Ron: I have been getting some feedback that we are doing a good job here in dealing with recalcitrant individuals.
OMR: Well, you know being a moderator sucks on Getbig. No matter what you do there is always someone unhappy with the decisions.
Ron: The less I have to do the better! If we turn the heat up on Basile maybe he will stop posting? We can always hope!
OMR: Allowing thugs to defame anyone on the forum is a blow to everyone here.
Ron: How is that?
OMR: If we allow defamation to occur then no one is safe on Getbig.
Ron: That is a small price to pay for being part of this community.
OMR: Community? Shouldn't all communities have rules and be fair?
Ron: That isn't the way it works around here. I own this site and can do as I please. Thank goodness I don't have to do much
because there are enough anonymous nasty people who delight in being mean to others. Basile gets what he deserves!
OMR: He called you a schmoe recently. He also called me a patsy and stooge. We can't let him get away with this.
Ron: Well, simply step back and let bigmc and others do what they are good at.
OMR: I don't want to be encouraging cyber bullying. Some of those guys go too far.
Ron: So what? Look at how many read those threads. Controversies are good for us. Keeps the place interesting.
OMR: What are we supposed to do about those who defame others?
Ron: This is the internet and Getbig is just a place to hangout and have a laugh. No one takes this place seriously.
Besides, we delete offensive posts if we are alerted about them. That is all we have to do.
OMR: Didn't Derek Anthony spit in Goodrum's face? Some serious shit is taken off the boards.
Ron: That is all part of being amused here and nothing to worry about. Goodrum and bigmc are my lackies. I love those dense guys!
OMR: There should be something we can do to limit the bullshit those dummies keep posting.
Ron: The average IQ on Getbig is about 84. Same as what the blacks score on National IQ tests. On average that is.
OMR: I guess you are right. Lot of mentally challenged dopes here. Makes my job difficult.
Ron: They are like sheep. Goodrum is such a dumbass. No way I was going to award him Blue Stars. He looks like shit.
OMR: Wtf happened? How did he earn competitor stars?
Ron: You aren't going to believe this but Basile and Goatboy campaigned for Goodrum. Year after year.
OMR: You mean Basile gets credit for Goodrum's stars?
Ron: Not at all. I finally relented and gave Vince Goodrum his stars. Then I changed my mind and deleted them.
You have to understand that we need standards here and I received plenty of private messages telling me not to give
Goodrum those Blue Stars. Goodrum finally entered a show and looked decent so I had to do the right thing and that is that.
OMR: So Basile still doesn't get any Blue Stars?
Ron: Hell, no! We will rub it in and give just about everyone else their stars. That will be fun.
OMR: Yeah, why can't we have some fun, too? No one is calling me a stooge and patsy and getting away with it!
Ron: Well, that is it, meeting closed. Keep up the good work.
* this is fiction and no such meeting was held that I know of.
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I don't get it.
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Creepy, you take this blue stars stuff way too seriously.
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Creepy, you take this blue stars stuff way too seriously.
I think it's principle.
It's as serious as you want to make it.
Just like bodybuilding is for some people, prancing on stage in a glittery thong, striking the pose of cancer etc..
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Moderator's meeting re Blue Stars.*
Ron: What are we going to do with Basile?
OMR: He follows the rules here so we can't do much.
Porn Star: These Blue Stars seem to be occupying too much space on the G&O. Such petty threads. I don't read them anymore.
OMR: Ron, what is behind your not giving Basile his Blue Stars? He is a Mr Canada and has been bringing this topic up for years now.
Ron: He competed too long ago. He isn't relevant now.
OMR: Yes, but you admit he competed so wouldn't it be easier to award those stars and shut him up?
Ron: Things are not as simple as you think. I have a lot of people to consider and I can't let them down.
OMR: Perhaps it would help if you enlighten us because Basile can argue well and others side with his position.
Ron: You all know I am 100% behind bodybuilding. That means I support the IFBB and what they are doing. Basile has spoken out
against the IFBB and calls the organization corrupt. He calls Bob Chick a patsy and stooge. I can tell you Bob doesn't like
that one bit. That is why I have allowed some leeway re officials and gimmicks putting Basile in his place. We can't give
him any credibility or special status here because that would undermine the IFBB.
OMR: Well, this is the Gossip and Opinion board and shouldn't people be allowed to voice what they honestly believe?
Ron: Goodness me, but we can't allow that to go on here!
OMR: Please explain?
Ron: I don't have this forum so that others can take pot shots at the IFBB and their officals. No way I am going to let that happen.
OMR: But by not awarding Basile his Blue Stars it looks like we are being unfair.
Ron: Don't you worry about that. I don't have to be fair. I will award others Blue stars just to piss Basile off. Maybe he will get
the message and go somewhere else.
OMR: According to what others say he has been banned from just about everywhere else. Even on a site dedicated to BBW.
Ron: You mean a car site booted him off?
OMR: No, Ron, a BBW is a Big Beautiful Woman not a German car!
Ron: I have been getting some feedback that we are doing a good job here in dealing with recalcitrant individuals.
OMR: Well, you know being a moderator sucks on Getbig. No matter what you do there is always someone unhappy with the decisions.
Ron: The less I have to do the better! If we turn the heat up on Basile maybe he will stop posting? We can always hope!
OMR: Allowing thugs to defame anyone on the forum is a blow to everyone here.
Ron: How is that?
OMR: If we allow defamation to occur then no one is safe on Getbig.
Ron: That is a small price to pay for being part of this community.
OMR: Community? Shouldn't all communities have rules and be fair?
Ron: That isn't the way it works around here. I own this site and can do as I please. Thank goodness I don't have to do much
because there are enough anonymous nasty people who delight in being mean to others. Basile gets what he deserves!
OMR: He called you a schmoe recently. He also called me a patsy and stooge. We can't let him get away with this.
Ron: Well, simply step back and let bigmc and others do what they are good at.
OMR: I don't want to be encouraging cyber bullying. Some of those guys go too far.
Ron: So what? Look at how many read those threads. Controversies are good for us. Keeps the place interesting.
OMR: What are we supposed to do about those who defame others?
Ron: This is the internet and Getbig is just a place to hangout and have a laugh. No one takes this place seriously.
Besides, we delete offensive posts if we are alerted about them. That is all we have to do.
OMR: Didn't Derek Anthony spit in Goodrum's face? Some serious shit is taken off the boards.
Ron: That is all part of being amused here and nothing to worry about. Goodrum and bigmc are my lackies. I love those dense guys!
OMR: There should be something we can do to limit the bullshit those dummies keep posting.
Ron: The average IQ on Getbig is about 84. Same as what the blacks score on National IQ tests. On average that is.
OMR: I guess you are right. Lot of mentally challenged dopes here. Makes my job difficult.
Ron: They are like sheep. Goodrum is such a dumbass. No way I was going to award him Blue Stars. He looks like shit.
OMR: Wtf happened? How did he earn competitor stars?
Ron: You aren't going to believe this but Basile and Goatboy campaigned for Goodrum. Year after year.
OMR: You mean Basile gets credit for Goodrum's stars?
Ron: Not at all. I finally relented and gave Vince Goodrum his stars. Then I changed my mind and deleted them.
You have to understand that we need standards here and I received plenty of private messages telling me not to give
Goodrum those Blue Stars. Goodrum finally entered a show and looked decent so I had to do the right thing and that is that.
OMR: So Basile still doesn't get any Blue Stars?
Ron: Hell, no! We will rub it in and give just about everyone else their stars. That will be fun.
OMR: Yeah, why can't we have some fun, too? No one is calling me a stooge and patsy and getting away with it!
Ron: Well, that is it, meeting closed. Keep up the good work.
* this is fiction and no such meeting was held that I know of.
how you ever convinced a woman to have sex with you i'll never understand.
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Could say the same for you ES.
Or not, you are a different kind of loser.
Still a pathetic look at me type.
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He must have paid handsomely for the service.
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how you ever convinced a woman to have sex with you i'll never understand.
Since when has any male ever comprehended how women think? Nice try. Made me LOL.
While we are on the subject of women, where are Booty's Blue Stars?
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Wtf?
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Moderator's meeting re Blue Stars.*
Ron: What are we going to do with Basile?
OMR: He follows the rules here so we can't do much.
Porn Star: These Blue Stars seem to be occupying too much space on the G&O. Such petty threads. I don't read them anymore.
OMR: Ron, what is behind your not giving Basile his Blue Stars? He is a Mr Canada and has been bringing this topic up for years now.
Ron: He competed too long ago. He isn't relevant now.
OMR: Yes, but you admit he competed so wouldn't it be easier to award those stars and shut him up?
Ron: Things are not as simple as you think. I have a lot of people to consider and I can't let them down.
OMR: Perhaps it would help if you enlighten us because Basile can argue well and others side with his position.
Ron: You all know I am 100% behind bodybuilding. That means I support the IFBB and what they are doing. Basile has spoken out
against the IFBB and calls the organization corrupt. He calls Bob Chick a patsy and stooge. I can tell you Bob doesn't like
that one bit. That is why I have allowed some leeway re officials and gimmicks putting Basile in his place. We can't give
him any credibility or special status here because that would undermine the IFBB.
OMR: Well, this is the Gossip and Opinion board and shouldn't people be allowed to voice what they honestly believe?
Ron: Goodness me, but we can't allow that to go on here!
OMR: Please explain?
Ron: I don't have this forum so that others can take pot shots at the IFBB and their officals. No way I am going to let that happen.
OMR: But by not awarding Basile his Blue Stars it looks like we are being unfair.
Ron: Don't you worry about that. I don't have to be fair. I will award others Blue stars just to piss Basile off. Maybe he will get
the message and go somewhere else.
OMR: According to what others say he has been banned from just about everywhere else. Even on a site dedicated to BBW.
Ron: You mean a car site booted him off?
OMR: No, Ron, a BBW is a Big Beautiful Woman not a German car!
Ron: I have been getting some feedback that we are doing a good job here in dealing with recalcitrant individuals.
OMR: Well, you know being a moderator sucks on Getbig. No matter what you do there is always someone unhappy with the decisions.
Ron: The less I have to do the better! If we turn the heat up on Basile maybe he will stop posting? We can always hope!
OMR: Allowing thugs to defame anyone on the forum is a blow to everyone here.
Ron: How is that?
OMR: If we allow defamation to occur then no one is safe on Getbig.
Ron: That is a small price to pay for being part of this community.
OMR: Community? Shouldn't all communities have rules and be fair?
Ron: That isn't the way it works around here. I own this site and can do as I please. Thank goodness I don't have to do much
because there are enough anonymous nasty people who delight in being mean to others. Basile gets what he deserves!
OMR: He called you a schmoe recently. He also called me a patsy and stooge. We can't let him get away with this.
Ron: Well, simply step back and let bigmc and others do what they are good at.
OMR: I don't want to be encouraging cyber bullying. Some of those guys go too far.
Ron: So what? Look at how many read those threads. Controversies are good for us. Keeps the place interesting.
OMR: What are we supposed to do about those who defame others?
Ron: This is the internet and Getbig is just a place to hangout and have a laugh. No one takes this place seriously.
Besides, we delete offensive posts if we are alerted about them. That is all we have to do.
OMR: Didn't Derek Anthony spit in Goodrum's face? Some serious shit is taken off the boards.
Ron: That is all part of being amused here and nothing to worry about. Goodrum and bigmc are my lackies. I love those dense guys!
OMR: There should be something we can do to limit the bullshit those dummies keep posting.
Ron: The average IQ on Getbig is about 84. Same as what the blacks score on National IQ tests. On average that is.
OMR: I guess you are right. Lot of mentally challenged dopes here. Makes my job difficult.
Ron: They are like sheep. Goodrum is such a dumbass. No way I was going to award him Blue Stars. He looks like shit.
OMR: Wtf happened? How did he earn competitor stars?
Ron: You aren't going to believe this but Basile and Goatboy campaigned for Goodrum. Year after year.
OMR: You mean Basile gets credit for Goodrum's stars?
Ron: Not at all. I finally relented and gave Vince Goodrum his stars. Then I changed my mind and deleted them.
You have to understand that we need standards here and I received plenty of private messages telling me not to give
Goodrum those Blue Stars. Goodrum finally entered a show and looked decent so I had to do the right thing and that is that.
OMR: So Basile still doesn't get any Blue Stars?
Ron: Hell, no! We will rub it in and give just about everyone else their stars. That will be fun.
OMR: Yeah, why can't we have some fun, too? No one is calling me a stooge and patsy and getting away with it!
Ron: Well, that is it, meeting closed. Keep up the good work.
* this is fiction and no such meeting was held that I know of.
Early Signs of Schizophrenia
The following list, compiled by one mental health consumer, contains some of the typical early warning signs of schizophrenia. Keep in mind that schizophrenia onset is typically between the ages of 15 and 25 (although it can affect children younger than fourteen, with a subtype known as childhood-onset schizophrenia). The disorder can come on over a period of years (called insidious onset) or be very rapid. It affects 1% of the general population. The list is subdivided into Physical Symptoms, Feelings and Mood, Behavior, Cognitive Problems, Delusions, and Hallucinations.
Please remember that only a qualified psychologist, psychiatrist (or in some areas a social worker) can properly diagnose schizophrenia, or any other brain disorder. A psychologist or psychiatrist will use the clinical history of the person, as well as the symptoms and criteria in the DSM-IV (in the United States) to make a diagnosis.
Examples of Physical Symptoms----
--A blank, vacant facial expression. An inability to smile or express emotion through the face is so characteristic of the disease that it was given the name of affective flattening or a blunt affect.
--Overly acute senses- lights are too bright, sounds are too loud.
--Staring, while in deep thought, with infrequent blinking.
--Clumsy, inexact motor skills
--Sleep disturbances- insomnia or excessive sleeping
--Involuntary movements of the tongue or mouth (facial dyskinesias). Grimacing at the corners of the mouth with the facial muscles, or odd movements with the tongue.
--Parkinsonian type symptoms- rigidity, tremor, jerking arm movements, or involuntary movements of the limbs
--An awkward gait (how you walk)
--Eye movements- difficulty focusing on slow moving objects
--Unusual gestures or postures
--Movement is speeded up- i.e. constant pacing
--Movement is slowed down- staying in bed (in extreme cases, catatonia)
Examples of Feelings/Emotions----
--The inability to experience joy or pleasure from activities (called anhedonia)
--Sometimes feeling nothing at all
--Appearing desireless- seeking nothing, wanting nothing
--Feeling indifferent to important events
--Feeling detached from your own body (depersonalization)
--Hypersensitivity to criticism, insults, or hurt feelings
Examples of Mood----
--Sudden irritability, anger, hostility, suspiciousness, resentment
--Depression- feeling discouraged and hopeless about the future
--Low motivation, energy, and little or no enthusiasm
--Suicidal thoughts or suicidal ideation
--Rapidly changing mood- from happy to sad to angry for no apparent reason (called labile mood)
--Severe Anxiety
Changes in Behavior associated with schizophrenia ----
--Dropping out of activities and life in general
--Inability to form or keep relationships
--Social isolation- few close friends if any. Little interaction outside of immediate family.
--Increased withdrawal, spending most of the days alone.
--Becoming lost in thoughts and not wanting to be disturbed with human contact
--Neglect in self-care- i.e. hygiene, clothing, or appearance
--Replaying or rehearsing conversations out loud- i.e. talking to yourself (very common sign)
--Finding it difficult to deal with stressful situations
--Inability to cope with minor problems
--Lack of goal-directed behavior. Not being able to engage in purposeful activity
--Functional impairment in interpersonal relationships, work, education, or self-care
--Deterioration of academic or job-related performance
--Inappropriate responses- laughing or smiling when talking of a sad event, making irrational statements.
--Catatonia- staying in the same rigid position for hours, as if in a daze.
--Intense and excessive preoccupation with religion or spirituality
--Drug or alcohol abuse
--Smoke or have the desire to want to smoke (70-90% do smoke) - note: this is a very normal behavior for people who do not have schizophrenia also!
--Frequent moves, trips, or walks that lead nowhere
Examples of Cognitive Problems Associated with Schizophrenia ----
--Ruminating thoughts- these are the same thoughts that go around and round your head but get you nowhere. Often about past disappointments, missed opportunities, failed relationships.
--Making up new words (neologisms)
--Becoming incoherent or stringing unrelated words together (word salad)
--Frequent loose association of thoughts or speech- when one thought does not logically relate to the next. For example, "I need to go to the store to buy some band-aids. I read an article about how expensive AIDS drugs are. People take too many street drugs. The streets should be clean from the rain today, etc" The need to go to the store to buy band-aids is forgotten.
--Directionless- lack goals, or the ability to set and achieve goals
--Lack of insight (called anosognosia). Those who are developing schizophrenia are unaware that they are becoming sick. The part of their brain that should recognize that something is wrong is damaged by the disease.
--Racing thoughts
--In conversation you tend to say very little (called poverty of speech or alogia)
--Suddenly halting speech in the middle of a sentence (thought blocking)
--Trouble with social cues- i.e. not being able to interpret body language, eye contact, voice tone, and gestures appropriately. --Often not responding appropriately and thus coming off as cold, distant, or detached.
--Difficulty expressing thoughts verbally. Or not having much to say about anything.
--Speaking in an abstract or tangential way. Odd use of words or language structure
--Difficulty focusing attention and engaging in goal directed behavior
--Poor concentration/ memory. Forgetfulness
--Nonsensical logic
--Difficulty understanding simple things
--Thoughts, behavior, and actions are not integrated
--Obsessive compulsive tendencies- with thoughts or actions
--Thought insertion/ withdrawal- thoughts are put it or taken away without a conscious effort
--Conversations that seem deep, but are not logical or coherent
Examples of Delusions----
The most common type of delusion or false beliefs are paranoid delusions. These are persecutory in nature and take many forms:
--Overpowering, intense feeling that people are talking about you, looking at you
--Overpowering, intense feeling you are being watched, followed, and spied on (tracking devices, implants, hidden cameras)
--Thinking that someone is trying to poison your food
--Thinking people are working together to harass you
--Thinking that something is controlling you- i.e. an electronic implant
--Thinking that people can read your mind/ or control your thoughts
--Thinking that your thoughts are being broadcast over the radio or tv
--Delusions of reference- thinking that random events convey a special meaning to you. An example is that a newspaper headline or a license plate has a hidden meaning for you to figure out. That they are signs trying to tell you something.
--Religious delusions- that you are Jesus, God, a prophet, or the antichrist.
--Delusions of grandeur- the belief that you have an important mission, special purpose, or are an unrecognized genius, or famous person.
--Delusions that someone, often a famous person, is in love with you when in reality they aren't. Also called erotomania or de Clerembault syndrome.
Examples of Hallucinations----
--Hallucinations are as real as any other experience to the person with schizophrenia. As many as 70% hear voices, while a lesser number have visual hallucinations.
--Auditory hallucinations can be either inside the person's head or externally. When external, they sound as real as an actual voice. Sometimes they come from no apparent source, other times they come from real people who don't actually say anything, other times a person will hallucinate sounds.
--When people hear voices inside their heads, it is as if their inner thoughts are no longer alone. The new voices can talk to each other, talk to themselves, or comment on the person's actions. The majority of the time the voices are negative.
--Visual hallucinations operate on a spectrum. They start with the overacuteness of the senses, then in the middle are illusions, and on the far end are actual hallucinations.
Disclaimer: The following symptoms overlap with many other diseases such as bipolar disorder, major depression, the various kinds of personality disorders (specifically paranoid and schizotypal personality disorders), and other problems such as brain tumors and temporal lobe epilepsy. There is no "typical" case of schizophrenia. Everyone has different symptoms. Seek the opinion of your doctor always.
Moreover, it is always important to keep the big picture in mind. Having just a few of these symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has schizophrenia, or any other sort of psychiatric disorder. Almost all of the signs below can be present to a "normal" degree in people; it is when someone displays them to a significant degree that they can become psychiatric symptoms. Think if all of these behaviors as being on a continuum, in which the middle 99% of people displaying varying degrees of the behavior, but are still within the "normal" range. The 1% of people on the outer edges have the behaviors in extreme proportion, and/or a significant proportion of the time, and that is when they can become debilitating.
A diagnosis of schizophrenia requires that continuous disturbance (i.e. debilitating symptoms) be present for at least six months, including at least one month of certain key symptoms (active symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized/catatonic behavior, negative symptoms such as severe emotional flatness or apathy)
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Early Signs of Schizophrenia
The following list, compiled by one mental health consumer, contains some of the typical early warning signs of schizophrenia. Keep in mind that schizophrenia onset is typically between the ages of 15 and 25 (although it can affect children younger than fourteen, with a subtype known as childhood-onset schizophrenia). The disorder can come on over a period of years (called insidious onset) or be very rapid. It affects 1% of the general population. The list is subdivided into Physical Symptoms, Feelings and Mood, Behavior, Cognitive Problems, Delusions, and Hallucinations.
Please remember that only a qualified psychologist, psychiatrist (or in some areas a social worker) can properly diagnose schizophrenia, or any other brain disorder. A psychologist or psychiatrist will use the clinical history of the person, as well as the symptoms and criteria in the DSM-IV (in the United States) to make a diagnosis.
Examples of Physical Symptoms----
--A blank, vacant facial expression. An inability to smile or express emotion through the face is so characteristic of the disease that it was given the name of affective flattening or a blunt affect.
--Overly acute senses- lights are too bright, sounds are too loud.
--Staring, while in deep thought, with infrequent blinking.
--Clumsy, inexact motor skills
--Sleep disturbances- insomnia or excessive sleeping
--Involuntary movements of the tongue or mouth (facial dyskinesias). Grimacing at the corners of the mouth with the facial muscles, or odd movements with the tongue.
--Parkinsonian type symptoms- rigidity, tremor, jerking arm movements, or involuntary movements of the limbs
--An awkward gait (how you walk)
--Eye movements- difficulty focusing on slow moving objects
--Unusual gestures or postures
--Movement is speeded up- i.e. constant pacing
--Movement is slowed down- staying in bed (in extreme cases, catatonia)
Examples of Feelings/Emotions----
--The inability to experience joy or pleasure from activities (called anhedonia)
--Sometimes feeling nothing at all
--Appearing desireless- seeking nothing, wanting nothing
--Feeling indifferent to important events
--Feeling detached from your own body (depersonalization)
--Hypersensitivity to criticism, insults, or hurt feelings
Examples of Mood----
--Sudden irritability, anger, hostility, suspiciousness, resentment
--Depression- feeling discouraged and hopeless about the future
--Low motivation, energy, and little or no enthusiasm
--Suicidal thoughts or suicidal ideation
--Rapidly changing mood- from happy to sad to angry for no apparent reason (called labile mood)
--Severe Anxiety
Changes in Behavior associated with schizophrenia ----
--Dropping out of activities and life in general
--Inability to form or keep relationships
--Social isolation- few close friends if any. Little interaction outside of immediate family.
--Increased withdrawal, spending most of the days alone.
--Becoming lost in thoughts and not wanting to be disturbed with human contact
--Neglect in self-care- i.e. hygiene, clothing, or appearance
--Replaying or rehearsing conversations out loud- i.e. talking to yourself (very common sign)
--Finding it difficult to deal with stressful situations
--Inability to cope with minor problems
--Lack of goal-directed behavior. Not being able to engage in purposeful activity
--Functional impairment in interpersonal relationships, work, education, or self-care
--Deterioration of academic or job-related performance
--Inappropriate responses- laughing or smiling when talking of a sad event, making irrational statements.
--Catatonia- staying in the same rigid position for hours, as if in a daze.
--Intense and excessive preoccupation with religion or spirituality
--Drug or alcohol abuse
--Smoke or have the desire to want to smoke (70-90% do smoke) - note: this is a very normal behavior for people who do not have schizophrenia also!
--Frequent moves, trips, or walks that lead nowhere
Examples of Cognitive Problems Associated with Schizophrenia ----
--Ruminating thoughts- these are the same thoughts that go around and round your head but get you nowhere. Often about past disappointments, missed opportunities, failed relationships.
--Making up new words (neologisms)
--Becoming incoherent or stringing unrelated words together (word salad)
--Frequent loose association of thoughts or speech- when one thought does not logically relate to the next. For example, "I need to go to the store to buy some band-aids. I read an article about how expensive AIDS drugs are. People take too many street drugs. The streets should be clean from the rain today, etc" The need to go to the store to buy band-aids is forgotten.
--Directionless- lack goals, or the ability to set and achieve goals
--Lack of insight (called anosognosia). Those who are developing schizophrenia are unaware that they are becoming sick. The part of their brain that should recognize that something is wrong is damaged by the disease.
--Racing thoughts
--In conversation you tend to say very little (called poverty of speech or alogia)
--Suddenly halting speech in the middle of a sentence (thought blocking)
--Trouble with social cues- i.e. not being able to interpret body language, eye contact, voice tone, and gestures appropriately. --Often not responding appropriately and thus coming off as cold, distant, or detached.
--Difficulty expressing thoughts verbally. Or not having much to say about anything.
--Speaking in an abstract or tangential way. Odd use of words or language structure
--Difficulty focusing attention and engaging in goal directed behavior
--Poor concentration/ memory. Forgetfulness
--Nonsensical logic
--Difficulty understanding simple things
--Thoughts, behavior, and actions are not integrated
--Obsessive compulsive tendencies- with thoughts or actions
--Thought insertion/ withdrawal- thoughts are put it or taken away without a conscious effort
--Conversations that seem deep, but are not logical or coherent
Examples of Delusions----
The most common type of delusion or false beliefs are paranoid delusions. These are persecutory in nature and take many forms:
--Overpowering, intense feeling that people are talking about you, looking at you
--Overpowering, intense feeling you are being watched, followed, and spied on (tracking devices, implants, hidden cameras)
--Thinking that someone is trying to poison your food
--Thinking people are working together to harass you
--Thinking that something is controlling you- i.e. an electronic implant
--Thinking that people can read your mind/ or control your thoughts
--Thinking that your thoughts are being broadcast over the radio or tv
--Delusions of reference- thinking that random events convey a special meaning to you. An example is that a newspaper headline or a license plate has a hidden meaning for you to figure out. That they are signs trying to tell you something.
--Religious delusions- that you are Jesus, God, a prophet, or the antichrist.
--Delusions of grandeur- the belief that you have an important mission, special purpose, or are an unrecognized genius, or famous person.
--Delusions that someone, often a famous person, is in love with you when in reality they aren't. Also called erotomania or de Clerembault syndrome.
Examples of Hallucinations----
--Hallucinations are as real as any other experience to the person with schizophrenia. As many as 70% hear voices, while a lesser number have visual hallucinations.
--Auditory hallucinations can be either inside the person's head or externally. When external, they sound as real as an actual voice. Sometimes they come from no apparent source, other times they come from real people who don't actually say anything, other times a person will hallucinate sounds.
--When people hear voices inside their heads, it is as if their inner thoughts are no longer alone. The new voices can talk to each other, talk to themselves, or comment on the person's actions. The majority of the time the voices are negative.
--Visual hallucinations operate on a spectrum. They start with the overacuteness of the senses, then in the middle are illusions, and on the far end are actual hallucinations.
Disclaimer: The following symptoms overlap with many other diseases such as bipolar disorder, major depression, the various kinds of personality disorders (specifically paranoid and schizotypal personality disorders), and other problems such as brain tumors and temporal lobe epilepsy. There is no "typical" case of schizophrenia. Everyone has different symptoms. Seek the opinion of your doctor always.
Moreover, it is always important to keep the big picture in mind. Having just a few of these symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has schizophrenia, or any other sort of psychiatric disorder. Almost all of the signs below can be present to a "normal" degree in people; it is when someone displays them to a significant degree that they can become psychiatric symptoms. Think if all of these behaviors as being on a continuum, in which the middle 99% of people displaying varying degrees of the behavior, but are still within the "normal" range. The 1% of people on the outer edges have the behaviors in extreme proportion, and/or a significant proportion of the time, and that is when they can become debilitating.
A diagnosis of schizophrenia requires that continuous disturbance (i.e. debilitating symptoms) be present for at least six months, including at least one month of certain key symptoms (active symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized/catatonic behavior, negative symptoms such as severe emotional flatness or apathy)
Them blue stars lookin good, Joe.
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Wtf again?
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Nah, sure it was more like this.
OMR: Basile's bitching about his blues again.
Ron: Who?
OMR: The babyraper.
Ron: Yeah, no way. Fuck that creep.
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Them blue stars lookin good, Joe.
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The only stars I consider more American than Joe's are sewn into Ol' Glory
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Basile, who cares. They are blue stars on a bodybuilding forum. Either youre trolling or youre pathetic.
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I can't imagine how pathetic it must be to be a hundred years old and care so much about something so ridiculous
Basile, you really need to get a hobby
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Basile has officially cracked.
I'm a pro bodybuilder
Forgive him BDB, for he knows not who he speaks to.
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Nah, sure it was more like this.
OMR: Basile's bitching about his blues again.
Ron: Who?
OMR: The babyraper.
Ron: Yeah, no way. Fuck that creep.
LOL........
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Basile, who cares. They are blue stars on a bodybuilding forum. Either youre trolling or youre pathetic.
A good Getbigger would be doing both!
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am I only one who would give Vince his blue stars? :-\
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am I only one who would give Vince his blue stars? :-\
You're certainly in the minority, yes.
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Could say the same for you ES.
Or not, you are a different kind of loser.
Still a pathetic look at me type.
look at me type, eh?
lol.
dude, feel free let me know what your other handle (s) is.. until then, you're still a bitch.
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You're certainly in the minority, yes.
I am in the minority too I suppose. He earned them and should receive them.
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What you?
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I am in the minority too I suppose. He earned them and should receive them.
Perhaps some things are more important than honoring achievement? Ron seems to think so. I'm with him.
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I never said he shouldn't have them.
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Moderator's meeting re Blue Stars.*
Ron: You all know I am 100% behind bodybuilding. That means I support the IFBB and what they are doing. Basile has spoken out
against the IFBB and calls the organization corrupt. He calls Bob Chick a patsy and stooge. I can tell you Bob doesn't like
that one bit. That is why I have allowed some leeway re officials and gimmicks putting Basile in his place. We can't give
him any credibility or special status here because that would undermine the IFBB.
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PMSL.... Vince "David' vs IFBB Goliath, eh?
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look at me type, eh?
lol.
dude, feel free let me know what your other handle (s) is.. until then, you're still a bitch.
Look at me type.
Look at me I was in jail.
Look at me I sell drugs.
Look at me I Shoot retarded amounts of drugs.
Look at me I threaten people I will never ever meet.
You are a fucking phony and a clown and a look at me type.
Do you understand now you subfunctional idiot?
Is it sinking into your thick and thought retardant brain?
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Did you really type all this out? Shit you can have mines
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Did you really type all this out? Shit you can have mines
I'll take them.
I'll trade them to ES for some klonopins.
Get with me on PM.
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Did you really type all this out? Shit you can have mines
He did it to show everyone how little he cares. That wacky Oz sense of humor.
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;)
Makes sense now.
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TL://: OP's a penis puffer
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so vince after 56 years in the industry has only one goal
and a lofty one it is
to get blue stars on a forum he hates
basille = winning ::)
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Cant believe you took the time to think out and type that boring shit that nobody read past the first few lines.
I guess when your a pensioner in his 90s you have to do something to fill in your time.
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Is this the worst case of meltdown in getbig history? ???
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Is this the worst case of meltdown in getbig history? ???
If Basile was relevant it would be.
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If Basile was relevant it would be.
nz putting the final nail in the coffin in this thread
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imBasile, FYI making fun of the mods isn't going to help your cause.
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imBasile, FYI making fun of the mods isn't going to help your cause.
That is the whole point! Why should they have all the fun?
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how you ever convinced a woman to have sex with you i'll never understand.
Hahahaha!
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am I only one who would give Vince his blue stars? :-\
I think pretty much and Why would you want this epic saga being finished?
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A good Getbigger would be doing both!
You're a sad, grumpy and senile old man, not a Getbigger..
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"WAAAAAAAAAAA! WHERE ARE MY BLUE STARS?"
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Grow the fuck up.
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tldnrfy
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I think you should get some blue stars.... some yellow moons and some green clovers.
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Moderator's meeting re Blue Stars.*
Ron: What are we going to do with Basile?
OMR: He follows the rules here so we can't do much.
Porn Star: These Blue Stars seem to be occupying too much space on the G&O. Such petty threads. I don't read them anymore.
OMR: Ron, what is behind your not giving Basile his Blue Stars? He is a Mr Canada and has been bringing this topic up for years now.
Ron: He competed too long ago. He isn't relevant now.
OMR: Yes, but you admit he competed so wouldn't it be easier to award those stars and shut him up?
Ron: Things are not as simple as you think. I have a lot of people to consider and I can't let them down.
OMR: Perhaps it would help if you enlighten us because Basile can argue well and others side with his position.
Ron: You all know I am 100% behind bodybuilding. That means I support the IFBB and what they are doing. Basile has spoken out
against the IFBB and calls the organization corrupt. He calls Bob Chick a patsy and stooge. I can tell you Bob doesn't like
that one bit. That is why I have allowed some leeway re officials and gimmicks putting Basile in his place. We can't give
him any credibility or special status here because that would undermine the IFBB.
OMR: Well, this is the Gossip and Opinion board and shouldn't people be allowed to voice what they honestly believe?
Ron: Goodness me, but we can't allow that to go on here!
OMR: Please explain?
Ron: I don't have this forum so that others can take pot shots at the IFBB and their officals. No way I am going to let that happen.
OMR: But by not awarding Basile his Blue Stars it looks like we are being unfair.
Ron: Don't you worry about that. I don't have to be fair. I will award others Blue stars just to piss Basile off. Maybe he will get
the message and go somewhere else.
OMR: According to what others say he has been banned from just about everywhere else. Even on a site dedicated to BBW.
Ron: You mean a car site booted him off?
OMR: No, Ron, a BBW is a Big Beautiful Woman not a German car!
Ron: I have been getting some feedback that we are doing a good job here in dealing with recalcitrant individuals.
OMR: Well, you know being a moderator sucks on Getbig. No matter what you do there is always someone unhappy with the decisions.
Ron: The less I have to do the better! If we turn the heat up on Basile maybe he will stop posting? We can always hope!
OMR: Allowing thugs to defame anyone on the forum is a blow to everyone here.
Ron: How is that?
OMR: If we allow defamation to occur then no one is safe on Getbig.
Ron: That is a small price to pay for being part of this community.
OMR: Community? Shouldn't all communities have rules and be fair?
Ron: That isn't the way it works around here. I own this site and can do as I please. Thank goodness I don't have to do much
because there are enough anonymous nasty people who delight in being mean to others. Basile gets what he deserves!
OMR: He called you a schmoe recently. He also called me a patsy and stooge. We can't let him get away with this.
Ron: Well, simply step back and let bigmc and others do what they are good at.
OMR: I don't want to be encouraging cyber bullying. Some of those guys go too far.
Ron: So what? Look at how many read those threads. Controversies are good for us. Keeps the place interesting.
OMR: What are we supposed to do about those who defame others?
Ron: This is the internet and Getbig is just a place to hangout and have a laugh. No one takes this place seriously.
Besides, we delete offensive posts if we are alerted about them. That is all we have to do.
OMR: Didn't Derek Anthony spit in Goodrum's face? Some serious shit is taken off the boards.
Ron: That is all part of being amused here and nothing to worry about. Goodrum and bigmc are my lackies. I love those dense guys!
OMR: There should be something we can do to limit the bullshit those dummies keep posting.
Ron: The average IQ on Getbig is about 84. Same as what the blacks score on National IQ tests. On average that is.
OMR: I guess you are right. Lot of mentally challenged dopes here. Makes my job difficult.
Ron: They are like sheep. Goodrum is such a dumbass. No way I was going to award him Blue Stars. He looks like shit.
OMR: Wtf happened? How did he earn competitor stars?
Ron: You aren't going to believe this but Basile and Goatboy campaigned for Goodrum. Year after year.
OMR: You mean Basile gets credit for Goodrum's stars?
Ron: Not at all. I finally relented and gave Vince Goodrum his stars. Then I changed my mind and deleted them.
You have to understand that we need standards here and I received plenty of private messages telling me not to give
Goodrum those Blue Stars. Goodrum finally entered a show and looked decent so I had to do the right thing and that is that.
OMR: So Basile still doesn't get any Blue Stars?
Ron: Hell, no! We will rub it in and give just about everyone else their stars. That will be fun.
OMR: Yeah, why can't we have some fun, too? No one is calling me a stooge and patsy and getting away with it!
Ron: Well, that is it, meeting closed. Keep up the good work.
* this is fiction and no such meeting was held that I know of.
You're losing it, Basile....time to put yourself in a nursing home
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I read the first seven lines... Too boring/creepy
Could you imagine your own grandpa trolling on a bodybuilding forum begging for special star images? Holy shit... :-X
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What's the deal
with Vince Basile?
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What's the deal
with Vince Basile?
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Please give Basile his much deserved blue stars.
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Hahaha - the Basile Bomb, the father of all bombs.
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Vince the human white van.
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Here is a serious question - is the show where people say Basile rigged it the only one he ever competed in?
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Here is a serious question - is the show where people say Basile rigged it the only one he ever competed in?
no he finished deal last in all the others
his beef with arnold is based on arnold placing him last in 1975
he was so incensed he made up the rape allegation twenty years later
guy is a piece of shit
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no he finished deal last in all the others
his beef with arnold is based on arnold placing him last in 1975
he was so incensed he made up the rape allegation twenty years later
guy is a piece of shit
Bigmc, are you saying that Vince is so bitter he has to eat a spoonful of sugar just to lick his own lips?
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Bigmc, are you saying that Vince is so bitter he has to eat a spoonful of sugar just to lick his own lips?
what im saying cyp is that vince is so bitter his real name is john smiths
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Goodrum came in last and got stars though no? ;)
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Goodrum came in last and got stars though no? ;)
yep cant argue with that
i dont remember him calling ron a schmoe though
or persistently saying he hates this place
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Vince,
Please take my advice seriously, you are getting to that age where you are no longer responsible nor coherent enough to be left alone to your own devices and especially not on the internet. I am not sure whether this is an early onset of dementia, but please get a flight back home, have a conversation with some loved ones and start looking into suitable homes for the elderly in Canada where you will be monitored and looked after round the clock.
We've seen it all on Getbig, but dementia infused rants and elderly deterioration before our eyes is not something we want to witness.
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what im saying cyp is that vince is so bitter his real name is john smiths
Vince is so bitter, when he drank an orange peel, dark chocolate, red lettuce, campari, and espresso smoothie he thought it was water
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Vince just tattoo blue stars on your face that would show ron.
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Vince is so bitter, when he drank an orange peel, dark chocolate, red lettuce, campari, and espresso smoothie he thought it was water
vince is so bitter bulldogs lick shit off him to prove the well known catch phrase
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Goodrum came in last and got stars though no? ;)
Not at my last show.....Out of top 5 but one person got DQed so I at least got 6th or 7th ;D
In any event, I compete for fun....I know my limitations and I'm not expecting to win the Mr Olympia
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Moderator's meeting re Blue Stars.*
Ron: What are we going to do with Basile?
OMR: He follows the rules here so we can't do much.
Porn Star: These Blue Stars seem to be occupying too much space on the G&O. Such petty threads. I don't read them anymore.
OMR: Ron, what is behind your not giving Basile his Blue Stars? He is a Mr Canada and has been bringing this topic up for years now.
Ron: He competed too long ago. He isn't relevant now.
OMR: Yes, but you admit he competed so wouldn't it be easier to award those stars and shut him up?
Ron: Things are not as simple as you think. I have a lot of people to consider and I can't let them down.
OMR: Perhaps it would help if you enlighten us because Basile can argue well and others side with his position.
Ron: You all know I am 100% behind bodybuilding. That means I support the IFBB and what they are doing. Basile has spoken out
against the IFBB and calls the organization corrupt. He calls Bob Chick a patsy and stooge. I can tell you Bob doesn't like
that one bit. That is why I have allowed some leeway re officials and gimmicks putting Basile in his place. We can't give
him any credibility or special status here because that would undermine the IFBB.
OMR: Well, this is the Gossip and Opinion board and shouldn't people be allowed to voice what they honestly believe?
Ron: Goodness me, but we can't allow that to go on here!
OMR: Please explain?
Ron: I don't have this forum so that others can take pot shots at the IFBB and their officals. No way I am going to let that happen.
OMR: But by not awarding Basile his Blue Stars it looks like we are being unfair.
Ron: Don't you worry about that. I don't have to be fair. I will award others Blue stars just to piss Basile off. Maybe he will get
the message and go somewhere else.
OMR: According to what others say he has been banned from just about everywhere else. Even on a site dedicated to BBW.
Ron: You mean a car site booted him off?
OMR: No, Ron, a BBW is a Big Beautiful Woman not a German car!
Ron: I have been getting some feedback that we are doing a good job here in dealing with recalcitrant individuals.
OMR: Well, you know being a moderator sucks on Getbig. No matter what you do there is always someone unhappy with the decisions.
Ron: The less I have to do the better! If we turn the heat up on Basile maybe he will stop posting? We can always hope!
OMR: Allowing thugs to defame anyone on the forum is a blow to everyone here.
Ron: How is that?
OMR: If we allow defamation to occur then no one is safe on Getbig.
Ron: That is a small price to pay for being part of this community.
OMR: Community? Shouldn't all communities have rules and be fair?
Ron: That isn't the way it works around here. I own this site and can do as I please. Thank goodness I don't have to do much
because there are enough anonymous nasty people who delight in being mean to others. Basile gets what he deserves!
OMR: He called you a schmoe recently. He also called me a patsy and stooge. We can't let him get away with this.
Ron: Well, simply step back and let bigmc and others do what they are good at.
OMR: I don't want to be encouraging cyber bullying. Some of those guys go too far.
Ron: So what? Look at how many read those threads. Controversies are good for us. Keeps the place interesting.
OMR: What are we supposed to do about those who defame others?
Ron: This is the internet and Getbig is just a place to hangout and have a laugh. No one takes this place seriously.
Besides, we delete offensive posts if we are alerted about them. That is all we have to do.
OMR: Didn't Derek Anthony spit in Goodrum's face? Some serious shit is taken off the boards.
Ron: That is all part of being amused here and nothing to worry about. Goodrum and bigmc are my lackies. I love those dense guys!
OMR: There should be something we can do to limit the bullshit those dummies keep posting.
Ron: The average IQ on Getbig is about 84. Same as what the blacks score on National IQ tests. On average that is.
OMR: I guess you are right. Lot of mentally challenged dopes here. Makes my job difficult.
Ron: They are like sheep. Goodrum is such a dumbass. No way I was going to award him Blue Stars. He looks like shit.
OMR: Wtf happened? How did he earn competitor stars?
Ron: You aren't going to believe this but Basile and Goatboy campaigned for Goodrum. Year after year.
OMR: You mean Basile gets credit for Goodrum's stars?
Ron: Not at all. I finally relented and gave Vince Goodrum his stars. Then I changed my mind and deleted them.
You have to understand that we need standards here and I received plenty of private messages telling me not to give
Goodrum those Blue Stars. Goodrum finally entered a show and looked decent so I had to do the right thing and that is that.
OMR: So Basile still doesn't get any Blue Stars?
Ron: Hell, no! We will rub it in and give just about everyone else their stars. That will be fun.
OMR: Yeah, why can't we have some fun, too? No one is calling me a stooge and patsy and getting away with it!
Ron: Well, that is it, meeting closed. Keep up the good work.
* this is fiction and no such meeting was held that I know of.
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Your true colors are showing...Bastupid
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Deeeeeeeaaal
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Not at my last show.....Out of top 5 but one person got DQed so I at least got 6th or 7th ;D
In any event, I compete for fun....I know my limitations and I'm not expecting to win the Mr Olympia
What a joke. You were last of the remaining guys in your lineup. Last as usual.
Since when is competing and coming last fun? You can bullshit all day long.
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What a joke. You were last of the remaining guys in your lineup. Last as usual.
Since when is competing and coming last fun? You can bullshit all day long.
I've made a lot of money competing in shows from meeting so many people along with connecting with folks like Jack Titone, Jim Manion, Ron, Bob Chick, and most importantly Tom Prince who hooked me up back in 2005 and made my business really take off
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I've made a lot of money competing in shows from meeting so many people along with connecting with folks like Jack Titone, Jim Manion, Ron, Bob Chick, and most importantly Tom Prince who hooked me up back in 2005 and made my business really take off
Let us stick with the competition side for a moment. How is placing last or nearly last in every contest you have entered fun? Why go to all that trouble training, dieting and posing if you can't win a contest?
I don't believe you made 'a lot of money competing in shows'. Stop exaggerating.
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Let us stick with the competition side for a moment. How is placing last or nearly last in every contest you have entered fun? Why go to all that trouble training, dieting and posing if you can't win a contest?
I don't believe you made 'a lot of money competing in shows'. Stop exaggerating.
Not everyone gets to hand pick the judges for their own show.
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What a joke. You were last of the remaining guys in your lineup. Last as usual.
Since when is competing and coming last fun? You can bullshit all day long.
In all fairness - vince has not looked that good in a long time and will take a shit ton of wprk to get back to that.