tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post4538505590720655297..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: Q-darRob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-49534906265584656212007-05-17T10:54:00.000-07:002007-05-17T10:54:00.000-07:00Rob, maybe you should send an email to Erin Morgan...Rob, maybe you should send an email to Erin Morgan and have her join the party over here at EN. I have her valid email if needed. ;)<BR/><BR/>I know that NLL gals owed his ass with the not so well written contract, but the contract WAS written with the understanding that the NLL gals would bring in a team to Sacramento to help fliptard with is foreclosures. But in usual fliptard fashion, another shiny object (East Coast Mentor) caused his to rethink the assistance the NLL gals were offering.ratlabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362015111310505599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-75106728922572498732007-05-17T09:45:00.000-07:002007-05-17T09:45:00.000-07:00Nigel has no legs to stand on in any debate so he ...<I>Nigel has no legs to stand on in any debate so he quickly resorts to name calling and insults and back stabbing - all the signs of a died-in-the-wool loser.</I><BR/><BR/>I laughed out loud when he concluded a (pretty one-sided) debate by calling me an asshole. Not just because of the whole sticks-and-stones aspect, but because he so comprehensively broke his own rules! <BR/><BR/>But you're right about the way that people with relatively little to boast about tend to exaggerate things out of all proportion. I worked with a filmmaker once who was one of the most compulsive name-droppers I've ever met - and, needless to say, an "award winner" to boot. (To be fair, it was a proper film festival award with a certificate and everything, but we're not exactly talking Cannes or an Oscar). Needless to say, the talent didn't match the talk, and I ended the relationship as quickly as I could get away with without actually breaching any contracts.<BR/><BR/>Conversely, whenever I meet a genuine high achiever - and I do meet quite a few in my line of work - what often strikes me is their modesty. They don't <I>need</I> to big themselves up: their track record speaks for itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-27967405962419420482007-05-17T09:32:00.000-07:002007-05-17T09:32:00.000-07:00I think "FirstMurst!" hit the nail right on the he...I think "FirstMurst!" hit the nail right on the head. 'weasel smarts' is a very effective way of describing Casey.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I have to respectfully disagree with Duane with regards to Casey's perceived intelligence. From what I can garner, he actually fits FirstMurst's deduction of 'weasel intelligence'. i.e. since he lacks the ACTUAL intelligence to succeed in life, he resorts to con artist tactics and smooth talk as a compensation for his lack of raw intellect.<BR/><BR/>A few years ago, I worked with an individual at my company who fit that persona to the tee. Unbelievably crafty, underhanded and deceitful. An individual that would not hesitate to backstab someone else to get ahead in the corporation. But from a fundamental standpoint, he was quite dimwitted. The most elementary concepts escaped him and his actual work was horrid.<BR/><BR/>I see the exact some persona in Casey.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462827963425162130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-15514401676153121482007-05-17T08:22:00.001-07:002007-05-17T08:22:00.001-07:00"As far as the award winning blogger. The guy is a..."As far as the award winning blogger. The guy is a talented writer, but his statements and re beliefs are mind boggling. If you had that much skill why not use it for something productive."<BR/><BR/>I somewhat disagree with the talent - if you think so, fine, but I don't see it.<BR/><BR/>What he chooses to do with his life is his problem, there are millions of reasons and rationalizations and excuse why someone can't succeed or do more, but it all comes down to that person, and their ability or inability to deal with opportunities when they present themselves.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to delve into the mind of a loser like Nigel, but I suspect it has a lot todo with a low self-esteem, loser attitude, possibly a drug/alcohol problem or was raised by one (look up Adult Child of an Alcoholic - they don't drink, but they act like drunks), and a severe disconnect from morality, ethics, and common sense.<BR/><BR/>There's lots of losers like Nigel out there. The pack of wanna-be's is enormous compared to the few who actually make something of themselves, and Nigel's bitterness and self-anger shows every time he attacks Rob on his DUI or weight (which Nigel had to make up and edit Rob's photos to include....pathetic). Nigel shows he's a coward every time he edits a post, or takes down all comments, or attacks here. Add to the description of Nigel this: "Balding, pleather wearing, off the rack chinos from Target wearing loser who smells faintly of pee." Nigel has no legs to stand on in any debate so he quickly resorts to name calling and insults and back stabbing - all the signs of a died-in-the-wool loser.<BR/><BR/>Nigel is a very unhappy, unfulfilled man-child, and he's nothing unique - hang out with retail managers and assistant managers, and you'll meet a whole bunch of them. Big talking braggarts who talk shit about the big dawgs they wait on, until the big dawg enters the store, then they kiss their asses. Betas all the way, and they snivel constantly about how unfair it is. Boo hoo hoo. Life dealt me bad cards, and I refuse to play because of it.<BR/><BR/>Why isn't Nigel successful? Because of Nigel. Pretty simple. If he were such a soooper geenius he'd have created content that draws it's own attention, instead of attaching himself oh-so-remora-like to Casey's spindly ass. Oh, wait, he tried that, and he's so ham-handed and dull he got jeered at for his trouble.<BR/><BR/>Clue For Nigel™: If the audience throws tomatoes, your play sucks, regardless of how many fake press releases you buy.<BR/><BR/>Put that in your pink frilly pipe and smoke it, ya old queen. I know you're reading this. I have you pegged, and your anger that you feel rising right now proves it.<BR/><BR/>Wallow in it, loser. You don't have what it takes to rise above, and you know it. Success is a shiny brass ring you'll never touch, let alone get - and you have no clue why. Go on and brag about your Olymic Pin Adventures™ - I find that someone that has to brag about the past, has nothing to offer in the *present*. I've done big things in the past, but that don't mean shit *today*.<BR/><BR/>I won't mention name-droppers, as that was already covered here.<BR/><BR/>PS - fuck you, Nigel. Sincerely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-65893175269168609432007-05-17T08:22:00.000-07:002007-05-17T08:22:00.000-07:00My IQ was tested 12 years ago and came out at 110....My IQ was tested 12 years ago and came out at 110. So, above average, but not exactly MENSA quality. <BR/><BR/>The Spouse likes to remind me his IQ is 130, and the part about high IQ = better pattern recognition is very true. He routinely kicks my butt every time we play Scrabble. <BR/><BR/>That said, I have a Master's degree and he never finished college. Which really doesn't tell you anything other than the fact that there are many possible roads you can follow, no matter what your IQ.Sprezzaturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154324593024175660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-60533396838537431342007-05-17T07:58:00.000-07:002007-05-17T07:58:00.000-07:00I find the whole KC thing entertaining. When I fi...I find the whole KC thing entertaining. When I first heard of him I thought it was a hoax, something created by the bubbleheads. <BR/><BR/>In the beginning I felt some sympathy for the guy, but as he outlined his actions it appeared as if each step was a mistake (one bigger than the next). Who actually knows somebody this screwed up? <BR/><BR/>I will continue to read this because this stuff is entertaining.<BR/><BR/>As far as the award winning blogger. The guy is a talented writer, but his statements and re beliefs are mind boggling. If you had that much skill why not use it for something productive.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work on this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-13010623063208579812007-05-17T07:53:00.000-07:002007-05-17T07:53:00.000-07:00Where does an IQ of 182 place me? Maybe I could c...Where does an IQ of 182 place me? Maybe I could contribute 20 points to Snowflake to bring him up to average.<BR/><BR/>(sigh)<BR/><BR/><--Aside, its funny that raw (IQ) intelligence has an interesting relationship with income/wealth/etc. Studies have found that, after a certain point of IQ, wealth/income falls slightly. I assume this is because the intelligencia is gettting routed into academia where they get intellectual satisfication (and that thusly matters more than and extra 20G's every year.<BR/><BR/>I dunno. Im just a bureacrautR-Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345932760522001935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-60463700339442306402007-05-17T07:38:00.000-07:002007-05-17T07:38:00.000-07:00NPD is probably a good call, bi-polar as well. I k...NPD is probably a good call, bi-polar as well. <BR/><BR/>I know a musician who suffers from the same thing, and it's almost the same deal: surrounds himself with "yes men" who never disagree with said musician's ideas/decisions, has burned...no, nuked every bridge he crosses, it's all about them, they feel they were placed on this earth for one reason, has manic mood swings, and cannot let go of anything in the face out outright rejection and criticism and verifiable failure. <BR/><BR/>This musician has NPD'ed himself into a corner, and is unable to move forward, much like shithead is - their career is essentially shot because of his NPD and bi-polarism (unmedicated but diagnosed).<BR/><BR/>In the music biz, there's a term, "lead singer syndrome". Casey fits all the symptoms, just for real estate. He's a small, small guppy in a sea of sharks, but he thinks he's special because he got the loans, unwilling or unaware that it was'nt from merit, but *anyone* could ave gotten them, if stupid enough to try. Casey thinks he was put here on earth as some sort of muse or genius that deserves to get paid for just sitting on his ass and "brain dumping". Casey babbles about his "team" (thus making him seem more "important" than the reality of a 24 year old slacker with no assets), yet never takes direction from them, instead acting on impulse or on his faulty if fbarely working instincts.<BR/><BR/>Someone said his illness was not enough to warrant meds or being placed in a psych ward...I disagree. At the minimum, I would, as Galina, seek to have him found incompetent, remove his power of attorney, and place him in therapy if not in a hospital, put on meds, and not allowed to even look at the utility bill, let alone sign new deals.<BR/><BR/>In other words, much like an a alcoholic, casey requires an intervention and rehab for his addiction and destructive ways. His pattern is almost one of daring someone to stop him. Clearly, he is incapable or unwilling to stop.<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering, if the "Galina thinks I'm sick" thread was real, if Galina has'nt already spoken with mental health professionals on how to deal with it...perhaps not, as taking the credit card away is the same as taking away a drunk's booze, which a therapist would not recommend (they'd say, if it's at that point, it's time for rehab).<BR/><BR/>Duane, if you read this, I think your stories will be entertaining, and also provide some clues to the underlying issues with shithead, and maybe, and it's a long shot, give Galina and her family the tools to deal with him, because he's chosen a course that will sink her, his mother, and everyone around him. He's not drugging or drinking, but the self-destructive behavior is there, the inability to take care of himself let alone others is there, and he's seemingly powerless to stop his borrow/spend addiction.<BR/><BR/>He *could* be turned around, and made into a productive, happy human being. I've seen the worst drug addicts get clean and do amazing things, but it's an enormous amount of will and hard, hard, hard work, something shithead avoids with a vengeance.<BR/><BR/>I'll be the first to say, as much as I loathe Casey and his illness (and I come from the school of tough love, I understand he's sick but i cut no slack if it's untreated), if he were to honestly and verifiably tunr his life around, get help, get meds, and honestly start to tackle his debt and problems, and give up his pie-in-the-sky daydreams of easy money, I'll buy him a wheatgrass shot and toast his success.<BR/><BR/>There's a long road to that point, I'm not holding my breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-15201873450157438912007-05-17T07:21:00.000-07:002007-05-17T07:21:00.000-07:00In my professional capacity I deal with a lot of b...In my professional capacity I deal with a lot of business people. Some of them are honest, ethical and just need my help to understand what they're doing and why it's not working. A select few, however, are con artists who expect me to help them push their latest scheme on the world. Snowflake reminds me of these potential customers. They desperately want to make money and they think they're smarter than everyone around them and so they can pull off these elaborate ways around roadblocks. <BR/><BR/>The business partner and I have a term for it: "weasel smart." It's not that they're smart, it's that they're crafty. If they were smart they'd take the easier way. But they are crafty. And over the short term they (sadly) make money. Over the medium term they lose money. Longer term, they often end up prosecuted by various large corporations (microsoft) or the states (new york) or the feds (FTC).<BR/><BR/>Snowflake is like that. He thinks he's found the loophole and thus can take a shortcut around roadblocks. It worked in the short term and he did get money. We're now seeing the medium term fallout. Long term consequences are yet to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-15235596852820055252007-05-17T07:05:00.000-07:002007-05-17T07:05:00.000-07:00He's been stumbling around trying to find the angl...<I>He's been stumbling around trying to find the angle, and failing on all fronts, and shot himself in the foot with PrBizlink's contract, joke or not, because as long as that is out there, his ability to monetize is severely limited, and as Duane has exposed, cut him off from legitimate publishers.</I><BR/><BR/>I was wondering about that - I've just signed a contract with a publisher (a proper one), and I couldn't believe the amount of ass-covering clauses ensuring that I owned or legitimately represented all the material and undertook to indemnify them against any possible legal action. <BR/><BR/>I'm assuming this is standard, and that Casey wouldn't be able to sign anything similar - or at least not without lying and opening himself up to a lawsuit from PRLinkBiz <I>and</I> his publisher!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-33249702533887282612007-05-17T06:58:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:58:00.000-07:00Anon, 99.867% have IQs below 145.Anon, <BR/>99.867% have IQs below 145.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-89078439615305996332007-05-17T06:57:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:57:00.000-07:00@Anon 6:43Not to be nit-picky, but 115 is one S.D....@Anon 6:43<BR/><BR/>Not to be nit-picky, but 115 is one S.D. above the mean. It always goes up or down by 15 on the old bell curve.<BR/><BR/>ADD? Nah, bipolar and narcissistic is my guess. He's smarter than everybody, which is why sweet deals fall into his lap and not into ours. That is why none of us is fantasizing about a casino deal -- we jis ain't clever enough to 'a thunk up sumpm' like that. I keep hoping that someone in his family reads this and hauls him in to a shrink. They probably would just send him back to the Olde Country.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I usually don't LOL, but this thread has made me LOL three times. Well done for a bunch of W-2ers who clearly lack the entrepreneurial spirit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-45081752002419915402007-05-17T06:54:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:54:00.000-07:00Argh.. late to the party again.. karmic payback fo...Argh.. late to the party again.. karmic payback for my first the other day..<BR/><BR/>Just a couple of quick observations.<BR/><BR/>As we found out not long ago, a significant number of us are working writers, engineers and the like. Folks like us tend to put a higher "Q" premium on how someone communicates with the written word, than with how they shuck-n-jive in person. While Casey is far from illiterate, I've never gotten the "Wile E. Coyote Super Genius" vibe from his hamfisted scribing. Slightly above-average IQ at best (and as Carlin says, look at how dumb the average American is, and realize that half of them are stupider than that).<BR/><BR/>The other thing is NPD. I think I was the first to call NPD, back in September. I've known people with NPD and saw the signs.<BR/><BR/>Someone with NPD is *all* about the reactions they get from people - they have no sense of self (or reality), other than how they perceive others perceiving them. So they learn what to say, what buttons to push to put on the show they need. Casey's been doing that since day one.<BR/><BR/>If you're not onto their game, someone with NPD can appear EXTREMELY intelligent in person without actually being so (extreme example: Ted Bundy). It's only when you start doing the math do you realize that it's a sham. And EN has been all about doing the math.<BR/><BR/>The funny thing about someone with NPD is, the dance is their only move. They literally have no other way of relating to themselves or others. So even when they get caught in lies, they stick by them, usually by elaborating them further. It's a mental illness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-73577561931095735232007-05-17T06:43:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:43:00.000-07:00Practically speaking, IQ is a raw measure of a per...Practically speaking, IQ is a raw measure of a person's ability to solve problems (and recognize patterns). That's all it is. Seriously. <BR/><BR/>100 is average. 130 is one statistical deviation above average. 145 is two deviations above average, etc. 99.999% of people have an IQ below 145.<BR/><BR/>Anyhoo, Casey obviously does not have a high IQ. He clearly has fundamental issues with problem solving and pattern recognitions. <BR/><BR/>OTOH, he's obviously bipolar. I'd be interested to see a measure of his intelligence in manic states versus depressive states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-75400297284444224412007-05-17T06:40:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:40:00.000-07:00@ 6:19 AM Anon;I don't think anyone is saying they...@ 6:19 AM Anon;<BR/>I don't think anyone is saying they are going to <I>give</I> him money. We just like to watch the monkey dance.<BR/><BR/>His page will probably be down anyway. It hasn't worked for me for days...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-22383181432473212542007-05-17T06:32:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:32:00.000-07:00Eth Real,The bottom of the article has a phone num...Eth Real,<BR/><BR/>The bottom of the article has a phone number to send in tips.<BR/><BR/>Send tips or a Letter to the Editor to matt@inman.com, or call (510) 658-9252, ext. 150<BR/><BR/>I wonder if they would like to do a piece on how much casey committed fraud? In the words of Casey... 'Let's do it'aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232800121806534724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-80587632758735802442007-05-17T06:27:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:27:00.000-07:00Whatever will the world do without Nigel's bloggin...Whatever will the world do without Nigel's bloggings?<BR/><BR/>:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-5326309795741180612007-05-17T06:24:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:24:00.000-07:00@ R-BoyI'll set some time aside and finish going t...@ R-Boy<BR/>I'll set some time aside and finish going through Snowflake's blatherings.flailing forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029787271006871531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-24080275037169223942007-05-17T06:19:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:19:00.000-07:00F@ck Casey and his beg-a-thon. He's already told ...F@ck Casey and his beg-a-thon. He's already told people that he does it as a troll, then takes the money to buy penny stocks rather than food.<BR/><BR/>If you are going to donate anything to this SOB then give him food and can goods. We'll see how much he really appreciates that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-85961440130390207372007-05-17T06:18:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:18:00.000-07:00Rob - an interesting article on mortgage fraud and...Rob - an interesting article on mortgage fraud and FBI from Inman News today: http://www.inman.com/hstory.aspx?ID=63222Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-31440901228364360632007-05-17T06:16:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:16:00.000-07:00Casey likes to think that he is smart playing with...Casey likes to think that he is smart playing with money he can't pay back. But he also think this is a big game too! <BR/><BR/>Will he think it's a big game when a big black 10" schlong drives up his azzhole three times a day for a few years?<BR/><BR/>I don't think so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-9064888918696703052007-05-17T06:15:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:15:00.000-07:00Nigel broke down weeping last night and deleted so...Nigel broke down weeping last night and deleted some of his blogging. You people really hurt his feelings. He just wanted to be admired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-77678449237562906022007-05-17T06:13:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:13:00.000-07:00Hey! Barney may be a drunk, but he is a helo pilo...Hey! Barney may be a drunk, but he is a helo pilot, and we ain't stoopid!™Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-47283519305996715592007-05-17T06:05:00.000-07:002007-05-17T06:05:00.000-07:00I have a feeling that Mr. Man Bag is of above aver...I have a feeling that Mr. Man Bag is of above average intelligence. He is certainly capable of learning. I think where you run into difficulty is his attitude toward others. I am sure that he feels that the rest of us are just barely above the drool quotient. Why wouldn't he? He has borrowed $2.2 million. He gets umpteen hits per day just from being a flamebait. I think this attitude has screwed up your Q-dar. He is just playing to his audience. Personally I hope he does hard time. We'll see how that $hit flies in the big house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-69482627415662821712007-05-17T05:58:00.001-07:002007-05-17T05:58:00.001-07:001. Collect Haterz2. ????3. Profit!Ha ha, I definit...<I>1. Collect Haterz<BR/>2. ????<BR/>3. Profit!</I><BR/><BR/>Ha ha, I definitely buy that!<BR/><BR/><BR/>@ Arthur<BR/>It looks to me like the major sources of the debt were guru classes, remodelling costs for some of the homes, travel expenses, carrying costs, and the Hawaii trip. His cycle is very revealing. He got a chunk of change from his first condo, then he basically did nothing until it was all gone. Then he gets married and they run up ~$30k on credit cards in about a year on their wedding and guru classes. He pays that off with the cashback from Calla and in less than a year he has run up another $120k. He should be fitted with a plastic detector that sets off an alarm whenever he comes within five feet of a credit card.flailing forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029787271006871531noreply@blogger.com