Wednesday, July 04, 2007

The Fredoms We Fight For


The Red, White & Blue. Long may they show their colors.

194 comments:

  1. (Damn, I made it.) :)

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  2. "Is that a mirror in your pants because I can see myself in them."


    Arrrgghhh - SSMinnow beat me!

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  3. Freakin insane - I can't go watch fireworks because I have to sit in the house and hold a 9 year old dog on my lap who is terrified.

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  4. Since when does the American flag contain the color beige? ;-)

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  5. Hey, happy independence day, neighbours to the south!

    Oh and BTW - OT, but snowflake has another post up.

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  6. And LMP, you might want to look at it :>

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  7. Mad Stampede to IAFF averted - see the last post here schnappy - we got the flake covered.

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  8. Ehhhh, happy independence day anyways :) I'm a bit slow tonight (ever have too many meetings in a day? like that)

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  9. Anonymous6:32 PM

    I claim Moist on the 4th of July!

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  10. I claim Looser of the Year!!

    "You have 236 bones in your body, want one more?"

    Aaarrgghhh, damn you scaredy cat little pansy dog - I could have a life it it wasn't for you!! Instead I am giving Casey sweeet ideas!

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  11. Red, thong and blue?

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  12. Anonymous6:39 PM

    At 6:36 PM, Caseys Sex Life said...
    Have you tried drugs (for the dog) ?

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  13. Hey Ha,

    Good idea!!! He used to be a country boy dog, but my new place is near town where the big rockets go off - he is NOT used to this. And I am about to wring his little bitty neck if he doesn't calm down. Fun stuff!

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  14. Or alternately, drugs for yourself so you don't mind the dog so much.

    It's all good.

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  15. yeah - it would be nice to get funked up tonite. "sigh"

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  16. Anonymous6:48 PM

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  17. Doggie Downers™ are a good thing, our cocker needed them every year.

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  18. M&P - I'm gonna need the downers here in a second. He is going insane, and the cats aren't even batting an eye. What is UP with that??

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  19. Edgar,
    Then there are the classics.

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  20. Anonymous6:53 PM

    Rob Dawg, yes some go for the oldies, but hers are red, white, and blue. A star spangled bikini takes the cake, I say.

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  21. Grind up 1/4 or more of a Benadryl tab, add to dog or cat food. Although it is supposed to be anti-allergic, it is a good sedative. Make sure the doggie doesn't drive or operate heavy machinery, though.

    Most dogs go nuts over cat food.

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  22. Give the dog some Benadryl and don't let him sit in your lap. You are just reinforcing his neurotic behavior.

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  23. Yes, Edgar, we saw it the first time. Can we all decide to be participants with a single name and move forward? Not directed specifically at you BTW.

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  24. Caseys Sex Life said...

    Freakin insane - I can't go watch fireworks because I have to sit in the house and hold a 9 year old dog on my lap who is terrified.


    Nacho points and laughs at your dog's fear.

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  25. Nacho points and laughs at your dog's fear.

    Catz R Evil

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  26. Anonymous7:03 PM

    Well, excuse the hell outta me big guy, I was just checking out a personal glitch. Better double up on your blood pressure meds, sheesh!

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  27. Off topic, but I gotta ask: Homey Da Clown's been quite silent for an unusually long period of time. Some of the "details" that Homey provided to us, i.e. the identity of "G money man" have proven to be false. Rob, you and (I think) a few other posters had indicated that you'd gotten e-mails from Homey, and believed he was legit. Sooo... what's the deal? Was he just a damn fine Googler or a real LE officer of some sort?

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  28. At 7:03 PM, Edgar, AKA Mort said...
    Well, excuse the hell outta me big guy, I was just checking out a personal glitch. Better double up on your blood pressure meds, sheesh!


    Hey rob I have the good shit over here....flexeril, vicodin, and some other nasty pink bunny inducing pills.

    Let me know if need some.

    -shark

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  29. Hi Mort!
    LMP was first, ya baby.
    Just watched fireworks in Downtown Orlando from my city balcony and it was beauteous.
    Said it this AM, but again

    Happy B-Day America.

    Now if we could just clean up the political and financial mess we could really celebrate.

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  30. Damn - I wish I asked for advice an hour ago. I am about to throw him on the grill (just joking!). And he keeps panting on me - yuck!

    And Nacho - Earnie, Jonjon, Miz Kitty and Sushi are all pointing and laughing too.

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  31. neurotic behavior?
    There is only one neurotic dog in da Dawg house?
    Hard to believe.
    tee hee

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  32. Okay, I'm drunk and having a problem reading all the posts. Some bastard is close enough within my 200 acres for me to hear his fireworks. I'll be back in a few, I'll be sure and drag the body across my property line to make it look real. Too bad Casey hasn't seem the income potential of Alabama....

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  33. ROB,

    that picture is offensive to all gramma pantie wearers.

    You insenstive pig.

    PS..please post pics of kelly lebrock in a thong.

    thanks in advance.

    -shark

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  34. Anonymous7:13 PM

    Hi FMW!

    I think you'll be glad to know. We're #1, we're #1. Woohoo! I can rest easy now.

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  35. Was he just a damn fine Googler or a real LE officer of some sort?

    Here's what I wrote about Homey on his "Talk" page at CaseyPedia:

    Just wanted to say, in my own research to find everyone's birthday, an old post by Homey provided blatantly incorrect information about Chris Record. Homey claimed his name was Chris E. Record and cited an age of 35 years old. From the format of his "outings", he appears to use a similar public records search tool as I do. He picked the wrong "Chris Record" though. I can't speak for his alleged e-mail conversations with Rob and R-Boy, but I tend to think he's not genuine Law Enforcement. Just IMO

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  36. Anonymous7:15 PM

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  37. Anonymous7:19 PM

    That's right, nobody beats the USA at gluttony, we try harder.

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  38. @ Mort,
    Japan lost the hotdog contest!
    I am fulfilled.
    Bigger news than the housing bubble and the BP's North Sea oil fields drying up in 5 years!
    te he
    PS, you are in a good mood.
    (-:
    gtg, work tomorrow and I am in EST.

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  39. @ Mort,
    PS Where did you get that patriotic picture of me?
    ttfn

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  40. @ Benoit,
    PSS;
    Homey may have been the Mother of all Trolls, but he was good fun.

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  41. Anonymous7:41 PM

    Even though I'm sitting at my computer desk, be assured I am also standing at attention in respect of the Red, White & Blue in the photo.

    Everyone join in:

    Three cheers for the Red, White, and Blue...

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  42. @ Benoit--

    Thanks for pointing out his "Talk" page on Caseypedia. I tend to agree w/your take on things. And yes, FMW--he was a hell of a troll, but I had a good time whenever he popped up!

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  43. Anonymous7:53 PM

    Wow! No more anonymous posts! That saves a lot of trolling!!

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  44. Hi! I was just visiting Caseypedia and I noticed that the entry on Austrailia states that Casey left in June of 2006. Someone might want to correct that.

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  46. i mentioned to the haterz inner circle many times I didnt think Homey was fully legit

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  47. A_S_D,

    It'll look more real if you drag the body inside your house. I'm just sayin'.

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  48. Hangin' with my friend's bull dog puppy (who I adore) and waiting for the the fireworks yet seem to have missed some details in the process, so please excuse non sequitur, but has anything happened?

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  49. As far as I can tell freedom is beer, thongs and duck dongs for the masses.

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  50. In addition, I’m a proud card-carrying non-inner-circle member. Circles are for jerks.

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  51. Can somebody tell me who the hell is posting that the Ramit emails are a fraud? Casey has admitted that he sent those. If I were Ramit, I'd be suing the assholes saying such nonsense.

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  52. Akubi is an outie!

    Just saw Ratatouille.

    Best movie this year, hands down.

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  53. LOL, just read Casey's lame new post.

    Answer me this...I thought he has a "team?" What happened (sarcasm)?

    LOL...so much for having a "CPA." I will now assume he lied to me.

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  54. @Dolph

    It's the patented Krazy Kasey Twostep™!

    He just wants you to THINK he has no CPA, or high powered attorney, or any other Evil Minions™ running around.

    He will appear tomorrow morning, 20 people in tow, dressed in the finest custom blue shirt made and algea green sweater vest woven from the hair of indigent Irish orphans, toting a hand made Murse™ made from the pristine skins of only the most perfect of manatee, making the grand entrance to the court - "I am arrived."

    He will then be seated on cushions of wheatgrass (freshly cut, hand picked by cute real estate babes with nice racks) while Mark must suffer the indignity of a hard, cold, worn plastic folding chair. His coffee will appear at his hand when he reaches for it, and with a snap of his manicured fingers, will summon his top lawyer, who will with less than 25 devastate Mark's case, life, career, future, and ancestry.

    Mark will be sad.

    After the judge finishes apologizing to Casey™, he will deign to nod graciously, and sweep from the courtroom with a whiff of fresh wheatgrass and newly minted 100 dollar bills, off to buy yet another billion dollars of real estate simply by yawning in the back of his limo and languidly waving his pale yet shapely hands at a random compass direction.

    "Oh, Wyoming? I guess I could add that to my porfolio" he will say sleepily, and he will unfold a king sized bed from the side of his limo, and nestle in sheets of silk, embroidered with gold and silver koi, as his limo speeds off into a future that is, indeed, "all good".








    Too much?

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  55. Now here's the thing that disturbs me the most about this fool: It's that he continues to blog from underneath the most humiliating pile of shit any one of us Haterz could ever imagine facing in our lives and keeps blaming everyone else for his troubles! What the FUCK. There I said it. Pardon my filthy east coast mouth but I am downright BLOWN away that he continues to stand in the face of total ruin and believe the world owes him something. F.U. Casey.

    I sincerely hope LossMit destroys your ability to make "AN HONEST" living. Hehehe. In case I haven't told you lately. Seriously. F.U. Murse-Bitch.


    -Your wife is a Haterz
    -Your Mom is a Haterz
    -Your Brother is a Haterz
    -Now the Media is becoming Haterz

    When are you going to realize the problem is you?

    Hey even Ted Bundy had Supporterz.


    I hope Galina tears your ass to shreds in divorce court.

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  56. Anonymous10:15 PM

    Here's what makes me really angry at Snowflake. I bet he didn't bring any souvenirs back for his loved ones. Not a plush koala bear or kangaroo, not a tee-shirt, not a freaking Sydney Opera House snow globe, and not even a freaking package of vegimite. What a scumbag!!

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  57. @M&P
    Totally agree on your assessment of Ratatouille! Came home and started asking my hamster if she could cook. ;)

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  58. Not to beat a dead horse but I just have one more question for Mark...........

    12.16 PM Lossmittpro said:
    Why yes, I do consider myself a friend of the court as a matter of fact. But that doesn’t address your concern, so (just to show I hold no grudges) I’ll explain. But please promise to MOVE YOUR LIPS WHEN READING WHAT FOLLOWS?

    It is my JOB to assist those with mortgage issues; I do this for a living. At the time Casey represented to me he wanted to repay each subject lender in full, and THAT was my aim and function (have you ever seen anything I’ve written or heard anything I’ve said that contradicts that line?). After it became abundantly clear (based on factors I’ll not discuss now) Serin had no such intentions of “paying back every dirty penny,” I ceased working with him.

    -----------------------------------

    The following is from Caseypedia describing the Foreclosure Live broadcast on May 25th, 2007

    0:19:06: 1. LossMitPro
    Casey describes the trouble in his attempted business relationship with LossMitPro: "I kinda got busy and put you on the back burner." They discuss the consequences of the recent bank sale of Larchmont. Casey has no legal obligation to repay his lenders, but is strongly advised to: the "shady" nature of his loans leaves him exposed to fraud proceedings which will be triggered by the lenders' losses. In the same vein, Casey is advised that he cannot file bankruptcy until the loans reach a negotiated settlement, as the lenders will simply have the bankruptcy set aside. He is advised to continue to ignore his unsecured debts: "CashCall is the least of your problems", "tell 'em to pound sand."

    Mark!!! Is tell them to pound sand some new lingo is the loss mitigation world for, “Casey you really should pay back every dirty penny if you want me to partner back up with you and help you.”

    Mark - As stated on this live broadcast, your immediate words to Casey right before you entered into an agreement to help him settle his debts was, “tell em to pound sand.” in reference to him paying back one of his creditors.

    I can see why you were so offended at the sudden turn around by Casey and the despicable revelation that Casey had no intention of him paying back every penny. I guess he was following your advice.

    Be careful you don’t perjure yourself in court tomorrow. Casey is not worth it. He will self destruct on his own.

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  59. Hey Mark,

    FITO is speaking the truth, man. Casey will self destruct on his own.
    Might be worth going over those podcasts before seeing the big guy in the black robe.

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  60. I was rather unimpressed with the fireworks. Where’s the shock and awe goddamnit?
    As far as being an “outie” I must confess I had one of those belly buttons when I was a little kid and was thoroughly embarrassed about the entire situation. (Didn’t see Ratatouille so miss that reference point BTW).

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  61. And the only inner circle I have interest in is those who have the super secret fava beans I've been after.

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  62. I am supremely bored.

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  63. WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO


    Happy 5th of JULY. OH and seventy MURST bitches.




    YAY

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  64. @CHJTS -- Nope, you're seventy.

    I'm SEVENTY-MURST!

    Woot!

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  65. aack!!

    I have a feeling the judge will be telling Mark to "pound sand" at the upcoming "hearing".

    That'd be hilarious - wish I could be there to see it.

    Casey WILL self-destruct on his own - no doubt about it. Why speed up the process and ruin all our train-wreck watching fun?!?

    thpptt!!!

    S_t_C

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  66. Anonymous2:27 AM

    I was reading through a previous thread, and there was this guy called 'Casey Insider' who claimed to have found out Casey's number in Seattle:

    206-339-4969

    Anyway, I called it, and it goes to his voicemail.

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  67. IIRC, Casey's phone number has been semipublic for some time now.

    Move along folks, nothing here for us to see.

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  68. zardoz: Weird how he gets a new cell phone for each geographic area he visits. I wonder how much money he's spent on new phones since he left Sacto-- enough to pay off CashCall?

    sid: But the 206 area code is for Seattle/Tacoma. Strange...

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  69. Casey chose hate and evil. It's not for us to question why. It's not for us to change his path.

    He chose sickness.
    He chose lies and deceit.

    So be it.
    Let Casey walk that path.

    It's not for you or I to change it. Our path is to judge his lack of integrity. His lack of accountability.

    And to walk away fromm him.

    Do any of you understand this?

    Casey is his own problem.

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  72. Man Major posting issues!

    I understand why some of you think mark is trying to ruin our fun, given that we all know Casey will self destruct by his very own hand. However, if Mark LOSES, then Casey WINS. Here's the deal, this probably ain't gonna amount to a hill of beans. But Casey will make it his triumph, his VICTORY to rub the haterz noses in. He'd have done fine falling apart before LossMit brought the action.

    Book deal? Not gonna happen - more wasted money
    Divorce? Check.
    Alienate entire family? Check.
    Pursue "Potential business ventures" with total strangers on the internet? Check.

    Now I don't know about you folks, but there's damn few people from the internet I'd meet. And all of them are here. I'm just like that.

    Anyway, good luck with your suit Lost Mittens. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope that you "invisibilize" IAFF for good. There was no chance the kid was gonna "help people" anyway. And we damn sure know he can't make an honest living.

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  73. TK...

    You're a moron.

    Why are you so filled with hate?
    Why do I have to read your self-righteous justifications?

    Why are you any different than Casey? Who the HELL are you to pronounce Christian judgement on Casey?

    NOBODY.
    NOBODY that I respect.
    Fuck off.


    Why won't you just go away and let Casey self-destruct on his own?

    God, I'm so fucking SICK of reading guys like you, you give Casey a GOOD NAME. All you know is hate and retribution and "gettinng even" with guys like Casey.

    Casey's an amoral, untrustworthy moron.
    But you're worse.

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  74. So is the hearing today?

    I've half a mind to call up a Court Reporter and have them show up at the hearing and report the hearing. I want to read the judge's reaction to the request to blind Google and Yahoo.

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  75. I was pondering the Casey Serin / IAFF.com meme over numerous drinks tonight...

    Rob, you altered the meme. You transmuted the memestream. Well, not you specifically. But at the point of maximum diffraction, you managed to transmute the "IAFF.COM" meme from a singular, Casey-controlled source into a "CASEY SERIN" meme sourced from multiple, lesser-bandwidth points.

    That's fairly impressive.
    Seriously.

    I can see it now in the graphs. EN (and other sources) exploited the point of maximum diffraction (when IAFF.com ran out of foreclosures) and transmuted it into an ASSOCIATED MEME split across many different banddwiths.

    It's totally awesome when I examine the graphs. It's my first empirical example of the Venturi Meme Pattern in ACTION. I mean, I can SEE IT happening in the graphs.

    Totally awesome.
    I'll probably add it into my Defcon presentation. Marty focuses on mechaniacal manipulations, I focus on the strategic synergy of memes in the ideosphere.

    For reference purposes -

    Definition of Meme Diffraction

    Definition of Venturi Meme Pattern

    You did it. You hit IAFF.com at the optimum entry point of maximum diffraction and REDIRECTED and REDEFINED the "IAFF.COM" meme. That's why IAFF is losing Google ranking but "Casey Serin" meme is rising.

    It's awesome. Do you realize what you did? You TRANSMUTED the meme from a singular point source into associated but different multi-source memes.

    Absolutely fascinating because I can measure empirically.

    I'll write up a clearer, graphical explantaion tomorrow when I'm sober.

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  76. How long do you think it will be before the case informtion hits the Sacramento County web site?

    I've been checking for Galina's separation info, but it hasn't showed up yet and I thought that happened last week.

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  77. I am impressed. For the past few years, I've worked to develop a methodology for altering/redirecting memes and EN (plus others) managed to prove one of my theories with no prompting or prior knowledge.

    I'm damn happy about it at the moment.

    Here's the creepiest version of the meme-altering theory -

    The Secret

    I don't expect anybody to understand it but what the hell, you never know.

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  78. Broward Horne,

    I have no need for your respect or validation. I'm not pronouncing "Christian Judgement", I'm expressing my opinion.

    I have no need to justify my feelings nor do I apologize for them. And that is about all the time that I have to waste on somebody who has called me a moron and told me to fuck off before 8am.

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  79. By the way, love the
    "look at me I'm a skydiver!" pic. Awesome.

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  80. By the way, love the
    "look at me I'm a skydiver!" pic. Awesome.

    _____

    aack! Is he the dork on the right, or the dork on the left?

    Too funny.

    thpptt!!

    S_t_C

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  81. .....never listen to a man who jumps out of a perfectly good airplane.

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  82. Have not checked in for a while, but would love to get info on today's court action, as soon as anyone has fact-based stuff.

    Also, I know everyone has their own perspective, and purposes for posting -- even Haterz™ come in 31 flavors. So there is no homogenous "position", but I do hate to see stuff like Broward Horne beating on *other's* decision to chastise Casey (which is certainly their right) and him turning it into some religious based chastisement (his own Rorschach test, hmmm?), leading to a knee jerk response attack on Broward Horne, the particulars of which are unrelated to the point of apparent contention. (If any?)

    Froth is good.

    Dialog is good.

    Alternate positions and ideas are good.

    Ad hominum vilification for having a slightly different position is not good, IMHO.

    Can't we all just agree to hate Casey (laugh?)

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  83. Meme Diffraction with intent: Link Whore Nigel.
    Accidental Meme Diffraction: En.

    (-:

    te he

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  84. From "Blowhard's" blog:

    _______________
    Divorce

    My divorce took twelve minutes.

    My first offer was $700 per month for four years.
    My second offer was $600 per month for four years.
    My last offer was $400 per month for four years.

    Now my ex-wife gets zero money.

    __________________________

    What a guy! Sounds like he has a lot in common with Casey.

    thpptt!!!

    S_t_C

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  85. who is blowhard and what is his blog?

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  86. @FMW: can you send an email to sid_finster[at]yahoo.com?

    Since you are in the private placement/oil business.

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  87. "Blowhard" = Broward Horne

    Have a look at:

    http://www.realmeme.com/roller/page/realmeme/Weblog?catname=%2FPersonal

    S_t_C

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  88. So what if the guy's ex gets $0/month? Do you have any info on why they are divorced?

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  89. Not sure whether I should post this.

    If you read his personal stuff, Broward appears to have had an "internet relationship" with someone called "Dominique".

    If Broward's link to D's site is to be believed, Dominique is, shall we say, a character.

    This is, of course, nothing more than an intriguing side-excursion. Not criticism or mockery.

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  90. EN:
    Wanted you to hear this from me because as some of you know (thanks to Casey), I intended to seek a TRO/OSC this morning in Sac Superior. This is to say I’m informing you before Mr. Serin blasts this news over the Net, making it an issue that it isn’t. You see, I made a minor location error when issuing notices of this morning’s hearing and have sought to correct that.

    Actually minor mistakes happen often in these matters, the difference being here is that Casey has chosen to make it all very public (and why you’re being informed). Just wanted you all to hear it from me first, before this is spun into something it’s not by Mr. Serin and/or his cronies.

    Thanks in advance for understanding.

    ~Mark

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  91. Sid,

    I just visited myself - Broward, it would probably be in your best interest to hide your personal page. Your story could steal Casey's thunder. But then again, if you care to elaborate..........

    Sounds like "Browards Sex Life" would be a much steamier moniker than the looser name I am stuck with.

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  92. Yes Broward, I do understand what I did. The only disagreement is over filling the exaustion void. First I created the void as I was unwilling to wait for Casey to self destruct on his own.

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  93. Broward may be a "character" himself but I do have to agree with his statement regarding working in IT

    "My competition is a strange sautee of politicians, scammers and H1-Bs with fake resumes."

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  94. Mark,

    So bottom line is?? The hearing has been rescheduled/relocated/reassigned/rewhatever???

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  95. @ Caseys Sex Life

    Yup, no big deal though. :)

    ~Mark

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  96. I will say this, Broward's memetics pages have some interesting and seemingly original information.

    Another word of warning - Broward, if you are reading this: the business world has a way of undervaluing competence and over-valuing emotional intelligence. In other words, you aren't going to get away from politics by getting out of IT. WMMV.

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  97. "Yup, no big deal though. :)"

    ~Mark

    _______________

    Mmmmkay. Thanks for the update!

    S_t_C

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  98. Sweeeet! I like this secenario even better! Keep rescheduling the hearing at the last moment from week to week and let's watch Casey scramble and beg for more couches to sleep on while avoiding the world (or just Sacramento, CA). He will blogging from under a bridge in the near future.

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  99. This is beginning to have all the earmarks of a social engineering saga

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  100. @the Dude: educate me.

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  101. The clerks can be real sticklers with self filings. Big errors from lawyers are often corrected or ignored but apostrophes and semicolons from a private party get the death penalty. No surprises here.

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  102. Dawg: The clerks can be real sticklers with self filings. Big errors from lawyers are often corrected or ignored but apostrophes and semicolons from a private party get the death penalty. No surprises here.

    So why not hire a lawyer to go over the filing and submit it to the court? Surely that would only take a couple of hours of time and would cost no more than $500.

    Despite my recent posts about LMP, this isn't meant as a criticism. I genuinely curious.

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  103. Sid,

    I'm not calling bullshit, but having experience baiting 419's, this is exactly the ploy many use when "social engineering" lads. Several key playerz have shared they are experienced in 419's and this is exactly what Shiver Metimbers, the master himself, undertakes in his exploits.

    Again, not calling bullshit; just observing that the similarities are building.

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  104. @the Dude: what do you mean by "social engineering lads" and what does it have to do with baiting 419 scammers?

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  105. Shiver Metimbers? That guy is hilarious! He's the one who gets the mugus to tattoo themselves, correct?

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  106. Betcha Caseys gonna be treating himself to a grand slam breakfast today followed by a DOUBLE shot of wheatgrass. Because in Caseyland, the big bad court system was defeated by the sheer force of his fame and the love of his fans. His most frenzied supporterz, the filing clerks of Sacramento California, realized how stupid this hearing was going to be and will keep postponing this travesty by using the ancient art of paper reshuffling until we are all too old or dead to care. Then the fevered filing clerks of Sacramento California will join forces to elevate Casey into the ranks of immortality where his name will forever be uttered with the most solemn reverence.

    Yeah, right - bring on the pitchforks - we can just take care of this ourselves.

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  107. Sid,

    Google is your friend :o)

    Plugin Shiver, social engineering, baiting, and 419.

    Rather than go into a long dissertation type comment, check out the search results....you'll see what I'm talking about.

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  108. What's this?

    Department of Homeland Security?

    "WE'LL GET YOU, CASEY SERIN!
    WE'LL GET YOU EVEN IF WE HAVE TO DESTROY OUR OWN COUNTRY AND FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN, WE'LL GET YOU!!!!"

    Excuse me, but who let the fricking ROCK PEOPLE into the blog?

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  109. The Prologue from the book, The Alchemist... © Paulo Coelho

    The Alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought. Leafing through the pages,he found a story about Narcissus.

    The alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth who daily knelt beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty.

    He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, he fell into the lake and drowned. At the spot where he fell, a flower was born, which was called the narcissus.

    But this was not how the author of the book ended the story.

    He said that when Narcissus died, the Goddesses of the Forest appeared and found the lake, which had been fresh water, transformed into a lake of salty tears.

    "Why do you weep?" the Goddesses asked.

    "I weep for Narcissus," the lake replied.

    "Ah, it is no surprise that you weep for Narcissus," they said, "for though we always pursued him in the forest, you alone could contemplate his beauty close at hand."

    "But..... was Narcissus beautiful?" the lake asked.

    "Who better than you to know that?" the Goddesses said in wonder, "After all, it was by your banks that he knelt each day to contemplate himself!!"

    The lake was silent for some time.

    Finally it said:
    "I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected."

    "What a lovely story," the alchemist thought.

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  110. i had been thinking about Casey's Narcisism and remendered the above passage. Funny how you can't see it when you are "in it"

    Hope you all had a great 4th.
    ...g

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  111. My material is all original. There's very little that's derived from Dawkins. And it works, I've tested it.

    "Broward, if you are reading this: the business world has a way of undervaluing competence and over-valuing emotional intelligence. In other words, you aren't going to get away from politics by getting out of IT"

    In other words, my country is fucked.

    Okay.
    But I knew that already.
    I'm not so sure Casey wasn't on the right track with Australia.

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  112. All is proceeding according to plan. Yesterday, I posted Casey's telephone number that he is using in Seattle, and it's officially confirmed at IAFF that he is in Seattle, staying with a Supporter.

    Next week, Friday, July 13, it will become self-evident who I am and what is my purpose.

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  113. @Broward: politics reigns anywhere you go in the West (to include Australia, NZ, and much of Asia).

    This is one reason why I live in Russia. although one cannot say that Russia is immune to it. Fell disclosure: my home is in Ukraine, but that will change with time.

    I have no idea what a "rock person" is.

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  114. Aaaaand....another day of trolling has begun.

    First out from under his bridge is casey insider, with a strong start - the other trolls have their work cut out for them to catch up!

    And where is Mocha? She's been strangely silent. Did she OD, or did the fact that she was named in Mark's suit finally shut her the hell up?

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  115. @Mouse and Pencil:

    I am not a troll, I can assure you. I can't convince you otherwise, but the passage of time will prove me right (July 13).

    Anyway, I hope you guys haven't been excessive in your prank calls to the telephone number I posted. It should be used wisely for maximum effect.

    The last time someone posted Casey's telephone number, one of the readers alerted Casey to that fact and thus ruining the fun.

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  116. Mark is right, because of there being so many different courts, it is not uncommon to file at an incorrect venue and be reassigned. Let Casey spin, a delay is not a win.

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  117. A-list tech blogger Tony Hung has linked to IAFF today in a discussion of 'A-list bloggers'. See here.

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  118. Anonymous8:13 AM

    @ Casey Insider:

    PUT UP OR SHUT UP. What the hell is this telephone number that you keep harping about? Why don't you post it?

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  119. @alabama
    It's also Casey's typical style to take a small side matter and blow it up huge so the original issue is lost in the confusion. I'm sure he'll whine and snivel about it, like he always does - different day, same old shit.

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  120. @casey insider

    I don't care. Unless you have something to add to the conversation, you are a troll. Get over yourself already.

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  121. @shamir

    LOL. Scroll up a bit, someone else has already reposted it (I posted it yesterday).

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  122. Okay, before I go to work, I just realized something.

    Be careful calling the number that "casey insider" is posting. It's a Seattle number, but we have no verification it's Casey's number.

    More likely, it's could be a troll's number, who recorded Casey's voicemail message, and if you call it to leave a HappyGram™ for Casey, you have now just given your telephone number to whoever is behind this.

    Is that what you're up to, "insider"?

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  123. @LMP,

    When is the hearing going to take place now? How did you find out that it had been rescheduled?

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  124. Anonymous8:31 AM

    @ Casey Insider:

    I called the number, and yes, it sounds like what could be Casey's voicemail... but so what?

    @ Mouse And Pencil:

    I made sure to call the number using *67 so that no caller ID information would appear.

    One thing that perplexes me, however, is that '206' is obviously in Seattle. Now, I'm 90% convinced that this so-called insider is just a troll yanking our chains, but the coincidence that he also lives in Seattle while Casey is staying with a Supporter there gives this 'Casey Insider' an 'out'.

    Also, if he doesn't live in Seattle, I imagine that it would be a pain in the ass to go through all the trouble of setting up a telephone number just for the sole purpose of trolling us here at EN.

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  125. I'm confused and can't read through all the comments lest I "loose" my W2 job. When is/was the ex parte partay happening?

    p.s. I registered, it seemed easy enough but then I couldn't sign in! I think I figured it out, though.

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  126. Anonymous8:38 AM

    Hey Shamir,

    When you called that number, did you leave any voice mail?

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  127. The 206 area code means nothing. ANYONE can setup a free anony phone number, that coincidently has a 206 area code, using k7

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  128. @Broward: "Department of Homeland Security?"

    There are a number of posters here who work at various government agencies; speaking only for myself, however, I'm only in a supporting role and not in a decision-making role.

    And as important as Casey Serin is, the government organization I work for is more interested in little things like solving deep disfunctionality in certain agencies that will not be named.

    . . . and the only reason I even clicked on this topic was to ask Rob to get a SFW-post up . . .

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  129. Anonymous8:48 AM

    @ Zardoz:

    I didn't leave a vm the first, I just hung up. I had a funny message that I wanted to leave so when I called a second time, a person answered and it was Casey. So I basically yelled at him: "YOU'VE BEEN BUSTED BY EN!"

    That'll teach him ;)

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  130. Hope I'm not gonna get busted for copyright infringement, but (taking a deep breath) here goes:

    #
    97. Casey Serin
    July 5th, 2007 at 8:44 am

    Watched the fireworks last night on a bridge over the Columbia river (I think) that seperates WA from OR. The fireworks were being shot from a boat on the river. Those were the best fireworks I have ever seen. Much better and longer then anything we have in CA.

    Also you can buy some sweet projectiles and fireworks in WA that would be highly illegal in CA. I love this state.

    I have actually been staying in Vancouver WA I found out, not Portland, though it’s just over the river.

    Thank you guys for your feedback and comments, i’ll answer questions as I can… gonna be busy today.

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  131. "Peripheral Visionary said... "

    I'll sell you my sense of humor for $500? Somtimes I think it's funny how serious this blog considering the Casey subject matter.

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  132. Casey, you are a dumbass. They shoot the fireworks off a barge, not a boat. And how the fuck can you think you'er staying in PDX and still be in Vancouver??

    Yes, you can get some VERY high quality stuff here. I had some M-1000 Mortar Shells last night. Shock and Awe indeed! Pretty much averything they sell here is illegal in CA. I don't think CA even allows smoke bombs anymore.

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  133. @Casey's Sex Life

    You dropped the most important bit, or he edited...he's on his way back to Sac. So much for the extended stay, looks like there's some action in Sac coming up!

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  134. Mouse, an even more telling tidbit:
    driving back to Sac

    Driving what???????

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  135. He must have edited, because it doesn't say anything about returning to Sac (driving or otherwise) when I look at IAFF.

    S_t_C

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  136. Driving? DRIVING?! What, did one of his supporterz give him a car?

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  137. He loves this state, even though he is not sure which one it is, because it allows "highly illegal" things to take place that CA would not allow.

    What M&P? That must be new!

    Sweet Jebus, what is that murse toting fool up to now!???

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  138. Oh, I see it now ... the last few words.

    My bad...

    S_t_C

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  139. According to Google maps, it's about 600 miles from Vancouver, Wash., to Sacramento.

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  140. Anyone else think Casey's disappointed in the hearing being delayed? If he's in Sacramento when it's rescheduled, he's going to need a real good excuse not to attend.

    What a backwards world the guy lives in.

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  141. When is the hearing now?

    I think we need a new thread.

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  142. I'm sure one of his Secret Supporterz™ rented him a car.

    In other words, he's spending Mom's money again.

    Seems someone is afraid to FLY into Sacramento, and would rather slip into town unannounced. It would probably be cheaper to fly a commuter flight down.

    Duane, you might wnat to warn Galina and the folks, if they don't know.

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  143. According to the message Mark sent to Casey, the hearing is now on 7/10.

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  144. @shamir

    So, you admit that the number I gave was legit, yet I don't hear any apologies.

    Anyway, that tel number is most likely a temporary one that will soon run it's course. Will have more info next week.

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  145. When he returns to "Sac", he's likely going to get his "sac" kicked into his throat.

    ::rimshot::

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  146. Sputnik, check again:

    Thank you guys for your feedback and comments, i’ll answer questions as I can… gonna be busy today… driving back to Sac.

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  147. Dude - that "driving back to Sac" was added on after the comment was made - Fliptard must be bored - what happened to the impotent bizness he had to attend to?

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  148. I get more information from my 10 year old nephew writing from camp. His posts are ridiculously content free.

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  149. I have been lurking long enough I want a murst

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  150. Anonymous9:34 AM

    https://www.tdnam.com/trpItemListing.aspx?&miid=7719233

    since im feeling very patriotic
    ive dropped the price another 10%

    i pledge 10% allegiance to fishy treats

    i pledge 10% allegiance to Galina's divorce fund

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  151. Hey "Casey Insider" a.k.a. Jeff D.

    First off, on your talkshoe page it says that you're 29, which is impossible if you were born in 1975. Which one is it, the age or the year? :-Þ

    Second -- for other people's edification, I'll give you this: your postings to Usenet indicate that you used a computer at Verity.com, also known as Autonomy Incorporated, to post your messages. Their global offices *are* in San Francisco.

    Still think you're an elaborate troll, just like Tavington™.

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  152. "Driving? DRIVING?! What, did one of his supporterz give him a car?"

    They didn't, I am sure he used his sweet corp credit to rent one.

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  153. I'm thinking he is either on the train or taking Greyhound.

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  154. @LOL
    They didn't, I am sure he used his sweet corp credit to rent one.

    But but but, they cut his corp credit off, didn't they? Do you think he still has some "juicy" credit left?

    Maybe someone who has a car is going with him? Or he's doing a share type thing, you know, like you can find in the paper (though that would be very un-Casey).

    Or is a rental car coming out of his cigar box!?

    (Well, not the car but the money for it, lol.)

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  155. Worm sign, he's sniveling about Mark...

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  156. I'm thinking he is either on the train or taking Greyhound.

    And suffer the indignity of rubbing elbows with the hoi polloi? Given his delusions of grandeur-- I doubt it.

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  157. "But but but, they cut his corp credit off, didn't they? Do you think he still has some "juicy" credit left?"

    He was hoping to get 100k additional credit but he lost his cosigner (mom).

    There is probably some juicy credit left on the original 23k he obtained.

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  158. Anyway, i’m gonna gather my thoughts and write up a whole post detailing all of my involvement with Mark from the start. Hey, I’m not the kind of guy who put crap on the internet about people but since Mark is asking for it I figure i’ll provide some free publicity.

    Tell that to your wife, Casey. Or ex-wife.

    You know, I want to help his future clients know exactly what they are getting into

    If Casey had a lawyer he'd be throwing things against the wall right now, screaming at him to shut his fucking mouth and stop blogging NOW about the lawsuit and Mark.

    Another lawsuit? Hmmm. Let's give him enough rope to hang himself, the boy is on a tear...he's so upset he copy and pasted twice.

    (which brings me much happiness!)

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  159. He ain't driving - Mr. Greyhound Bus Driver is doing all the work. Should take him about 4 days to get to Sac.

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  160. Avis- only $99 one day rental from Vancouver WA to Roseville CA

    I am pretty sure that even fliptard could manage that price.

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  161. Five-hour call with Mittens, yet he claimed he couldn't deal with Cashcall and other lenders because his cell phone didn't work down under. And even Galina only communicated with him by e-mail.

    Ugh, just the thought of a five-hour convo with Lost Mittens OR Casey makes me nauseous.

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  162. lol, usually one-day rentals are local only, maybe 100 miles allowed. There's usually additional charges if you're going to drop off in another city. Not to mention all the other charges they zing you with (and Casey's a sucker for them).

    And then, of course, he's got to pay for gas and Grande Soy Lattes along the way.

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  163. "If Casey had a lawyer he'd be throwing things against the wall right now, screaming at him to shut his fucking mouth and stop blogging NOW about the lawsuit and Mark."

    A real lawyer would fire Casey as a client. According to the attorneys I work with, judges just love it when a defendant calls a hearing "stupid".

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  164. Heh. Casey reposted the 'guest post' that Mark made on IAFF. It was nice to revisit the remarks made re: LMP contention that 'Fair Use' requires permission. Funny stuff.

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  165. guys don't bother joining Insider's Talkshoe, it's just hype for The ForeClosure Code book nonevent.

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  166. Funny kid, that Casey. He's no longer posting any comments I make to his blog.

    Oh well...guess he can't handle the truth. I'll just post it all over here as I do and make sure I post his full name for Google reasons.

    LOL, dumb kid.

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  167. "lol, usually one-day rentals are local only, maybe 100 miles allowed. There's usually additional charges if you're going to drop off in another city. Not to mention all the other charges they zing you with (and Casey's a sucker for them)."

    I went to the Avis site and ran the scenario. Subcompacts start at $94.99 a day.

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  168. After readings caseys posts I am completely floored.

    WOW WOW WOW WOW....He does not realize how close it was.

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  169. I think a funnier book would be about Marty and Casey's play-doh contract. I wonder if Marty still has nightmares about getting in bed with Casey. And by getting in bed, I mean way more than ass-sex.

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  170. Casey Serin is proving he has no team. How many months did he BRAG he had a "team" of professionals at his beckon call? Well, he needs help.

    The dumb kid has NOBODY to blame but himself. Wonder what happened to the CPA he told us he had (ad nauseum) on those talkcasts. I remember how he'd try and shut us all down with the b.s. about his "CPA" and "Lawyer."

    If these people were truly employed (retained) by Casey Serin aka Hammar Investments why does he feel the need to beg his 5 supporterz to help him find help to fend off Mark's lawsuit?

    He has nothing and he needs to stop lying. He wonders why people get all riled up with his b.s.? It's the lies and bull that he shovels that makes the majority mad at him.

    Does he not understand this? Oh yes, he does have a "131 IQ" so I guess he must but plays innocent to elicit some sympathy from those who see the haterz as worse than him.

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  172. More copyright infringement charges headed my way:

    #
    98. Casey Serin
    July 5th, 2007 at 9:38 am

    By the way, with those who are more familiar, if you’re wondering why I gave Mark the joint-venture agreement… I will probably write a whole post on this next but in brief:

    I trusted Mark as an advisor in the past since he was going to help me negotiate debt and stuff. This Mark’s “Loss Mit Prof” guest post here about this.

    Then when Mark started getting “legal” on me I still wanted to find a way to work with Mark since I figure there may be a little bit of trust left and knowing Mark is a hot head I was giving him the benefit of the doubt. That’s why I called Mark from Australia and had a 5 hour (thats right 5 hour) talk with him.

    We had a heart-to-heart and got to the bottom of why he is going after me. I saw that he has some good intentions and to show him some trust from my side I sent him a copy of the contract with my publisher.

    I told Mark to NOT share the contract with anybody. It’s not like there is anything crazy in there. It just a simple joint-venture agreement. Yes, I know its written kind of funny, almost like a sales letter, but still. There is nothing bad or illegal in there. Mark is making a huge deal out of nothing.

    The point is, I trusted Mark and give him lots of sensitive information. He was going to represent me for free with the lenders. I did nothing on my part to hurt his business in anyway. Mark is a hot head and has an issue with his temper in my opinion, and also an issue with pride - he wants to be the “tough guy”. Before I didn’t mind it too much as long as he gets the job done.

    Now, Mark is turning against me and stabbing me in the back and using all the trust I gave him against me. That’s the worst kind of betrayal. By the way, with those who are more familiar, if you’re wondering why I gave Mark the joint-venture agreement… I will probably write a whole post on this next but in brief:

    I trusted Mark as an advisor in the past since he was going to help me negotiate debt and stuff. This Mark’s “Loss Mit Prof” guest post here about this.

    Then when Mark started getting “legal” on me I still wanted to find a way to work with Mark since I figure there may be a little bit of trust left and knowing Mark is a hot head I was giving him the benefit of the doubt. That’s why I called Mark from Australia and had a 5 hour (thats right 5 hour) talk with him.

    We had a heart-to-heart and got to the bottom of why he is going after me. I saw that he has some good intentions and to show him some trust from my side I sent him a copy of the contract with my publisher.

    I told Mark to NOT share the contract with anybody. It’s not like there is anything crazy in there. It just a simple joint-venture agreement. Yes, I know its written kind of funny, almost like a sales letter, but still. There is nothing bad or illegal in there. Mark is making a huge deal out of nothing.

    The point is, I trusted Mark and give him lots of sensitive information. He was going to represent me for free with the lenders. I did nothing on my part to hurt his business in anyway. Mark is a hot head and has an issue with his temper in my opinion, and also an issue with pride - he wants to be the “tough guy”. Before I didn’t mind it too much as long as he gets the job done.

    Now, Mark is turning against me and stabbing me in the back and using all the trust I gave him against me. That’s the worst kind of betrayal.

    All in the name of “tough love”. Right!

    Mark, has been playing both sides from the very start. He was in the hater blogs as “LossMitPro” lightly hatin’ on me from the begnning and was telling me that’s “part of the plan”. Again, I was giving him the benefit of the doubt since he was offering to help me. I thought it was kind of weird for him to do that, now I know I should have listened to my instinct.

    Anyway, i’m gonna gather my thoughts and write up a whole post detailing all of my involvement with Mark from the start. Hey, I’m not the kind of guy who put crap on the internet about people but since Mark is asking for it I figure i’ll provide some free publicity.

    You know, I want to help his future clients know exactly what they are getting into

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  173. I've been giving LMP the benefit of the doubt, because I really want to see him succeed in his current objective. But anybody who writes "Permission is required before fair use application" shows a lacking in their grasp of copyright law.

    Granted, copyright may not be his forte (he never claimed it was), but it does make me question the strength of the action he is taken.

    Nonetheless, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

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  174. Anonymous10:17 AM

    SPS, yeah, Perry Mason he ain't. It will be fun watching California crash and burn because of the likes of the lawsuit happy People's Republic of Californicators. LOL

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  175. ~Mark

    Why are Mocha and Anna Serin included in the lawsuit?

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  176. I think the bigger question, is why are PageDaddy's Virtual ASs's not in the lawsuit?

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  177. Rob what happened to Nigel? He had been posting a lot here but then went quiet.

    Were you guys working on a partnership? Did it fall apart? Why?

    What are your dealings with Duane and Lossmitpro?

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  178. Looks like ole Casey better gather his thoughts - i just copied and pasted once - it looks like he did it several times.

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  179. fliptard states
    "Anyway, i’m gonna gather my thoughts and write up a whole post detailing all of my involvement with Mark from the start. "

    OOOHHHH I bet Mark is scared now, it bet that post will be full of suprises.

    He's gonna gather his thoughts huh? There is a first time for everything I suppose.

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  180. I wonder how Marty "PageDadd" Stewart's other books have sold? I will have to check the New York Times Best Sellers List to see if, "The Lap Dance Code" is still number 1.

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  181. How do I get a CaseyPedia account?

    Oh, and LMP's posting on IAFF has been undeleted as of today.

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  182. How do you sue an online personality like Mocha? What are the logistics involved?

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  183. This one is really funny
    "Now, Mark is turning against me and stabbing me in the back and using all the trust I gave him against me. That’s the worst kind of betrayal."


    Um no dipshit, ditching your wife to vacation in Austrailia, leaving her with no money to face all your angry creditors is.

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  184. LOL, the funniest part is Casey's response is..."I'm gonna BLOG about it!"

    He really thinks he has power through that blog. He's completely invested in it.

    This is gonna be hilarious.

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  185. I'm willing to let Nigel repair his online persona. I see no need to rehash past errors as long as people show a capacity to learn. Same goes for LMP. The "fair use" stuff was blogged to death now there's nothing there. I have no interests or contracts or associations that are not disclosed. I am interested in expanding the re fraud aspects and I believe that is best served by a commercial site and disclosure for exactly those reasons. If that happens maybe we'll do something but not without clear notification.

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  186. FackENers,

    I believe Nigel had told somebody (CHJTS) he was taking a break from this saga for awhile.

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  187. At 10:06 AM, Dolph said...

    "How many months did he BRAG he had a "team" of professionals at his beckon call?"

    Not to be a spelling or English Nazi (goodness knows I can't afford to be called on my own hiccups!), but I thought you may wish to know "beckon call" is a somewhat common mondegreen[1] of the phrase "beck and call" where 'beck' is a silent prompting, and 'call' is an audible one.

    [1] Mondegreen == mishearing - example: " 'scuze me, while I kiss this guy!" vs " 'scuze me, while I kiss the sky..."

    more examples

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  188. Soem Dood,

    Okay - guilty. I am quite good at usage and spelling. Not this time, I guess.

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  189. Dolph:

    Only mentioned it 'cause I thought you would be one of the few who would actually appreciate the info -- as I would.

    The whole phenomena of mondegreens is kinda cool to me -- I love the one in "Garp" where a kid has been afraid all his life of this evil monster hiding beneath the ocean waves all his life, because when he would walk in the surf as a child, his mom would get concerned and yell for him to watch for the "Under Toad"... his mishearing of "undertow."

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