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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

    Quote Originally Posted by Wile E Coyote View Post
    Please can I use this when I see my usual troll?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chrissy View Post
    Please can I use this when I see my usual troll?
    Absolutely.

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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

    There are definitely a couple of ultracrepidarians around here

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    Quote Originally Posted by k3eax View Post
    Why has there been no communication from this guy who owns the site? First the podcasts are discontinued and then pen review portion is eliminated.

    He has, with his well practiced and contrived speech manner along with the wearing of formal cloths at pen shows, given me the creeps.

    Odds are that he soon boots me out of the Geeks because of what I've written.
    Formal cloths?

    Well, that just tears it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sailor Kenshin View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by k3eax View Post
    Why has there been no communication from this guy who owns the site? First the podcasts are discontinued and then pen review portion is eliminated.

    He has, with his well practiced and contrived speech manner along with the wearing of formal cloths at pen shows, given me the creeps.

    Odds are that he soon boots me out of the Geeks because of what I've written.
    Formal cloths?

    Well, that just tears it.
    I wonder what he'll dish up next (geddit?) (groan).

    I wisely chose to ignore the "cloths" in my early reply.

    Cob
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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

    Jon and Annie -- The two of you owe me a new keyboard! That last exchange sent my morning tea all over my keyboard and monitors. At least the monitors thought it might have been cleaning solution. . . the keyboard has no such delusion.

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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

    Would you like a forum that is overrun with interference from the management, ( I can think of one that is) or a more laid back forum such as this?

    He prefers formal dress, I prefer jeans and t-shirt does it make a difference in who the person is no.


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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

    I rather doubt he cares about the forums one way or the other. He only comes here to complain about the fpgeeks.com main site. Here are his unabridged contributions over 14 months of membership here:

    Thread title: FPG TV, will it ever return?
    Quote Originally Posted by k3eax View Post
    I'm new to the group and have enjoyed the archived FPG TV and would welcome its resumption. Will this ever happen? And, why did it cease?
    Thread title: Full Story Behind Discontinuance of FPG TV podcast?
    Quote Originally Posted by k3eax View Post
    Dan, you said an explanation would be given if asked on the FPG Forum, and so now I'm asking. Why did this excellent series of podcasts come to end with no reason or explanation given --- at least none of which I'm aware.
    Thread title: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker
    Quote Originally Posted by k3eax View Post
    Why has there been no communication from this guy who owns the site? First the podcasts are discontinued and then pen review portion is eliminated.
    He has, with his well practiced and contrived speech manner along with the wearing of formal cloths at pen shows, given me the creeps.
    Odds are that he soon boots me out of the Geeks because of what I've written.
    This is why I had to chuckle at the idea of banning him. Why bother? Who even cares? Would anyone miss the next installment if it never comes? Does anyone dread it coming? It's just a meaningless blip, a little venting perhaps. Well, fine, let him vent. It's a fair question as to why the main site hasn't progressed at all. The rest of the latest installment was in poor taste.
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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

    I'm guessing he doesn't know the fpg videos are on YouTube.

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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

    Isn't there another guy running the site, Don???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Special K View Post
    Isn't there another guy running the site, Don???
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    I was under the impression that among the attributes of the fountain pen geek community, were such things as greater general intelligence, higher education, and sufficiently superior taste to recognize the import of sartoriality. I am pleased to be hiding away here in the hinterlands, away from the withering opinions of those who lack the insight to allow each person to adopt and project their own style.

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    Mention has been made hereabouts of a "tux" which as an Englishman I take to be shorthand for "black tie" or "dinner jacket" - "Le Smoking" for the French.

    I should make it clear that "formal dress" is fine by me - but only if there is no made-up bow-tie.

    On the occasion of his twenty-first birthday, an aristocratic - or at least upper middle-class - young man was addressed thus by his father: "My son I have only two pieces of advice for you: first, always pay your tradesmen and second, never wear a made-up bow-tie."

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    I'd love to know how to tie a bow tie, I wear one with my kilt, but can never manage to tie one myself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cob View Post
    Mention has been made hereabouts of a "tux" which as an Englishman I take to be shorthand for "black tie" or "dinner jacket" - "Le Smoking" for the French.

    I should make it clear that "formal dress" is fine by me - but only if there is no made-up bow-tie.

    On the occasion of his twenty-first birthday, an aristocratic - or at least upper middle-class - young man was addressed thus by his father: "My son I have only two pieces of advice for you: first, always pay your tradesmen and second, never wear a made-up bow-tie."

    Cob
    I'd love to know how to tie a bow tie, I wear one with my kilt, but can never manage to tie one myself.

    I have always admired the formal jacket worn with the kilt - very stylish.

    It's a shame that Berkshire is a long way from East Lothian; I'd be delighted to help - especially a fellow Mabie Todd enthusiast!

    Best of luck

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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Bud View Post
    I'd love to know how to tie a bow tie, I wear one with my kilt, but can never manage to tie one myself.
    True story:

    Over 30 years ago, before my wife and I were long-married, I went off for a week of music study. It was a summer workshop with the timpanist of the Cleveland Orchestra, Mr. Cloyd Duff. Beyond being a consummate musician, he was a gentleman of the highest order, and brought a casual dignity to all he did. As he had for years, even in the warm summer days in Ft. Collins, CO, Mr. Duff would show up at every class with a dress shirt and bow tie, the latter of which had been his signature for many years.

    I returned home, inspired by both his musicianship as well as the class with which he lived his life. I would learn to tie a bow tie! As luck would have it, as I flew home, my wife was off for a week at a different music festival, so I had a week by myself. I went down to the public library and found a men's style book from the middle of last century; a "how to be a well-groomed guy" kind of thing. It had a diagram showing how to tie a bow tie. I took my one bow tie that I had, and stood in front of a mirror for over an hour, trying to figure out how those line drawings translated into semi-strangulation by striped cloth. I eventually got it.

    Next day it took me about five minutes. Within no time at all, and to this day, I got to the point where I tie a bow tie without looking in the mirror in about 30 seconds.

    It can be done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Bud View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Cob View Post
    Mention has been made hereabouts of a "tux" which as an Englishman I take to be shorthand for "black tie" or "dinner jacket" - "Le Smoking" for the French.

    I should make it clear that "formal dress" is fine by me - but only if there is no made-up bow-tie.

    On the occasion of his twenty-first birthday, an aristocratic - or at least upper middle-class - young man was addressed thus by his father: "My son I have only two pieces of advice for you: first, always pay your tradesmen and second, never wear a made-up bow-tie."

    Cob
    I'd love to know how to tie a bow tie, I wear one with my kilt, but can never manage to tie one myself.
    The only time I wear a bow tie with my kilt is if I am also wearing my Prince Charlie jacket. On all other occasions I wear either a red or green wool tie that matches my flashes.

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    Default Re: What's with flamboyant Eric, The-Smooth-Talker

    Jon:

    A friend of mine decided after many years of my acquaintance, that he would wear bow ties. He obviously lacks your talents: he did his best to follow the diagram but turned up wearing something that really would be very difficult to describe, but I will say it wasn't good.

    I showed him the method my father taught me when I was twelve years old and now he has no trouble.

    Cob

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