LAST EDITED ON 03-02-04 AT 04:13 PM (EST)

I see your point. But sometimes the whole message is relevant, as in this very case right here, with your message.

In those cases, I just put my response at the top.

Also, this is an example of where the reply did *NOT* end up directly underneath the post being quoted.

>Basic message board etiquette: Keep in
>the quote that is relevant
>to the comment but remove
>the rest to help those
>posters with slower connections to
>be able to read the
>threads more easily.
>
>From a clarity standpoint, it also
>makes the posts more readable.
> People are less likely
>to gloss over a post
>- if it's mostly repetition,
>they will.

sometimes the whole message is relevant

There's always a way to pull out just the salient points.

Look, if you don't want people to read your posts, that's your issue. I'll be perfectly honest - most of the times I skip your posts because most of the message is filled up with a quote.

Snarky, smart, S7 Anti-Bootee Champ

LAST EDITED ON 03-02-04 AT 05:21 PM (EST)

As you wish. Many people read my posts, and respond to them. Others do not. That is their choice, and yours.

While I agree that Brian will get a lot of favorable response from women viewers. I personally think he must be a little off to open up so much on reality tv show. The Himbo actions seemed to be more realistic under the circumstances. It's just a TV show!!!.

THANK you! Someone else who thought he was a bit off too! lol!

Yeah, except just look at The Bachelorette, and how much the guys open up on there. I think Brian was right on.

>While I agree that Brian will
>get a lot of favorable
>response from women viewers. I
>personally think he must be
>a little off to open
>up so much on reality
>tv show. The Himbo actions
>seemed to be more realistic
>under the circumstances. It's just
>a TV show!!!.

I didn't take exception to his opening up -- but rather his complete 180. He is a self-admitted lone wolf...a man with no chains on his heart -- no torches to carry -- a man who, until now, has never been in love. It sounded like a lot of tough talk from a guy who probably hasn't spent enough time in the ring. It's hard to fall in love when you aren't getting a lot of practice. I really doubt that the "box around his heart" ever existed. Like I said in another thread, people with boxes around their hearts don't advertise it. And if they *do* lower their guard, they sure as hell aren't going to advertise THAT. They're going to be as cautious and guarded as ever, but take the blind leap anyway.

Still, the look in his eyes when she said goodbye was pretty tough to swallow. She was right -- he *does* deserve better...but he might have to hang around a few more average janes to find true love. Interesting to note that as much as the average joe's despise being judged on appearances, none of them seemed to notice that Larissa was no prize herself -- except in the looks department.

I think that love *does* change people. In fact, love is the most powerful force out there that can turn people around.

>I didn't take exception to his
>opening up -- but rather
>his complete 180.

I don't see it as tough talk at all, but clearly he needs to "spend more time in the ring," as you put it.

It is hard to love until you have been loved. Now that Brian has experienced love -- even if imperfect and only for a short period of time -- he can learn to love again.

> It
>sounded like a lot of
>tough talk from a guy
>who probably hasn't spent enough
>time in the ring.
>It's hard to fall in
>love when you aren't getting
>a lot of practice.

I don't think he was advertising it, merely opening up about it to the first person he had loved.

>I really doubt that the
>"box around his heart" ever
>existed. Like I said
>in another thread, people with
>boxes around their hearts don't
>advertise it. And if
>they *do* lower their guard,
>they sure as hell aren't
>going to advertise THAT.

But Brian clearly did lower his guard, even while he took that blind leap with Larissa.

>They're going to be as
>cautious and guarded as ever,
>but take the blind leap
>anyway.

Yeah, it sure was.

>Still, the look in his eyes
>when she said goodbye was
>pretty tough to swallow.

No doubt he will. He's not going to find it from a Larissa.

>She was right -- he
>*does* deserve better...but he might
>have to hang around a
>few more average janes to
>find true love.

Larissa is a conflicted person. She wants to do right, but always seems to succumb to shallow relationships, like with Gil, Jim and Fabio. Maybe someday she will learn.

>Interesting
>to note that as much
>as the average joe's despise
>being judged on appearances, none
>of them seemed to notice
>that Larissa was no prize
>herself -- except in the
>looks department.

If this was really a reality show, and Brian was expressing his true feelings - at great expense, I may add, for a guy who couldn't even say "I love you" in private prior to this - why SHOULDN'T he open up???

And if you don't like that argument, how 'bout one in which the Himbos are there for a fight (and assume it will be a physical one), so the AJs need to "fight" emotionally?

And what about the possibility that this guy actually fell for this girl and decided to admit it despite the cameras?

I don't think it means he's off, I just think it means he's too honest and true to his own feelings to act for a television camera.

All I can say is that I'm glad he shared his true feelings with all of us.

In this day and age when everyone is trying to be hip and cool, it's nice to see someone who's honest for a change.

>If this was really a reality
>show, and Brian was expressing
>his true feelings - at
>great expense, I may add,
>for a guy who couldn't
>even say "I love you"
>in private prior to this
>- why SHOULDN'T he open
>up???
>
>And if you don't like that
>argument, how 'bout one in
>which the Himbos are there
>for a fight (and assume
>it will be a physical
>one), so the AJs need
>to "fight" emotionally?
>
>And what about the possibility that
>this guy actually fell for
>this girl and decided to
>admit it despite the cameras?
>
>
>I don't think it means he's
>off, I just think it
>means he's too honest and
>true to his own feelings
>to act for a television
>camera.
>
>

On the money HD-
Brian is going to be more popular than Babe Ruth, and will have no trouble getting a date or a seat at Fenway. It's the happy ending we wanted to see, but must wait for. Can you imagine what life is going to be like for this sincere loyal Bostonian?! Everything he did on the show was perfect and he is a Cinderella story.
We should be so lucky : )

Right on John W! It was great to see a happy ending -- even if we didn't see one. Brian reminds us that there are still good people out there. He deserves to win, and someday soon I'm sure he will

>On the money HD-
>Brian is going to be more
>popular than Babe Ruth, and
>will have no trouble getting
>a date or a seat
>at Fenway. It's the happy
>ending we wanted to see,
>but must wait for. Can
>you imagine what life is
>going to be like for
>this sincere loyal Bostonian?! Everything
>he did on the show
>was perfect and he is
>a Cinderella story.
>We should be so lucky :
>)

I knew that Brian would come in second. Being a Red Sox fan, it is his eternal fate. Too bad the guy he lost to wasn't from New York City, although Ft. Lauderdale is pretty close. It would have been great if, for the final twist, Gil was replaced by Alex Rodriguez and Larissa chose A-Rod!

I was waiting for Brian to lose it at Fenway and start strangling Tim Wakefield, yelling "Why did you give up that homah to Eeeren Boone?!"

ROFL!!!! Hilarious!

I was so happy to see the Yankees lose last year. Good guys do win sometimes. Just sad it couldn't be Boston or Chicago to win. But both teams have improved themselves this year, so we'll see.

HD -- A baseball fan, this week at spring training in Arizona.

>I knew that Brian would come
>in second. Being a Red
>Sox fan, it is his
>eternal fate. Too bad the
>guy he lost to wasn't
>from New York City, although
>Ft. Lauderdale is pretty close.
>It would have been great
>if, for the final twist,
>Gil was replaced by Alex
>Rodriguez and Larissa chose A-Rod!
>
>
>I was waiting for Brian to
>lose it at Fenway and
>start strangling Tim Wakefield, yelling
>"Why did you give up
>that homah to Eeeren Boone?!"
>