Ever see Samarco wear a one-piece swimsuit and chestwig?

[BleedOrange]

I fail to see why it's a big deal.

I fail to see who said it was. 'Tis what 'tis.

It was "big" enough for you to post it, as opposed to laugh and move in. And really, you went so far as to actually dig it up and then fix the URL to get it full size. That's an awful lot of effort for something you don't consider a big deal.

Heh? What the hell are you talking about? It's a funny picture of one of our basketball players. That's IT. Get a damned grip.

[SaxyIrishTenor]

I fail to see why it's a big deal.

I fail to see who said it was. 'Tis what 'tis.

It was "big" enough for you to post it, as opposed to laugh and move in. And really, you went so far as to actually dig it up and then fix the URL to get it full size. That's an awful lot of effort for something you don't consider a big deal.

Heh? What the hell are you talking about? It's a funny picture of one of our basketball players. That's IT. Get a damned grip.

That's my point. Yet, he felt the need to post it for the rest of us to see, as well as write about it in that "blog" of his. If he wanted everyone to see it, he would have made it public. Let Samarco do his thing, and don't publicly fry him for being a college kid. Not a single person on this board has a right to judge.

[theziggies]

That's my point. Yet, he felt the need to post it for the rest of us to see, as well as write about it in that "blog" of his. If he wanted everyone to see it, he would have made it public. Let Samarco do his thing, and don't publicly fry him for being a college kid. Not a single person on this board has a right to judge.

Please detail the 'frying' in the post. Blogs (not "blogs") typically have off-the-wall items on them. This qualifies.

And in case you haven't read one of the gazillion articles about how Facebook and myspace are now part of the public domain, and that employers are regularly checking them, here's one:

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/busi ... 399488.htm

[Jacobs4Heisman]

Not a single person on this board has a right to judge.

As you judge Sussman for posting it?

I'm not a fan of his either, but I don't see too much malice in this situation.

[SaxyIrishTenor]

Please detail the 'frying' in the post. Blogs (not "blogs") typically have off-the-wall items on them. This qualifies.

And in case you haven't read one of the gazillion articles about how Facebook and myspace are now part of the public domain, and that employers are regularly checking them, here's one:

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/busi ... 399488.htm

The entire purpose of the blog entry, whether intended or not, was to bring attention to the photo in a less than positive light. Why else comment on it?

As someone who on rare occasions used to check Facebook before hiring someone, I am well aware of the publicity it can provide, so the condescending link isn't necessary But there is a difference between someone posting it voluntarily for people to see and having someone else post it elsewhere to a different audience without permission (which I don't know for sure, but guess that Sussman did not obtain before posting it.)

And I meant "blog" when I said it. It's a poor excuse for quality writing, as were most of his columns in the paper. Be sure you understand my intent before you correct me.

And to clarify for J4H, I don't mean to judge Sussman as much as I mean to stand up for Samarco, though I do admit that they go hand in hand in a sense. The picture is amusing; I don't disagree with that. But if Martin Samarco truly wanted all of us to see it, he would have posted it here himself, or at least have not taken the time to make his Facebook profile a guarded one. I understand the public domain argument, but he wasn't some idiot who kept a public profile; he clearly values SOME privacy, and he should be allowed that.

[BleedOrange]

I fail to see why it's a big deal.

I fail to see who said it was. 'Tis what 'tis.

It was "big" enough for you to post it, as opposed to laugh and move in. And really, you went so far as to actually dig it up and then fix the URL to get it full size. That's an awful lot of effort for something you don't consider a big deal.

Heh? What the hell are you talking about? It's a funny picture of one of our basketball players. That's IT. Get a damned grip.

That's my point. Yet, he felt the need to post it for the rest of us to see, as well as write about it in that "blog" of his. If he wanted everyone to see it, he would have made it public. Let Samarco do his thing, and don't publicly fry him for being a college kid. Not a single person on this board has a right to judge.

"Yet, he felt the need to post it for the rest of us to see,..."
- YES, because it's funny.

"...as well as write about it in that "blog" of his."
- Who cares? Who cares about Sussman or his blog?

"If he wanted everyone to see it, he would have made it public."
- Not a valid point. He might have gobs of pictures that he wouldn't mind the whole general public seeing but just hasn't bothered to set up a public site for all too see. I know I do. Who makes a point of habitually publically posting pictures of themselves. (Back in college, I got hammered, ended up in a female friends dormroom, and subsequently took off my shirt and put on one of her bras just to be a goofball. She was able to snap a picture of me. Later, I learned that someone had hung it up in the hallway by the Mac cafeteria. I didn't care.)

"Let Samarco do his thing, and don't publicly fry him for being a college kid. Not a single person on this board has a right to judge."
- Nobody here's is judging Samarco or trying to make him conform to anything.

Again, get a grip. You're on Mars on this.

[Jacobs4Heisman]

Totally agree with you on that part Saxy. Samarco had the sense to make it less than completely available. I got no problem with Samarco putting a picture like that on his profile, unlike Sussman, who obviously does. It's not like it was a picture of him stabbing somebody while taking a bong hit.


Sussman's always been a writer with an odd sense of humor, that has often tried way too hard to be funny. He's a smart guy, but often times his humor just doesn't work on a large percentage of his audience. I understand the humor he's often trying to get at, I just rarely think it's all that funny.

[Flipper]

Writing humor is like writing porn...if you're tastes are kind of fringe or out of the mainstream, a lot of people are going to take it the wrong way.

Someday, the TA in my creative writing class will see that the donkey in my story was strictly there as a metaphor and nothing else...honest.