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thebajarunner
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Nomad- think of it as a big beach bonfire
Lots of folks sitting around the bonfire,
Mellow evening,
quiet conversation,
everyone in synch- not all on the same topic, but mellow nonethless.
New folk arrive, pull up chairs, join in the conversation,
all is good.
More new folks, more new ideas, more mellow,
Then a drunk shows up
Loud,
obnoxious,
off color
possibly making rude noises, etc.
13 year old comes up, starts kicking what was already a perfect fire.
More nice folks come, more good topics,
lots of topics,
not any general trend, just nice mellow talk about all the places they have been in Baja, the roads traveled, the people met.
Another rude, loud arrival.
What to do?
Pick up your chair and leave?
Nahhh, this is too good, but still "where did this creature come from?"
Oh, by the way, did I mention, this is a private beach,
Nice guy owns it,
loves to have visitors and guests and mellow talk,
But, he does have rules,
No profanity,
No nudity,
No drunken stupid behaviour,
Hmmmmm, when to call him in and ask for relief.
And, the bonfire burns on,
the conversations continue,
and still, on occasion, here they are,
the rude
the obnoxious
the name callers.
Why do they bother,
They clearly don't fit in,
This is all about friends, talking about mutual interests,
Friends don't badmouth
Friends don't call names
Friends can (and should) disagree, but not with personal attacks.
And the bonfire burns,
and good people sit and chat,
and new folks come and are welcome,
and, sad to say, the rude people still show up, on occasion,
and that, my friends, is NOMAD>>>
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Diver
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If you say so.
And what about the story of the folks that were having a blast when some do-gooder arrived and started telling them what to say and what not to say ?
Why didn't you tell the part about the overly sensitive do-gooder who was anti-Carlin ? 
[Edited on 8-21-2008 by Diver]
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thebajarunner
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Anti-Carlin? Not I...
I happen to think George was a pretty funny guy,
And Lenny Bruce was often hilarious,
their humour and their language just don't happen to fit the rules of "the guy that owns the beach."
Nor, and I hope you would agree, is their material fit for younger ears, of which many are here.
Sorry, your logic once again escapes me.
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805gregg
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No private beaches in Mex.
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Diver
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
Sorry, your logic once again escapes me. |
I knew that.
You like your own private beach.
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tsgarcia69
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Nomad - think of it as a little beachside cafe
A small little 6-table beachside cafe with high rent.
The cafe needs to turnover each of its few tables several times each day to pay the rent and show a profit.
Every morning the same group of old retired people come in.
Every morning they sit at the two best tables in the cafe.
Every morning they order just one cup of coffee and sit all day, talking to themselves.
Small groups of tourists drift in and order a meal.
The tourists sit and talk about what they value most.
The old retired people overhear, and interupt the tourists.
The old retired people tell the tourists they don't know anything.
The old retired people tell the tourists how great the cafe was back in the old days.
The tourists leave and don't come back to the cafe.
The cafe can't pay the rent.
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tsgarcia69
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| Quote: | Originally posted by grover
Truly a sad ending. It was a near-miracle the cafe paid the rent for six years before they arrived...
Please don't interrupt; old retired people. |
I have an idea, my little blue pitufo. You seem to be failry free and easy with other peoples money. Why don't you send the board owner a U2U and ask
him if he makes more ad and revenue sharing revenues it there are more "tourists" clicking onto Baja Nomads, or if his revenue is the same no matter
what. Then ask him if he would prefer more or less "tourists". I've seen your posts over on off-topic and I think it is about time you learned how
businesses really work. After all, your wife may get sick someday (God forbid) and you may actually have to leave the house and get a job.
I'll await your response.
By the way, how do you like your little cafe table by the window, the one with the ocean view that has your name written all over it?
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longlegsinlapaz
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thebajarunner
There's one other little voice out here in the wilderness this evening who appreciates your analogy! 
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jeans
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| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
There's one other little voice out here in the wilderness this evening who appreciates your analogy! |
And another 
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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Diver
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Sherlock "Grover" Holmes !! Jolly good show, chap !! 
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danaeb
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tsgarcia69
The tourists leave and don't come back to the cafe.
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Does this mean you're leaving?
[Edited on 8-21-2008 by danaeb]
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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tsgarcia69
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| Quote: | Originally posted by grover
You're going to need a lot better memory to keep track of those usernames. |
Or else, you are going to need a longer memory. Remember the other day when I said I googled you and came up with that Mad Marjorie stuff?
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=33137&pag...
Well, that's when I found your life's story on BN. Go ahead and google "grover" and "bajanomad". 697 hits. You really are ubiquitous. Do you even
sleep?
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BajaNomad
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Thank you.
| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
Lots of folks sitting around the bonfire,
Mellow evening,
quiet conversation,
everyone in synch- not all on the same topic, but mellow nonethless.
New folk arrive, pull up chairs, join in the conversation,
all is good.
More new folks, more new ideas, more mellow,
Then a drunk shows up
Loud,
obnoxious,
off color
possibly making rude noises, etc.
13 year old comes up, starts kicking what was already a perfect fire.
More nice folks come, more good topics,
lots of topics,
not any general trend, just nice mellow talk about all the places they have been in Baja, the roads traveled, the people met.
Another rude, loud arrival.
What to do?
Pick up your chair and leave?
Nahhh, this is too good, but still "where did this creature come from?"
Oh, by the way, did I mention, this is a private beach,
Nice guy owns it,
loves to have visitors and guests and mellow talk,
But, he does have rules,
No profanity,
No nudity,
No drunken stupid behaviour,
Hmmmmm, when to call him in and ask for relief.
And, the bonfire burns on,
the conversations continue,
and still, on occasion, here they are,
the rude
the obnoxious
the name callers.
Why do they bother,
They clearly don't fit in,
This is all about friends, talking about mutual interests,
Friends don't badmouth
Friends don't call names
Friends can (and should) disagree, but not with personal attacks.
And the bonfire burns,
and good people sit and chat,
and new folks come and are welcome,
and, sad to say, the rude people still show up, on occasion,
and that, my friends, is NOMAD>>> |
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ELINVESTIG8R
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The only thing this threads lacks is a couple of graphics!
 
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Russ
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Nice! Now we have a great fire. Who we gonna burn at the stake? The drunks and bad mouthed rowdies just headed for that quiet little cafe, now a
noisy little bar. ! I know! we'll just enjoy the fire and make nice.
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palmeto99
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| Quote: | Originally posted by danaeb
| Quote: | Originally posted by tsgarcia69
The tourists leave and don't come back to the cafe.
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Does this mean you're leaving?
[Edited on 8-21-2008 by danaeb] |
Why would this poster have to leave. He posts more important info on this board than anyone else and does not play this gotcha game unless he is
attacked.
The cafe anology is the best example as my favorite cafe suffers from the same problem. The owner is way to polite and just waits out the oldtimers
who order only coffee and
solve the worlds problems while the rest of us just wait for them to leave.
What utopia does bajarunner come from or want to live in where we all sing from the same sheet of music.
I like the exchange of ideas and different points of view and my skin is thick enough to take the barbs which come from the usual suspects on this
board.
The advice I am about to give you is worth what you are paying for it.
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David K
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thebajarunner
| Quote: | Originally posted by longlegsinlapaz
There's one other little voice out here in the wilderness this evening who appreciates your analogy! |
and another!
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oxxo
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Reminds me of a song
Put another log on the fire.
Cook me up some bacon and some beans.
And go out to the car and change the tyre.
Wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans.
Come on, baby, you can fill my pipe,
And then go fetch my slippers.
And boil me up another pot of tea.
Then put another log on the fire, babe,
And come and tell me why you're leaving me.
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Keri
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and another small voice
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Pescador
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Bajarunner, that was fantastic. When they say a picture is worth 1,000 words then truly a word picture such as the one you painted can only be
infinitely more valuable.
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