So I am standing on the sidewalk with a guy from Carlyle Group

[TomInTib]

Waiting for a a car in front of the Platinum hotel (highly recommended) in Las Vegas this morning.

Older guy comes by and sets his beautiful bag on a pedestal next to me.

No kidding, this bag was cooler than Coach.

Beautiful cotton duck trimmed with incredibly wonderful oiled leather. It was stamped "The Carlyle Group".

I ask him if he was with the Carlyle Group.

He looked down on me - which is not easy - because I am not easily looked down-upon. And said "yeah..." and walked out to the curb.

So I pulled out my fluorescent green highlighter from my case and wrote...

"FUCK ME"...

on the side of that bag. Those words glowed in the afternoon light.

He threw it over his shoulder and sallied off...not knowing what he was carrying.

I effin nailed that asshole.

One for us and all mankind!!!

Tom

[Straight Shooter]

1. LOL!

:yourock:

[Poll_Blind]

2. I have never been so entertained by a short work of fiction!

I know you would never do something like that in real life, heh heh! That would be illegal and that's bad, mmm-kay?

:-)

PB

[TomInTib]

26. I actually did it, P_B

Man, I was rushing and it was really something.

I am too old for this.

But I am well trained.


This was no joke.


I actually did something that dumb.


I just couldn't help myself.

[Judi Lynn]

72. Wow! You've no doubt got many of us wishing we could have been there to see it!

The bag he SHOULD have been carrying!



I'd kill for the ability to think and act that accurately, efficiently, quickly! :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Cobalt-60]

3. Bravo!

You deserve a bronze star!

[thoughtanarchist]

4. You Sir, rock most righteously.

Well done!

:rofl:


I will remember your anecdote each time I pass a Dunkin' Donuts.

[jazzjunkysue]

80. (Bowing) We Are Not Worthy! n/t.

[Mojambo]

5. I so want to buy you a drink right now. n/t

[TomInTib]

44. Well, hell...

I just got back from thr road trip to/from hell (NYC. LAS, SFO and then)

I would take that drink right now.

[amitten]

6. Can I just love on you for one little old minute?

:thumbsup:

[Name removed]

7. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[gulfcoastliberal]

11. Repukes are notorious for vandalizing cars with dem stickers.

Wow, writing on a free bag vs thousands of dollars in damage. Hmmm...

[Richardo]

20. I don't use the idiotic actions of others to govern my morality

Wrong is wrong. And not that it makes any difference, but you don't know the bag was free. I have to pay for MY company gear.

[gulfcoastliberal]

28. I agree. My moral code keeps me from doing such things, also

I believe in karma. But this is the Carlyle Group. I'm sure he can afford to have his case cleaned or replaced if he's above wiping it off himself. But I agree in general with you. Carlyle is iffy, though. They are not up to any good.

[Exultant Democracy]

49. This is the Carlyle group, morally speaking the he should have pushed that guy into traffic

and saved some lives.

[TomInTib]

54. I actually thought about killing the fucker..

He was so dismissive of me..

I could have done it.

He only outweighed me by 30 pounds(that is really important, you know).

Maybe I should have just done it.

[Nicole]

65. You've got to be kidding me.

You actually thought about killing the guy? Because he was so dismissive of you?
I have to wonder what makes you so special that you shouldn't be dismissed? Did you tell the guy your zip code?

[TomInTib]

69. I was standing there and watching the asshat and waiting forever..;

for a cab.

And I had nothing to do for maybe fifteen minutes.

Yeah, I thought about killing him.

I am never kidding.

It wasn't about the dismissive part.

It was all about the Carlyle part.

But I am sorry if I may have offended your sensibilities.

[Richardo]

92. .

:spray:

[greatauntoftriplets]

232. I bet the freepers love the line about thinking about killing the guy....

Unbelievable, isn't it, Nicole?

[JVS]

234. someone should send them this thread. it's funny

[Nicole]

237. I bet so too.

As if just posting it wasn't bad enough, he had to put it in the subject line so more people could see it.

It is unbelievable.

[bettyellen]

136. dismissive of you!? with your zipcode, your car, your hot canadian GF who spellchecks? how dare he!

so there we have it, he's wealthier than you and can give you a taste of your own elitist BS. Didn;t like that, did you Tom?

[SammyWinstonJack]

151. ..

:thumbsup:

[bettyellen]

159. i can't help it, the OP says a lot more (about himself) than he realizes

i'd tell him to get help, but people this arrogant never listen. with all the bragging about killing and murderous fantasies, i only hope he's making this shit up. if not, it's sad indeed.

[Marie26]

141. .

:eyes:

[jazzjunkysue]

78. Thanks for the morning laugh....I like honest posts. n/t.

[TomInTib]

31. Wrong is wrong? ... Carlyle is Carllyle...

You can not do anything you choose not to do, Richardo.

I do what I want.

And I am the only person on the plabet to hold a Ithaca 12-guage to John Warner's sternum.

You??

I do what I say.

And I mean what I do.

[Richardo]

60. Hear that, everyone? He pulled a shotgun on John Warner

What's the matter, you didn't have your green highlighter that day?

[Swamp Rat]

61. LOL!!!!

Y'all slay me! :rofl:



:rofl:

[calimary]

249. Swamp rat, YOU slay ME! Another masterpiece here!

:thumbsup:

:yourock:

:toast:

[Nicole]

66. Good one!

That made me laugh more than the OP's funny little story. :rofl:

[TomInTib]

71. You never saw my post about me and Warner?

Unlike the rest of the chickenshits here, I have actually taken up arms and killed a lot of people in "defense" of our country.

A lot of people (mostly Vietnamese and Laotians).

But I once had the pleasure of pointing an Ithaca 12guage pump at Mr Warner's sternum.

And I got away with it.

For he was just SecNav and I was me.

Do not deride that which you are not familiar.

Because it ain't funny.

Ya know?

[rug]

74. Rambo in Vegas.

[Bronyraurus]

247. Why in the hell did you do that?

[Telly Savalas]

115. You should seek professional help.

[siligut]

170. "Wrong is wrong"?

Pollyanna.

[Richardo]

174. Too tough for you?

I can't go to words of LESS than one syllable. Sorry.

[siligut]

181. You tough?

Just my point. When did your spirit break? Think you could fix it?

[Richardo]

182. Sorry, I never had the spirit that I could vandalize private property

Just a little quirk my parents instilled in me.

[siligut]

186. Don't have it in me to teach morality 102 right now.

But you can start with; is it wrong to steal a loaf of bread to feed your starving family?

[Bunny]

194. Because of course the two situations are exactly the same.

:eyes:

[ScreamingMeemie]

219. Well...one of the situations may have actually happened...

but I am highly cynical of the presence of a green highlighter at just the right time. :hi:

[Bunny]

221. It's a mighty tall tale, isn't it?

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

223. But, on the plus side, it has given me the most joy I've had in ages.

I literally got the point where I had tears streaming down my face. :D

[Bunny]

226. Yes, for a Saturday afternoon, this has been pretty damn funny.

Lots of clever people amongst us!

[TomInTib]

27. I suck?....

I am over 50 (not exactly juvenile).

And I live in a small town (check out ZIP 94920 on demographics) and I am from Texas and I can do anything I goddamned want unless circumstance prove otherwise.

And you can take anything I say to the Bank.

So I wrote on his bag.

Big deal.

Just didn't feel like shaking his hand.

Tom

[bananarepublican]

47. No! The Carlyle Group sucks. They remind me of a mob outfit trying to go legit. n/t

[Richardo]

59. You think 'juvenile' can only refer to chronological age?

I'm over 50 too, and therefore am even more ashamed for you. Not OF you, FOR you.

And, yes I know where Tiburon is (lovely place), but I don't really believe you can do 'anything you want' there or anywhere else, except maybe Somalia.

And please don't tell anyone you're from Texas - we've got a hard enough time with the Bush's claiming residence.

[ScreamingMeemie]

124. Oh...thank you Richardo!!!

:hug:

[tammywammy]

138. I'll second that

Please don't tell anyone else ever for the rest of your life that you're from Texas.

[dogday]

118. There are some discrepancies that I am not

real comfortable with, but who I am to judge? I think some things are best left unsaid and kept to one's self...

[AlCzervik]

144. a bag stamped "Carlyle group" that ended it for me.

[Richardo]

146. It was right next to the bags with the '$' signs on them

[AlCzervik]

148. which was right next to my beautiful wife Morgan Fairchild, yeah thats the ticket.

[bettyellen]

214. i liked the part where he blames his gorgeous forgeign born GF for fucking up his narrative

apparently she's also is editor here at DU, makes his posts all cinematic and shit....
I wonder if he pays her by the word or lets her crash in 90210 for her services..... LOL.

[AlCzervik]

217. Lol!! one last thing before i go

Since the Prehistoric ages and the days of ancient Greece
Right down through the Middle Ages
Planet earth kept going through changes
And then no renaissance came, and times continued to change
Nothing stayed the same, but there were always renegades
Like Chief Sitting Bull, TomnTib
Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcom X
They were renegades of their time and age
So many renegad

:7

[JVS]

233. mee too

Ooops: my hot quebecois minx fucked up my spelling

[bettyellen]

238. of course she's leggy beret and cat suited international woman of mystery with a garter for her shiv

why didnt our man Tom just do it? It's not like it's not an easy thing for him....
i mean after all, he waited 15 minutes for a cab, someone must die!

[Tin Man]

261. I wonder if she knows about post #37 yet ?

I wish there were an emoticon for laughing-to-tears, 'cause I really need to use it right now...

[AlCzervik]

262. ***snort***

i just found #37.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

omg best saturday ever at DU.

[greatauntoftriplets]

239. Spend a lot of time in jail???

"I can do anything I goddamned want unless circumstances prove otherwise."

:rofl:

WTF does being from Texas have to do with anything? So is George W. Bush.

:eyes:

[tammywammy]

257. Correction

GWB is from Conneticut.

[greatauntoftriplets]

259. Bush may have been born in Connecticut....

But he brags a lot about being from Texas. Like the OP.

[nonconformist]

8. You are evil.

I love it! :P

[tularetom]

9. Ha ha! Made my day

I gotta learn, "Don't get mad get even"....

[TygrBright]

10. That reminds me of a hilarious old Nat'l Lampoon schtick...

...from the "Radio Dinner" album.


SFX/background: trickling streams of liquid, throughout

An energetic, condescending, sophisticated-sounding young voice says (something like): "Wow. Here were are. This just goes to show what a wonderful democracy we live in. Here we are, standing side by side. I'm an up-and-coming record executive, and you're a long-haired dropout. We couldn't be more different, but here we both are... So, what I want to know is... How come your splash is so much louder than mine?"

A slightly slurred, faintly malicious voice replies: "Simple. I'm pissing on your briefcase."

God, I loved that album. I wonder if it's out on CD yet?

reminiscently,
Bright

[Blue-Jay]

12. Wooo! Stickin' it to THE MAN!

:eyes:

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

68. Ya.

He iz hardk0r!!

[alofarabia]

13. I'm a newbie here...

and I am amazed at your actions and the general reaction from others here at DU. It's not like there isn't enough criticism (unjustified) of liberals not acting like "grown ups" but this just reinforces that stereotype. If the person was a woman I suppose you would have snapped her bra. Shees. It would have taken real balls to actually talk to the guy, you know, with an idea or opinion that was lucid and well argued, but I guess that would be asking for way too much. I guess my decision to join DU was ill advised since I assumed a higher level of debate. Masalama.

[Hardrada]

14. I think it is just a neat imaginary vignette

in a Woody Allen fantasy style.

[Richardo]

16. I agree with both of you

[TomInTib]

32. I am not believing this...

I don't make shit up.


I did it..

I thought abought doing a lot worse stuff.

Just standing there next to the fucker had me shaking.

I have had a hard week.

[Obamarama]

99. Wait, wait...don't tell me!! Are you Jake Byrnes....from "Meet The Fockers" and "Meet The Parents?"

Well, I'm Gaylord Focker, Male Nurse, LOL

:sarcasm:

[Name removed]

135. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[tammywammy]

154. ...

:spray:
"you didn;t actualy shoot him, you little wuss"

[AlCzervik]

157. I actually once shot a man just for snoring.

oh wait that was John wesley Hardin, i always get us confused.

:+

[Richardo]

190. You two are like, separated at birth, man

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

193. please pick up my volume in the time life collection-

it has a big gold stamp on it.
:7

[Richardo]

Are you kidding? I *had* that collection!

Like, 24 volumes or something. How else would I know the story?

You may guess this was before I was married. You'd be right. :pals:

[AlCzervik]

198. LOL!

i'm glad someone actually remembered! I gotta go pop a cap.

[Tin Man]

201. LOL!

Maybe that's what TomInTib meant when he threatened to "pop a cap in his ass"!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Richardo]

206. ...

:rofl:

[Richardo]

19. Not EVERYONE here is an inarticulate juvenile - but many are, unfortunately

Welcome to DU, alofarabia, your post was very well-stated.

My recommendations for more 'serious' discussions - try the more specialized forums or the state forums. GD and GD-Politics are sure to disappoint in the maturity department.

[Bluebear]

22. Well now you had to go there didn't you?

"GD and GD-Politics are sure to disappoint in the maturity department."

What an unpleasant thing to say.

[Richardo]

24. Not exactly political discourse on a Thomas Paine level...

...and in my experience there's way too much of it in those two forums.

[conscious evolution]

79. Beautiful minds are not required on the DU

Just a love of country and Democratic ideals.

[jazzjunkysue]

81. My mind, for instance, is simply attractive, but not beautiful.

snerk

[Wetzelbill]

103. mine is merely slutty

:)

[conscious evolution]

108. And I,for one,welcome

slutty minds.
I am really tired of the puritanical attitudes the right would have us live by.

[Wetzelbill]

109. see I am an odd Dem..

I am quite slutty, but I also am religious. At least, I appear to be religious to the outside world, I pray and all that, but, in reality, I am just as dirty as everybody else. Maybe worse.

Holy shit, maybe I am a Republican, after all!!!!

[Doremus]

100. Well, aren't you special.

Pray tell, what are you doing here in GD?

Shouldn't you be pontificating in some other more highbrow forum?

Or did you just stop by to spit on the commoners?

[Richardo]

102. To answer your questions:

1) I was attracted to GD by another one of the many "I stuck it to a conservative" posts that, if they are not 100% bullshit, usually make the 'liberal' look worse than the conservative.

2) I pontificate in many forums. DU is my oyster.

3) I'm not spitting, I'm just questioning: Motivations, veracity, morals, like that.

[Sydnie]

21. Welcome to DU

but perhaps you hadn't heard ... Money Trumps Peace. Sometimes, Peace needs to raise the stakes.

IF this really did happen, the guy will have another one before he leaves his office today. And we will have paid for it many times over in blood, sweat, tears, and their lies.

IF it didn't happen, then a symbolic FU to the war profiters can't be all bad.

Stick around. Don't let one Friday night thread influence you about the work we do here as a whole. :hi:

[malaise]

58. Bingo

These war profiteers are responsible for thousands of deaths. TomInTib's act was hysterically funny and caused no harm.

[tkmorris]

39. Umm, Alofarabia?

nm, deleted. Let's just say I think Al here is being a bit disingenuous. Google is your friend.

[rosesaylavee]

93. Ah. Yes. Our friend from the 'other side'.

Google is very enlightening, isn't it?

[Exultant Democracy]

51. Then I would ask you first what do you know about The Carlyle Group

All of these guys are treasonous bastards. Treason with a capital T, and by capital I mean there isn't anything that they won't do for money. They are a cancer that should be removed so that the rest of us can live in peace.

Do you really think that the normal rules of civility apply to genocidal bastards?

[Richardo]

56. Yes-that's what makes it "civility"

Vandalizing private property is always wrong. Making yourself look like an inarticluate goon is a bonus.

[TomInTib]

63. My step-father is ex- COO of KBR

maybe you would like to apply for a job.

Live in a cubicle, you know.

Myself, I live in 94920.

google that.

I, myself, prefer to throw stones against the powers that be.

If you would like to draft a letter of apology, I will do my best to get it published.

What have you done, lately?

I, at the very least, did something.

So, now , take you... light of heart...

and cry to those that may be...

but do not come crying to me...

for I...

took action....


at the very least...

[Spider Jerusalem]

85. What, precisely, has your zip code to do with anything?

Why should we care WHERE you live? Evidently this is supposed to be impressive; it comes across as arrogant jackassery (which is of a piece with your claimed conduct in Las Vegas; at least you're consistent).

[Judi Lynn]

110. He didn't bring it up originally on this thread. See post #65.

He was RESPONDING to that "challenge." Take it up with that poster.

[Richardo]

112. He brought it up in #27.

He's quite proud of his zip code. Apparently.

[Tin Man]

116. .

deleted - duplicate point

[Nicole]

168. Wrong. The OP brought it up in #27 at 12:40

I didn't bring it up until post #65 at 4:02, about 3 1/2 hours later.

If Tom wants to throw it out there, which he oftens does on threads, then why can't I ask about it?

Who "challenged" him to post about what kind of car he drives? No one, just like I didn't challenge him to post his zip code.

[martymar64]

246. Don't ever apologize

If I was there, I would have done it too. Or at least pushed him in front of the cab or a nearby bus. They would do the same or worse to us.

I'll drink my Tecate in your honor.

Keep fighting the good fight, amigo!!!

[BlackVelvet04]

256. How absurd to compare a juvenile act of vandalism to

political activism. Maybe you could leave messages on the mens room walls.....that'll show them.

[Exultant Democracy]

73. So what do you think should be done with The Carlyle Group?

And I have to disagree with you about civility because it assumes that the person you are being civil to isn't actively trying to kill you. These crooks have their hands in everything dirty including the sale of nuclear technology to North Korea a few years back. These guys are also the backers of the PNAC. Do you know what PNAC is? Do you know what PNAC has done to our planet? They turned it into a tinderbox and they are running around with matches RIGHT NOW, what do you think of that?

The best thing would probably be to lock them all up and toss the key, but imprisoning someone against their will is the very hight of incivility (well short of murder, but we will leave the murdering to them) so why the high horse?

[Amonester]

147. The best thing Will be to lock them all up and toss the key.

They R the ones who brought back the torture sh*t (from the "Nuremberg Trials" no less).

The Carlyle Group advocate TORTURE! (as long as they could keep it secret and hide it).

Yes: they R FOR waterboarding the poor.

What have we become?

[Richardo]

57. Dupe

See above.

[Octafish]

76. Ask your buddies at Carlyle Group about Col. Ted Westhusing...

While on duty in Iraq, Col. Westhusing uncovered corruption in government contracting -- specifically by a Carlyle-owned company, USIS.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x126094

What's the price of a nice bag? You can't compare that to the infinite loss we all suffered by the death of one of America's best, or the unimaginable loss of hundreds of thousands of human beings. For profit.

[Cha]

235. Thank youuu!

Geeze.

[conscious evolution]

107. welcome to du

And IBTTS.

[undeterred]

145. IBTTS... in before they throw shit ?

[ScreamingMeemie]

127. Oh come on. There are many of us who are deriding the OP's actions.

If, after a 100 posts, you still feel the same let me know. But making a decision based on one poster and some of the responses has me thinking you might have come here not looking to get along. :toast:

[bettyellen]

130. pls don't judge us by this asshole. it would seem his killing days in Nam damaged him

and we are not all like that,m nor do we cheer him on.

[distantearlywarning]

172. Give me a break.

You're a "disenchanted newbie" and I'm the Queen of Bulgaria. :eyes:

Try to be a little less transparent next time.

[Meshuga]

184. Nice broadbrush!

Your criticism of the actions in the OP are valid but you lost me when you tried to paint all other DU'ers (and DU) with your broadbrush.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. Tom... you are my HERO

:rofl:

[calimary]

17. EXCELLENT!

Snarky. And EXCELLENT!

You wicked one, you!

:rofl:

[alittlelark]

18. You are just across the Bay and seem like 'my kinda guy'

....too bad I'm happily married!

[TomInTib]

29. Maybe next time

I still can't believe I did that.

So juvenile.

So necessary.

[alittlelark]

30. And SOOOO COOL!

:evilgrin: :yourock:

[calimary]

33. Perhaps it's because these people are so dastardly that they bring

out the beast in the best of us. I'm not gonna judge or throw stones. I live in that nice little glass cabin over there...

[Cha]

244. I call that

So Young at

[TomInTib]

37. Just keep me on your dance card, ma'am,....

Life is a quarry

But I am up for lunch.

Maybe we could all do lunch or something someday in or around our town..

[Bluebear]

23. This IS a "fantasy yarn". Isn't it? nt

[TomInTib]

25. No, man, I actually did it.

I just turned into a child again and fucking did it.

[yurbud]

34. "the Carlyle Group" is also the name of a foundation that helps lepers--based in Vegas

[TomInTib]

62. not with that bag...

it had to cost $300.

[yurbud]

242. you don't want a cheap bag to carry around leper parts. a cheap one would leak.

[Roxy66]

35. You are awesome Mr. Man!!

[Emit]

36. THAT

was funny!

[TomInTib]

38. I actually did it, Emit

And I still cannot believe that I did something so juvenile-dumb.

But it sure was fun.

[Emit]

41. Rest assured, Tom

Your moment of juvenile-dumb had a special, significant yet broader, meaning. Mine, on the other hand, usually do not. :toast:

[Bonobo]

40. You REALLY DID IT? Where do I send the check thanking you?

[TomInTib]

42. I really did it...

and I am blown away by the number of people here who wonder if I really did what I really did.

What a bunch of chickenshits.

Jeebus....

[Hardrada]

45. We're just fucking with your mind, man!

As the old hippies used to say. In actual fact, the intent of some of us was to put what you did (and, yes, I believe you) into an enduring cinematic framework. The detailed description of the man's piece of luggage was especially vivid!

[fooj]

50. My favorite part...

the FLUORESCENT GREEN HIGHLIGHTER. Please tell me it was a permanent marker. LMAO. :spray:



These f*cking rat bastards bring out the best in us, eh? LOL!!!:smoke:

[TomInTib]

53. Oh, it was all so permanent.

I was between the International Toy Show and MAGIC, Int'l (just try and tell me that there was any other DU'er in those two trade shaows).

Dog bless Terry Schialvo (I done seen the video).

T

[5X]

90. You have made it quite clear you are just juvenile enough to do

such a thing and brag about it. I for one would be
ashamed.

[fooj]

143. Actually, my perspective is quite different.

These treasonous, rat bastards have robbed our treasury, destoyed our military, disrespected our troops in the field, disrespected the WILL OF THE PEOPLE, CRAPPED all over our Constitution and continue to threaten the NATIONAL SECURITY of our country. They bring death and destruction everywhere they go. IMO, acting on a impulsive urge is a natural reaction. The guy is lucky Tom didn't deck him right on the spot. Frustration and anger makes people do some crazy things. There is no "norm" anymore. We have a president who doesn't give a rat's ass about the RULE OF LAW. It's hard for me to condemn anyone for acting out at this point. For goodness sake, he didn't physically harm the dude. Jeez......

[hippywife]

149. Then you may wish to rethink

your avatar. Peace is never going to be possible when acts of personal vengeance, no matter how small, are heralded and applauded. Peace is something that has to come from inside each person and be extended outward for it to ever take hold in the larger world.

[fooj]

155. Duh.

Thanks for the lecture. :P

Apparently, you missed EVERYTHING that I said. I didn't say what he did was right. I said it was human.

[hippywife]

156. You're correct.

You didn't say it was right, you merely laid enough cover to make it seem totally within reason that he did what he did, which was willfull destruction of personal property.

We're all stressed beyond belief by everything that has happened these last five years. That is an explanation but not an excuse for taking similar behaviour, altho on a smaller scale. There is a choice to be made everytime we are presented with these situations and there is no excuse for the one he decided upon.

[Swamp Rat]

43. LOL!!!!

:rofl:

Kick ASS dude! :hi:

[wakeme2008]

46. I would have wrote "Free BJs" (and a nom)

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Pastiche423]

48. GMFAO!

You done good, dude. What a rush that must have been.

[Blue_Tires]

52. i know i'm not supposed to approve of this, but:

dude, that was fucking awesome!

[blogslut]

55. That's a pretty expensive

"Kick Me" sign :)

[TomInTib]

64. Fuck him

I wish it had been a Bentley

(for the record, I drive a Carrera GT)

[foo_bar]

67. there's a slight continuity problem with your narrative

Waiting for a a car in front of the Platinum hotel (highly recommended) in Las Vegas this morning.
(...)
Those words glowed in the afternoon light.

[TomInTib]

70. My girlfriend....

added that.


She is Canadien and cannot help herself.

But she is beautiful and always gets in the last word (for none of my entreaties here are ever singular - save this - as she is sleeping).

By the time I caught it, 'twas too late to edit.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

75. rock on, Tom.

"Resist much,
Obey little"

Who says he should be respected? Fucker's got blood on his hands.

Fuck him, indeed.

[EFerrari]

77. I love you, Tom.

:rofl:

[Clark2008]

82. I think I would have called him a murderer upon his confirmation.

And I'm torn between laughing my fool head off at what you did and chiding you for vandalizing someone else's property.

I think I'll laugh: :rofl:

[Tin Man]

83. Now what have we learned from this thread, class? OK, let's review...

1) TomInTib is a high-roller: ...in front of the Platinum hotel (highly recommended) in Las Vegas this morning
2) TomInTib lives in luxury: check out ZIP 94920 on demographics (14th most affluent zip in US)
3) TomInTib is intrepid: I am the only person on the planet to hold a Ithaca 12-guage to John Warner's sternum.
4) TomInTib drives a snappy car: for the record, I drive a Carrera GT
5) TomInTib can be dangerous: I actually thought about killing the fucker...
6) TomInTib is an avenger: So I pulled out my fluorescent green highlighter from my case and wrote... "FUCK ME"... on the side of that bag.

Beyond that, I'm not sure if I learned anything. Wait... I just thought of one more thing... TomInTib has a very high opinion of himself, that must be shared with the world.

:puffpiece:

[chefgirl]

89. HA!

:thumbsup:

-chef-

[alcibiades_mystery]

96. ROFLMAO

Perfect analysis.

TominTib seems to be very much a self-aggrandizing douchebag.

[Cha]

248. Well, I fucking knew something

before this thread, i.e. The rules of DU are ..you're not suppose to call other members, "douchebag".

[MonkeyFunk]

111. Yep

that's pretty much how it reads.

[tammywammy]

113. ROFL

:spank: :)

[AngryOldDem]

122. This has been one of the more incredible threads I've seen on DU

and I give you :thumbsup: :thumbsup: on your very astute analysis.

[bettyellen]

137. oh snap you nailed it...

[Marie26]

142. Nod

TomInTib is an action movie combination of Rambo & James Bond.

[Phentex]

153. and enough info that he could be tracked down and charged

if someone wanted to find him.

[AlCzervik]

I don't doubt that the " Platinum hotel" has outside cameras.

[Phentex]

161. I think he should edit just in case....

flight information, zip code, kind of car he drives, etc.

He should also wipe the marker clean for good measure.

[AlCzervik]

165. yeah, dump the murder weapon.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

this is the funniest thread i've read in a long time.

[Cameron27]

251. "Dump the murder weapon"

OMG :spray:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[SammyWinstonJack]

158. ..

:evilgrin: He sure is full of himself, isn't he? :eyes:

He couldn't have told his little story without bragging about his wealth and machismo? :eyes:


Anyway, it sound like bs too me. :shrug:

[EFerrari]

173. Did we learn if he was single? That's the REAL question here.

:rofl:

[tammywammy]

175. Not single

he's got a beautiful Canadian girlfriend

[EFerrari]

178. Damn!

:hi:

[hippywife]

216. I'm really disappointed.

I would think the REAL question here would be how big it is. (His marker, that is. I'm getting an idea on anything else by his bravado.)

[EFerrari]

231. In times like these, bravado is a scarce commodity. n/t

[hippywife]

236. I dunno.

Looked like plenty to go around in just this thread alone.

[otherlander]

180. And

he was once in solitary confinement, and on jury duty with John Lennon.

[greatauntoftriplets]

196. Well, *I'M* impressed!!!

Not.

:eyes:

Great post, Tin Man.

[Auggie]

84. Thanks for sharing, TomInTib.

[toddaa]

86. You are my God, I worship you

I don't know whether to believe you or not, but knowing that some asshole fascist scum is walking around airports with a $2,000 bag that says "FUCK ME" is freaking hilarious.

[Vinca]

87. Note to self: buy a fluorescent green highlighter. Good job! nt

[Canuckistanian]

88. If nothing else was accomplished here

Then at least Carlyle goons might think twice about advertising the fact that they work for the world's No. 1 war profiteering group.

They deserve to be more reviled than child molesters.

[hippywife]

91. Threads like this make me

wish we could do reverse recommendations. Your actions and attitudes are nothing to be proud of.

[UTUSN]

94. When the CG is mentioned, I remind it was co-founded by a Jimmy CARTER staffer,

David RUBENSTEIN. I've never heard an explanation for his focusing on Rethugs as objects of his money-making and funneling talent (instead of Dems). CARTER had a nest of vipers at his breast: Tweety, Pat CADDELL, and this dude. Here's what he said about firing Shrub from the CG years ago.

*******QUOTE*******

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3994.htm

.... In a column posted yesterday on Salon.com, Joe Conason writes: "Preferring to avoid public scrutiny for obvious reasons, executives at the Carlyle Group usually say nothing about their firm's connections with the Bush dynasty. But last April 23, Carlyle managing director David Rubenstein spoke quite frankly about the comfy sinecure he provided to George W. Bush more than a decade ago -- and how useless Bush turned out to be. Whether he knew it or not, Rubenstein's remarks to the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association were recorded."

Rubenstein said, "We put (Bush) on the board and (he) spent three years. Came to all the meetings. Told a lot of jokes. Not that many clean ones. And after a while I kind of said to him, after about three years - you know, I'm not sure this is really for you. Maybe you should do something else. Because I don't think you're adding that much value to the board. You don't know that much about the company.

Rubenstein continued: "He said, 'Well, I think I'm getting out of this business anyway. And I don't really like it that much. So I'm probably going to resign from the board.' And I said, thanks - didn't think I'd ever see him again. His name is George W. Bush. He became President of the United States. So you know if you said to me, name 25 million people who would maybe be President of the United States, he wouldn't have been in that category. So you never know. Anyway, I haven't been invited to the White House for any things." ....

********UNQUOTE*******

[tinfoilinfor2005]

95. Not sure exactly why, but your thread didn't make me feel very good

about ourselves.

I think I might need to take a break to reevaluate my priorities.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

97. Jonathan Edgar Colby is a neighbor of mine know his family well..member of Caryle

work for them for a few years and my best friend still does.

http://www.carlyle.com/eng/team/l5-team407.html

yup and his daddy was "the white knight" directer of the CIA under nixon and lbj...during the watergate scandal...met him a few times before his ....ahem....drowning :(

[stellanoir]

98. fluorescent green highlighter. . .don't leave home without one

Do they still allow them on airplanes? I wonder.

Reminds me of an urge I had that I didn't indulge shortly after the '04 election theft.

I was at the drive through at the bank and ya know when you're staring at something but your thoughts are altogether elsewhere. . .?

Waiting for the teller to process my transaction, I was staring at the drawer in an unfocused manner when all of a sudden, my focus sharpened on the drawer's logo. . .duh. . .duh. . .duh. . .It read "DIEBOLD."

I wanted to graffitize it and write "steals elections" Of course, one is always under surveillance cameras around banks and it would qualify as desicration of property.

I later thought it would be cool to have a massive campaign of writing "steals elections" on masking tape and afixing it on "DIEBOLD" logos around the country.

Love what you did Tom. You must be really spry and quick on your feet.

Kudo's. . .K & R'd

[Wetzelbill]

101. Our children will sing songs of your greatness!!!!

Of course, we may find your dead body floating in a river tomorrow, but, it may have been worth it. I'd sacrifice myself to be able to tell a story that good, even for just one time.

Greatest story ever!!!!!

[baldguy]

104. American Oligarchs

I'm surprised one of his security-monkeys wasn't around to rough you up afterward. But then, if he was carrying his own bag he probably wasn't important enough.

[Obamarama]

105. In theatres soon: " Dartagnan And The Green Flourescent Highlighter"

Movie announcer: "In a world ruled by scary, evil white men..."

Video: Shot of well dressed white man standing outside flashy Vegas hotel

Movie announcer: "There's only one man who can save the world..."

Video: Cut to shot of OP racing through the streets of Las Vegas in a GT Carrera.

Movie announcer: "He will stop at nothing to save his dazzlilng zip code from destruction at the hands of mad men."

Video: Shot of OP screeching his GT Carrera to a halt, jumping out of his car...cut to close up of him pulling object out of his pocket.

Video: We see cut-away shots to flashbacks to another time of OP thrusting gun into the chest of a man who is now a powerful senator.

Video: Close up of thumb flipping the cap off a green flourescent highligher as it exits pocket.

Video: Close up of OP's hand scribbling "Dartagnan Was Here. FUCK ME!"
on the side of canvas bag belonging to well-dressed evil white man.

Audio: "Dartagnan And The Green Flourescent Highlighter. In theatres soon."

[JVS]

229. Lol

[AnnInLa]

106. I don't care what others say.....I like it

I think it is, in a way, civil disobedience....non-violent protest. After all, the Carlyle Group does partly control this government, is a part of the military/govt/complex, so why not demonstrate against it in a non-physical way? SINCE THE 60'S, PROTESTORS HAVE BEEN USING CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND NON-VIOLENT PROTEST to, well, protest.

I applaud your protest of the military/govt complex.

I carry a black marker and when I see a Hummer parked on the street, with any bumper sticker, I write on the sticker (not on the vehicle)...."This vehicle supports terrorism." During the election, I put a black cross thru all the bush/cheney stickers I saw.

I don't care what you say, I think demonstrations against the corrupt administration are necessary and should be applauded.

Rant off.

[hippywife]

213. Non-violent protest and civil disobedience

do not target individual citizens for no reason at all except the ones the OP was able to manufacture in his own mind. They are used to stand against oppression, not create it.

He did exactly what the government does to people they deem enemies. He made him into a "Them."

[AnnInLa]

245. respectfully disagree

"....for no reason at all except the ones the OP was able to manufacture in his own mind."

I think his "reason" was righteous. Your argument would have been used by the whites in the South against the Blacks who participated in sit-downs at privately owned lunch counters to bring attention to segregated eating established.

"no reason at all" is in the eye of the beholder. Our eyes differ. IMHO

[hippywife]

250. Those kids who sat at those lunch counters

were not targeting the individual owners of the lunch counters specifically. They did not set out nor did they purposely perform acts of individual vandalism. There may have been individuals who did so like the OP but they were not condoned by the leaders of the movement.

The father of nonviolent protest, Gandhi, and his apt pupil, MLK, would never have condoned destructive acts. I would urge anyone who thinks so to really look into what nonviolent protest and civil disobedience really are and how they are conducted. Nonviolent protest is a tool to bring about change of heart and mind, not a weapon of anger.

[AnnInLa]

254. respectfully disagree

"were not targeting the individual owners of the lunch counters specifically. They did not set out nor did they purposely perform acts of individual vandalism"


Many of the sit-ins did target individual owners specifically...to force them to reverse their whites-only policy. I saw them personally do this. It was said they were performing acts of vandalism/illegality because they were blocking paying customers and preventing owners from making money, which, owners said, they had a right to do. Until the owners (Carlyle guy) change their policies, then the protestors had a moral right to do what they did. I still think writing on the guys case was a moral decision to protest, and agree with it.

We will have to agree to disagree.

[hippywife]

258. And as long as you

believe that vandalism/destruction of an individual's property is really a form of nonviolent protest or civil disobedience, then yes, I will always disagree with you on this issue as will the authors of nonviolence. Call what you do something else because it is not nonviolent protest.

[AnnInLa]

263. Respectfully, I'll call it what I want to.

Respectfully, you are not the know-all and be-all of what is appropriate non-violent protest actions. Your know-it-all attitude is mildly annoying. People can disagree on what constitutes what without you asserting that you are the final "decider?" You call it what you want, and I'll call it what I want.

[hippywife]

264. The authors of nonviolence

are the ones who decided, not you or I. They are the example I speak to.

[glitch]

114. Please please please let this story be true.

:loveya:

[kineneb]

117. you rock

so it was a little vandalism. Carlyle is one of the Enemy. Plain and simple. They would happily see any one of us dead, if it benefited their bottom line. No morals whatsoever. Thus begins the revolution...next, the Bastille!

[Tin Man]

121. To the Bastille everyone, with fluorescent green highlighters !!!

Charge!

[kineneb]

126. follow Arlo's advice

add green highlighter...

from Alice' Restaurant:

-snip-

And the only reason I'm
singing you this song now is cause you may know somebody in a similar
situation, or you may be in a similar situation, and if your in a
situation like that there's only one thing you can do and that's walk into
the shrink wherever you are ,just walk in say "Shrink, You can get
anything you want, at Alice's restaurant.". And walk out. You know, if
one person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick and
they won't take him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony,
they may think they're both faggots and they won't take either of them.
And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people walking in
singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and walking out. They may think it's an
organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day,I said
fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and
walking out. And friends they may thinks it's a movement.
:evilgrin:

[Marie26]

160. "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité"!

This thread is hilarious.

[Richardo]

162. You forgot 'Sharpé'

:)

[Phentex]

163. LMAO!

:7

[Marie26]

167. LOL!

Oh, that's perfect. A new motto for a new revolution! :)

[Bunny]

171. .

:spray: :thumbsup: :rofl:

[AlCzervik]

164. Pfffft, i'm bringing my Mont Blanc, it's in the glove box of my Bentley.

***Peasants***:D

[Bunny]

119. Ooooh, I have to confess! I got a little hot reading that.

:blush:

I just love a man who owns a Sharpie and isn't afraid to use it! So...masculine!So...domineering! :loveya:

What's next, find a former Enron exec and give him a wedgie? Maybe you'll get lucky and run into him in a restroom - then you could give him a swirlie!

:eyes:

[AlCzervik]

120. *snort*

Wet Willie!!

[Tin Man]

123. straw, spitball, revolution!

LOL

[Richardo]

133. !!

I. am. laughing. my. ass. off. :rofl:

:loveya:

[5X]

189. I just got really glad for this thread,

I haven't laughed that good in a while.

[halobeam]

222. Now you may have been sarcastic....

but I'd laugh my ass off, if people who were seriously part of the military ind. complex starting reporting massive swirlies happening around the US LMFAO.


I do feel juvenille, but VERY alive.

[Bunny]

227. Well, the OP fancies himself a little bit of Rambo, a little bit of James Bond.

Perhaps we should alert the Pentagon to watch for unusually high swirlie levels? :shrug:

:rofl:

[halobeam]

243. I almost want that LOL

:rofl: :rofl:

[NYCGirl]

125. How embarrassing if the guy turned out to be an exec from Dunkin Donuts or

Water Pik!

[JVS]

166. Lol

[AlCzervik]

169. or just some poor schlub holding a dunkin donuts bag but in the "Afternoon light"

it look liked a bag Stamped "Carlyle group" and now this guys perfectly good chocolate cruller is ruined.

[ScreamingMeemie]

128. and then you woke up, realized it was 7 AM and you were half an

hour late for work! Quick! Hit the shower! :hi:

[tabasco]

129. I think it would have been better to confront him verbally.

Ask him why he works for such a nefarious warmongering company. Tell him if he had any self-respect, he would get a real job and a real life. It's not against the law to call an asshole an asshole, in so many words. I think people should be more candid with these SOBs. Why resort to school yard pranks?

I know. It feels good. But the dick will have a brand new case overnighted.

[Amonester]

150. These criminals R only in it for the money. Lots 'n lots 'n lots of $s.

The more they can rip-off the taxpayers, the more they do without remorse.

They really don't care about what you or anyone thinks.

They do it because... they can.

[5X]

191. That might have taken actual courage and without his trusty shotgun....n/t

[Ilsa]

131. I love Tom in Tib. even more than the last time I said that. nt

[In Truth We Trust]

132. Oh Yeah!

[Buzz Clik]

134. Cheap vandal's trick. Is that the best you can do?

Sorry, but I'm not into destruction at any level.

That was disappointing to say the least.

[UpInArms]

139. two thumbs up!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

:loveya:

:yourock:

[librechik]

140. how precious--

best Valentine's gift yet!

Thanks Tom!

:loveya:

[mnhtnbb]

152. How many times have I fantasized about using a black marker

to deface a Bushie supporting bumper sticker on a pigmobile...

Oooh...that's hot!

[Individualist]

176. I LOVE YOU, Tom

:loveya: :applause: :hug: :yourock: :toast:

[roguevalley]

177. And even God smiled. :)

[Downtown Hound]

179. People will get all self righteous for nothing

A little protest vandalism is nothing compared to the devastation that The Carlyle Group has wrought upon the Earth.

But hey, I'm sure all the Iraqis that have been butchered will feel better knowing that no matter what, Americans won't even resort to a misdemeanor to protest their suffering, because it's just plain wrong gosh dang it! Oh yeah, and that whole strip our nation of its civil liberties thing? Forget it, whatever you do, don't even think about resorting to a little graffiti because gasp, it's a crime. It's a terrible crime to make a rich man who's money came from the blood and oppression of others have to buy a new bag. You have idea how much he probably suffered because of that action.

Thank God the American colonists never did anything against Britain that could be construed as offensive, over the top, or destructive. No, they just went along their way, and golly gee, you know what happened? Britain just gave the colonists their independence! Yeppers! No one ever had to risk their life, their livelihood, or even, gasp, a little jail time and a fine.

We should never, ever, do anything risque or aggressive when attempting to convey the message that murdering 650,000 of our fellow human beings is wrong. Just smile and be on our way, and make sure to buy lots of cool stuff from Wal Mart! And politely disagree whenever you can.

:sarcasm:

Oh and on edit: TominTib, :yourock:

[Tin Man]

188. When Bulwer-Lytton wrote "The pen is mightier than the sword," I kinda doubt he was thinking about

...some dude with a Sharpie. :eyes:

[Downtown Hound]

192. And when the colonists dumped all that British tea into Boston Harbor

they really were a bunch of self-aggrandizing jerks weren't they?

[Tin Man]

195. Are you actually comparing "Fuck Me!" to the Boston Tea Party?

...I just want to make sure I read that right.

[Downtown Hound]

199. I'm comparing an act of vandalism done in protest

to another act of vandalism done in protest, in an attempt to show that it is a legitimate act.. Actually in my opinion, TominTib was more justified in doing what he did than the colonists did. Those colonists were protesting some tea tax, and we laud them as heroes.

TominTib was protesting the murder of 650,000 people, and yet you guys are jumping on him for being too aggressive and destructive. You really think the line is so different between the two? The basic idea behind it is the same.

So yeah, you heard that right.

[bettyellen]

241. Tom had a bad week and was left waiting 15 min for a cab, next to someone with as much as ego as he

he perceived a slight from this man and fantasized about killing him.
but instead (thankfully) he merely does something childish, illegal and sneaky and brags about it.
walter mitty for the fight club set! and yes, asshole.

[AngryOldDem]

252. LOL.

I'm laughing (sadly) as I sit here recalling all the posts I read during the 2004 election about the vandalism that many people experienced merely for having a Kerry sticker on their bumper.

Really -- what is the difference here, again? I must be too damned thick-headed to see it.

I would have been more impressed had Tom told the dude to his face to fuck off. Would have shown more balls, at any rate, not to mention more honesty.

[Cha]

253. Bravissimo,

Hound! :toast:

[Richardo]

202. They didn't go up to a functionary of the East India Company...

...and write 'I pray thee to have intercourse with me!' on his knapsack. :eyes:

They did something a lot more dramatic and with a little wit attached to it.

[Downtown Hound]

203. Too bad, because that would have been funny as hell!

And I might add, a lot less destructive than what they ended up doing.

[ScreamingMeemie]

204. ...

:spray: Ouch...you're making me hurt.


Richardo!!! :hi: :hug:

[Bunny]

207. Dude - you're on a roll today!

:patriot:

[Richardo]

211. I'm playing to the crowd

;-)

[Bunny]

212. You've got them eating out of your hands, baby!

PS - I've noticed that Mr. Big Stuff seems to have abandoned his thread. ;)

[Richardo]

220. We agreed to put each other on Ignore.

"Mr. Big Stuff" :rofl:

[AlCzervik]

208. You are killing me.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[tammywammy]

209. ...

:spray: :)

[Irreverend IX]

183. Too many damn wusses on DU.

If you're going to fret and moan over the morals of defacing some rich Carlyle bastard's bag, how are you going to muster the fighting spirit to take back the country?

[hippywife]

185. There's fighting spirit

and mean-spiritedness. The latter is what has been exhibited here. Nothing more.

And there are many ways to fight. One doesn't have to use violence, intimidation, or destruction if one has the heart and is smart enough.

[Richardo]

187. So you're OK with a conservative keying your car?

Fair's fair.

[ScreamingMeemie]

200. I highly doubt the Founding Fathers were armed with highlighters.

:hi:

[Irreverend IX]

225. Nah, they went for the big time.

Disguising yourself and destroying tons of British tea as a protest? Now there's an act of vandalism.

[ScreamingMeemie]

230. You're right!!! To the Harbor! With a bunch of leather bags!!!!

:bounce:

[Cha]

255. Ain't that the

straight up truth!

[smoogatz]

197. "I effin nailed that asshole."

Sure you did, tough guy.

[butterfly77]

205. The only think I can say about that is...

:toast: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


I would love to see his face when he reads it...

[Initech]

210. Now that's literally sticking it to the man!

:woohoo:

[bettyellen]

215. hopefully Reno 911 will see this and solve the case.....

[Cha]

218. YOu think fucking

fast on your feet! :toast: :evilgrin:

[Bobbie Jo]

224. I think I'm in LOVE...

:kick:

[goforit]

228. I love you Tom!!!.... Now that was chuztpah!!!!

[ljm2002]

240. THANK YOU!!!

That was hilarious.

People who look down their noses at the hoi polloi are one of my pet peeves -- glad you got him back.

Illegal, illschmeagle -- sometimes a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. Anyone ever hear of civil disobedience? The guy will know who did it -- the question is, did he get a good enough look at you with his big fat nose in the way as he peered down it? My guess is no, he did not. So he'll just have to suck it up.

And yes, the guy can undoubtedly afford to replace his cool Carlyle bag.

Heh.

[AnnInLa]

260. Let's see:

A little vandalism (reason is righteous) = Military/industrial/govt complex, Manufacturers of materials of war,
Torture,
Corporate owned America





Right-on Tom, power to the people, and all that. Seriously.

[pinto]

265. Locking.

Though the original post posed a fairly benign act of vandalism, the level of vigilantism espoused in this thread
has grown inappropriate.

We're locking.

Thanks for your consideration.