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Anonymous:
Stephen,
People are accepting you with your wish to disclose your identity, but you are not accepting them in their wish to remain anonymous. Your continuing need to confront people on this site takes me back to exactly what was so distasteful about Hyde.
I wish you well in your life of continuing revelation.
StephenLong:
One day an Irishman who had been stranded on a deserted island for over 10 years, saw a speck on the horizon. He thought to himself, "It's certainly not a ship." And, as the speck got closer and closer, he began to rule out the possibilities of a small boat and even a raft.
Suddenly there emerged from the surf a wet-suited black clad figure. Putting aside the scuba gear and the top of the wet suit, there stood a drop-dead gorgeous blonde!
The glamorous blonde strode up to the stunned Irishman and said to him, "Tell me, how long has it been since you've had a cigarette?"
"Ten years," replied the amazed Irishman.
With that, she reached over and unzipped a waterproofed pocket on the left sleeve or her wetsuit, and pulled out a fresh pack of cigarettes.
He takes one, lights it, and takes a long drag. "Faith and begorrah," said the lonely Irishman, "that is so good I'd almost forgotten how great a smoke can be!"
"And how long has it been since you've had a drop of good Irish whiskey?" asked the blonde.
Trembling, the irish castaway replied, "Ten years."
Hearing that, the blonde reaches over to her right sleeve unzips a pocket there and removes a flask and hands it to him.
He opened the flask and took a long drink. "'Tis nectar of the gods!" stated the Irishman. "'Tis truly fantastic!!!"
At this point the gorgeous blonde started to slowly unzip the long front of her wet suit, right down the middle. She looked at the trembling man and asked,
"And how long has it been since you played a round?"
With tears in his eyes, the Irishman fell to his knees and sobbed, "Sweet Jesus! Don't tell me that you've got golf clubs in there too!"
Stephen Long
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-04-06 06:36:00, Lars wrote:
"Hyde does not respect anyone's privacy and I don't want anything to do with the place."
--- End quote ---
Hmmmm. Let's see.
1. You effectively outed youself by providing tons of details about your life that made it obvious who you were. (Didn't you even provide your own name on here at one point? I haven't looked back to check.)
2. It's my understanding that Hyde contacted you as a way to reach out to you and see if you were open to a dialogue.
3. Hyde contacted your parents for fundraising, and in the course of the conversation, mentioned they had spoken with you.
So where is the lack of respect for privacy? You outed yourself. They called you to talk about it. They called your parents in the ordinary course (fundraising, where you would be natural subject of the call, just like any fundraising of this sort).
Anyway, I'll bet it would rock your world to learn that Hyde contacting you was based on compassion and concern for you.
Point is, for some it may be helpful to out themselves. For others, not so much. Its a personal decision. But make no mistake, this is a public forum, and not a private AA meeting, as someone else suggested.
Hyde's actions could be consistent with either (a) a school so terrified by this board that they will stop at no lengths to put an end to it, or (b) an institution that cares about its alum, no matter how disgruntled.
You seem to have chosen (a), but provide no backup for that.
On good information, I happen to believe it was (b).
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2006-04-11 10:50:00, Anonymous wrote:
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--- Quote ---
On 2006-04-06 06:36:00, Lars wrote:
"Hyde does not respect anyone's privacy and I don't want anything to do with the place."
--- End quote ---
Hmmmm. Let's see.
1. You effectively outed youself by providing tons of details about your life that made it obvious who you were. (Didn't you even provide your own name on here at one point? I haven't looked back to check.)
2. It's my understanding that Hyde contacted you as a way to reach out to you and see if you were open to a dialogue.
3. Hyde contacted your parents for fundraising, and in the course of the conversation, mentioned they had spoken with you.
So where is the lack of respect for privacy? You outed yourself. They called you to talk about it. They called your parents in the ordinary course (fundraising, where you would be natural subject of the call, just like any fundraising of this sort).
Anyway, I'll bet it would rock your world to learn that Hyde contacting you was based on compassion and concern for you.
Point is, for some it may be helpful to out themselves. For others, not so much. Its a personal decision. But make no mistake, this is a public forum, and not a private AA meeting, as someone else suggested.
Hyde's actions could be consistent with either (a) a school so terrified by this board that they will stop at no lengths to put an end to it, or (b) an institution that cares about its alum, no matter how disgruntled.
You seem to have chosen (a), but provide no backup for that.
On good information, I happen to believe it was (b).
"
--- End quote ---
What is the source of your "good information"? How would you happen to know enough to say that, to use your words, "It's my understanding that Hyde contacted you as a way to reach out to you and see if you were open to a dialogue." Are you on the Hyde staff or part of the Hyde "team"?
What you say about Hyde's reasons for reaching out may be true; I have no way of knowing. My guess is that some Hyde staff are concerned and want to have the kind of dialogue you suggest for honorable reasons. In addition, my guess is that some Hyde staff are also deeply concerned and troubled by this website and are doing what they can to stop the awful PR bleeding. That's merely a hunch.
Anonymous:
Awful PR bleeding? With topics like "hyde is great"
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