Hi! New member from London.

[Huzo]

So your not going to get into the bird thing?

LMOA
Tom

EDIT: Might be nice for a thanks for the welcome from the OP

I’d like a good old fashioned argument, butI haven’t paid.

[Lannis]

I’d like a good old fashioned argument, bu5 I haven’t paid.

Yes you have.

[oldbike54]

 Apparently our *influencer* has decided we aren't a good audience 

 Dusty

[SmithSwede]

I have no idea what is going on.   Was the new guy an evil doer?

[bobbyfromnc]

Welcome! BK

[oldbike54]

I have no idea what is going on.   Was the new guy an evil doer?

 Not evil necessarily , likely someone who gets paid for posting references to products on various websites . In the vernacular they are referred to as influencers . The problem is he somehow failed in the attempt on WG . Remember the guy who posted the videos from the Canadian blogger that were full of nothing but vulgarity and Ducati bashing , he was doing the same thing , he left the board when he figured out we weren't going to allow his behavior . Ahh the internet , full of folks trying to turn a buck while avoiding any actual work . I have let this thread run hoping to be proved wrong , so far that hasn't happened .

 Oh , probably should have mentioned this , all indications are the guy isn't in London , take that for what it's worth .

 Dusty

[Huzo]

Apparently our *influencer* has decided we aren't a good audience 

 Dusty

Ahhh ...!
A man of taste no less..

[ScepticalScotty]

Not from London? Cor blimey would you Adam an eve it?

[Markcarovilli]

can I take my welcome back....

I guess I'll hold off in the future so I can make sure he/she/it is properly vetted.

Mark

[oldbike54]

can I take my welcome back....

I guess I'll hold off in the future so I can make sure he/she/it is properly vetted.

Mark

 Still a fun and educational thread , right ?

 Dusty

[SmithSwede]

Amazing.  I had no idea.  Thanks Dusty.

I guess it's fairly easy to police a Guzzi site compared to others.   Anybody pushing the merits of points and condensers is probably a legitimate Guzzi crank.  Not much money to be made in the points and condenser business anymore.   

[Ncdan]

I knew he was a fake and plant from the GET GO cause he didn’t start out by bashing Harleys😂😂😂

[oldbike54]

 Nothing really new here , the method of delivery has just changed . There have always been shysters out to turn a buck W/0 doing any work , the internet just gives them a way to reach a million people at once . It is easier than going door to door selling shoddy replacement windows .

 Dusty

[Markcarovilli]

Still a fun and educational thread , right ?

 Dusty

Indeed it is, especially with the crappy weather right now.

Mark

[Lannis]

I knew he was a fake and plant from the GET GO cause he didn’t start out by bashing Harleys😂😂😂

I'll tell what was really a blessing ... that this dude didn't use a name like "Suzy Q" or "Deirdre" or "Barbarella Queen of the Galaxy".   The whole forum would have been tripping over themselves holding the door open ....      

Lannis

[ScepticalScotty]

Them Rykas Burgers certainly keep you regular. 

[Huzo]

can I take my welcome back....

I guess I'll hold off in the future so I can make sure he/she/it is properly vetted.

Mark

That’s not the way you roll Mark.
He’s let himself down, not us. Your welcome was sincere, as were your motives.

[Huzo]

I'll tell what was really a blessing ... that this dude didn't use a name like "Suzy Q" or "Deirdre" or "Barbarella Queen of the Galaxy".   The whole forum would have been tripping over themselves holding the door open ....      

Lannis

Well, maybe not Greer or GG.

[oldbike54]

can I take my welcome back....

I guess I'll hold off in the future so I can make sure he/she/it is properly vetted.

Mark

 One more thought Mark , we should be welcoming , the future of WG is dependent on new members , in fact any organization hoping to survive into the future should welcome new blood . Luap is much younger than most of us here , it would be nice to leave him a healthy active Wild Guzzi as some of us older guys move on for whatever reasons . Maybe we should all try keeping up with the Intro thread and offer a welcome to new members , heck go back a ways in that thread and pick a new member who is being shy and shoot them a message . It is free , and you never know what will develop when we reach out . Maybe nothing , maybe a new bestie .

 Dusty

[Markcarovilli]

Dusty

You are correct and it is good to see new members and get differing opinions.

As to age ......”new bestie”......Dusty you’ll never grow old!

Mark

[Huzo]

...Dusty you’ll never grow old!

Mark

Mark.
Who was that great philosopher who once said..
“Growing old is like an extra marital affair..
It only happened once and it meant nothing.. ”

(I can give you a clue if you need it..)

[oldbike54]

Dusty

You are correct and it is good to see new members and get differing opinions.

As to age ......”new bestie”......Dusty you’ll never grow old!

Mark

 Thanks Mark , although at the moment my knees are saying something different .

 Mostly I have a pretty good BS detector and take the time to read and comprehend . The internet is a strange place , so much nonsense being disseminated by people gaming folks who are perceived as easy targets . This is one of the main reasons we run WG in the way we do , this place has mostly remained a BS free zone , a rarity in today's social media environment .

 Dusty

[Devildog]

Not from London? Cor blimey would you Adam an eve it?

A bit of trivia here, but I have read this Cockney slang was originally 'God blind me' which was (I'm guessing) some serious blasphemy, God might oblige you.

[Lannis]

A bit of trivia here, but I have read this Cockney slang was originally 'God blind me' which was (I'm guessing) some serious blasphemy, God might oblige you.

That's right.  And "bloody" was from "by our Lady" which was sort of blasphemous.   "Bloody" isn't very polite still, although Americans who are trying to "act" like Brits will use it in every other sentence.   

Lannis

[Huzo]

That's right.  And "bloody" was from "by our Lady" which was sort of blasphemous.   "Bloody" isn't very polite still, although Americans who are trying to "act" like Brits will use it in every other sentence.   

Lannis

That particular cuss word, is one I haven’t heard you Yanks use very much at all. It sort of doesn’t “ring” when y’all use it.
However, no one can say “Son of a B***h...!” Like Johnny Knoxville when he cops a blow to the nether regions, or Clint Eastwood, when Clyde farts in the pickup.
If an Aussie says it, it sounds fake and try hard.
When Al Pacino or Robert De Niro say the “in and out “ word, it doesn’t even sound offensive.
Ozzy Osborne can say while in church,
“Of all the far’in fings I’ve lost...
It’s me far’in mind I miss the most.”
And it does not sound offensive, because there’s no malice intended.
There’s a classy way to cuss and if you flinch before you say it, you either don’t mean it, or it’s socially or politically incorrect in that instance.
It’s an interesting topic..

[Kiwi_Roy]

Hello!
My name is Konrad and I'm new here!
I just wanna say hello and wish You all nice day!

If Konrad ever looks back at this thread he will think "Geepers those guys are friendly, perhaps I will buy a Guzzi and join them for real"
It must be winter lol

[Lannis]

If Konrad ever looks back at this thread he will think "Geepers those guys are friendly, perhaps I will buy a Guzzi and join them for real"
It must be winter lol

It'll take a lot of looking ....

1) Konrad probably lives in Lagos, Nigeria and has a name that isn't Konrad or even an anagram of it.   He probably doesn't remember which name he used for this list.

2) He has probably joined 132 other forums in the time since he joined this one, and copy/pasted the same introductory message.  It's his job.

3) He has member access to the list now (unless it's been pulled) and can copy classified ads for spoofing onto other sites, collect the available member data, or whatever he likes.   That stuff is worth something to some people, even if it's pennies each.   

So the chances that we've discouraged an aspiring Guzzi rider by being a lot of big suspicious meanies are PRETTY low, I'd say.

Lannis

[oldbike54]

 Not Nigeria , Poland .

 Dusty

[wirespokes]

I was just going to ask you where he hails from. Poland, huh? I guess scammers don't necessarily have to come from Nigeria.

[oldbike54]

I was just going to ask you where he hails from. Poland, huh? I guess scammers don't necessarily have to come from Nigeria.

 The internet can be manipulated by unscrupulous people , although in our case not from Nigeria . Once again , hopefully this thread has been educational , don't believe anything posted on the internet W/O vetting the source thoroughly . Some stuff is easy to spot , some of the lies are a little harder to spot . Will nuke this account in a day or so .

 Dusty