daily rumor mill #8 - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Jun 7, 2004

daily rumor mill #8

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: gurunuburg
"3. Stories are circulating indicating that at private parties and gatherings SFT often boasts about how he is going to "crush" Bobby Chain if he continues to get in the way of things at USM. Thanks for this nice one gorod."

Setting aside for the moment the question of who in their right mind would invite SFT to a private party & assuming this rumor to have a shred of truth, we might take this as more proof that SFT is seriously delusional.

I wonder what SFT says about Gene Saucier...

Date: Jun 7, 2004

How would you "crush" a person of Mr. Chain's age and means. He's retired, so there's nothing to do to him career-wise, he's well-connected and/or related to people, so actually, what would "crush" him? Or Saucier either, for that matter.

I would still like to know a little bit more about this Daily Rumour Mill business. It's possibly legit, but guru never answered the question about how this stuff gets to him/her. Unless g. is a media person? Until then, I will take it all with a BIG tablespoon of salt. .

Date: Jun 7, 2004

Speaking of rumors, what's happened to the cryptic poster called "Chess" from the old Fire Shelby board? He/she accurately predicted the Hanbury and M. Dvorak departures, and hinted that A. Dvorak and others would follow in a particular order. Maybe Chess is now under deep cover and posting as gurunuberg? Or maybe I just watched too many old James Bond flicks this weekend?

AE

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:

Originally posted by: gurunuburg

" 2. From what I hear, talk on this board actually quelled the plan to move AD to the ADP. Thanks mole. "

I know what they say about draining swamps while watching for alligators, but was the original objective to KEEP Mrs. Dr. Dvorak, J.D., at USM?

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: LVN
"
I would still like to know a little bit more about this Daily Rumour Mill business. It's possibly legit, but guru never answered the question about how this stuff gets to him/her. Unless g. is a media person? Until then, I will take it all with a BIG tablespoon of salt. ."

I too have a "problem" accepting this information without verification. Can someone vouch for gurunuburg and the information being posted? If gurunuburg is a true source of info, I welcome him/her. Also, how can we pass info to him/her?

Date: Jun 7, 2004

I can tell you that much, if not most, of the "information" posted as part of these threads is simply not true. What was once a useful source of information and insight has lost almost all credibility. The origininal FS website was often positive, and seen by many as the most accurate source of information about the events at USM. While rumors were sometimes posted on FS, the rumors were more often right than wrong.

It appears that a very small group of individuals is using the AAUP website to spread falsehoods and pursue personal agendas. I do not know the motive, but it appears to have little to do with making USM a better university and much to do with simply tearing individuals and the univeristy apart. I understand that there are many individuals who do not want the univeristy to improve. I am disappointed that these people have found a comfortable home on this website. Perhaps this is the reason that so many of the insightful posters from FS are not contributing here.

Date: Jun 7, 2004

We should all be somewhat skeptical of the guru's rumors. Having said that, I have noticed that a couple of things coming from the guru have panned out. Also remember that it's not guru that has to be believed, it's his/her sources, whoever they are.

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: disappointed
"I can tell you that much, if not most, of the "information" posted as part of these threads is simply not true. What was once a useful source of information and insight has lost almost all credibility. The origininal FS website was often positive, and seen by many as the most accurate source of information about the events at USM. While rumors were sometimes posted on FS, the rumors were more often right than wrong."

Because of the nature of an open, anonymous bulletin board, we have no knowledge of which "side" the guru is actually on. A truly intelligent shelboid might choose to discredit this forum by posting rumors. I'm not suggesting that guru is a shelboid, but I am advising us all (myself included) to take these rumors with an industrial-sized grain of salt & plenty of healthy skepticism.

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: disappointed
" What was once a useful source of information and insight has lost almost all credibility. The origininal FS website was often positive, and seen by many as the most accurate source of information about the events at USM. While rumors were sometimes posted on FS, the rumors were more often right than wrong."

Ah, it's only been a few months, but already there's a cult of nostalgia for the "good ole days" of Fire Shelby. If you read FS consistently, you will know that there were plenty of rumors on that board (i.e. Joe Paul leaving USM, etc.) that didn't pan out. And we were constantly being accused of being hateful by Mach and others. The AAUP message board is no different in that respect. What is different is that the rush of news has died down (predictably so, due to the summer break for many folks). Plenty of the great "out" contributors (Noel Polk, Jameela Lares, Anne Wallace, Jim Hollandsworth, and others) have already posted here.

Don't be an AAUP message board hater....be an AAUP message board participator! In other words, take everything you read here with a grain (or tablespoon, a la LVN!) of salt and move on. And if you don't like it here, you don't have to stay. It's a free country (last time I checked), as they say, full of free speech and free opinions and free email surveillance and free love letters from SFT. Ain't it grand?

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Austin Eagle
"Speaking of rumors, what's happened to the cryptic poster called "Chess" from the old Fire Shelby board? He/she accurately predicted the Hanbury and M. Dvorak departures, and hinted that A. Dvorak and others would follow in a particular order. Maybe Chess is now under deep cover and posting as gurunuberg? Or maybe I just watched too many old James Bond flicks this weekend? AE"

Hi AE,

Still playing...have faith!

Have you ever watched a chess game...BORING...especially when the quality of the spectators has diminished...nothing has changed...beware the imposters...

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
"
Ah, it's only been a few months, but already there's a cult of nostalgia for the "good ole days" of Fire Shelby. . . . . The AAUP message board is no different in that respect. What is different is that the rush of news has died down (predictably so, due to the summer break for many folks). Plenty of the great "out" contributors (Noel Polk, Jameela Lares, Anne Wallace, Jim Hollandsworth, and others) have already posted here.
"

Hang in there folks. It's just the beginning of a long, hot summer. Hard on us Fireshelby/AAUP board junkies not to get our fix of adrendalin-pumping breaking news and/or eloquent defenses of things we believe in. I personally am having withdrawl, desperately needing a good fix of Jim Hollandsworth, present professor, or Judge Cooley.

So have a cool drink, sit back, and brainstorm a bit about things we can do to keep the pressure on over the summer. Has everybody written to the new IHL board members to assure them that morale still sucks and there are still HUGE issues not dealt with? Has everyone gone through their address books to see who else they can ask to sign the petition (including all those folks we took 8th grade science classes with, whatever their names were .. .)? Have you written the Clarion Ledger, the H-A, the Sun Herald? Or explained to your next door neighbor why the article in the Petal paper about Shelby is wrong? Are you setting aside funds for your donation to the Glamser-Stringer AAUP scholarship fund? There are still things that can be done. (Stirring music comes in here . . . .)

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Austin Eagle
"Speaking of rumors, what's happened to the cryptic poster called "Chess" from the old Fire Shelby board? He/she accurately predicted the Hanbury and M. Dvorak departures, and hinted that A. Dvorak and others would follow in a particular order. Maybe Chess is now under deep cover and posting as gurunuberg? Or maybe I just watched too many old James Bond flicks this weekend? AE"

AE,

Neglected to add - DEFINATELY NOT Gurunuburg (who does not understand the game at all, btw - sophisticated troll - different agenda!)

Bishop, Knight...

Queen...Rook...

Answer your original FS question USM Sympathizer?!!!

Date: Jun 7, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Chess
"Bishop, Knight... Queen...Rook... Answer your original FS question USM Sympathizer?!!!"

Yes, Chess, but I still don't quite understand why you have to be so cryptic and why you seem to enjoy being so cryptic. Having said that, do you have any new cryptic predictions? (Translations for thus of us distant from Hattiesburg would be appreciated.)