Blog #1: Nerds on Message Boards

You know what really grinds my gears? I try to go on a message board and have some fun, and there's always that a-hole that takes the topic too damn seriously! Most recently, I went on an espn game where you can simulate NBA trades and then copy the link on one of their message boards for everyone else to see. Now, keep in mind, a lot of these are more like "what-if" situations that aren't very realistic (i.e. Kobe, LeBron and Chris Paul going to the Boston Cheaters [sorry, I meant Celtics, but I digress]). That being said, I made a trade that would send Shaquille O'Neal back to my beloved Lakers in exchange for 5 bench players. Next thing I know, there's a dee-dee-dee telling me off about how it's not possible and that it was retarded. Here was my response:

"you know what? sorry for being optimistic for something that at this point, is pretty much inevitable. and yes I am a lakers fan. an 18-year-old laker fan who actually watches the games and can tell you that players like DJ Mbenga, Luke Walton, and Josh Powell are not terrible! this trade works both ways because the suns are in a rebuilding process since they just fired terry porter and have amare on the trading block. I apologize if this trade seems absurd, but need I remind you: IT'S JUST A GAME. it's not like any real GM is really going to pay attention to all this. everyone here is just trying to have some fun with some "what if?" situations. sorry if that's not realistic enough for you. "

Now, instead of taking his internet a**-whupping like a man, homeboy retaliates by telling me that he remembers when he was 18 and that he was naive just like me. And at this point, I'm thinking, "dude, how old are you and what the hell are you doing on message boards looking for intelligent conversation? Don't you have a job, and more importantly, a life?" I let it go, because quite frankly, if he's a guy going online to talk to people younger than him for interaction, chances are, I'm gonna see him on dateline. To people like him, I say, get a damn life and contribute to society in other ways that don't involve typing on a keyboard.