Here is a list of my very favorite guest book comments...and my responses (which are in orange!)

 
 
 
1. "You have low self-esteem"/anything to do with self esteem issues or an inferiority complex

 
why do people think I have low self esteem just because I don't like Michael Flatley.  I happen to like myself, and I'm quite happy with my life, thank you!
2. "you think violence should be removed from tv"
 
I'm not sure what that has to do with Michael Flatley, but I've never ever said that violence should be taken off tv...I've said that violence without consequence in children's programming is wrong, but that's about it
3. "rethink your purpose in life"
 
so my entire purpose in life is to bash Michael Flatley, is it?! Thanks for pointing that out to me...I didn't think I was quite that shallow or small minded.  I thought I did more that that.
4. "you are small minded"
 
What's so small minded about not liking a dance show?
5. "you are brainless"/"There is something wrong with your head!"
 
last time I checked, I had a brain.  just because I don't like Michael Flatley, it doesn't mean that I am lacking a brain
6. "grow up"
 
I thought I was...I am a mature woman in her mid 20's.
7. you know nothing about the theatre or film etc.
 
Oh really? I've done my time on stage and behind the camera, trust me...
8. people who try to type with an Irish accent
 
I've never understood why people try to type with an accent....and no it doesn't make you seem Irish.
9. "you don't know what you're talking about so I'm not going to take you too seriously, but you're a brainless bitch who......"
10. "I'm a dancer and...."
 
Still trying to figure out what knowing how to dance has to do with personal taste...does this mean that if I were a stripper, I would have liked Showgirls?!
11. I hope that you are proud of your punk ass...
 
excuse me?!
12. "you are docile"
 
I'm don't think docile is quite the right word here...if I were docile, I don't think I would have put up a web site
13. "You'd like to know my email addy but I'm not going to give it to you"
 
Why would I want your email addy? so I could spam you? I don't think so!
14. people who get mad at me for insulting Michael Flatley, and in the same post, say something nasty about another dancer (namely Colin Dunne), or people who tell me off for bashing Lord of the Dance, then turn around and bash Riverdance.
 
Are you familiar with the word HYPOCRITE?!
15. "I know you are wrong, but you still have the right to voice your opinion"
 
????????
16. "It's people like the one who made this page that make the world a sh*tty place" 
 
I didn't think I had that much influence, actually.
17. "P.S, your full of sh*t"
18. "Hate sites like this one"
 
have you ever actually seen a real hate site?  Didn't think so.  If you are curious, search for neo Nazis and the KKK.  You'll find this site has nothing on those sickos
19. "before you make fun of someone, you should take a look in the mirror first"
20. "You dirt balls have no clue what you're talking about"
21. "your legs are amputated"
22. "I hope someone flies up your ass"
23. "pull your head out of your ass"
 
but it's so dark and warm in there...do I have to?!
24. "Stop freeloading with your web site, buy some web space and get a job"
 
well, I do own web space...unfortunately, the provider does not offer me enough space to put this up, besides, that's my business's space, and I do have a job--web design and computer support...
25. "How dare you rip off a man...something you will never be"
 
okay, you got me there, I am a woman.
26. "If you love Riverdance, you love Flatley"
 
Oh. I didn't know there were rules like those!
27. "Why don't you read a few things"
 
awww maw, do I have to?  I just finished a 1000 page study of Greek Mythology.  My eyes are tired.
28. "not everyone agrees with you"
 
good!  I'd be pretty scared if they did!  And secondly, I'm not trying to change people's minds with my site!
29. "I met Michael Flatley and...."
 
Good for you!
30. "make a friend"
 
I have plenty, thanks!
31. "donate your time to something useful"
 
When I'm not working, I volunteer at the local library and also teach English as a Second Language.
32. "turn your anger against the industry"
 
don't get me started on them, we'll be here all year
33. "Your pictures suck"
 
they're not meant to be art gallery submissions, they're doodles
34. "people are still allowed to give opinions, aren't they"
 
last time I checked, they were, yes!
35. "Have you actually sat down and watched the show:
 
duh!  Would I have known about the peeling and lawnmower moved had I not seen the show!?
36. "Swiped copyrighted pictures you didn't ask permission for"
 
I asked permission for some, some are public domain.  Other things I got from Corbis.
37. "put your energy into something positive instead of only being negative"
 
this site isn't the sum total of my existence
38. "You're just as obsessed w/ MF as the most devoted flathead"
39. "You should be ashamed of yourself"
 
why?  it's not like I'm taking naked pictures of myself and a goat or anything?!
40. "There are a lot of bad things in this world to be criticized"
 
yeah, like LOTD!
41. "Give the show a chance"
 
exactly how many chances does it take, cuz I've seen it a couple of times, and still haven't changed my mind
42. "I am tired of having to come here and prove how wrong you are"
 
...well since I'm not changing my mind, piss off!
43. "Obviously you don't know what LOTD is"
 
well, I thought it was a shameless skin flickesque display of flatego...
44. "I don't see your name on any awards"
 
funny, I never told you my name...
45. "I've seen your negative posts on the vb"
 
...what the heck is the VB...and why would I waste my time there?
46. "how about giving Michael some credit for his accomplishments"
 
way to go, Mikey, you had some young women peel on stage and danced around in blue eyeshadow...
47. "I've seen LotD 32 times"
 
and you people complain that I need to get a life!?
48. "Like you've never worn red or white"
 
actually, I'm wearing red right now
49. "you wore a cummerbund to the high school prom"
 
 I didn't go (not because i didn't have a date, either...i just didn't feel like it!, and I'm a woman!
50. any Pat Roddy comments
 
I've never said anything about Pat Roddy...the only "Pat Roddy": thing on this page is an award my site happens to have won

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