Delay to the nth degree

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Ralph

When the world said man would never fly I guess that wasn't the world against the Wright brothers.. Idiot.

Well you got at least one thing right. There is an idiot here, but it isn't me...the "world" wasn't against the Wrights. There were some people who said it would never work and that they were crazy to keep trying. But there were also people who supported the Wrights and encouraged them to keep at it...so there's one "doom-sayer" in this thread and a bunch of encouragers...you are without a doubt the complete idiot here, and posting your supposed resume really doesn't impress anyone. There are many here (including in this thread) who have done more State tournaments, State Championship games, and more higher level things than you have. So you disagreed with the way Padgett handled the situation, no one has a problem with that. But to just start blasting away and tell him he screwed up the game - well, like I said before, you deserve whatever you get. Moron.

[Mark Padgett]

Happy Days! I found a picture of Ralph. This explains everything.

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Well you got at least one thing right. There is an idiot here, but it isn't me...the "world" wasn't against the Wrights. There were some people who said it would never work and that they were crazy to keep trying. You sound like you were there... "after their poor showing local newspapers virtually ignored them for the next year and a half. The Paris edition of the Herald Tribune headlined a 1906 article on the Wrights "FLYERS OR LIARS? James M. Cox, publisher at that time of the Dayton Daily News (later governor of Ohio and Democratic presidential nominee in 1920), expressed the attitude of newspapermen in those daysFrankly, none of us believed it."

But there were also people who supported the Wrights and encouraged them to keep at it...so there's one "doom-sayer" in this thread and a bunch of encouragers...you are without a doubt the complete idiot here, and posting your supposed resume really doesn't impress anyone. There are many here (including in this thread) who have done more State tournaments, State Championship games, and more higher level things than you have. So you disagreed with the way Padgett handled the situation, no one has a problem with that. But to just start blasting away and tell him he screwed up the game - well, like I said before, you deserve whatever you get. Moron.

I'd mention more but your head would explode. Ignored and dismissed, the world against them and for their French competitors - just like folks should treat a numbskull like you.