<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Talpa @ Dec 6 2009, 04:56 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>You need to smoke a joint or four and chill the .... out dude......removing that enormous chip from your shoulder will help with a more pleasant existence.
As for the inquisition, well there's nothing wrong with getting others to explain themselves, also, there is equally nothing wrong with having a point of view-as you certainly do!!
Would you be happier if we just agreed with you?
But then you wouldn't be able to enlighten us with posts like above, filled with Disturbing levels of intellectual hatred, sardonic journalistic rhetoric all mixed in with imaginary detractory annotations of the lives of predominately nameless, faceless internet forum members...........we get it already! You don't like Rossi Boppers!!
VR certainly has been vocal about Yam most of which isn't positive for him, the team or the triple tuning fork, but I believe without missing a round in the past 5 years or so and consistently finishing on or near the podium, he has certainly been getting on with the job of riding the bike.
As for your sun and moon paradigm, well hey, as with all in life its in the eye of the beholder really.
I have no chip whatsoever on my shoulder. I know who the genuine Rossi fans are on this forum, and I know who the genuine fans of this sport are. As for hating 'Rossi Boppers', I was accused of being one a fortnight ago on this forum; two days later, I was reviled by you for 'Rossi hatred' for daring to suggest that the special dispensation and resources given to him by Yamaha upon his arrival in '04 were perhaps not afforded to the previous incumbents. So actually, to be 'blunt', if anyone is in need of a swift toke it's very likely to be yourself.
Check my posts Talpa, I have no history of prejudice against Valentino whatsoever. I'm loath to say however, I am forced to agree with SS56 in the view that behind the antics, and the clever PR, Mr.Rossi isn't quite the clown prince that he would purport to be - In fact any attempt to topple his crown, such as the young pretender to the throne Mr.Lorenzo, and the facade soon cracks. Like any World Champion, Vale likes to win and hates losing, but I concede he can still remain gracious in defeat...on occasions. That said, I'll never forget when Sete took that race at Sachsenring through a very clever last corner move, (substantially better in execution than Rossi's last corner farrago at Jerez which lets face it, had it been the other way around would even now still be generating at least one outraged thread a week), and Rossi's post race sour face in Parc Ferme. The subsequent vitriol in the Italian press that Rossi was losing it was of course absurd and uncalled for, but it wasn't long until the sweeping incident at Losail after which Valentino announced that he'd been looking for an excuse not to talk to Sete for some time - and that to me said it all. It was easy to scramble Sete's mind, but as I've already said, Lorenzo is hard boiled and tougher to crack. The recent ultimatum to Yamaha illustrates that Rossi is suitably threatened by his teammate. The buddying up with Edwards, which goes back to being HRC teammates in the eight hour perhaps wouldn't have been quite so amicable had Colin challenged him for the title on the factory M1. As I pointed out in a previous posts, bring it to him and he's like a petulant child off track, flinging all manner of toys out of the pram. On track it's a different matter, and quite often the results are sublime - witness Catalunya this year - and that's why, contrary to your irrational allegations of Rossi hatred Talpa, from my point of view, you've just got to love the guy, how couldn't you? But like I say...that's on-track. Off track I see an entirely different picture, and I've seen it with previous luminaries in this sport.
Valentino will be harder than ever to beat next year, but then so will Casey, but I believe he regards Lorenzo as the greatest threat. Regarding the 'aliens' -the elite four who arrived from another planet, I'm relishing the prospect of 'The War of The Worlds' next season, (but hoping that Jorge won't be tempted to revive that ridiculous spacesuit theme again). So many times the 'Rossi Boppers' gloat at the misfortune of his rivals. What happened to Casey at Valencia as absurd as it was, drummed up a thread in its own right solely to lampoon him. Personally, I would have preferred to see the guy race as opposed to landing on his head in the warm up lap. Similarly, it appears that the 'yellow fold' breathed a collective sigh of relief this year, as one by one Rossi's rivals were mathematically eliminated from the Championship. Lorenzo was the last one standing, and his cause was all but lost at Phillip Island. Earlier in the championship we had a three-way tie between Valentino, Jorge and Casey, with Dani, encumbered by his pre season injuries hard on their heels. It honestly seems to be the case, that most 'boppers would have rather see their hero unassailed in his bid for a ninth title, as opposed to a fourway battle all the way to final race of the year.
Perhaps I should as you say, lighten up Talpa - which is a bit rich however coming from you. As I said, it's all meant in good humour and there are greater things to worry about in life, may I suggest for example, understanding the meaning of the word paradigm. I just find the continual jibing so tiresome and not conducive to productive discourse. I am quite aware that certain elements in the 'red corner' are far from being whiter than white, but to those neutral members without the tinted spectacles, the whole Rossi v's Stoner diatribe becomes very tedious....and now Lorenzo. I suppose, the point is that casey asks for a lot of what he gets - he certainly doesn't do himself any favours, but it seems to me that Lorenzo's only crime is to presume to beat Rossi in the championship. Would you be happy Talpa if Rossi just won every race by a country mile? - actually, based upon my observations, a great many supposed Rossi fans probably would if you cast your minds back to the early years of the 990's.
Meantime, would I be happy if you just agreed with me? of course not, this is a forum for debate, but that's just the point I'm making, powerslide has an indelible yellow stain. If anyone has the audacity to broaden the spectrum, in common with your hero, the true colours soon come out in the wash.
..And don't call me 'dude'