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Grammar Resistance Leader
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Pattaya, Thailand
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Really Stupid or Seriously Troubled
It was all so simple when he was just an intellectual lightweight nutjob pain in the a** with little grasp of evidence or logic. Would that it were true!
I apologize to the forum as a whole. I was earlier a riveted follower of the Christophera thread, but I had given it up as his hypotheses were just so absurd, his circular arguments were going nowhere, and let's be honest, it pretty much was just entertainment. We weren't getting anywhere and the discussions were only enlivened when he came up with something so totally off the wall that we could all have a real good chortle. When I left the thread a few weeks ago, Chris was still my favorite lovable whacko. Sort of our own Rev. Jim Ignatowski. Earlier in the day, today, I posted a traditional, "Hey Chris, you're a whacko" message on another thread, and I'm sure there have been one or two others as he showed up unannounced in a few other CT threads, recently. I had not seen the four thousand post thread in a while, and tonight, looking for something on another topic, I went back in. I truly had not seen the transition that took place in mid-September! I think the guy lost it, coincidentally around 9/11 or maybe just decided to let all his monsters out from under the bed after carrying on his singular minded crusade for almost four months. Here's just a sample:
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Any number of senior posters have declared "hands off" now on that thread. I am joining them in the sentiment. I'm only sorry I hadn't gone back in earlier. Chris, I would like to second the opinion stated by several others. This is no longer fun. Christopher A. Brown is seriously delusional and needs help. And I want to apologize to you, Chris. Kicking the canes out from under cripples is not a sport! Please, please, take the sincere advice of R. Mackey and others. You obviously know how to get in touch with public services in your area. There are people out there who are more able than any of us smartasses to get you into a program of diagnosis and analysis. We are as serious about this advice, just as we were sincere about our arguments when we thought you were a trouble making troll. We don't really wish ill (or illness) on anyone, and feel you need to seek professional help. Forum Mods - I think this (if it doesn't just die off) probably should be in Forum Community, but I'm not intentionally mis-posting here, as I believe the initial audience should be on the CT board. |
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Ha! Foolmewunz has just been added to the list of people who aren't complete idiots. Hokulele Don't you wish someone had slapped baby Hitler really really hard? [i] Dr. Buzzo 02/13 [i] |
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Illuminator
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,894
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I haven't been a part of the threads in question, but that quote is unbelievable. You have obviously had more contact with him. Is it possible that he is just pulling your (collective) leg? I would feel so much better if that were the case.
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"I think Katana is as big of a perv as the rest of us." - Dragonrock "The rationality was there, and clear and concise. The condescention was hinted at and was like french onion dip on the perfect potato chip. Tasted like woo smackdown." - Fowlsound (aka Ducky, darnit) "Katana is one quick shut-yo-mouth!" - JonnyFive StopSylviaBrowne |
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Chief Punkah Wallah
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: UK
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No, he's seriously ill.
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When the men elected to make laws are but a small part of a foreign parliament, that is when all healthy national feeling dies. James Keir Hardie (1856 - 1915): Politician, Founder of Scottish Labour Party |
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Worthless Aging Hippie
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Los Angeles
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If you browse around his own site, starting here:
http://algoxy.com/missingknowledge/ you can get a feel for why many of us think that Chris' claims are the product of delusional beliefs. |
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Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, where there ain't no ten commandments and a man can raise a small, bristly mustache. |
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Illuminator
Join Date: May 2006
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"I think Katana is as big of a perv as the rest of us." - Dragonrock "The rationality was there, and clear and concise. The condescention was hinted at and was like french onion dip on the perfect potato chip. Tasted like woo smackdown." - Fowlsound (aka Ducky, darnit) "Katana is one quick shut-yo-mouth!" - JonnyFive StopSylviaBrowne |
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The Spikey Mace of Love and Mercy
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SE PA
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He's been at this for years, posting much of the same material in essentially the same language on various forums. He has several websites set up covering a wide array of weirdness, there is online documentation of his bizarre behaviors and his struggle with mental illness. It's no joke. And even if it were, obsessively repeating the same bizarre joke over several years even though you're the only one laughing would be just as abnormal.
One tiny example: http://truthasaur.com/ http://truthasaur.com/my_22/my22.html |
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Now, if the bank had sent the mail on February 22, 2000 (2/22/2000) THEN I'd be a believer. I mean, that many 22s in a date just isn't right. But missing the opportunity of confirming Chris's 22 hypnotic suggestion by only four days (really, they could have waited four days for $22.22) I just have to wonder, how evil are these people, anyway?
And I answer myself, not that evil, apparently. Chris, get help. A |
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The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989) |
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Philosopher
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The ol' Same place
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beautiful freak
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: The Netherlands
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Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life. I♥NY You gotta love cops. |
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Thinker
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 136
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That is some of the craziest stuff I've ever seen.
And I don't mean crazy like the CT's normal "I beleive stupid stuff because I like the attention and the rebellion, and I like feeling superior to you and you and you" nonsense. But that is just seriously padded room deranged. I mean, thats crazy on a whole other scale. |
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Goddess of Legaltainment™
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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He said on the other thread that he was permanentally kicked out of school at age 13 and that, thereafter, he was "self taught" - so the Christopher Todd Brown graduating from university cannot be him.
The guy accused of selling body parts cannot be him either, given his admitted lack of education. I think his point in including those clippings is that "they" are trying to "confuse his identity" by publishing articles about other people who happen to share the same first and last name as him. Not that that makes any sense, but... |
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beautiful freak
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life. I♥NY You gotta love cops. |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Scotland
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I have made a few posts in Chris's threads.
Chris, I can only restate what advice has been given to you, seriously,get help mate. stateofgrace |
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Illuminator
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,661
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That's pathetic. It's hard to imagine how someone like that can function in society. Just look at all the self-fulfilling prophecies on those pages. He files a lawsuit on the 22nd, he goes to the ATM at 4:21. Imagine the time he must waste looking for the numbers 21, 22, & 23 in his bills. Or look at that receipt from The Book Den. Look at all those other numbers that aren't 21, 22, or 23. Yet he obsesses if he finds one his magic numbers, even if it's a part of a larger number. Sad. I think this one sums it up best. The Santa Barbara Dept. of Mental Health is going to close his account if he doesn't pay within 10 days. (Not 22 days?!) [ETA] Just look at how many notices there are for delinquent payments. Why would he put all this on the net? Steve S. |
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New Blood
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 24
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Hmmmm, I thought running joke also, but this has been going on for too long. I know the type, and I think all CT's have a touch of this mentality in them.
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Meatball Skeptic
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: A few miles south of the 38th parallel, sipping on a dry martini
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It's 5:22 PM EDT at this very moment.
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Anti-WM Jihadist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Having a cup of tea.
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I forget what the date was when UCSB told me I was accepted. Might have been a 22nd, but I can't tell due to my brains having leaked from my face.
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Philosopher
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The ol' Same place
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As before, I remain skeptical that a person can be expelled from or simply leave the public school system. There would have to be a next step and steps after that, considering his minor status.
Also, I'd hardly take as gospel anything he claims on a forum.
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beautiful freak
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: The Netherlands
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Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life. I♥NY You gotta love cops. |
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Illuminator
Join Date: Feb 2006
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"Nature abhors a moron." -- H. L. Mencken |
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Making Mytheon come to life
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Amy: You should try homeopathic medicine, Bender. Try some zinc. Bender: I am forty percent zinc. Amy: Then take some echinacea, or St. John's Wort. Professor: Or a big fat placebo. It's all the same crap. |
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beautiful freak
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Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life. I♥NY You gotta love cops. |
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beautiful freak
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Location: The Netherlands
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Every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life. I♥NY You gotta love cops. |
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Illuminator
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,661
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The piece of artwork on that site is pretty lame. It looks like it was created using Bryce. It also looks like he spent all of five minutes making it.
I used to do a lot of 3D graphics and spent a lot of time at various forums devoted to Bryce. There are some incredibly talented people out there doing wonderful things with that app. Chris isn't one of them. Steve S. |
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"Nature abhors a moron." -- H. L. Mencken |
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Expert Expertologist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Florida
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Pixelated Reality | Alareth Does Art! Light travels faster than sound, which is why some people appear bright, until you hear them speak |
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Nasty Brutish and Tall
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Knob Hill.
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So what Chris has been doing is a new form of performance art?
A kind of Troll Instalation? |
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Words cannot convey the vertiginous retching horror that enveloped me as I lost consciousness. - W. S. Burroughs Invert the prominent diaphragm!!! |
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Illuminator
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,661
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"Nature abhors a moron." -- H. L. Mencken |
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Drunken Shikigami
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: The Dark Side of the Sun
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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -Albert Einstein |
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Graduate Poster
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,171
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The saddest bit of all things christophera can be summed up in one sentence fragment:
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On a lighter note, I did get quite a chuckle out of:
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Medusa had 30 snakes or maybe a billion on her head. Medusa slept with two snakes awake, or 690, or 150,968. Something like that. |
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