Warpath Myth vs. Reality

[JWsleep]

Originally Posted by MTRedskinsFan

I just don't understand the Kool-Aid thing. I know what it means but where the hell did it come from?

Not to ruin your night but: Jonestown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

Not to ruin your night but: Jonestown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yeah, I almost pointed this out a few times...the Kool-Aid references are not such a good thing...in fact, it's a little disturbing. Not sure why everyone says it, and I'm by no means limiting that statement to this site, it just seems like an odd statement to me. One of, if not the worst mass suicide in the history of the world doesn't seem like a joking matter to me.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by jdlea

Yeah, I almost pointed this out a few times...the Kool-Aid references are not such a good thing...in fact, it's a little disturbing. Not sure why everyone says it, and I'm by no means limiting that statement to this site, it just seems like an odd statement to me. One of, if not the worst mass suicide in the history of the world doesn't seem like a joking matter to me.

True. Very true. To me it's always been an expression that I don't instantly relate to Jonestown when I hear, but I hear what you're saying.

I mean I get kind of bothered by that one sig we have on here that says "Dan Snyder is the Cancer..." Kind of belittles both Snyder's battle with cancer and the tragic impact of the disease itself, in my opinion. But maybe I'm just overreacting.

By the way, cool story here: ESPN - OTL: Jonestown founder's grandson redeems family name - ESPN

[RobH4413]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

True. Very true. To me it's always been an expression that I don't instantly relate to Jonestown when I hear, but I hear what you're saying.

I mean I get kind of bothered by that one sig we have on here that says "Dan Snyder is the Cancer..." Kind of belittles both Snyder's battle with cancer and the tragic impact of the disease itself, in my opinion. But maybe I'm just overreacting.

By the way, cool story here: ESPN - OTL: Jonestown founder's grandson redeems family name - ESPN

Wow, crazy story.

Don't know how else to describe it. Pretty amazing.

[GMScud]

If everyone always agreed, this wouldn't be much of a site. Disagreements often make for the best discussions/threads. Everyone just needs to be smart and respectful (I realize the former may be hard for some) in their posts. I don't think it's too hard.

One thing that absolutely drives me nuts are internet tough guys. Anyone who can get personally insulting- calling people douche bags, physical threats, etc on a fan website or any other online forum is a complete tool. It's really easy to hide behind a user name and an avatar and go after others. It's also really cowardly and childish. Anyone remember that Porterhouse fiasco??

Don't be dumb, don't be a bully. Or I'll kick your ass!

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by GMScud

If everyone always agreed, this wouldn't be much of a site. Disagreements often make for the best discussions/threads. Everyone just needs to be smart and respectful (I realize the former may be hard for some) in their posts. I don't think it's too hard.

One thing that absolutely drives me nuts are internet tough guys. Anyone who can get personally insulting- calling people douche bags, physical threats, etc on a fan website or any other online forum is a complete tool. It's really easy to hide behind a user name and an avatar and go after others. It's also really cowardly and childish. Anyone remember that Porterhouse fiasco??

Don't be dumb, don't be a bully. Or I'll kick your ass!

I especially like the clowns that come in here and their first post is telling someone how stupid they are, then when the person responds to the insult, they threaten them with, "you wouldn't say that if you were right here..."

[MTK]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

Not to ruin your night but: Jonestown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is what I relate it to most:

The idiomatic expression, “drinking the Kool-Aid”, was originally a reference to the Merry Pranksters, a group of people associated with novelist Ken Kesey who, in the early 1960s, travelled around the United States and held events called “Acid Tests”, where LSD-laced Kool-Aid was passed out to the public (LSD was legal at that time). Those who drank the “Kool-Aid” passed the “Acid Test”. “Drinking the Kool-Aid” in that context meant accepting the LSD drug culture, and the Pranksters’ “turned on” point of view. These events were described in Tom Wolfe’s 1968 classic, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.[4]

Link: Kool-Aid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia