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"that smoke will be probably be massive amounts of ganja" Well, Fumber, we can only hope...here at the Reader, where I share a luxury office with Don Bauder, we're burning so much ganja we can barely see through the smoke clouds to teach the children how to roll properly. That's the reason we take the students, and their teachers, to the park for their smoking lessons. See, the gentle breeze clears a little of the haze, allowing us to carefully inspect for stems and seeds, break up the pot into appropriately sized chunks for rolling, and ensure that each joint is carefully and lovingly inspected for shape, firmness, and a smooth draw. Our biggest problem, naturally, is finding kid-sized rolling papers. The orange zig-zags are just too big for their little fingers, but every time we let them use the bong they end up spilling water everywhree. Ahhh, kids. It's so important to teach the little ones about drug abuse. Dropping good bud on the floor, boggarting, or leaving too much saliva on the joint are all serious problems facing youngsters today, and we must teach children not to abuse their drugs in such a wanton manner. Similarly, we must all take responsibility in teaching our kids how to drink alcohol responsibly. Did you know that some children don't can't even tell when it's their turn to buy the next round? The importance of our work cannot be overstated. With time,patience, and generous funding from Mayor Sanders and Police Chief Landsdowne, we've taught so many students the importance of respecting drugs, carefully inspecting for color and smell before laying out cash for supposed "kind", and never paying too much for ditch weed. We've saved countless students from the frustration and disappointment of buying oregano, and are very proud of our work in the community. Fumber, it's always wonderful to know how much you support us in our important work. Those of us here at the Reader, although we are paid princely sums for our work, always appreciate positive feedback from the residents of America's Finest City, and I know I speak for Barbarella, Potter, Board, Ollie, and Bauder when I say that we love you and are all wishing you the very best when you eventually graduate from your current courses and move up to middle school. Best, Fred Williams CEO and President San Diego Chapter Drug And Recreational Education (D.A.R.E.)— November 2, 2008 6:22 a.m.
Clawgate: Developer Ally UT Goes into Major Damage Control for Golden Boy Gloria
That the fat, ugly, and utterly talentless Queen Nicole is a baldfaced liar is not news. That the UT will do anything and slant every "news" story to keep the status quo of corruption on the City Council is not news. That greedy developers are buying yet another politician, Gloria, is not news. The news is that in spite of all these hurdles, the Whitburn campaign is pulling ahead in this race. I'm looking forward to Tuesday night at Golden Hall, where I hope to meet the Gloria staffer who is posing as "Stephen Davis", "kensington", "2muchsense", "district3resident" and even a fictitious "Fred_williams". I don't take identity theft lightly. Best, Fred Williams http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/abnormal-he…— November 2, 2008 5:51 a.m.
Gloria Camp: Anything To Win
How interesting. The turd who is posing as me accuses someone else of "spreading lies". Don't believe anything from the following fictitious posters: "Fred_williams" Note the lower case "w". What kind of political scumbags would impersonate me online? The kind of scum who support Gloria... "Stephen Davis of South Park" doesn't exist on the voter rolls, but is identical to: "2muchsense" who has no sense at all, or he wouldn't use multiple identities online. He is also known as: "kensington" who copy/pastes the identical text when posing as: "district3resident" who is a shameless liar. That's five aliases for one slime bag, who is a paid staffer for Gloria's campaign. Will it backfire? Maybe. It certainly hasn't fooled anyone here at the Reader, or CityBeat, or VOSD. What is disappointing is that the admins are ignoring it. Oh well. If you cowards want to impersonate me and hide behind multiple false identities, all I can do is promise to take a frank, open, and "hands on" approach when I find you. If you look me up at Golden Hall Tuesday evening, I'll be happy to drag you outside and "explain" my position on this issue to you in a highly personal and very direct manner. Best, Fred Williams Normal Heights http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/abnormal-he…— November 2, 2008 5:40 a.m.
Letters
Barbarella, be sure to blow some of that smoke signal my direction...hanging out with politicians, I'll be needing something to soothe my nerves.— November 1, 2008 4:03 p.m.
Goth Marriage and Gloria
Yet another copy/paste from the fictional Mr. Davis, polluting the comments with the same post again and again.— November 1, 2008 6:52 a.m.
Imitation is Flattering
The "Stephen_Davis" comment above was copy/pasted into my Abnormal Heights blog comments, again and again. Admin, please remove these sorts of abusive and deceptive posts. It's in violation of the terms of use.... Okay, wait. I just read the Terms of Use, here: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/terms_of_use/ Looks like it's perfectly fine to do all this stuff. Hmmmmmmm. Well, let's see what sort of fun I can have this weekend.— November 1, 2008 6:51 a.m.
Whitburn Unveils Economic Development Plan
Another copy/paste comment from a fake account. Stephen Davis is District3Resident and 2muchsense and kensington and any number of other user names. Really, Gloria's dirty campaign stunts are a preview of the deceptions he'll practice at City Hall.— November 1, 2008 6:44 a.m.
Economic Development Plan for District 3
Admin, the posting from "Stephen Davis from South Park" is copy/pasted from other comment boards. In addition, "Stephen Davis" is masquerading as another poster, "2muchsense". Have a look at CityBeat where 2muchsense signs this identical post as "Stephen Davis". Please delete the fake first comment made by someone impersonating me. Fred— November 1, 2008 6:40 a.m.
District Three Doppelgangers
Hah! Look at this link: http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/tellin… The poster logged in as "2muchsense" signed his post as "Stephen Davis". (Scroll down, it's a comment addressed directly to me.) Need more proof..?? This pseudonymous guy won't be getting a job downtown if his boss wins. He can't even keep track of all his lies... Vote for Stephen Whitburn, please, if you want a better San Diego City Council.— October 31, 2008 5:07 p.m.
Imitation is Flattering
Over at CityBeat, the user logged in as "2muchsense" signed his post, "Stephen Davis". Whoops! What a loser this guy is. Look here: http://www.sdcitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/tellin…— October 31, 2008 5:04 p.m.