A Legend (in his own mind)

One of the main tenets of the HH creed is to continually attack the credentials of the researchers and archaeologists employed by Odyssey. They demand this information as if they have a personal right to it, even when giving it to them would violate all common sense -- you wouldn't, after all, hand your business card or resume to a group devoted to constantly insulting you.

Nevertheless, as one peruses the HH website, it's amazing the self-proclaimed expertise, brilliance, and talents of the HH nitwit-erati, none of which is substantiated or backed up with proof or specific detail. We've already posted about that angry twit, Solomon, who claimed he was an "historian and archaeologist" (though he was referred to merely as an "amateur" in the New Yorker piece), but what of our clueless wonder, Doc?

No one understands why Doc is celebrated by himself and his HH compatriots as an expert in anything, although he does claim the title "captain" for himself. See if you agree with us that the public statements below from the HH website (the Sussex thread), jibe with what you know about our favorite whipping boy, Doc. These posts, by the way involved a conversation between Doc and our our good friend Jeff K, who was more than holding his own against the HH rabble regarding the Sussex before his arguments became inconsistent with the party line, he was unjustifiably accused of lying, threatened with legal action, and ultimately banned.

As usual, Doc was pursuing his repetitive, circular, illogical nonsense regarding Odyssey and the Sussex when Jeff took him on directly:

Jeff K (2/25/07): "Doc... I guess you never put a puzzle together when you were a kid. Looking at one piece at a time you really can't tell what it is, but once you put all the pieces together, BINGO. Everyone of those ten points contributes to it being the Sussex, and not one says it is not."

Doc (2/25/07): "Jeff, There you go again, guessing. I've been getting paid to do puzzles for a very long time. Sometimes I get to travel all over the world doing it. Neat job and it pays well. Evidence is something I know."

Hmmm, "pays well"? Now, that's interesting. That directly contradicts Doc's recent letters to the court pleading poverty and crying about not being able to afford a defense attorney or travel to Tampa for his trial deposition. What gives?

Jeff (2/25/07): Doc, Then maybe you could enlighten us with your past achievements in solving puzzles.

Yes Jeff, we agree: by all means Doc, blow us away with your esteemed background which we mere mortals can only dream of...we're waiting:

Doc (2/25/07): Jeff, That would be off topic and not appropriate in this forum, rules Solomon and I set up in the beginning. Even in the Coffee Shop you won't find in depth personal stuff. There is a large group of members here who are professionals and making a living doing what most people only dream of.

Oh, we see. It's not "off topic" to suddenly brag about your so-called expertise, excellent pay and international travel involved in "puzzle solving," but when asked to provide some specifics about that claim, you cannot do it because that would be crossing a line. Right. How terribly convenient for you. And hypocritical, as well.

Yes, we're sure many of you, like us, have "dreamed" since childhood about driving a tow-boat rescuing sun-burned tourists (we think that's what he does), posting several thousand times a year about nothing, being personally sued for libel, and resorting to calling old friends "pedophiles" in public forums.

Positively dreamy, all that.