Mice & Men

Our favorite punching bag, affectionately (well, okay, derisively) known here as Sir Solomon the Angry Twit, is showing increasing, though still amusing, signs of imbalance.

In yet another histrionic response on HHI to some nonsense posted by "Lubby" (we hear he's chubby) about a Greg Stemm quote from Reuters (of course, Solomon forgets that he just recently chastised Reuters for not being critical enough of Odyssey and being in the company's pocket), the Angry Twit practically self-immolated:

Solomon: "A strong point, Lubby, showing Stemm as the slippery, slimy character he is. He reminds me of that old adage: would you buy a used car from this man? Personally, I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw a postage stamp...."

It's pathetic, is it not, to see Solomon so eagerly stooping to this level of slander toward a man he's never met, and with whom he supposedly is just having an academic...well, more accurately, an amateurish...disagreement over tactics with? We're reminded of Solomon's sniffling, pinky extended lecture about about how HHI would meet their enemies challenges with class and dignity, saying something along the lines of "you do your worst, and we'll show you our best."

Uh huh. We know this: we'd lay cold hard cash down that Stemm has never called anyone he has a professional or business disagreement with a "slimy used car salesman," or a "pedophile," like some of the HH's "best" have done in public forums. Speaks volumes, no?

Solomon: "...Odyssey...is suing my co-founder of History Hunters International for my words. Mind you, they haven't even attempted to find out if he actually wrote any of the words claimed to be libelous. Until Odyssey's lawyer writes to ask me, they cannot even begin. That is how slack Odyssey is in its legal representations, as also demonstrated across a range of their documents...."

If anyone can decider what Solomon is babbling about here, we sure could use your help. Is he actually claiming Odyssey is suing Doc because of his words? Does that make sense? And why must Odyssey write to him to ask about Doc and his Odyssey claims, particularly since the reason McManus is being sued is because of comments he posted about OMEX on the Yahoo financial board. (For the record, we think the Angry Twit is just not paying very close attention here.)

What's more, if Solomon read all our content instead of just those posts about him (he's a narcissist through and through), he could actually examine the court documents that outline the libel charges for himself. And we wouldn't even ban him or block his IP address!

Solomon: "...It raises the question, in my mind at least, as to whether Stemm is a loose cannon. It is difficult to believe that this raving loudmouth is making considered decisions with the support of his legal and PR teams...Should I list the other cases for these monomaniacal idiots and their dunderhead investors? What about the cases of Odyssey being sued? Or their arrests? Is my partner the only legal subject on Stemm's tiny mind? So it appears. The quicker this lot is consigned to the dustbin of history, the better."

Monomaniacal dunderheads. We have a guilty confession: we dig this turn of phrase. It would make an excellent name for a band, especially one coming out of Liverpool with a modern take on the Oasis sound. But we digress.

More seriously, beyond the additional, gratuitous insulting of Stemm again, it is touching to see Solomon sticking up for his little buddy -- even if he has to occasionally smack Doc around for his own good. Being literary types (yeah, right), this reminds us of Steinbeck's famous Of Mice and Men, with Solomon as "George" (i.e. the idiot) and Doc as "Lennie" (i.e. the retarded idiot). In fact, the following scene from the book perfectly captures the relationship between our two favorite Odyssey haters:

George: Go to sleep, Lennie.
Lennie: George?
George: Go to sleep, Lennie!
Lennie: I am sleepin', George