[Winterfarm]

Originally posted by TD in DC
Ya know, this Porsche Bob/Jack Olsen thing is really bizarre. The more I think about it, the more I am puzzled, and the possibilities are endless.

Both are pretty good writers . . . which leads me to wonder: Jack, did you create Porsche Bob in order to get control of the rampant man crush phenomena of which you appear to be the object? If you did, that is pretty clever indeed. You might even be able to write a script about it.

On the other hand, you might inadvertently increase your stature by maintaining class, grace and dignity in the way you respond to Porsche Bob, which would cause the strategy to backfire.

In any event, it is pretty entertaining. You don't see this type of thing at the other boards I have visited. Cheers!

The more I consider this idea, TD, I realize you may be onto somthing. Think about it, what it must be like, no matter what you say or do, the response is always, "Oh Mr. Olsen, you're so right, as always. Oh Jack, you have so much class, nobody can slide into a wall with as much class as you, even your crap has class, I want to frame it...." Imagine how cloyingly crushing it would become. So he creates an alterego nemesis in the guise of Porshe Bob just so somebody will challenge him once in a while, in hopes that others may realize he isn't made of teflon after all and they'll let him down off the pedestal they've stuck him on. How brilliant. How altruistic. How wonderfully heroic. No wonder he is so loved.