rumor n. [Fr. rumeur, from L. rumor, common talk.]
1. A flying or popular report; a current story passing from one person to another without any known authority for the truth of it.
2. A report of a fact; a story well authorized.
3. Fame; reported celebrity.

rumor v.t. To report; to tell or circulate, as a report.

: I’ve read a plethora of postings from the rumormill over the
: past several months.
: The title chosen for the list is quite apt. Normally, I would
: not bother writing
: such a list, but, I can’t sit still for the recent attacks on

: friends of mine.

Anyone with half a bean for a brain knows that "rumors" are where the news is really happening since all the mainstream media sources are on their bellies, using their tongues for licking heels rather than reporting the news.

(snip)

: Amitakh is beautiful, wise, young and the most loving being I
: have ever met.

Now this line is right out of the film "The Manchurian Candidate". Remember when Frank Sinatra is questioned about Lawrence Harvey and to answer he slips into a dazed state and repeats some mindless blather of praise for a guy that he absolutely loathed! I cannot put my hands on that video just now for the exact quote but anyone who has seen the film knows what I'm talking about.

: Is everyone jealous of her beauty? her wisdom? her message? or
: her energy?

WHAT? Please, give me a break! How could "everyone" be "jealous" of this person's 1."beauty?" Has anyone on this list actually seen her? And what's more, what does "beauty" have to do with anything important? Plastic surgeons and Maidenform peddle "beauty" for a price. 2. "her wisdom?" Where is this "wisdom"? If she is the author of that piece signed by her, well it was certainly as "wise-missing" as it gets. 3. "her message?" What message? Do you mean that "tempest in a teapot" she stirred up? 4. "her energy?" Do you really think anyone on this list is really sitting around entertaining "jealous" thoughts about this person's ENERGY??? (I'm chuckling just thinking of it.)

: What manner of list can attract such envy? And, why
: do all the cowards on the list pat each other on the back for
: such unwarranted drivel?

To the author of this clapperclawing clackdish rattling, I recommend you rent the videos "The Manchurian Candidate" and "They Live!" and perhaps, if you are fortunate, you may find a clue to help you break the spell you've fallen under. I have only recently become acquainted with Chippalone's work but if this is an example of the manner in which his clawbacking claque behaves it doesn't bode well for his "message".--Jana