A few things.

1. If you had answered Natasha's question a long time ago, we would not have to be talking to each other right now. The good news is, there is still time. So please allow me to just go ahead and cite professional courtesy or even mere common human decancy and ask you once again to pretty please answer Natasha's question.

2. My first name is Kolya. Not Mr.

3. What years of research and investigation have I trampled in five minutes?

4. What remarks shall I refrain from?

To be honest, Tony, you've made a lot of bad assumptions off of initial reactions and what appear to be political viewpoints. You honestly leave the image of the Ivory Tower idealist butting heads with the people actually persuing the truth that you've researched in private.

I have put nearly two decades of research into the paranormal. In all honesty, I probably know more for my independent research and true field work than you've learned through your studies. I have learned a few things from all of that.

One, people do NOT want to know these things are true. Most people would gladly leave werewolves and vampires to the realms of fantasy and bad movies. It's much more comfortable to believe that you live in a nice and safe world, where demons and monsters only exist on the TV screen.

Two, this is NOT normal Crypto-zoology. Most of the creatures we look for are highly aggressive and look at humans as just another specie of prey. Going after them armed and prepared to kill is not paranoia, it is simple defensive thinking. Assuming that they are misunderstood or benign rarely works. Hell, I could bring up that researcher into Grizzly bears who ended up killed and eaten by one of the very animals he idealized.

Three, not all of us are researchers. A handful of people here are actual scholars, researchers into the paranormal. Most are different degrees of field operative, running from police and detectives to paramilitary operatives. That we gather together to share information is something more aimed towards mutual survival, rather than taking careful case studies.

Some of us are harsh and abrasive at times. We have personal differences in opinion and style. We work together as a community because we believe that people need to be defended by things and people that see them as nothing more than pawns. And we don't get involved in purely human affairs, political stands and moralistic terrorism. We deal with things that most people are unable or unwilling to face, and we do it so that they don't have to.

Finally, I believe you owe Ron and Koyla an apology. You made rather rude assumptions towards their personal character because of their style of behavior. Ron is not a threat to other people just because he has a gun, and Koyla has quite a bit more real-world experience than you do. In this, you are the one placing our years of research at risk with your five minutes of reactions.

I hope you can come to understand all of this, and to look into the details we have already given out publicly. As you have said, there are numerous other threads around the board, most of which might answer quite a few questions, or raise new ones. Feel free to ask those questions on the appropriate threads. Just don't demand that we behave other than how we normally do.

-AG

Uh oh, now someone has gone and got the ruskies mad at them.

Kolya and Co. are good people Tony.

Ok Mr. Greydawn left for a bit so I can finish saying, good to have you here and if you want proof that the supernatural/paranormal exist then you can come here to the estate and I can show you my magic, or Mr. Greydawn could show you his home deminsion which is a parallel earth or something like that. He came here about 10 years ago I think. I was to young to rember when my parents and him started hanging out together.

Goto go before he catches me using the computer.

AG, GS, thanks for the calm and logic and well stated posts. I envy you, and we "ruskies" respect the work that you have done and do.

And Sophoroto is already fun to watch. We cannot wait to see his development under Greydawn... should be amazing.

I can't help but get the image of a little boy thinking "uh oh daddy's home" when I read one of Sophoroto's posts.

Uh, Mike. Were you talking to me or Tony?

You know Tony, when I get my body back (and kicked the Voice's ass) I'd like to invite you to come and spend some time journeying around with my team. Seems like we're always busy now and days, and it would be a great oppurtunity for some first hand experience with some beasties. Not to mention magic, cults, and all kinds of weird supernatural stuff.

Just a friendly offer.

HI TONY! Welcome to The Lazlo Society. I hope you like it here. I am sorry I have to go so quickly bt Rodney has got his head stuck in the drain again. Bye Bye!

Rodney has his head stuck in a drain? Again? I am afraid to ask?

Who is Rodney..and..why..does..he..stick his..head in drains.

What the hell?

Suddenly everything seems to be slowing..down.

To fit his head down most drains, I am guessing not human? As for is he a Squirrel, maybe?

Yea, she seems to have plenty of non-human buddies.

Natasha wrote:Is he a human or a squirrel?

I would assume Rodney to be a squirrel. The nephew and niece are over and have been watching a show on Cartoon Network about a squirrel by that name.

HI EVERYBODY!

It me Hit Squirrel. I know its late and all my friends are crashing here tonight. I got Rodney's head out of the drain. Silly Raccoon. He still is my bestest friend in the whole wide world. I gave him a shiney magic ring that allows him to talk too. All my friends are able to talk too now thanks to The Great White Owl. Thank you White Owl. He is such a good egg. Hehe
I want to try my new stuff in the field so does anyone need my help? Oops. My popcorn is done. I gotta go. I like to mx it with peanuts and those litte chocolate chips. It is so tasty. Where can I find adate to the Spring Dance in May? I want to go but I need a date. I see all the humans go and they look like they have such a good time. I want to go this year and I ca thanks to my new ring. Oh my popcorn. I have to go now guys. Talk to you later. Bye Bye.

Well, now that you ask, yes.

You sir, are blinded by hubris. Like so many other academics I have met through the centuries.

I can give you the answers to the questions you have asked. I can show you the shadowy world you have only barely glimpsed at.

PM me if your interested.

Hit Squirrel is the real deal. Maybe you should turn him into a squirrel HS

Um Tony I realize the Idea of a talking Squirrel may seem far fetched, but she is quite real, and a friend to several people here on these boards.

I would be delighted to fish with you and give you some comments for your book. Don’t worry about the lake, it’s one of the calmest lakes around, that’s why me and Ben like it so much. Now do we start when I was stalking the jungles of South America or when we nuked Abadon?

Please don’t be alarmed by my appearance. I recently lost an eye and my left hand, on the up side the lode stone that was used to heal me gave me back my youth. I’ll be the twenty something man waiting at the tackle shop. I’ll send you a PM with my address.

Mr. Fate it is good to see that you have regained your health and are doing well.

Thank you Greydawn, it’s been to long since we’ve seen each other. From the way it sounds you have your hands full these day’s.

Maybe all the members of the society that can make it should make there way up to Main this weekend and we can have dinner at my cabin.

Oh and thanks for having the place cleaned up Ben. If you need a place to stay until your place is put right again you are more then welcomed. Let me know