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   available seat before he gets on.  But since there is an unspoken rule   
   that commuters should always choose one of a pair of vacant seats before   
   opting to sit beside someone else, the bum can usually secure his seat   
   beside you.   
      
   As a result, you soon begin to dread taking the bus to and from work   
   every day.  And when a co-worker from a neighboring town asks you if   
   you'd like to join their carpool, you jump at the opportunity.   
      
   Has the bum effectively driven you off of the bus?   
      
      
   >> I can only assume that they were the "regulars" PJR was   
   >> always referring to, but who were long gone when I started posting   
   >> regularly in 2015.   
   >   
   > Since Piggy Ross was referring to them, he obviously had not been   
   > "driven away" even by 2014 (when you actually began posting), either.   
      
   Please stop with the childish name-calling, George.  Peter Ross no   
   longer comes to this group, and it is beyond petty (even for you) to   
   continue calling him names in his absence.   
      
   In 2014, Peter Ross only dropped by the group sporadically.  When he did   
   so (and only when he did so), other posters would suddenly materialize   
   to take part in the conversations he'd initiate (Horatio, Gwyneth, Cujo,   
   Aratzio, etc.).   
      
   The impression I received was that the group had dwindled down to three   
   regularly posting members: Will, Corey, and you; and that PJR was a   
   former member who would arrive out of nowhere with an entourage -- and   
   depart just as suddenly with them in tow.   
      
   PJR also repeatedly expressed at that time that he had no desire to   
   converse with you, Will or Corey -- as he considered you al to be   
   illiterate, stupid, drug addled, and plagiarists.   
      
   It was as if *two* very separate AAPC groups were sharing the same   
   space. Your group (which Peter dubbed "Team Dunce") was constantly here.   
    Peter's group came sporadically (that is, whenever Peter felt like it).   
      
   Claiming that you were a cohesive group is wishful thinking on your   
   part.   
      
   > Nor was his online friend Gary Gamble (who was posting under a different   
   > sock), nor his flunkie Cujo de Sockpuppet, It was a pretty lively list   
   > in those days. There were lots of people on aapc, both in 2010 and in   
   > 2014.   
      
   AFAIK, Gary Gamble never posted here since I've been around.   
      
   And the reason why PJR (and his entourage) only posted sporadically was   
   because you and your Donkey had driven all of the former group members   
   away.   
      
   I sincerely hope that I've cleared things up for you.  Sometimes a fresh   
   pair of eyes are what is needed to see the situation for what it is.   
      
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