Is it just me...FB site vs Forum

Big_Green_Craig said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Let’s check out one of the FB BGE groups, shall we?



Wow Garry that’s some incredible luck to win such a prize!  Let’s take a look at your home page to see who you are:



Oh.  I see.

I don't control random.org. There are so many prizes, someone I know was bound to win something.

There has been some forum member win stuff too. 

Big_Green_Craig said:

Big_Green_Craig said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Let’s check out one of the FB BGE groups, shall we?



Wow Garry that’s some incredible luck to win such a prize!  Let’s take a look at your home page to see who you are:



Oh.  I see.

I don't control random.org. There are so many prizes, someone I know was bound to win something.

There has been some forum member win stuff too. 

@BrookieP won a Flame Boss 300.

I was going to shout you out, but it looks like you beat me too it.  I'll make sure Brooke gets you on insta. 

Thanks for the FB.  Looking forward to entering for the big prize. 

^^^All that being said.....the facebook groups still suck.  But that has nothing to do with ol' Craig-a-rooski

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

nolaegghead said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said

The best BGE Facebook page ever was Tweev's fake page. I have never laughed so hard at the internet in my life. He set it up as the corporate BGE page and just savaged people. He had thousands of followers and They let it go on for months. 

Once they shut that down, I was out of the BGE facebook page game.  The few fanboy pages that I have seen suck balls. 

Does anyone have screenshots from that?

god I hope so but I don't. He would start a Thanksgiving post by saying something like

"show us what you are cooking to celebrate the decimation and murder of indigenous people"! People would actually post food pics. 

when people posted stuff they had cooked he would say things like "You probably shouldn't eat that, you are fat"

He would insult people and they would say, "I'm never buying one of these f*cking things as long as I live" then he would say something like "you probably couldn't afford it anyway". 

And everyone thought it was BGE corporate!

He ran some scam throwdowns that scooped up some of our own early bloggers as well. He was manipulating the votes to make it look close and people were coming on here saying "I just need a few more votes to catch up to Juanita's Muffins" (or burger or something- forgot the exact food) and people would go on there and vote for the forum guy. Tweev was Juanita and the admin so he would let people get close then Juanita would sprint to the lead at the last second. 

It was epic. 

Not quite how it happened. Tweev was not Juanita (I know her) nor was he the admin (That was some chili company), but he was running some kind of program that was voting over and over and again and screwing with the counts). I was the blogger, but I didn't start the post here asking people to vote for me. That was somebody else. Tweev and I didn't get along and that was no secret and he made it so that I lost...at least that is how I understand how things turned out. I could be wrong, but I no longer care. Thing was a mess and it pissed everybody off that was involved. Man, that feels like a lifetime ago. I do remember the chili mix sucked when made according to the package and I think I dusted some shrimp with it and made some kind of pasta. I felt bad that I ever got involved in it and that things got so out of hand. There were 3 other bloggers. Juanita's Cocina, The Unorthodox Epicure and some and some other lady from South Texas that I can no longer remember.

Oh, and I was on a FB for like a week. Seemed like every post was how do I cook a brisket? Pork butt? Ribs? Got old quick and I left.

How do you know the toothbrush was invented in Kentucky?

If it had been invented anywhere else it would be a teethbrush.

Fun Fact:

The toothbrush as we know it today was not invented until 1938. However, early forms of the toothbrush have been in existence since 3000 BC. Ancient civilizations used a "chew stick," which was a thin twig with a frayed end. These 'chew sticks' were rubbed against the teeth.

The bristle toothbrush, similar to the type used today, was not invented until 1498 in China. The bristles were actually the stiff, coarse hairs taken from the back of a hog's neck and attached to handles made of bone or bamboo.

Boar bristles were used until 1938, when nylon bristles were introduced by Dupont de Nemours. The first nylon toothbrush was called Doctor West's Miracle Toothbrush. Later, Americans were influenced by the disciplined hygiene habits of soldiers from World War II. They became increasingly concerned with the practice of good oral hygiene and quickly adopted the nylon toothbrush.

Some other interesting toothbrush facts:

• The first mass-produced toothbrush was made by William Addis of Clerkenwald, England, around 1780.
• The first American to patent a toothbrush was H. N. Wadsworth, (patent number 18,653,) on Nov. 7, 1857.
• Mass production of toothbrushes began in America around 1885.
• One of the first electric toothbrushes to hit the American market was in 1960. It was marketed by the Squibb company under the name Broxodent.

milesvdustin said:

@Big_Green_Craig i feel like if someone is going to do a giveaway it should exclude close friends and associates, pretty much for what we saw in this thread, hence my comment. 

I understand that being shady isnt your intent, but perception is reality to most. 

Merry Christmas to you as well

JohnInCarolina said:

milesvdustin said:

@Big_Green_Craig i feel like if someone is going to do a giveaway it should exclude close friends and associates, pretty much for what we saw in this thread, hence my comment. 

Yep.  This is the usual approach people take, to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.  

nolaegghead said:

JohnInCarolina said:

milesvdustin said:

@Big_Green_Craig i feel like if someone is going to do a giveaway it should exclude close friends and associates, pretty much for what we saw in this thread, hence my comment. 

Yep.  This is the usual approach people take, to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.  

Pretty much standard operating procedure for all give-a-ways.  It's boilerplate...because you avoid this very issue.  People notice, then their friends start getting hysterical, embarrassing really.  Let's just avoid the bad press and follow SOP. 

A valid observation turns into the worst of people coming out.   Sad.

pgprescott said:

nolaegghead said:

JohnInCarolina said:

milesvdustin said:

@Big_Green_Craig i feel like if someone is going to do a giveaway it should exclude close friends and associates, pretty much for what we saw in this thread, hence my comment. 

Yep.  This is the usual approach people take, to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.  

Pretty much standard operating procedure for all give-a-ways.  It's boilerplate...because you avoid this very issue.  People notice, then their friends start getting hysterical, embarrassing really.  Let's just avoid the bad press and follow SOP. 

A valid observation turns into the worst of people coming out.   Sad.

Look who shows up. The NO yipper. They run in packs. A couple others will be along soon. 

 Another jealous ingrate apparently. Geez Craig, how awful of you to let anyone and everyone participate in this totally random giveaway. Horrible. Lol. 

Big_Green_Craig said:

I'll make sure to to run any and all future endeavors past this group for approval. 

JohnInCarolina said:

Big_Green_Craig said:

I'll make sure to to run any and all future endeavors past this group for approval. 

No need to do that, just try to work on having a little more integrity.  

JohnInCarolina said:

Big_Green_Craig said:

I'll make sure to to run any and all future endeavors past this group for approval. 

No need to do that, just try to work on having a little more integrity.  

JohnInCarolina said:

Chubbs said:

What is facebook?

It's a platform for shameless self-promotion, basically.  

JohnInCarolina said:

If someone on the forum or at BGE HQ could arrange for some smarter or slightly more talented trolls, I'd really appreciate it.  I'm just talking for me personally.  Thanks in advance!