(a.k.a Who are we, and why have we done this?)
Just who are these crazy people? It's quite possible that many of you arrived
at this site asking this very question. First of all, why do we need another
site devoted to Eric Idle and Michael Palin, when the Eric Idle Estrogen Brigade
(EIEB™) and Michael Palin Estrogen Bridgade (MPEB™) already exist? And second
of all, what does this site offer that they don't have? Without fear of contradiction,
we, the founders of this site, can answer both these questions in a frank
and forward manner.
I guess it all started back when the MPEB was first created. It started
off as a quaint little place for Palin-worshippers to gather and profess
their love of the Great Dimpled One. However, the posts of admiration and
newsworthy items quickly became intermixed with those of personal gripes
about such things as politics, culinary disasters, and insufferable roommates,
a.k.a. "bitching." It wasn't long before the gripes outnumbered the posts
devoted to Mike, and the MPEB was no longer a peaceful, relaxed environment
to discuss his Palinness. As for the EIEB, it's not quite as bad as the MPEB
in terms of the bitching-to-actual-Eric-posts ratio, but a few ridiculous
items have shown up from time to time, especially when Eric was visiting
and posting there.
I will admit that it's nice to be on a personal level with those whom you
consider friends, and thus to share personal things with them, but too much
griping, complaining, and whining can really contribute a lot of negative
energy, which is unhealthy. We feel that the MPEB has reached this stage,
and we're just offering this site as an alternative to those who'd like to
discuss Mike and Eric in a relaxed, gripe-free environment. If anyone attempts
to bitch and/or moan about anything other than Mike or Eric, we will ban
them from the board. We are not attempting to be mean or petty or even intolerant,
we just want to make this place a pleasurable experience for all (except
those who like to moan and complain, and, well...they know where to
go).
As for who we are...we're just two gals who think Eric and Mike very cute
and extremely talented, and we feel we owe it to their fans to offer an alternative
to those who may feel lost in all the griping which goes on there. We don't
intend to take over or replace the MPEB or EIEB in any way, just offer an
alternative to those who may be looking for one.
~ Jess and Cheri
PLEASE READ!! To those MPEBers and EIEBers who may be about to fire
off an angry email to us, please understand this: we mean no harm. We're
just offering an alternative to what has become, at least in our opinions,
the current situation at both sites. We mean no disrespect to datura and
timtom, the respective administrators at the MPEB and EIEB, nor to the enthusiastic
patrons of both sites. Any jabs at you are all in the name of good fun, and
are not worth agonizing over. Please do not waste the energy to send either
of us an angry email because it's not worth it. We're not going to reply.
And not only will we not reply to your hate email, we will also pass it between
ourselves and laugh at it and make fun of it for shits and giggles. ;)
Want to see proof of the conditions at the MPEB outlined above? Click HERE!
UPDATE 6/8/13: Well, I suppose this page is useless now that both the
EIEB and MPEB are deader than a Norwegian Blue. I will leave it up for nostalgic
purposes I suppose. But back during 2002 when this site was first created,
this whole page actually meant something. No, really, it did. At least
to us.
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