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    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

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Thomas.......

I bet your phone is just ringing off the hook from people that want to buy your bargain morphs.

Keep posting, I can see you business growing real fast
 
Who do you trust in this business/ I was waiting on a list.
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Crap... I took a three hour nap, and came back to this. Forgive me for falling behind.

Now... Exactly what relevancy does my list of trusted keepers/breeders have to do with this thread?

I don't exactly purchase snakes from a bunch of big name breeders. As I am "small time" (in your words), I actually have purchased quite a few animals from people like me - small time as well. I shop around, and I'll grab a good deal when I can.

Well, you asked for a list - here you go. These are in no particular order - but rather from my records of purchases.

Scott & Liz Collien
Melinda Lawson
Ben Siegel
Charles Palmer
Bob Hammond
Brian Sharp
Randy May
Ben Rogers
Hardcore Herps (can't remember a name... purchased a few dragons from them at a herp show)
Jeff Lepsch
Sundial Reptile
Sandfire Dragon Ranch
Xtreme Reptiles
Brad Baysinger
Pro Exotics
Bob Clark
Michael Kostakos
Floriday Reptiles
Shawna Pugmire
R & T's Reptiles (Ron Mclure)
Leslie Koster
Reptile Haven (Chris Estep)
Fantasy Reptiles (Isaiah Phillips)
Brandon Larson
Rob Trenor
Walter's World of Pets (Ryan Blakely)
Scales N Tails (Rich Kensinger)
JD in Denver (don't know his last name, always see him at shows)
David Smith
Eddie Holtz
Chris Moeller

I have either purchased animals directly through all of these people, or recieved animals that they produced. All of these people are stand-up individuals in my book, and I will purchase from them again, if they have something that I need/want at a price I would like to pay.

I'm sure I have left some people off that list, as I may no longer have animals I purchased from them. To those of you I forgot, I apologize.

Thomas, are you happy now? And again, how is this useful to you?
 
The world according to Sybil, whoops......

I mean "Sybella":



"Brian and I have been friends for a year or two, on and offline. He has an incredible mind, where he plans and constructs and builds major projects before he puts them to paper. It's absolutely amazing!

Some find him arrogant, I know, I've seen it too. But, if you look past that, you see a very nice, helpful, generous, tender and romantic man underneath. (You should hear the way he talks about his wife!) Most of his "arrogant" comments are just jokes that some people don't get. His sense of humor is different. That's all it is.

Yes, he did lose his entire collection and it still tears him to pieces. Because of that, he now has a closed colony, after using strict quarantine methods. He even takes it as far as not feeding previously rejected feeders to other snakes, bleaches all the dishes once a week, and more.

As far as secrets...we all have secrets. He does like his privacy, as do I. You see, I hide from an abusive ex, for the sake of my children. Maybe Brian has a good reason too. Please give him the benefit of doubt and leave him be.

...off to go call Brian now. LOL!"


"Thomas Jones" ("Tom Jones"?), an admitted "Troll" posted an email for "Damon Smith" that told a story similar to the story told in your first post to this thread (above). How provocative! Does that make yo a "Troll" as well?

Albert Applebaum

PS Your "abusive ex" doesn't sound like a bad guy!
 
Here, go to work guys. Here is the info I got form the last email just a minute or so ago.

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X-Sender: [email protected]
From: "Brian Smith" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Bcc:
Subject: RE: Re: kingsnake
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:20:27 -0800
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Sorry, but Thomas Jones has been suspended from this site pending payment of a $10 fine.
 
He refuses to defend himself here - but is quite willing to post in a forum where moderators will delete anything viewed as an attack.

Figured a screen capture would be useful, since his post on KS will likely get deleted for advertising. Well, hopefully.
 

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Pattenless rock pythons eh? Wasn't that one of the types that were stolen from prehistoric? I may be wrong there and if I am someone please correct me but, I think I recall reading that somewhere.

Apparently this spineless wonder lives pretty close to me and I offered to meet with him in person to find out what kind of gripe he has with me. I know that many of you will be surprised to hear it but, yet again, I have heard nothing back about my offer.

Shucks even......

Wes Pollock
 
Wes, If you do manage to arrange a get-together, please don't forget your camera!

As many names as Damon has, a face would be useful for those of us who wish to steer clear of him and his many personalities in the years to come.
 
This is a JOKE!

Quoted from his own post on KS:

I will be doing all my business as Brian Smith as I have come to be known and am taking steps to make a legitamate legal name change. Thank you for taking the time to read my post.

So in other words Damon, you are going to legally change your own name to the fake name you have been going by? How rediculous is that?!?!

That will do more damage than good. You would be better off going by Damon since not too many people.....well before today, knew who Damon was.
 
"Captain Slackass"..............

My A$$! "GinoInDaBronx"......... My A$$!

Good work guys, you are very entertaining!

Sincerely

Albert Applebaum
 
he has AOL uses AOL to connect to the internet.
uses AOL to post

But uses hotmail for his e-mail so that when he cheats someone and or threatens someone he does not get his AOL shut down.
 
Who knows and who cares. Glad the guy is gone, if anything for his own sake. He should have bever done what he did to begin with, again for his own sake.

Ritchie, are you saying IP's ,atch up or not?
 
Wow... Thomas Jones is banned, and "Dr Doolittle" signs up on the very same day - to make his FIRST post here in defense of Thomas.

Anyone look at his profile yet? Wanna bet it's Thomas?

But to reply to him... I don't recall anyone calling Thomas an a-hole, and I didn't see him being attacked. Questioned, yes. Attacked, no.
 
Helped me out?

In what way are you referring?


If referring to helping me by giving me cage plans and rack plans, of his own for me to use to build my own, or giving me rats to start my rat breeding colony, or just sitting around his house shooting the shi t about snakes and just talking herps.

Sorry if I like to associate myself with good people. He has never attempted to steal anything from me. He has never attempted to rip me off, nor has he given me information that was ever untruthful. I know hiim well enough to know how to take his posts. I know he was joking about all the stuff he said post-serious convo.

If you want to involve me with all this, that is your assumption, but I will tell you this, you are completely wrong in assuming I am involved, I am not and never was involved in any of it.

Until he proves to be anything other than a great friend, good ol country boy, and another animal lover, yes he has and has had all kinds of animals, then I will keep associating myself with him.

Good night and take care,

Joel Smith
 
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Who knows and who cares. Glad the guy is gone, if anything for his own sake. He should have bever done what he did to begin with, again for his own sake.
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Brian,
Look a little more closely...

Dr Doolittle registered for the forum within the last couple of hours and just made his first post defending the guy that just got booted...gosh, I wonder who he is?
 
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