Brilliant disguise
It is with a dawning sense of confusion and disappointment that I realize we had Street Talk going for nearly a year and I never once got into trouble. Sure, the blog was eventually blow apart by a team of web
demolition experts. And sure, we nearly took down a half dozen other blogs with it. But personally, I was never yelled at, threatened or sent to the Fort Kent bureau for blog misconduct.
I realize this probably disappoints you a great deal. I understand. But I assure you I tried real hard to rile people. Hell, we were drinking, cussing, throwing stuff and even posting photos of naked people, including Santa Claus, in there. I mean, what's a guy have to do to get into trouble with a newspaper?
The news is littered with stories of reporters getting canned or suspended for one violation or another on a blog. Typically, the trouble lies in deception. Maybe I should have used a fake name and said mean things about my editors. The problem is, when I say mean things about editors, I want full credit for my remarks.
No, I haven't used a fake name since I was running the bars ("Hi there. Phil Parker, movie producer from outta town. Is it hot in here, or is it you?") Other than that, I've been declaring myself Mark LaFlamme without variation. This is particularly important since you people discovered my true identity from the 1980's.
Columnist who used fake name has blog suspendedIn the last few years, newspapers around the country have been testing the waters of the seldom-restrained, often scrappy world of Web-based journalism by setting their reporters loose to write their own blogs.
Last week, the experiment backfired for The Los Angeles Times. The newspaper suspended the blog of one of its columnists after it was revealed that he had posted comments on the paper's Web site and elsewhere on the Web under false names.
Michael A. Hiltzik, 53, a business columnist and a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the paper, acknowledged using the names Mikekoshi and Nofanofcablecos not only in posts to his own blog, but on other Web sites as well.
In a statement on Mr. Hiltzik's blog and printed in the paper last week, The Los Angeles Times said Mr. Hiltzik's actions had violated the newspaper's ethics guidelines, "which requires editors and reporters to identify themselves when dealing with the public." That policy "applies to both the print and online editions of the newspaper."
The incident has underscored the difficulties that can arise when a newspaper gives free rein to staff writers on the Web. "You give up a lot of control. It requires an enormous amount of trust," said Mickey Kaus, a columnist for Slate.com.
Martha said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:35 am
Gee, since when is the LA Times troubled by such niceties as truth and honsety?
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 5:59 am
I guess you just didn’t try hard enough, can’t say, it was before my time. But from what I hear, you WERE pretty offensive sometimes (naked Santa!!)
So either the SJ is pretty slack about it, or could it be that you know where the bodies are buried? Or maybe they keep you on out of kindness to your wife, who must be a saint by the way.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 6:34 am
LA Times, NY Times…can’t believe anything you read in either one of them. Not only do they make up fictitious names, half of the stories aren’t based on fact either. And I can’t believe you dug out the old pictures of you and Blossom. You are just asking to be picked on. Linda and Martha, in the old blog, Mark posted a pic of him from high school, see above left, and instantly, someone said he looked just like Blossom, hence the picture on the right.
Martha said,
April 24, 2006 at 6:43 am
LOL MT… thanks for the explanation.. Enjoy the rest of the auction.. bid on something good for me… Did you see my comment to you at the end of the ‘Heinous” blog?
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 7:18 am
I’m just thinking about a workplace situation from my past life. There was a round of “staff reductions” coming, and staff were all hysterical about who would be let go. Finally one woman put it all in perspective when she said, “I guess the worst thing they could do is make me stay!” People didn’t feel quite so threatened after that. Maybe the LA Times reporter felt that way. The punishment doesn’t seem to fit the crime so he must have been nefarious in other ways, not stated in the article. (Unless he posted pics of naked Santa under an alias …you didn’t think to try that, eh?)
K2 said,
April 24, 2006 at 7:19 am
Has anyone noticed that WordPress sucks ass lately? How much maintenance do they have to do? Maybe they’re using the Big Dig as their model.
And Sven, good to see you’re doing well.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 12:54 pm
Sven who? I don’t get it. Don’t they usually do maintenance on Sundaay evenings?
Martha, I did see your post, did your sister get anything good? I thought it would be back on today at noon, but it’s not there. I will have to check their website. I’m hooked. I wish we had more live auctions, not just an occassional estate auction. Back in the day, Leon Michaud had an auction house on Saturday’s. I remember going there as a kid. I love that stuff. And I will make you whatever you’d like to eat when you are here. You just give me the word.
What’s going on in here today folks? It’s a damp rainy day, I expected to see it bustling in here. Shall I cook something and pour a round on the house? What’ll you have?
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 1:57 pm
What? I haven’t noticed any problems with WordPress lately. Was it down again?
K2 said,
April 24, 2006 at 2:03 pm
Cripes, it was down for maintenance like five times in the last week. Last night, it was fucked for an hour or more, between 8 and 9, I believe. I’ve read so many excuses from WordPress’ Matt, I feel like I know that I don’t want to know him.
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Damn, man. I didn’t know that. Keep me posted if it keeps happening. Sucks, because the other blog services are way too tedious, requiring logins and all that.
Asshat said,
April 24, 2006 at 2:52 pm
Well, K2, you flucking blog happy freak, relax already. It was just an hour, man. No need to flip out. What happened, you run out of pot or something?
Robert said,
April 24, 2006 at 3:00 pm
Geez,
a week away on vacation and this is what I missed…come on guys we need some good arguments, debates and yeah even fistfights if neccesary….lets go!
I’m shocked that people would blog under an assumed name….talk about a great way to start rumors or cultivate new sources for information..hmmmm
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Welcome back, Robert. We gotta steal somebody’s lunchbox or something so rumors and accusations will again resound throughout the room.
K2 said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:01 pm
The day I run out of pot is the day you read about me going on a multi-state killing spree.
K2 said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:06 pm
MT, Sven? Sven Jorgan Johannson?
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:13 pm
Hey!! Somebody buy K2 some pot…quick!! I don’t care if he already has some…buy him some more!!
K2 said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:16 pm
Actually, I could use a Dutch oven.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:17 pm
Hey Robert!! Welcome back! We missed you (now reload and shoot again).
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Mr. LaFlamme, are you miffed at me? You are not answering your phone or e-mail. You are starting to give me a complex.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:24 pm
What’s a dutch oven (in weed terms)? I know about the vooking Dutch Oven, and when you fart under the covers then throw them over your spouses head–isn’t that a Dutch Oven too? hee hee
Gumby said,
April 24, 2006 at 4:54 pm
Mr. Laflamme, you are such a pain in the neck
http://www.ogrish.com/archives/2006/april/ogrish-dot-com-quadbike_01.jpg
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 5:13 pm
MT, thanks for the cooking and the drinks offer, sounds great but I’m gonna have to pass on the chicken parm after you spilled the beans about — what was it, Ex-Lax? That’s pretty sick, mate.
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 5:13 pm
Ahhh! No luck bringing up that photo. Anyone else get it?
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Whoa! Got that photo. You’ve gotta copy and paste it in to your browswer instead of just clicking on it. Naaaaaaaaasty.
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 5:18 pm
Yikes! That’s a fairly awful photo …
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Jeez, Mark, I just went to that Slate link at the end of your post, and read the story “This Is My Last Entry - Why I shut down my blog.” I hope this isn’t some subtle lead-in to bad news for us? (You know the joke — Grandma’s on the roof?) I mean, that blogger’s blogging got in the way of writing novels, you don’t seem to have that problem. Everything going OK with the next book? are we being too demanding? will you leave the Lost Sole to Mainetarr if you leave, so we can hang around and maybe get that hot tub at last? If you’ve got something to tell us, mate, just put it out there.
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 6:28 pm
Hey, no problems here. Except that it took me five minutes to figure out the grandma reference.
scaredy kitty said,
April 24, 2006 at 7:18 pm
was there something in particular Gumby wanted to share with us over at the Ogrish site? Or just letting us know it exists?
I’m too scared to click on “goregasms”- it might ruin my sexual visual ability for life!
mourning over that one said,
April 24, 2006 at 7:24 pm
if you do what mark said, and copy it into the browser, you’ll find out …
who is that? is it someone that we know?
even if not, now we need to do a ceremony to honor his life……
a moment of silence or something
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Is that you, Brenda?
K2 said,
April 24, 2006 at 8:19 pm
No wonder I don’t own an ATV. Oof.
Mainetarr, farting under the sheets?!? Well, I never. . . .
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 8:29 pm
K2, Of Course you have. You ARE a man, right? All men fart under the sheets. It’s like a religious rite. What is it with men and farting, anyway? You guy’s can and, will do it…anywhere.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 8:54 pm
So is that the Dutch Oven (hee hee hee hee) you were talking about?
That ATV photo is fraking nasty. Poor bastard, he never had a chance. Nice shade of purple too. I don’t think there is a halo or cervical fusion that can ever fix that mess. Yuk…
I was only kidding about the ExLax…But I do have a funny story about stuffed peppers, a pain in the ass room-mate and Alpo. I will save that for another day….
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 8:55 pm
Yawwwwwwwwwwn. It’s raining.
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Good gawd. I gotta take those photos down. That Blossom is exciting me. Or that other chick with the denim coat.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:00 pm
I think I used to know that guy with the purple face. He kind of reminds me of one of these California Rasins, “pre” squashed. Yeah, I think I drank him a couple of weeks ago. Mmm…very nice Merlot.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:02 pm
K2, don’t try to act all innocent. All men think it’s hysterical to pull the old Dutch Oven trick. The first and only time Chris did that to me, I thought he had shit himself. I almost puked. Then, we had a party once and some wiseguy thought it would be funny to feed Bailey (my yellow lab for those of you who have not had the pleasure of being “kissed” or being humped-remember Mark? Treehugger? by him) some deviled eggs. Bastards. If I ever find out who did that………
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:11 pm
What? Bailey would never do something so rude. He’s a very well behaved dog.
The Other Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Say Mark, if that is your real name,
I just heard a report of a dog with bad gas from eating deviled eggs. Wanna check that out for us, huh?
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Mainetarr, You’re the only person I know that would EVAH reveal those kind of stories!! Must be one of the reasons I love you so much.
As for myself, I’ve never been on the recieving end of a “Dutch Oven”. PHEW!! And, I mean that in more ways than one.
K2, I have the newest edition of Uncle Henry’s at my store. Maybe you’ll find the exact type of “Dutch Oven” you’re looking for.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:14 pm
Randy!!!!!!!!! How are you??? Mark, I heard a report of a sports writer with a cute new hairdo. Wanna check that out for us? LOL
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:15 pm
For those of you who don’t know, my HYSTERICAL colleague Whitehouse is doing a dead-on impression of an annoying editor assigning me a lame story. As amusing as Randy’s delivery is, it’s really not far off the mark. Editors suck.
The Other Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:16 pm
What the hell is this about a new hairdo?
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:17 pm
Hey, what happened? My post didn’t post?!?
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:19 pm
Hey, now it posted as AO!! WTF is going on here???
I heard a rumor that one of the hulking and surley sportswriters got a foxy new haircut. Do you know who that could be, other Randy?
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:19 pm
So, is it a “weather” story again?
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:20 pm
No, it’s a story about my gassy dog.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:21 pm
I love you too AO, muahhhhhhhhh
The Other Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:22 pm
`Twasn’t me. My wife used the same bowl she’s always used.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:22 pm
SEE!! I knew it wasn’t just me. I never posted the “My post never posted” post…he-he…I’m laughing my butt off!
HEY..sombodies got a new hairstyle?? Ohh…can’t wait to see it!!
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Love you too, MT…
The Other Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Slow down cowboy.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:25 pm
Mark said hulking and surley got a new do. I believe “foxy” was the word he used. Mark? Beter watch out around him, Randy. Don’t drop anything in the newsroom, you never know when he’ll sneak up on you.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Better, that is, I guess I am getting tired, my typing is all shot to heck.
AO, if I can’t tell you guys all my pent up stories, who can I tell? I gotta write memoirs. Memoirs of a Guinea. Hee hee
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:27 pm
DON’T drop your soap!! JAYSUS!
“Foxy”? Mark said he looked…”foxy”? I’m getting a little worried.
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:29 pm
Randy got a darling new permanent. Do they still call them permanents? Anyway, it’s lovely. Very Shirley Temple, if Shirley Temple was nine feet tall.
The Other Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:29 pm
Mark has crushes on cartoon characters, so I put nothing past him.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:29 pm
hee hee, Memoirs of a Guinea. That’s a good one. An Italian comic…we should have open mike night in here sometime.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:30 pm
MT, are you watching the auction tonight? Made any good bids?
And…”Slow Down Cowboy/Cowgirl”.
The Other Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:30 pm
Mark has long-standing crushes on cartoon characters, so I put nothing past him.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:31 pm
He has crushes on cartoon charatcers? Let me guess, Miss Buxley? Blondie? He’s probably done them all, much like the women of Waterville….
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Mark, We now call them “Perms” and, have for about…75 years!
Randy, SAY IT AIN’T SO!! And, if it is, can I have your hat for my son???
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:33 pm
I am watching the auction, but there is a bunch of idiots running it tonight and it was delayed a couple of hours for technical problems, so I had to watch Antiques Roadshow while they figured out what the heck they unplugged over there. I bid on a Foxwoods trip, but all the old French women must be watching, they outbid the crap out of me in a matter of seconds.
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:34 pm
So who DOES have a new hairdo? Randy denied it, or maybe that was somebody else posting under an assumed name. People can get fired for that you know — but I guess those rules don’t apply here?
What if we had a whole day where everyone posted under someone else’s name. I might pick Brenda to start with, she’s got quite a range of styles. (Brenda, if you are reading this, I love you!)
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:36 pm
Sure, let’s post under someone elses name.
Gil said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:36 pm
ok, I’ll post under someone elses name too!
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:37 pm
BTW it’s just like MPBN at my house — a while ago, my computer spontaneously rebooted and tried to go to sleep for the night. When I got it back under control, there were about 15 more posts here.
Treehuggingweaselssaywhat? said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Test
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Must be something in the air, because my laptop did the same thing earlier…
Curly-Top Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Oh, I know you’ll all think my perm is cute. Next week, streaks.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:40 pm
SEE??? I didn’t say that. Hey, who’s posting as me?? Ohh…the plot thickens…could it be?? Might it be??? HHWNBN??? DUM-DUM!!
Gil, just for fun, who will you be?
the lost sole said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:40 pm
You shouldn’t pick on Randy, I’m sure he permed his hair for a perfectly good reason, and he has feelings too
The Other Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:41 pm
My hair is the same as it was last week, last month, last year and last decade. And the decade before that, etc., etc. I put mousse in it sometimes to keep it out of my eyes and to show off my gigantic, sloping forehead.
Mark’s crush is on Lois from Family Guy. If someone sent him one of those animation cells of her in one of the many scenes on the show where she’s in S&M gear, he would have sex with it.
MT said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:42 pm
THis is a great chance for HHWNBN to barge in under cover and start wrecking this blog too. We’ll have his guts for garters if he does, so be warned, Dan!
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Permanents and streaks….Jaysus, do you guys know nothing about hair? It’s perms and highlights. I bet they use dish soap when they run out of shampoo, too. Hair is Ajax squeaky clean.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Randy, I wish uou could hear me laughing!
The Other Randy said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:44 pm
AO, I wish you could hear me crying.
HWWNBN said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:44 pm
screw you guys, the Fat Bastard is back!!! Ha!
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:44 pm
A.O., we’re all laughing.
Damn, if I ever meet that cowboy in a dark canyon …
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:45 pm
Randy, I have had a crush on your for years.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:46 pm
LaFlamme, I have had a crush on you for years.
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:46 pm
A crush on his WHAT though?
Brenda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:47 pm
Robert, I have had a crush on you for years.
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:47 pm
Something tells me that’s not Brenda.
Asshat said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Herb, you’re a douchebag.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:48 pm
DAN…I KNOW you’re out there! SMOOCH!
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:49 pm
AO, I have had a crush on you for years. You too Bobbie….
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:49 pm
I don’t know any of you but I think I am in love anyhow.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:50 pm
I know you miss Dan, let’s send him a bottle of Fat Bastard for old times sake.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:52 pm
We love you too Linda…and this really is Mainetarr.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Eh…he’s not worth the fine wine.
Asshat said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:53 pm
LaFlamme! Where are you?
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:53 pm
Then let’s send him a bottle of the crappy white Love My Goat.
georgette said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:55 pm
allo. Comment ca va? where’s da pothead K3? he not home tonite?
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Bonjour Georgette, you old frog. What’s shaking?
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:56 pm
So A.O., Fat Bastard is fine wine then? I don’t know it.
georgette said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:56 pm
my liver, dats what shakin. Dat Randy, he make my liver quiver.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:57 pm
Fat Bastard is a pretty good wine, Linda, but if you like it sweet, try the red Love My Goat.
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 9:59 pm
God! sweet wine? not this girl. Thanks for the wine review, I’ll know what to look out for.
I bet Mark’s madly surfing for pics of Lois in leather. Watch this space.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Love My Goat white…sucks.
Geortette..where you been? On the pot?
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:06 pm
Linda, If you like a good Chard., try Firefly. It’s one of my favorites. And, for some reason, I just can’t seem to keep it stocked at my store. He-he
BULLDOG!!! WHERE ARE YOU??
georgette said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:07 pm
from da way you spelt my name i tink your on the pot too ao
smellyliberalssaywhat? said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:08 pm
what?
Bullgod said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:09 pm
I was smoking the pot.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Bullgod? What the hell is a Bullgod? And what did you do with Bulldog?
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:11 pm
Georgette…sorry. My mistake. So, you still on “da pot”?
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:12 pm
Like a Minotaur? Half person, half bull? I’m in awe.
Brandon said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:13 pm
Like Bryan Adams said “It cuts like a knife”
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:14 pm
Full of bull is more like it. I like Liberty School merlot. That is pretty good too.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:15 pm
OUCH!! Where?? Where does it cut?? I hate Bryan Adams. He sucks…well…let’s not go there.
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:18 pm
I’m a little bit fussy about wine, at least about the first 3 glasses then who cares? Got any sauv blanc, A.O. that’s my favorite.
WTF Vermont??? said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:19 pm
Monday, April 24,2006
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s Catholic leaders knew the Rev. Edward Paquette had a history of pedophilia in Massachusetts and Indiana when they hired him and assigned him to a parish in Rutland, according to a published report.
Details of Paquette’s past were cited in court documents in civil suits by Paquette’s alleged victims and internal church documents. They were reported in a story published Sunday in the The Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.
The Catholic Diocese of Burlington last week settled one of 17 pending lawsuits against it for $965,000 as a civil suit brought by one plaintiff, Michael Gay of South Burlington, was just going to trial.
Paquette, originally from Westfield, Mass., wrote to Bishop John Marshall in March of 1972 from Indiana, where he had been working as a priest, saying he wanted to move east to be closer to his family.
“I did have problems but received medical treatment, and I am now cured,” Paquette’s first letter to Marshall said.
The Vermont Diocese also received a letter dated that March 30 from Bishop Leo Pursley of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., warning about Paquette.
“The dossier is large and the history is long,” Pursley wrote. “I will try to be brief and to the point.” He referred to “three homosexual episodes involving young boys.”
Despite the warning, Paquette was assigned as a parish priest at Christ the King Church in Rutland that June.
Paquette, who became a priest at 28 in 1957, was found to have engaged in pedophilia by the early 1960s. Bishop James Connolly of Diocese of Fall River, Mass., sent Paquette a letter on Jan. 18, 1963 firing him from his position in the diocese.
“You must certainly appreciate the fact that you are liable to prosecution, under the laws of the state of Massachusetts,” Connolly wrote. “Such a thing, should it happen, could only result in your loss of all possibility for priestly ministry.”
No criminal charges were ever brought, and Paquette found a new position in Indiana the next year.
After he was relieved of his duties in Indiana, Paquette sought to bring his “priestly ministry” to Vermont.
During an interview with three Vermont priests on a hiring panel, Paquette “talked quite openly, but not with any specifics, about his lapses into homosexuality,” Monsignor Edward Fitzsimons wrote in meeting minutes.
“I would rely heavily on the diagnosis and professional advice of Dr. Hillenbrand (Paquette’s psychiatrist) who treated him following his last lapse. He feels that Father Paquette has this trouble only in periods of acute depression and feels that he can function well if these periods of acute depression are avoided.”
Rutland Pastor James Engle wrote to Marshall on Oct. 21, 1974 that he had received word that Paquette had “molested two young men while on communion calls in the (Rutland) hospital. … “As you readily understand, it is imperative that Fr. Paquette be removed from the Rutland area immediately.”
Paquette was sent to a psychiatric center for priests in Massachusetts and, on returning to Vermont, was assigned to St. Augustine’s parish in Montpelier.
Court documents don’t contain any abuse reports from Paquette’s time in Montpelier. But a Washington County man identified in court papers only as “John Doe” alleges in a lawsuit that Paquette molested him dozens of times at St. Augustine’s when the victim was 10 to 12.
Paquette was moved again, in 1976, to Christ the King Church in Burlington. By 1978, church officials heard more allegations of abuse.
“Despite the demands of two sets of irate parents that ’something be done about this,’ Father Paquette’s pastor and I are determined to take the risk of leaving him in his present assignment,” Marshall wrote in a 1978 letter. “Our thinking is that, knowing the awareness of others, concerning his problem, Father Paquette will have reason for ’self-control.”‘
The bishop’s letter continued: “do you think that the danger of scandal is already too risky?”
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:23 pm
I got hooked on Reisling at the Black Watch. That is, until I tried a Tiramisu Martini.
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:26 pm
My gawd. The inmates are out of their cages! Run!
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:26 pm
Hey MT
A.O.
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:27 pm
Hey Flamer, I hope you don’t get lured into one of the cages (cells)
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:28 pm
:):):):):):):):
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:28 pm
Uh oh. Is it REALLY the Weasel? Who do you suppose might be mad at my esteemed colleague, Chris?
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:29 pm
Me wife you prick
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:29 pm
Weasel!! Muahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! How are the Weasellettes?
Chad, oops I mean Brandon said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:31 pm
Cut it out
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:32 pm
Nope. Incorrect answer. Confirmation not complete. Who ELSE might be mad at my colleague?
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:32 pm
Tucked away in their little weasel nests
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:32 pm
Hess?
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:33 pm
What? A fake Weasel alert? I just kissed a fake Weasel?
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:33 pm
DING DING DING! Confirmation complete. Weasel confirmed. That was a close one, people.
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:34 pm
You got the real thing baby…..
Confirmation Code: Warden Merrill
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:35 pm
Except you have to write that in a really deep voice, if that’s possible.
Alernate suspect: Chad.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:36 pm
Weasel, I have a stabbing headache. Got any Excedrine?
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:36 pm
Douche bag… look at #121 You’re soooo lame
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:36 pm
Ha! Good one, MT. A real slice of life vignette.
LaFlamme said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:37 pm
Ahhh. That confirmation code had previously expired.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:39 pm
I must have misplaced my Leatherman….
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:40 pm
Hear no Dan
See no Dan
Eat no Dan
http://www.ehowa.com/showpicture.shtml?image=seenofatchicks.jpg
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:40 pm
I hate to be BRANDed as a cut-up, but this is pretty funny, no?
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:42 pm
Looks like they ate Dan. Yuk, where the hell do you get this nasty stuff Weasel? Thank God I opened this at home and not at work. I opened the guy who pooped all over himself and my co-worker almost hurled.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:43 pm
Okay, since the confirmation code was confirmed then, Weasel
to you, too.
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:45 pm
Jeez, I’ll be right back, I’m going to delete my temp files. Yuck.
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:46 pm
Ate Dan? What is this? Silence Of The “DaLambs”?
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:47 pm
Off to bed for the night, but just wanted to leave you folks with the lost sex tapes of Treehugger
http://www.ehowa.com/showmovie.shtml?movie=boxingballs.wmv
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Weasel…YAWN..not to complain but..we’ve ALL seen Treehugger’s sex life unfold before our eyes…before. But, then again…;) Smooch. And, nice peeps.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:55 pm
poor Treehugger, no wonder he sounded so girly last time I talked to him. I am off to bed too, good night. Love you guys….talk to you tomorrow.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:55 pm
poor Treehugger, no wonder he sounded so girly last time I talked to him. I am off to bed too, good night…talk to you tomorrow.
Mainetarr said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:57 pm
what the heck…someone mocking me? Ha! Oh well…sweet dreams all….
Linda said,
April 24, 2006 at 10:59 pm
Hey, it’s been fun. This is really me by the way.
Bobbie said,
April 24, 2006 at 11:02 pm
How in the heck did I manage to get dragged into all this “crush” stuff anyway?
"The Weasel" said,
April 24, 2006 at 11:08 pm
Something strange is going on tonight. I posted just a few minutes ago, hit refresh and came up with the new name, plus some of the posts disappeared. BTW-this is Bobbie, not “The Weasel”.
Bobbie said,
April 24, 2006 at 11:09 pm
test
A.O. said,
April 24, 2006 at 11:10 pm
Bobbie…sorry. Don’t know what to say. And, I will NOT send you any rolls this week!
Linda, good luck with deleting your temp files.
I’m also off to bed. Kids are back in school so..no more Fat Bastard for me!! Yuk, yuk!
brenda said,
April 25, 2006 at 6:10 am
Last night I fell asleep when I read a book to my son, I get up early to see that I missed my own self? Was I sleep- blogging? pretty good jokes you guys!
Anonymous said,
April 25, 2006 at 6:16 am
oh, I just saw the “boxingballs” video- that’s unwatchable! owww
this “weasel” character has no empathy, no feeling at all? or what?
Smellybloggersayswhat? said,
April 25, 2006 at 7:27 am
beware any post by “weasel” ! what did you expect? —are you new around here?
K2 said,
April 25, 2006 at 7:57 am
MT and AO, not only have I never farted in bed, I’ve never farted — ever. It’s just not polite.
Yeah, right.
One time, years ago, my wife (girlfriend at the time) and I were laying in bed, sharing a tender moment. Then I gently grabbed her hand, tenderly guided it to my butt crack, and firmly flatulated on her palm and digits. We both died laughing.
I also proudly let a gigantic fart rip during one of the Lord or the Rings movies at Flagship Theaters. I had gone to the bathroom, and as I shuffled past my two friends to get back to my seat, I stuck my shincter right in my buddie’s chops and let out a deafening bomb. Absolutely fucking hysterical.
But bck to the Dutch oven. I really want a cast-iron one. Is that so wrong?
A.O. said,
April 25, 2006 at 9:15 am
K2, none of your fart stories surprise me. Your poor wife. Can’t believe she still married you after that!
K2 said,
April 25, 2006 at 9:22 am
It was an arranged marriage, she had no choice.
You should have seen the dowry. Best goat I ever had.
A.O. said,
April 25, 2006 at 9:24 am
I’m gonna start calling you “farting goat boy”.
Mainetarr said,
April 25, 2006 at 12:15 pm
Remind me never to invite you to a movie you gross bastard.
K2 said,
April 25, 2006 at 12:53 pm
I haven’t even seen a movie since the LOTR’s Return of the King.
And did anyone else think Vigo Mortenson (Stryder/Aragorn/Elisser) was a muppet-sounding cheeseball?
Linda said,
April 25, 2006 at 5:09 pm
I can’t believe you think that about Viggo, K2. I think he’s hot.
brenda said,
April 25, 2006 at 6:23 pm
I agree with Linda! If “vigo” is the name of the one who plays Aragorn/ Stryder? YES! HOT!
How could anyone not like Aragorn?
K2 said,
April 26, 2006 at 7:52 am
I groove to Aragorn in the trilogy, but I though Vigo was absolutely terrible. He can’t act for shit, just like the pretty boy who played Legolas.
brenda said,
April 26, 2006 at 7:58 am
well, I never thought of critiqueing them like that, but it’ll probably come to mind next time I watch the Rings movies. I missed out on the third one, I came to Maine just when it was coming out. I had planned to see it with my oldest son in CA.