Man, man, man…business preview–I’ll have a piece on BV about Roland Fryer next week. There may be a rebuttal from him, but I’ll keep you posted on that.
Anyway, This here Internet is something else. Lots of research has been done on how the Internet decreases the cost of information and how that assists economic growth. That’s actually pretty fascinating–yes, I’m a boring economist at heart–but the most interesting thing about the ‘Net to me is pretty simple. With the Internet, it’s nearly impossible to completely lose touch with someone. The era of losing someone for a decade or so are gone. Between Google and six degrees of separation, you can find nearly anyone on the planet and, just maybe, get directions to that person’s house.
What follows is someone taking that just a bit too far.
This is the text of an e-mail.
Bomani,
Sorry to bother you man but my name is Rasheed. I used to play for CAU’s football team. I am not sure if you know me or not but I had Dr. Nyumba’s class with you. I ran across your picture and email address on the internet and I remembered you used to date this girl named T**** in college. I don’t know her last name but I saw her in Atlanta this past homecoming and was wondering if you had any of her contact info. Email me if you can. Appreciate the help!
Rasheed
Say what?
First, I don’t remember this cat for nothin’. Put a pistol to my head and ask me who Rasheed is, and I’ll tell you he’s the power forward for the Pistons. Cock the hammer and give me one more chance, and I’d tell you to just go ahead and do what you gotta do. I don’t know this cat.
Second, the woman in question wasn’t just someone I dated. It’s someone I was with for three years, one of the people mentioned in my “I S S U E S” post. He’s not just talking about a distant college memory. He’s talking about wifey-past.
He’s also the thirstiest man on earth.
Folks, if you ever have to say, “I am not sure if you know me or not,” chances are that I don’t know you. And if there’s a chance that I don’t know you, and you know that chance is there, there’s no way that I’m about to send you someone’s information, not even someone I wish to never speak to again.
But more than that, how do you ask a stranger to put you down with his ex-girlfriend? For all this nigga knows, she might be my wife now. How would things have gone over then?
“Appreciate the help!” Whatever, pimpin. You shoulda spit your game when you saw her.
However, you never ask a man, a stranger no less, to put you down with his old old lady. Never is that permissible.
Has anyone else ever seen something that exhibits thirst on this same level? Have you ever read something that make you take that sort of double take?
How would you respond to this e-mail? And does this somehow tie into the G-Code?
Talk to me…
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You better than me…my return respose would have been:
“You want me to do what?! Nigga Please….”
That was a stupid question. No I take that back…it was a non-thinking question. Had dude took a little time to think through his request, he would have realized that it wasn’t a good one. -Yeah, I’m gonna ask dude for his ex-girl info- Now that he has ‘ran across your picture and email address’ [blank stare], and felt compelled to write you and ask you that question, he is probably checking here every two minutes to see what you’re all about…..*waving at Rasheed*
Rasheed…not too bright buddy. What in the hell could have been going through your mind? And Valencia, I respectfully disagree. It IS a stupid question. If he has to think that hard to realize it’s a bad idea, then that tells us everything we need to know about our friend ‘Sheed.
And that bit about “ran across your name and email address” sounds like a bad pickup line itself. You sure he’s not just using T as a way to introduce himself?
This is inexcusably stupid… I got an idea, though. Let’s start up a pledge drive for Rasheed. Ladies, post your name and email address to the site here, and we’ll all do our best to make sure the thirsty man gets some water.
Goddam, why didn’t that nigga just ask to use your house keys or some shit. Yo, I don’t know if its the G-Code but its just some common sense shit that you don’t ask people you don’t know for favors.
When I was about 8 I went to a little league game my cousin was playing in and my aunt sent me to buy him a hot dog and give it to him in the dugout. By the time I got the hot dog Cuz was playing outfield and I didn’t feel like waiting for the inning to change. Some fat ass little girl I never meet before said she knew Cuz and I asked if she would give him the hot dog. She said “Yes” and needless to say that fat bitch ate that damn hot dog and I got in trouble with my aunt.
Lesson Learned at 8. If you don’t know a cat don’t ask him for shit. Don’t know the story on Sheed’s development, but I understand he’s a dumbass and a presumptuous one at that.
see, who this sucks for is rasheed. so he made a dumb mistake… a really dumb mistake. and now people are laughing at him ALL OVER THE INTERNET!
by the way rasheed, your on MTV’s new reality website, Bomani Jones’ Punk’d
At first glance, this seemed like a coming-out-of-the-closet, Bomani-I-wanna-holla e-mail, which woulda granted ya boy a first-class ticket to the GitYoAssWhupped Casino and Resort..
But upon further review, this is obviously the most backhanded, backwards and asanine attempt to get some broad’s information that I have ever seen or heard in my illustrious broad management career.
This is not a G-code violation, but this is still kinda serious. I ain’t gon ask no strange nigga to get me some access to a broad they used to nail, ESPECIALLY after coming in contact with said broad and striking a brief convo up…
That there is worse than tryin to sleep with your homeboy’s cousin/sister/fine ass aunt. At least you know your boy…but don’t ask no strangers no help…unless you need a boost and got your jumper cables out…
I never thought in this day and age of E-mail, Playstation 2, Internet and all that…this negro had to go to a dude that had an extensive knowledge and history with…man that’s low…That’s like me going to Denham Springs and asking a Klansman for directions to the NAACP meeting….
BTW: this dude was on the football team at a D-2 school and he wasn’t relatively known…oh i forgot that CAU don’t care about football and this dude musta been a benchwarmer…and also…If this dude was tryin to holla on the slick…at least he coulda known ol’ girl last name…this borders on Stalkerese and Bo you did right by not even remotely replying (I think i know you fairly enough to gauge your next move) and restraining yourself from writing a FUCK YOU, SIR reply.
See … I was thinking the SAME thing … what IF he wasn’t trying to hook up with her?? What if??
You’ll never know until you ask.
And if he was trying to hook up … you gotta respect that nigga’s gangsta. I mean DAMN … he just WENT THERE.
But what if it was something else? I do admit in the least it was really stupid, but what if he thinks she’s his long lost sister or something? Maybe he couldn’t say it, but maybe he was with her after you, and she left a bad taste in his mouth too? I’m probably wrong about it but, wouldn’t you feel much better if he was just trying to send her the dead roses you’ve been wanting to send all along. I say see what he wants.
Bomani’s note – first, dead roses ain’t my steez. Petty parting shots are lame to me. Second, I’m too cynical enough to give a stranger credit for being that kind hearted. Third, a great update on this will come on Monday.
Awww, c’mon. I think it’s kind of sweet. This man holds a torch for his lady that’s so deep that he’d ask another man for her…okay, I’m lying. I actually give ol’ Rasheed here credit for having the balls to do a thing like this, KNOWING you have a blog that gets linked over at ESPN.com. So none of this should come as a surprise, I hope.
A bitch is a bitch is a bitch. And Rasheed (I wanna see a birth certificate that says this cat’s name is Rasheed, btw) is a Bitch. You heard me, a capital “B” Bitch. Bitch.
And to Rickysyfee, even if he’s in the position you said he could theoretically be in, how’s that better? Men do not bond over the fact that they both used to date/screw/lust over the same broad. Even if she did them both wrong (which is a hell of an assumption to make in this case), that ain’t gonna make anyone feel better about it.
“Hey man, remember that ex of mine you were bangin’? She’s fucked up in the head huh? Yeah, you and me are buddies now! Gimme a hug!”
I don’t think so. No matter the motives, “B” stands for Bitch, and Bitch stands for Rasheed.
maaan fuck all that
just give me the number
quit blocking.
It is probably not a G-Code violation but it is definitely inappropriate.
I went to an HBCU so I was witness to (and sometimes involved in) some woman sharing. But that involved people that knew each other. It’s ok to ask a dude if you can holla at his ex but at least know the situation first. If she was just a flavor of the month then it’s probably cool but if she was wifey type material you should probably stay away.
And if you barely now the man and/or woman don’t ask at all.
Also Bo doesn’t know this dude from Adam so he could be putting his ex in danger. This Rasheed cat could be some kind of stalker or something. I don’t care what kind of issues he might have with old gil, I am sure Bo doesn’t want to put her out there like that.
The G-Code does not apply but the common sense code does.
C-Dogg 4:20 – CuJo ain’t got nothing on me
Wow. Just wow.