A couple of days ago, I noticed that Strumpette was going offline. I've never thought much of the supposedly satirical, relentlessly un-funny site - probably the best description would be "bullying" - what else to call someone who posts anonymously, and feels free to toss obnoxious invective around?

Taking note of this, I posted a short " so long, no one will miss that " thing up, and promptly forgot about it. Until last night, when I started getting email from "Amanda Chapel". The mails started off nasty, and quickly moved to incoherent and sophomoric. With the swear words "bleeped out", here's the entertaining sequence from this *cough* PR professional *cough*:

 





From: Amanda Chapel 

To: jrobertson@cincom.com 

Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:32 PM

Subject: A Note from Amanda Chapel

 

Jim,



F*** you a******.



Sincerely,



- Amanda



From: James Robertson [mailto:jrobertson@cincom.com] 

Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:15 PM

To: Amanda Chapel

Subject: Re: A Note from Amanda Chapel

 



Ah yes, not even able to express yourself without profanity.  The

mark of a true amateur in the PR game.





From: Amanda Chapel 

To: 'James Robertson' 

Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:33 PM

Subject: RE: A Note from Amanda Chapel



And who the f*** are you?!



Like I said in my resignation: I seem to spend all my time

revisiting the same battles previously won. I spend all my time

trying to keep the Web's rising tide of small literal minds at bay.



I was referring to you Jimbo.



From: James Robertson [mailto:jrobertson@cincom.com] 

Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:52 PM

To: Amanda Chapel

Subject: Re: A Note from Amanda Chapel

 



And you can't refer to me, or anyone else, without cursing.  Which

shows that you have poor communication skills.  I can insult you

from now to next year, and I won't have to swear once.  You?  You

can barely manage a full sentence without cutting loose.



From: Amanda Chapel 

To: 'James Robertson' 

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:13 AM

Subject: RE: A Note from Amanda Chapel



Raising one%FFFFs voice to an idiot is a natural thing.  And

yes, I do agree, you will likely continue to be an insignificant

f*** from "now to next year," at the very least. 





From: James Robertson [mailto:jrobertson@cincom.com] 

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:37 AM

To: Amanda Chapel

Subject: Re: A Note from Amanda Chapel





Wow, it took you a whole day to compose another sentence that

includes an expletive.  So how does a middle aged guy masquerading

as a young woman manage to confuse himself with a PR professional? 

Are there powerful narcotics involved, or is the delusion something

you managed to bring on without extra help?





From: Amanda Chapel 

To: 'James Robertson' 

Cc: [ed: removed Cincom Marketing and Legal People's Email

Addresses] 

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:44 AM



Subject: RE: A Note from Amanda Chapel



You are exposing your company.





From: James Robertson [mailto:jrobertson@cincom.com] 

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:52 AM

To: Amanda Chapel

Subject: Re: A Note from Amanda Chapel



Here's the thing: I use this thing called transparency.  I post

under my own name, so that people can honestly evaluate what I say.

 As opposed to, say, you.





From: Amanda Chapel 

To: [ed: removed a fellow Cincomer's email]

Cc: 'James Robertson' ; [ed: Removed a fellow Cincomer's Email]

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:38 AM

Subject: RE: A Note from Amanda Chapel





[ed: Cincomer name removed],



Can you stifle this Cincom knucklehead please?

 

See

http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=One_Outpost_of_Stupidity_Gone&entry=3369395102

.  See below.



Thank you.



Regards,



- Amanda Chapel



From: James Robertson [mailto:jrobertson@cincom.com] 

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:49 AM

To: Amanda Chapel

Subject: Re: A Note from Amanda Chapel

 

Ooh, you've gone and called a lawyer now.  You could do what real

people do - post under your real name, and explain why I'm wrong.



That might require some courage though.





From: Amanda Chapel 

To: 'James Robertson' 

Cc: 

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:53 AM

Subject: RE: A Note from Amanda Chapel



YOU ARE NOW HARRASSING ME USING CINCOM PROPERTY.





From: James Robertson [mailto:jrobertson@cincom.com] 

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:07 AM

To: Amanda Chapel

Subject: Re: A Note from Amanda Chapel



Hmm.  I seem to recall that I'm the one who's being called names.



From: Amanda Chapel 

To: 'James Robertson' 

Cc: [ed: removed fellow Cincomer Email Addresses]

Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:34 AM

Subject: RE: A Note from Amanda Chapel



IT%FFFFS NOT ABOUT NAME CALLING YOU F****** LOSER.  IT%FFFFS

ABOUT YOUR MISUSE OF CINOM PROPERTY.



STOP IT IMMEDIATELY!

This is what happens when you take a completely self-absorbed "PR" person who has come to believe that their audience is other PR people. Edgy is all that matters; never mind those actual prospects who might want to spend real money buying a product. When you take it too far - as this person has - you get an astonishingly thin skinned, can dish it out but can't take it bully. Go read through the archives at the Strumpette site - the author is all too willing to toss invective. Call BS though, and his/her spleen bursts.

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