Originally Posted by fjh513

New Member...first post.

The Onion article I thought was pure satire and not meant to be malicious. I used to frequent another forum where the remarks after Barbaro's death were beyond belief. Granted it was not a forum geared to horse racing,but I sure had my Irish up in the thread about Barbaro's death.
There are some scary people out there . I have since abandoned that site and have sought refuge hear...a happier place where I can hopefully benefit from the wealth of knowledge about horses,horse racing,and handicapping. Hope you guys don't mind questions from rank amatuers.

Originally Posted by Linny

I cannot believe that you compared the death of an animal you probably never saw in person dying to the passing of your own Mother.

To make this more real, a story...My Dad passed away 70 hours before my wedding. We buried him the moring of my wedding. He'd been ill with severe Parkinson's and had told my brother months prior that he was planning on attending the wedding with my Mom, who had passed 1 1/2 years before. He told me he couldn't wait for my wedding and we arranged for him to have a place of prominence. My Dad and I were very close.
For me, the only way to deal with it was to joke about it. That was Dad, always messing up my plans. That was Dad, stealing my thunder. That was Dad, center of attention with his giant personality. We still joke about it in my family. What else is there to do, mourn my wedding day?

The stuff in the Onion is irreverent but the fact that Barbaro is still getting press there tells how much of a cultural icon he is/was. I'm surprised he wasn't named as a possible father of Anna Nicole's baby.

Originally Posted by fjh513

New Member...first post.

The Onion article I thought was pure satire and not meant to be malicious. I used to frequent another forum where the remarks after Barbaro's death were beyond belief. Granted it was not a forum geared to horse racing,but I sure had my Irish up in the thread about Barbaro's death.
There are some scary people out there . I have since abandoned that site and have sought refuge hear...a happier place where I can hopefully benefit from the wealth of knowledge about horses,horse racing,and handicapping. Hope you guys don't mind questions from rank amatuers.