Should Hershey hit the highway?

Over the years I've ran into quiet a few "chat room gurus" but there's one thing different about Hershey. He is using his real name. You can even see his picture on the meetup sight for Tucson, Arizona. I'm not sure why he would do that unless he does indeed have some sort of mental problem. It never really occured to me that he may be "ill" until I saw his post about lounging at Camp David, being on television and autographing books. On chat rooms, sometimes the term "delusions of grandeur" is bandied about in a squabble, but there really is a condition known as delusions of grandeur, I studied it in high school psychology. Not that such a limited education qualifies me for a medical diagnoses, but .... ?

 

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Jesus

 

Conclusion before verification is as delusional as grandeur claim without substance, don't you think?

 

September 17, 1859 – Joshua A. Norton, who lost his money in an attempt to corner the rice market, today declared himself Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
December 2, 1859 – Norton I dismissed Gov. Wise of Virginia for hanging John Brown and appointed John C. Breckenridge of Kentucky to replace him.

February 1, 1860 – Decree from Norton I ordered representatives of the different states to assemble at Platt’s Music Hall to change laws to ameloriate the evils under which the country was laboring.

July 16, 1860 – Decree from Norton I dissolved the United States of America.

October 1, 1860 – Decree from Norton I barred Congress from meeting in Washington, D.C.

February 5, 1861– Norton I changed the place of his National Convention to Assembly Hall, Post and Kearny, because Platt’s Music Hall had burned.

September 17, 1861 – A new theater, Tucker’s Hall, opened with a performance of “Norton the First,” or "An Emperor for a Day."

October 1863 – Death of Lazarus, Emperor Norton’s dog.

February 14, 1864 – Norton I arrived in Marysville to join the celebration of the opening of the railroad.

November 11, 1865 – Mark Twain wrote an epitaph for Bummer, the long-time companion of Lazarus.

January 21, 1867 – An overzealous Patrol Special Officer, Armand Barbier, arrested His Majesty Norton I for involuntary treatment of a mental disorder and thereby created a major civic uproar. Police Chief Patrick Crowley apologized to His Majesty and ordered him released. Several scathing newspaper editorials followed the arrest. All police officers began to salute His Majesty when he passed them on the street.

July 25, 1869 – Decree from Norton I that San Franciscans advance money to Frederick Marriott for his airship experiments.

August 12, 1869 – Decree from Norton I dissolved and abolished the Democratic and Republican parties because of party strife now existing within our realm.

December 15, 1869 – Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, left San Francisco to seek his yearly tribute from the legislature and lobbyists. He inspected the new capitol during the gala ball celebrating the buildings’ inauguration.

December 16, 1869 – Decree by Norton I demanded that Sacramento clean its muddy streets and place gaslights on streets leading to the capitol.

August 1, 1870 – Norton I was listed by the Census taker with the occupation of “emperor,” living at 624 Commercial St.

September 21, 1870 – Decree from Norton I that the Grand Hotel furnish him rooms under penalty of being banished.

March 23, 1872 – Decree by Norton I that a suspension bridge be built as soon as convenient between Oakland Point and Goat Island, and then on to San Francisco.

September 21, 1872 – Norton I ordered a survey to determine if a bridge or tunnel would be the best possible means to connect Oakland and San Francisco. He also ordered the arrest of the Board of Supervisors for ignoring his decrees.

January 2, 1873 – Decree from Norton I that a worldwide Bible Convention be held in San Francisco on this day.

March 18, 1873 – David Belasco made his stage debut at the Metropolitan Theatre playing Emperor Norton in the play “The Gold Demon.”

January 8, 1880 – Norton I dropped dead on California St. at Grant Ave. He was on his way to a lecture at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

January 9, 1880 – Headline in the Morning Call: “Norton the First, by the grace of God Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, departed this life.”

January 10, 1880 – Norton I was buried today at Masonic Cemetery. The funeral cortege was two miles long. 10,000 people turned out for the funeral.

June 30, 1934 – Emperor Norton I reburied in Woodlawn Cemetery by citizens of San Francisco.

January 7, 1980 – The city marked the 100th anniversary of the death of its only monarch, Emperor Norton, with lunch-hour ceremonies at Market and Montgomery streets.

 

That depends. If we were talking about an entrepreneur with alleged delusions of grandeur, then I would have to agree with you. Verification would have to precede the conclusion. However, in this matter, we are dealing with an entremanure with delusions of manure. Apples and oranges.

 

Do you have a link to this site where a pic of Jack can be seen?
It would be interesting to put a face to his writings...

 

Here's the link:

http://ibd.meetup.com/75/members/2239980/

For your further amusement:

overalaboration bordering on lunacy, dozens or even scores of superfluous levels, high flown titles unrelated to their actual function (if any), inscrutable eunuchs, rival sports factions...

Sounds a lot like the Hershey methods to me.

 

If you search ET, you will find Jack has posted a picture of him flying.
Please go download the picture and see if it is Photoshopped. LOL. This will be the least DD you can do.


BTW, the airplane model is Grob 109.
To be exact in terminology, it is a glider. Some call it a sail plane.
Of course, you have been reading Grob 109 all these year and did not know it was an airplane, until now. I know.

 

Grob 109 has a motor?
Why did Jack need the "free" tows, then?

 

Free tows are provided by volunteers.

So far the volunteers include T6, T28, Hypo, SLKR, etc.

Feel free to add your name here if I have missed you.