The *story* I have heard, is that Tank is gay. Yup, you read that
correctly. Tank is supposed to be a fag.
Now, I have ZERO knowledge as to whether this is true, or not, but that
has been the *story*, that has been circulating lately. Again, I don't
know this to be true, and I have never read any articles stating this,
but I have seen several post in this NG, saying it is so.
Can anyone else shed any light on this? Anyone have a link to an article
on this?
I REALLY hope this was just another bullshit rumor. I would be sadly
disapointed, if it were really true. Somebody say it ain't so!
Now, I have ZERO knowledge as to whether this is true, or not, but that
has been the *story*, that has been circulating lately. Again, I don't
know this to be true, and I have never read any articles stating this,
but I have seen several post in this NG, saying it is so.
Can anyone else shed any light on this? Anyone have a link to an article
on this?
I REALLY hope this was just another bullshit rumor. I would be sadly
disapointed, if it were really true. Somebody say it ain't so!>>
I believe it, because it has been from multiple sources, at first I didn't
believe it, but he has to be the toughest fag in the world, bar none.;
I've heard this "story" a few times in the last couple years. As far as I
know, it's a "he said that she said that someone heard that a friend of a
friend of someone that knows Tank" type of story.
Bob
I've always wondered if Tank was gay too due to some of his
comments like being "sexually arrosed" from watching footage of his KO
of Matua and saying that he put Nelmark on "Queer Street" and making the
comment that Belfort was "cute" in an interview before their match and
stuff like that. Also, Tank has spent time in prison and we've all
heard of what kind of stuff goes on in there. However, I actually met
Tank in person while I was on vacation in 8/95 at the Hard Rock Cafe in
Newport Beach, CA and he came in with an attractive female. Tank was
actually pretty cool and friendly when I talked to him but he was also
intimidating and he scared the shit out of me at the time (remember,
this was about a month after his UFC VI debut). Believe it or not,
Tank actually plays golf. Also, I read an interview with Tank (at his
unofficial web page I believe) and the subject of chasing chicks came up
in the interview and there was a picture of him with some chick and the
caption to the picture said something like "women love the Tank" or
something like that. I'm not saying that Tank isn't gay because I
really don't know for sure but from what I've seen he does like women so
if he really is into guys then he must be bi-sexual. I would like to
believe that Tank is not gay at all but none of us here know for sure.
This is probably just a rumor that got started because of the way that
Tank likes to joke around. Whether Tank is gay or not I know that I
sure as hell wouldn't want to piss him off. Also, if Tank really is
gay I think that being locked in the same prison cell with him would be
my worst nightmare come true..............
In what fucking way did my post sound like Clinton anwsering
questions? I was just giving out what information that I knew about
Tank in that I saw him in person in a Hard Rock Cafe and he was there
with a chick. I don't know if the man is really gay or bi-sexual or
not.
Bob Savage wrote:
> Superglide wrote in message <361540F3...@USA.com>...
> >The *story* I have heard, is that Tank is gay. Yup, you read that
> >correctly. Tank is supposed to be a fag.
> >
> >Now, I have ZERO knowledge as to whether this is true, or not, but that
> >has been the *story*, that has been circulating lately. Again, I don't
> >know this to be true, and I have never read any articles stating this,
> >but I have seen several post in this NG, saying it is so.
> >
> >Can anyone else shed any light on this? Anyone have a link to an article
> >on this?
>
I heard something about that. Of course, it doesn't mean he is gay. I knew
a guy that for some strange reason, liked to hang out in lesbian bars. This
of course, didn't mean he was a lesbian. :)
Bob
-------------
LOL... now *there's* a definitive answer.
Bob
I know. He sounded like Clinton answering questions.
I tried this once and I got the shit kicked out of me!
NHBFAN
Touchy aren't you? Sheesh, don't get your panties in a bunch. You sounded
like him because you gave a long reply that didn't answer the question. Sorry
if I hurt your feelings cream-puff.
>I tried this once and I got the shit kicked out of me!
>
At a lesbian bar?
Bob
That is unless you are Vitor, Frank, or Kerr.
> There was a magazine interview with tank a few years back in which he
> stated that he liked to hang out in gay bars because no one wanted to
> fight
> him there and he could just relax and drink.
Ahhh, I see now. It would be all too easy, to take this interview out of
context, and twist it to intimate, Tank has something other than a
hetero orientation.
>
>
> Bob Savage wrote:
>
>
> > I've heard this "story" a few times in the last couple years. As
> far as I
> > know, it's a "he said that she said that someone heard that a friend
> of a
> > friend of someone that knows Tank" type of story.
> >
Which makes Bob's "...heard that a friend of a friend...type story..",
all the more plausible. Definitely one way these kinds of
unsubstantiated rumors get started. That, and his having spent time
behind bars (for what?). Maybe someone has read an interview with his
*prison bitch*? <bg>
>
>
> I've always wondered if Tank was gay too due to some of his
> comments like being "sexually arrosed" from watching footage of his KO
>
> of Matua and saying that he put Nelmark on "Queer Street" and making
> the
> comment that Belfort was "cute" in an interview before their match and
>
> stuff like that.
I always considered those comments, evidence of Tanks mastery of the
*mind fuck*. IMO, he always keeps people guessing what he is thinking,
by being so off-the-wall, with so many of his remarks. This of course,
just enhances his intimidation game...
> <snip>
> Tank was
> actually pretty cool and friendly when I talked to him but he was also
>
> intimidating and he scared the shit out of me at the time
...and judgeing by your personal experience, is something that he can
do, without even really trying. Now imagine being his opponent, when he
has his *game face* on! A fighter like Tank, definetly commands (and
almost always gets) *respect*. This *respect*, is (of course) largely
based on fear! Great edge, in the NHB game. I would be hard pressed, to
name very many fighters, better at it than Tank.
> Also, I read an interview with Tank (at his
> unofficial web page I believe)
...and this URL would be?
> I'm not saying that Tank isn't gay because I
> really don't know for sure but from what I've seen he does like women
> so
> if he really is into guys then he must be bi-sexual.
Depends on your *definition* of "bi-sexual" or "gay". Maybe he just
thought of it like the (ancient) Greeks did; If he was always the
penetrator, and was not penetrated himself, than it was not consider to
be a homosexual act. The (ancient) Greeks were always good at
rationalizing these things. Come to think of it, wasn't Clinton big on
Greek history? <g> I'm not saying Tank is not gay at all but none of
us here know for sure.
Very true, but that doesn't seem to stop people from speculating about
it.
>
ROFLMAO!, as this reminds me of a true story, of a friend of mine, who
met me for happy hour, at a bar where I new the bartender, who happened
to be a married lesbian. Well, Pete got obnoxiously drunk, and started
complaining to Debbie, about the bars lack of women (it was a hotel bar
that catered more to business people).
So, Debbie sent Pete to her favorite lesbo watering hole. Apparently (as
Pete went by himself) he was amazed at all the *available* babes there,
and then proceeded to hustle the best looking lipstick lesbo he saw,
only to be taken outback, by her butch girlfriend and a couple of her
friends. He got the holly shit kicked out of him. Pete looked like had
been sparring with Vitor. Pete still blames me for that ass whoopin'!
Might also explain why, he doesn't get drunk like that, in public
anymore.
I'm not surprised to hear that. One of my friend's older brother got
into a scuffle with a lesbian a long time ago. I forgot who won or if
there was a winner but according to my friend, she was a fast and hard
puncher. The brother knew how to box too. I have no idea if anyone
was drunk though.
Comparing the lesbian to his brother....the only thing she didn't have
was a penis.
So, Ranselaer has discovered the mystery of pop psychology and figured out
exactly what kind of person goes with particular statements. That's nothing
short of amazing.
Bob
No, you did not express an opinion, you made a statement as if it were fact.
Let me quote it for you:
"Sorry folks but no straight guy thinks like this."
That is not an opinion, that is a statement informing others that if they
have an opinion otherwise, then they are wrong.
Please send me all of your newsgroup posts prior to posting. I will review
them and inform you whether you have finally contributed something
intelligent to the group, in which case it will be fine for you to make the
post, or whether your submission is just another moronic rambling, in which
case there is no reason to post to the newsgroup.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Bob
ranselear, you're an idiot. Too bad you can't keep from commenting on Bob's
posts. I guess you could try and not comment, and prove me wrong, but somehow
I don't think you can.
Great. Now when do we start seeing the Lesbian v. TKD; Lesbian v. BJJ;
Lesbian v. Gung Fu; etc... posts?
Almost forgot......Zen Lesbians using the spiritual Lesbian magic monkey paw
forms....
Chris http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/7721
"Evil shouldn't look this good." -Me
I can see wanting to keep people guessing about your fighting style and new
abilities. But I don't see how having folks wonder if I'm riding the leather
Cheerio is going to enhance my fighting tactics.
> I can see wanting to keep people guessing about your fighting style
> and new
> abilities. But I don't see how having folks wonder if I'm riding the
> leather
> Cheerio is going to enhance my fighting tactics.
>
What do fighting tactics, have to do with "riding the leather Cheerio"?
Well, If you start playing on an opponents homophobic thoughts and/or
fears, it just may rattle them enough, to take them out of their game.
Maybe, Tank is secure enough in his sexual orientation, to see the
advantage of *mind fucking* someone he views, as not being so secure in
their sexual orientation. Getting inside another opponents head, works
just as well in the NBA, or NFL, as it does in NHB fighting. With all
the close and personal contact in NHB fighting, maybe playing the *queer
card*, is just a brilliant strategy, Tank chooses to utilize?
BTW, with so many of his interviews taken out of context, it is very
misleading, to try to figure Tank out, just by reading a couple of
quotes. It was posted here, that when asked to describe Vitor in one
word, Tank used the word "cute". This accurate, but does not convey the
flippant manner, in which he answered the question. In the very same
interview, he was asked, what kind of women he liked. His answer? "All".
Goes to show, Tank Abbott is THE master of the *mind fuck*!
For those interested in reading this interview, go to:
http://www.fightingarts.com/int_art/tankaol.htm
I remember that, at UFC XII. I did think he was gay for a minute or 2 after
seeing that
Hey those gays and lesbians are some of the toughest people around. You ever
notice how it takes 5 marines or a gang of skinheads to beat up just one gay
guy?
more like the rock-head times 10.
FRANKIE BABY wrote in message
<24144-361...@newsd-133.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...
Not so brilliant once he loses his fan base, the reason why he gets
invited back. How many hillbilies will cheer "Tank Tank Tank" after they
find this out? Probably a hell of a lot less...
B
I heard that this is supposed to be fact. It may have come from Brian Johnston
who roomed with him at a UFC. He apparantly called for an immediate room
change because Tank came back with a bunch of "Boys" and they were F_cking &
S_cking from what I heard. I didn't believe it when I 1st heard it, but
everyone was acting like it was common knowledge. I think Johnston went to work
out at Renzo's old place & maybe that's how my friends heard. I think if it
is true it must be like a prison thing he picked up. I heard he hangs at this
place called the Hula Girl and he always has chicks all over him though.
There is one leather clad person in his entourage that looks kind of like those
Road Warrior Fags. I really don't know.
I wonder if this also explains Pat Smith mysterious memory loss after his
beating from Tank's entourage. Maybe that would explain why he has been
fighting like a bitch ever since? LOL
Actually, I did hear that Pat Smith, Paul Vunak, and Bas Rutten have a slight
drug problem.
This is getting out of hand now. You all sound like some gossiping school
girls. "I heard...." and "So and so said..." and "A friend of a friend of a
friend said..... This is getting ridiculous. The facts are that there is no
good reason to think the guy is gay. So he makes a couple of jokes that you
try to twist around? How often have all of you told some guy "suck my dick" or
"your so sweet". If you really are desperate enough you can twist something
anyone says. let it go and act like men instead of yapping little bitches.
veritech wrote:
> Not so brilliant once he loses his fan base, the reason why he gets
> invited back. How many hillbilies will cheer "Tank Tank Tank" after they
> find this out? Probably a hell of a lot less...
>
You have a point, but I don't think he is really in danger of losing his
"hillbilly" fan base. Remember the movie Deliverance?
....C'mon Vitor squell, squell like a pig...... <vgb>
Ha ha ha h aha h ah ah hah ha ha . That was pretty good.
But, is this because the Marine's and/or gang are wimps, or that the gays
are tough?
Bob
P.S. No, I'm not slamming the Marine Corps. Just pointing something out.
>Not so brilliant once he loses his fan base, the reason why he gets
>invited back. How many hillbilies will cheer "Tank Tank Tank" after they
>find this out? Probably a hell of a lot less...
True, but what the hell is a "Leather Cheerio?"
Bob
Why dont you show him what a sexy guy you are?
You're sitting on yours.
Doh! I should have known, but hadn't heard that one before.
Bob
>From: ga...@aol.com (GAHTU)
>ranselear, you're an idiot. Too bad you can't keep from commenting on Bob's
>posts. .
Now we don't know for sure what any of this means. Tank could be actively gay,
or he might be gay but in denial about his true orientation, or maybe he's
nothing but a sadist. Only his shrink (or his friends) know for sure.
>His other comments show us that he is quite
>familiar with terms used by the leather gay community.
Really. So you are familiar with the "leather gay community" well enough to
notice some type of *key* phrases? Well, you must be a
very..uhhh..special...person. (poof)
>Now we don't know for sure what any of this means. Tank could be actively
gay,
>or he might be gay but in denial about his true orientation, or maybe he's
>nothing but a sadist. Only his shrink (or his friends) know for sure.
Um...if you say so. I must confess that my knowledge of the gay community
and coming out kinks is nonexistent so I'll have to defer to your expert
opinion. =P
Or he could just be a guy with a sick and twisted sense of humor.
Who knows??????
LMAO!!! What exactly did he say? And are you a member of the leather gay
community that you would catch them? I live in San Francisco, but I can't
really think of any terms that would imply "leather gay community". Did he
call someone a gerbil queen or something?
==================>From: rans...@aol.com (Ranselaer)
>Date: Thu, Oct 15, 1998 01:56 EDT
>Message-id: <19981015015620...@ng17.aol.com>
>
>You're right gahtu. I have no right to comment on Bob's posts, even when
>Bob's
>post is responding to one of MY posts. Even when Bob takes a shot at my
>opinions, I should not try to fire back. It's entirely my fault. Bob should
>get to fire away with impugnity and I have no right to respond. I extend my
>deepest apologies to you and everyone else in this NG who kisses Bob's ass
==================
See?
OUCH! That had to sting!
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Rob Lambeth
rlam...@bigbear.net
http://www.bigbear.net/users/rlambeth
Ranselaer wrote in message <19981015020637...@ng17.aol.com>...
>Over the years Tank has made numerous sexual references in connection with
his
>descriptions of the men he fights against. He views his physical contests
in
>explicitly sexual terms. When he gets whomped by Severn, he tells us it's
like
>getting raped by Freddie Mercury. When he sees tapes of his fights, he
tells
>us it gets him sexually excited. His other comments show us that he is
quite
>familiar with terms used by the leather gay community.
>
Now we don't know for sure what any of this means. Tank could be actively gay,
or he might be gay but in denial about his true orientation, or maybe he's
nothing but a sadist. Only his shrink (or his friends) know for sure.>>
I think Tank and Perretti have a closet relationship. We all know Tank's gay
references, but according to Peretti, "I've ever seen Lober in THAT position
before!"
and Bas Rutten "is the cutest guy in NHB"
I can do anysink!!
Finally, you get it!
Bob
It sounds like he's not the only one.
Bob
DrDewm <beat@it> wrote in article
<#$X$FNF#9GA...@nih2naab.prod2.compuserve.com>...
or the cigar could just be a cigar.
Ranselaer wrote in message <19981015020637...@ng17.aol.com>...
>Over the years Tank has made numerous sexual references in connection with
his
>descriptions of the men he fights against. He views his physical contests
in
>explicitly sexual terms. When he gets whomped by Severn, he tells us it's
like
>getting raped by Freddie Mercury. When he sees tapes of his fights, he
tells
>us it gets him sexually excited. His other comments show us that he is
quite
>familiar with terms used by the leather gay community.
>