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From Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com>
Subject Re: Blur
Date Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:58:52 -0400

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At 12:44 PM 6/19/2003 -0700, Jocelyn Geboy wrote:
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~you know.... i totally agree with the
>point you're making, stewart.  i didn't care for
>billy's statement, either.  however...i don't really
>care for you calling people dumb and boneheaded. 
>that's not the kind of atmosphere i'd like to see
>perpetuated here. and i think it's the reason a lot of
>lurkers stay lurkers.  i think there's a way to get an
>opinion across without resorting to what is tantamount
>to namecalling.

I apologize if any of my statements offended your delicate sensibilities,
Jocelyn.  However, I'm a firm believer in the idea that if someone -- even
someone you like, and I genuinely like Billy -- makes a dumb, boneheaded
statement, then I'm going to say, "that's a dumb, boneheaded statement."
Pussyfooting around it doesn't help anyone.

S





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