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From | "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
Subject | Re: Blur |
Date | Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:51:26 -0500 |
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The lesson to be learned from this is that when confronted with a dumb
boneheaded response from someone you like and respect, respond with an utter
absence of tact and civility.
Goofus - 1 Gallant - 0,
Mike Bennett
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>From: Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org, audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Blur
>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:58:52 -0400
>
>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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