We all have a little of that in us, but you'd be well advised to avoid
calling it forth, else you'll find out just what the extent of it is.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Koller" <vze2mnvr(a)verizon.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>rg>; "Gene Buckle" <geneb(a)deltasoft.com>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment
 Do you intentionally try to be such an asshole, or
 does it just come naturally to you?
 Gene Buckle wrote:
 >
 > You know, I was going to put in this really nice diatribe about how
 > simpering twits like you really annoy people.  It then dawned on me that
 > it would be about as useful as holding a physics class for a
 > paramecium(sp) and promptly gave up on the whole idea.
 >
 > May Darwin call you home soon.
 >
 > g.
 >
 >  >
 > > > He's a lazy communicator and is getting slapped around for it.
 > >
 > > His "style" was definately different than the "norm" for
 > > this list. And he might have received better responses
 > > if he had followed the old adage of "When in Rome, do as the
 > > Romans do". But here in the US we are supposed to have
 > > freedom of speech, such that I may not agree with what you
 > > say, nor may I even agree with how you say it, but I might
 > > defend to the death your right to do so?
 > >
 > > > How about: "Stupid people suck."?
 > >
 > > This is not constructive.
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > > Gene Buckle wrote:
 > > >
 > > > > You all are terrible. It seems like he really made
 > > > > everyone's day by providing something new to bitch
 > > > > about. Personally, I understood what he had written
 > > > > with no undue level of extra effort required.
 > > > >
 > > > That just means you can parse Idiot better than we can.  Personally,
it
  > > > gives me a headache.
 > > >
 > > > > I'm not a religious person, but have always remembered
 > > > > ( though not word for word ) a couple of quotes.
 > > > >
 > > > > Let he who is without sin cast the first stone?
 > > > >
 > > > > Judge not, lest ye be judged ( or something like that )?
 > > > >
 > > > How about: "Stupid people suck."?
 > > >
 > > > > Everyone in this world may not have had the level of
 > > > > opportunity ( in education, employment, etc. ) that
 > > > > many of you have had. Before coming down on him so hard,
 > > > > I would at least be willing to consider "his story"?
 > > > >
 > > > Level of "opportunity" my butt.  He got whatever opportunity he
made 
for
   > >
himself.  Anything else is entitlement-minded whining.  He's a lazy
 > > communicator and is getting slapped around for it.  Deal.
 > >
 > > g.
 >
 >