[rescue] Perverse Question

[Lionel Peterson]

--- Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:

>    You know, I'm just about sick of this.  Now I'm being called a
> "bigot" behind my back for the horrible sin of having some
> STANDARDS.  Well, excuse the living piss out of me, ok?

I meant no such thing, and I apologize for making you think I meant
anything bu the above - I was simply trying to describe historical
facts. What I tried to describe was that you had gotten annoyed with
innane discussions and took a vacation. I didn't mean to imply that you
started them, just that you got fed up with the (low) level of
discourse on the list at various times...

>    I also don't eat cat shit, and prefer things like Thai curry
> dishes.  
> Does that make me a bigot?  It must, it's the same fucking thing.  I 
> WILL NOT eat cat shit when Thai curry is available right down the 
> street.  Terrible bigot I am, I know.  So be it.
 
>    Those "dramatic flameouts" of which you speak have to do with my
> not being a very patient person, especially in the face of
> stupidity.  

Exactly what I was trying to explain, and "flameout" was just a
colorful term for you unsubscribing for a while...

> Incidentally, this is also one of the biggest  reasons why I don't
> try 
> to pretend x86 boxes were designed for production use on a network.
> 
> > Acknowledging you have a problem is the first step, right Dave? ;^)
> 
>    Fuck you, Lionel.  The fact that people mistake knowing shit from
> good tools for "bigotry" is not MY problem.

D00d - note the smiley - I was making a casual 12-step program
reference for humor - again, note the smiley. Honestly, I like you
*for* your opinions, and I would have hoped you realized this
already...

>    And forgive me if this message is strangely formatted, I'm sending
> it from the mail client in my cell phone (yay Sidekick) because my 

I hope all is better soon...


=====
Lionel

"Nothing would please me more than being able to hire ten
programmers and deluge the hobby market with good software"
Bill Gates, in "An OpenLetter to Hobbyists" dated February 3, 1976

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