At 17:56 3/20/2003 -0800, Brad Crawford wrote: >Our anonymous "Warlord" wrote... I'm not anonymous, just generic. :) > > They weren't snide. They were bitterly defeatist, in a dark humor based > > on real world experiences at being caught between extreme factions. > >Appartently your definition of snide is different then the one in my >dictionary. Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary has it defined as: >derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner. To refresh your memory, you >wrote: I'll allow that I should have added, <wry> > > > > "You are receiving this because you requested" > > > > "RE: the information you requested" > > > > "Dave said you'd want to see this" > > > > "Your name was submitted as being interested in" > > > > "To be removed, just click here" > > > > "This is a one time mailing" > > > > > > > > Add accident to the list. Any of the above has a definite possibility of being true. Skepticism does not equate to outright dismissal. --------> <wry> >This, by all appearances, is a list of lies you see in emails. By adding >Mia's explanation to this list you insinuated that she also lied. Look, my sarcasm got out of hand. *shrug* It happens. I beg forgiveness and throw myself on the mercy of the Orb. ( Hey! that tickles. nice color though ) For the record, as I believe that I stated before, I'm of the opinion that it was an honest mistake. I have made the same error. > > I disagree with your implication that this list is no longer friendly. > >I'm sorry if I did not make myself clear. I was saying that I found your >comments unfriendly, not the list in general, and not you personally. I >don't want to get into some back and forth argument with you, and I'm sure >few of our list mates want that either. Agreed. >So, if it must continue let us meet >by the Foaming Pool outside the Gate of the Flags at dawn tomorrow. You can always send your seconds around for some pre-dawn entertainment. >I bid you a good day. >Brad An excellent wish to take to heart, and I throw the same sentiments back to you in hopes they will be received with the gratitude in which they are meant. W Clip-clop..clip-clop............Clip-clop... ( an Amish drive-by shunning )