P-LIST ADVISORY: Explicit Statement Herein

Michael Baum michael.baum at nist.gov
Wed Apr 25 10:21:29 CDT 2001


>From Wednesday, April 25, 2001, 9:35:31 AM:

DM> individual, responsible for my own behaviour," I can accept that as a "pure"
DM> statement of his not blaming anyone for his own huffiness,  but what he got
DM> huffy about back then is still fair game to remember, is it not?

DM> s~Z may choose to hover like a helium-filled Buddha above it all, sending down
DM> innocuous quips now and then.  His style, fine.  And he may dislike himself
DM> when he engages in the "down here."  All that doesn't make reality, wht's going
DM> on "down here" go away.  It is not rude to remember.

Not rude so much as tiresome. Or silly on a scale calculated to
stagger humanity. "Fair game"? As in served up for pot shots? Who
could possibly care? It's just a waste of valuable mailbox space.

maab





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