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FWIW Ullrich, I appreciate your comments. If you have some experience with a
product and feel it's a piece of crap, I'm grateful you took the time to
express it -- even if you used the "S" word -- Oh my gosh!! ....my cheeks
may be red .. but my wallet will be greener.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ullrich Fischer <uf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Paul Newton <paluap@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 8:18 PM
Subject: re:public use of foul language
> Very funny, Paul. For the record, my wife say's I'm average in the
> endowment department, and frankly, I don't give a shit one way or the
other
> whether people choose to swear. My only problem with swearing on these
> forums is that it leads to bandwidth wasting recriminations from the more
> prissy among us. In order to do my bit to minimize this waste of time and
> attention, I choose not to swear as a general rule. It contributes
nothing
> to the discussion and it can side track the list as it almost always
> generates an off-topic discussion like this one. -uf
>
> At 04:55 PM 1/22/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >Omega man is correct, foul language is inappropriate unless it is in a
> >setting that implies acceptance of it, for instance a brothel,
Philadelphia
> >tavern, or my basement tv room when the 49ers are playing
> >like.....er.....below their abilities. Seriously, the gratuitious use of
> >profanity reflects the users arrogance toward others beliefs and mores,
even
> >those who would fundamentally agree with the user about the larger
question,
> >be it multiple monitors or build 27. Cursing, once known as the use of
> >"oaths", was formerly reserved for occasions of note, as when one pounded
> >ones pinky with a framing hammer or found out ones girlfriend would
require
> >"confinement". As our "free"society has expanded those limitations have
> >faded of course, and although it is nice that we all are not constrained
by
> >the silly social rules of our parents, I would not mind being able to
take
> >MY mom to dinner without her overhearing, during normal conversation,
that F
> >word fifty times from the next table. Because of all that I always assume
> >that anyone who cannot communicate with others in an anonymous forum like
> >this without flinging swear words about to be
> >
> >A) my inferior
> >B) insecure
> >C) a loser, in equity and in fact
> >D) under endowed
>
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