[SCA-cooks] Apologies, and farewell
Morgan Cain
morgancain at earthlink.net
Fri Apr 12 17:30:27 PDT 2002
Adamantius assured the person whose name boggles my computer:
> >I'm the first person to admit that I don't always understand what others
> >mean when they post an email. Because I don't like jumping to
> >conclusions, I sought clarification -- not an argument. I deeply hoped
> >that I had misinterpreted, and I'm delighted to see that I was, indeed,
> >mistaken.
>
> Yes, fine, but sometimes even asking an innocent question _at the
> wrong time_ can encourage others to act badly. Like, say, if you were
> to ask me what I think of The Eructant Dubyatante. That would be an
> innocent question, but it would cause me to act very badly. ;-) .
Or, perhaps, if one were to mention "The C Word" in the wrong company at the
wrong time?
(smiling sweetly and enjoying an Atlantian rock)
> >However, so I won't be able to accidentally step on anyone's toes, I'll
> >just depart the list.
Don't be silly. We all have ten toes, so we've all been subject to a bit of
stepping. Take Adamantius' advice, and if you are feeling cautious, just
don't talk - or email to people directly for a bit.
----= Morgan
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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and
I'm not sure about the former." ---= Albert Einstein
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