Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 23:14:41 -0700 From: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@directvinternet.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why did evolution fail? Message-ID: <200209050614.g856Ek189534@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes: > Dave Hayes wrote: >> >> > There are people who can not do this. I would prefer to have the >> >> > contributions of those people, than the participation of the trolls. >> >> > If I must lose one or the other, let it be the trolls. >> >> >> >> I feel exactly the opposite. If someone can't hit a key on the >> >> keyboard and render the troll powerless, I don't want to be held >> >> hostage to their choices. Good riddance. >> > >> > You're not held hostage to their choices. Feel free to subscribe >> > to other lists as well. >> >> So I can return to a hostage state? No thanks. > > I fail to see how this returns you to a hostage state That's because -you- are not -me-. >> >> Well, people would focus on not being rich. Then they'd be unhappy. >> >> What good is a BMW if you cant brag to your friends because they >> >> all have one too? ;) >> > >> > The same good it was when you *could* brag: it is a means of >> > getting from point A to point B. >> >> Not exactly the same good, you miss the fun in bragging. > > A: "I have a new beamer!" > B: "I don't care." No no, you don't brag to someone who responds this way. It goes more like: A: "I have a new beamer." B: (sexy female voice) "Really??? Oooh sounds exciting." A: "It goes 0-60 in 5.9!" B: "Like, oh my god!" A: "It has bucket seats with built in butt-warmers!" B: "Oooh, can I go for a ride with you?" A: "Sure, baby". (A&B go to some expensive motel, and you can figure out the rest.) ------ Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< Wisdom (n.) - 1. Something you can learn without knowing it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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