The Logic Off Topic list

logic-ot@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Original Message:
>    Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 17:29:09 -0000
>    From: yoonchi@...
> Subject: Re: OT postings in the main list
>
>
> Maybe it did help to tone down the kids, LOL.
> Go easy on them will ya?
> Yoonchi.
>

Damned little gangsters.  Okay Yoonchi, I put my rifle back in the gun safe.  ;)

>
>
> Original Message:
>    Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:42:55 +0200
>    From: Joeri Vankeirsbilck <joeri@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: OT postings in the main list
>
> > I wonder if the morons that
> > > continue the bullshit have any clue that this list exists..?
> > At least this moron got the hint not to continue the thread, :-).
>
> Actually, the person who posted the original mail almost immediately got a private mail from me and he apologized and as far as I know he did not reply to that thread anymore.
> So the thread has been kept alive by other people.
>
> > First, I apoplogize for the tenor of my rant in the main list and hope
> > only that the level of frustration came through, clearly.
> >
> I personally didn't mind the mail and was happy someone was sending something like this. As a matter of fact, you were moderated (don't ask me why, I just noticed myself then
> too) and I passed the mail to the list.
>
> I'm now actively moderating the thread. (and got some nice complaints on that already :-)))
>
> > However, THIS list is the place for all of the religious
> > frustration and other irrelevant to anything garbage that's permeated
> > the list of late.
> >
> Yeps. Couldn't agree more.
>
> And let's now hope everyone ends the thread and gets on with his/her life.
>

Amen, Joeri.  And, thanks.  :)))

>
>
> Original Message:
>    Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 08:51:06 +0100
>    From: "John Matthews" <Groovey@...>
> Subject: Re: OT postings in the main list
>
> Good to see the OT list being used for a change- maybe it will take some of
> the Garbage off the main list.
>

Yes, absolutely.  I certainly hope so...

>
>
> Original Message:
>    Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:21:47 +0200
>    From: "Sascha Franck" <saschafranck@...>
> Subject: Re: OT postings in the main list
>
>
> > BTW, Colin Owen should have known better than to call someone a "cretin"
> as
> > cretinism is a severe mental and physical disabillity
> [snip]
>
> Well, the word "Cretin" often might me used to flame somebody, sometimes
> even in a funny way, at least over here, just similar to "Idiot". And well,
> this is without any disrespect to people suffering from that (truly
> horrible) desease, in fact many people just know the word as that, they
> don't even know cretinism as a desease is existing.
>

Actually, I think the first time I heard that word used so cavalierly was on the TV show, "M.A.S.H."  Major Winchester was fond of using that term rather than "moron" (my
personal favorite).  So, I suppose once again, we can blame TV writers for propagating an impropriety.  :)  I suppose next someone will call someone "leukemia breath."  Erk...

Regards,
...z


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