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George, I would like to extend a hearty welcome to you, on the occasion of
your first post to ASA. It is always a pleasure to see a newbie of your
intellect join the group.


Well, in case you have been wondering why Bobsprit and Horvath are as
stupid as they appear to be, I have found a plausible explanation.

Bobsprit was invented by the right wing politicians of the US
republican party.
The idea was simple: Create a "person" who knows nothing about the
subject at hand (sailing) who is so obnoxiously ignorant and so
ridiculously
focused on the irrelevant things, that anyone with a bit of sense must
conclude that this guy is truly an idiot.
Then make this "person" an ardent agitator of the opponents
viewpoints.
Result: Any sane person who agrees with this "person" would surely
start to question his standings since the question: "How could I possibly
agree with this idiot?" would arise.

What nonsense! Only a complete idiot could postulate such a vacuuous
theory?

Did you postulate this theory without assistance?

Bobsprit knows nothing at all about sailing, yet he has demonstrated that he
is a shrewd political observer. He can spot a lying politician when he sees
one! I am impressed by this ability, because I cannot spot an honest
politician when I see one.



As a result of the apparent success of this strategy, the opponent
launched a
similar campaign but with an opposite goal: "Horvath". No one can deny
that this guy is
stupid, and knows surprisingly little about sailing. So, any sailor
who
finds that he might agree with "Horvath" on any political issues will
have
to start questioning his own sanity.

Fortunately, I don't agree with Horvath on any political issues at all, so
you will agree that my sanity is intact.

However, I think that Horvath knows quite a bit about sailing. I'm
convinced that he bought a Hunter so that he could take advantage of the
PHRF that accompanies its dreadful sailing performance.

Once again, George, I would like to extend a welcome to you.
You share an initial with one of our more respected regulars. That is a
good omen!


Regards


Donal
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