On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 17:27:08 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .


Sometimes, it's conversationally useful to take a situation or a piece of
writing and interpret in an extreme way which borders on the absurd. That
doesn't always falsify the original information, but it may serve to plow
through the cotton some people insert in their ears each morning.


As a matter of fact, it seems as though there are several people in
this news group who do interpret a piece of writing in an extreme way,
bordering on the absurd. Very often, it does falsify the original
information. Yet these folks see no problem in this, and even seem to
believe the extremely absurd "characterizations" they have developed.

Have you noticed this?

John H

Maybe. :-) But,. it's 45 degrees, the rain has stopped, and I'm having
hallucinations. There are brown trout drifting along the wall behind my
desk. I can't focus on anything else at the moment.

It's 48 here in northern VA, and there are no trout to be seen. Where
are you? Out there in Seattle with Chuck?

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!