"Tinkerntom" wrote in message
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I do not desire to ignore you as I said, I come to appreciate
your
constructive comments, and maybe I need your help with my
spelling
as
well.

Okelydokely then.

Why do I feel like I just lost.

Now you have me confuse, how is it you just lost, what did you
lose?

LOL. Humour. You have to consider the original threat.


I expect that is the problem with threads like this that get so long,
the original gets lost in the debris of the discussion. You see
something and comment on it, I see something else, and try to apply
your comment, and be both get lot. I agree that it does get humorous,
we just need to remember to laugh!

The original threat was that you would ignore me.

Thus, when you announced that you did not desire to ignore me, there was (or
should have been) humour easily found in my comment that I felt that I had
lost.

OK, thanks, very kind of you, but I'm still curious about what would
lead
you to believe that I am a bad guy.

Sometimes, well often, you come across as someone with to much time on
your hands, idle hands are the Devil's playground, The Devil is a bad
dude, sometimes you play the Devil's advocate and you are fair to
middlin' at it.

Why do I come across as a guy with much time on my hands? And why didn't you
just inquire?

As I thought you were aware, I am the founder of a charitable organization
for people with intellectual disabilities and I work about 90 hours per
week. I duck into rec.boats.paddle for some light amusement and occasional
thought-provoking interaction.

I might
even be up your way sometimes, and would be glad to check out
your
waterfront paddling realestate. TnT

OK, now I'm so frightened I might need to get some advice from
Scotty.*













































* This is a joke, Tinkerntom

He probably would tell you to get a gun, though that would really
not
be necessary, me being the nice guy that I really am. But I don't
want
you to be frightened, so if it makes you feel better, do whatever.
TnT

Sigh. That was the idea of the joke, Tinkerntom. I made sure you
would know
it was a joke so that you wouldn't think that I was seriously
concerned
about you and thinking that I'd need a gun for protection. However,
even
with the "*" and all, I failed!

Maybe, but I succeded, mine was a joke as well, and it went right by
you, as well. Zing TnT

Hm. I had considered that it was a poorly constructed joke. The problem is
the ending. Well, the middle too. Maybe the beginning?