On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 06:07:05 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

[snip]

Joe, you a math minor in a business major?
Bill

Neither. I'm a writer.

Another Harry

I didn't miss your smiley (however ironic it might be), but I do have to make a
couple of observations about your comment:

First, that it is an example of a logical fallacy called "hasty generalization."
It goes like this:

Harry is an often flagrantly rude participant who espouses a
predominately "liberal" political position;

Harry describes himself as a writer;

Joe describes himself as a writer;

THEREFORE

Joe and Harry are the same.

The reason I mention this, apart from my fondness for identifying sloppy
thinking, is that Mr. Krause is (IMO) one of the more unpleasant and disruptive
participants in rec.boats. I find any attempt to tie me to anyone behaving as
he does to be, frankly, insulting.

Besides: you have no idea what (if any) political persuasions I might hold.

Joe Parsons