On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:41:26 GMT, Alotta Fagina wrote:

You wrote:

Try posting "I bought a new TV remote control this morning!" or some
other OT stuff not intended to start a fight and you'll get no more
grief from me than do most of the guys posting their local weather
reports, the score of the high school football game, or tips on how to
change the blade on a John Deere rotary lawn mower.

Why not? OT is OT, whether it's political or football.

One is friendly, the other leads to flames, name calling, and decidedly
immature behavior. Surely this has not gone unnoticed by you.