"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:41:08 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

On 11/4/2006 8:30 AM, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 08:02:48 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 07:38:00 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

I'm glad I cut way back on reading and participation here. The
netcops
have really turned it into a ****-er-ee.
Well, Chuck does have a point about the OT stuff - it does get to be a
little, well, off-puting I guess is a good way to describe it.

On the other hand, the world is still spinning, the sun came up this
morning and life is still worth living.
I think it's perfectly natural for people with a common interest to get
off
track once in a while, particularly when the issue is an emotionally
charged, important item like the election next week. Name calling is
not
necessary, but the events of the world today are important to all of
us.
I've learned from being involved in some of these "debates".

Correctomundo.

When it devolves into trying to score points based on faith, party or
person then the issues aren't as important as being able to put a
"snap" on who ever decides to take up the cause.

That's when it becomes uninteresting and silly.

If it's any consolation .... rec.boats isn't the only NG that is
currently
fired up with political posts. Just about all of the popular ones are,
regardless of the official NG topic.

I tried telling Chuck that two/three weeks ago when he went off on one
of his crusades, but it didn't sink in I guess.

It's infected everything and it's really up to the participants to
pick and choose that which interests them.


Indeed. I read most of your posts, because even when you are snotty, I
know it is in jest, and is part of your acerbic personality.

Acerbic? Me? I have some film critic friends who would find that
highly amusing.

Not to mention that them 'thar's fightin' words... :)

~~ cough ~~

I much prefer - well, weird. :)

I've referenced this before - there are a few folk here who don't take
themselves seriously - I'm one of them. I also can prove, without
being "snarky" that this newsgroup is completely devoid - call it a
wasteland if you will - of humor.

If you can't laugh at yourself for being a buffoon - or like Calif
Bill says - weird, then what's the point? We're all pompous dorks at
one time or another. When we don't recognize that, or take it as an
article of faith that we cannot have the moral/intellectual high
ground all the time, then we are purely here for the argument and not
the discussions.

Or it is a result of your being shorter than the other guys in your group.

At 6'3", not likely. :)

Maybe it is all the short people that are humor challenged. And you are
shorter than me, shortie.