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ospam (Larry Cable) typed:

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(Garrison Hilliard) writes:

Nor do I have to purchase an over-priced boat to paddle just because
some fudgehead assumes that he knows what I want my boat for!

So what you are really saying is that you are a pinhead that is spouting off
about something you don't know squat about. If you are happy paddling a plastic
trashcan with an aluminum frame out of a lawn chair, more power to you.

Last post on this thread, since you don't seem inclined to be civil.

There are no stupid questions, but there are a lot of stupid people.

Give it up, Larry; this guy shows five of the classic signs of a
troll:

1) Posts a strongly worded message in support of the minority position
on a (not really very) controversial issue.

2) Preempts any reasonable discussion by declaring at the outset that
everyone who might disagree is a "canoe snob".

3) Completely twists yer statements to "prove" his point (e.g., you
typed "is it ok...sure", and he twisted that into "you admitted it is
the best for the job".

4) Won't give an inch, even where he is obviously wrong. E. g., he
won't reply to my message since he can't flame me (because I agreed
with him that the Coleman may, indeed, be the best boat for his
purposes) yet he cannot admit that the Coleman might be woefully
inadequate for many other people and purposes.

5) Starts cussing out everyone who disagrees with him.

He is not interested in discussion, he will not engage in civil
dialog, and you did the right thing when you bailed out of his thread.
I, too, am outta here; life's too short to squander many minutes on
trolls.

--
-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty

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