Bob Whitaker wrote:
Now, Doug, wouldn't it have been a lot nicer if you had just answered
the original question politely rather than trying to be snotty with
your post?

Well, Bob, I wasn't really trying to be snotty. Sorry if I made you cry.

Just go right on believing that Cals are magnificently constructed
boats, and that anybody saying otherwise is just being snotty. Pardon me
for treading on your illusions.

Bye

Doug King

Doug "Fresh Toilet" King wrote:

Well, Bob, I wasn't really trying to be snotty.
Sorry if I made you cry.

OK Doug, I'll take your word for it. I accept your apology. Also,
thanks for your genuine concern for my emotional well-being. But let
me allay your fears by confiding in you that I am actually quite
amused by your posts. Defeating you at your own game provides for
great sport even if it's not very challenging.

Just go right on believing that Cals are magnificently
constructed boats, and that anybody saying otherwise
is just being snotty.

Sorry Doug but you are once again mistaken. I already explained this
to you in great detail in my previous post, but let me explain it
again, and this time I'll try to use small words. Since you are
obviously confused, let me point out again that the snotty part of
your post was when you tried to poke fun at my usage of the term "blue
water" by saying that it made me sound like "Tidy Bowl" man. You have
already acknowledged above that you were not trying to be snotty, and
I'll take your word for it. If you were not _trying_ to be snotty,
then perhaps being snotty comes naturally to you without even trying?
Can you please elucidate? (Oh... sorry... I promised to use small
words... that means "clarify"). If you were not being snotty, then the
only other possible explanation is that you were being genuine when
you confused the term "blue water" with toilet disinfectants. As
stated previously, perhaps your life experiences have made you
predisposed to making this embarrassing association? If you were truly
not being snotty, then far be it from me to poke fun of you for making
this genuine mistake.

Pardon me for treading on your illusions.

Sigh! ... Wrong, _AGAIN_ Doug. You are not treading on my illusions.
You are actually reinforcing the impression I already had from your
previous post. You are also reinforcing the old cliche about one
rotten apple spoiling the whole barrel. And that's a shame because it
seems like you have many things of value to say. It seems that (if you
wanted) you could be a contributor whose opinion people respected and
someone whose posts are always read eagerly by other members. It's a
shame you choose not to be.

It seems like you have long-standing feuds with many group members,
and that's OK... By all means you should stand your ground and fight
"the-good-fight". But don't burn your bridges, Doug. My advice is that
you turn the "snot-meter" _WAY_ down when replying to other members
with whom you are still in good standing, or when replying to unknown
entities.

Fresh Toilets- Bob Whitaker


P.S. I already extended you an olive branch last time. Even though I
was disappointed you didn't take it, I will do so again by offering
once more to change the topic. All you have to say is: "--Touche!" and
bow gracefully and I'll consider it water under the bridge... In that
spirit, have you had a chance to sail on a Cape Dory? What did you
like and what didn't you like about the boat? Someone in my club has
one but I haven't had a chance to sail on it yet.


DSK wrote in message . ..
Bob Whitaker wrote:
Now, Doug, wouldn't it have been a lot nicer if you had just answered
the original question politely rather than trying to be snotty with
your post?

Well, Bob, I wasn't really trying to be snotty. Sorry if I made you cry.

Just go right on believing that Cals are magnificently constructed
boats, and that anybody saying otherwise is just being snotty. Pardon me
for treading on your illusions.

Bye

Doug King