Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/14/2014 12:31 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:33:40 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

FlaJim, Wayne, and Earl seem to be playing the name-calling game.

===

You taught everyone very well. In my own defense, I don't think I've
ever said anything about you that isn't true. We all know who and
what you are.


Yabut you insult him. You aren't supposed to do that.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/14/2014 4:50 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 4:41 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 11:29 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/14/14, 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:45:30 -0500, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:

On 1/14/14, 9:35 AM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 8:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:


Actually, FlaJim, I'm perfectly happy living in the United
States. I'd
be perfectly happy living in any of a handful of other countries,
too.

I find it amusing you are so obsessed with my wife. You bring
her up
frequently. She *is* a smart, well-educated woman of significant
accomplishment.

Do you have a wife? If you do, I can't recall an occasion here in
which
you discussed her or any of her accomplishments. What does she
do or
what did she do during her career? How about children? Do you have
children? If so, what do they do for a living?

You seem awfully secretive about your life and your family, but
awfully
eager to discuss the families of others.

Why is that?


There was a time you bragged about her a dozen or more times a day.
YOU provided the opportunity for others to irritate you by using
information you provide. Live with it, asshole. My family is
none of
your business.


It's no irritation to me that you are so impressed with my wife's
accomplishments you see fit to keep bringing them up. It is a
source of
amusement, however, that you are so secretive about your family
and so
eager to discuss the families of others.

So, do you have a wife? What does she do or what did she do during
her
career? How about children? Do you have children? If so, what do
they do
for a living?

No one is asking for *personal* information,

So you do not consider the information about a wife, her employment,
children, their employment to
be personal information?

--

Hope you're having a spectacular day!


If memory serves, John, and it might not, I think you mentioned
several
times that your wife was a federal employee, and that you have a
son or
son in law in the military.

How *personal* is that?

Personal enough that you should not ask for the information and say
you're not asking for anything
personal.

Do you find it revealing and ironic that there are posters here who go
out of their way to attempt to insult the spouses or children of other
posters, and yet are so secretive about their own spouses or children?

Faulty logic. If I tell you my son is drinking up all the beer in the
house, and you say something
about his drinking habits, then you've opened the door. There is no
requirement that anyone provide
personal information to you. I've provided personal information about
my employment and been called
a rapist and baby killer - by you.

How many times over these many years has anyone here said anything
nasty
about your spouse? I don't recall any such incidents.

Your recollection is poor.

*I* in fact have
over the years mentioned any number of times how nice and gracious
your
wife was. Were you offended by that?

No. Why do you ask?

--

Hope you're having a spectacular day!



I don't think your "revelation" that your wife works or worked for the
government is particularly personal, or that your son in law is in the
military is particularly personal.

You brought up comments I've made about you, based upon your military
career. You've made plenty of disparaging remarks about other posters
here, including remarks about me.

Neither of those are the same as making disparaging remarks about a
poster's spouse or children who do not post here. Other than my hope
that he returns safe, I have no comment to make about your son in law
serving in one of those overseas hellholes.

I have nothing but admiration for the spouses of many posters here. :)

It's about time you bristled at some of the comments that have been
made. I was beginning to think you have no spine.


You think I'm bristling? I'm not. I'm laughing.

OK. I take back what I said about the bristle and the spine.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/14/14, 5:05 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 12:31 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:33:40 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

FlaJim, Wayne, and Earl seem to be playing the name-calling game.

===

You taught everyone very well. In my own defense, I don't think I've
ever said anything about you that isn't true. We all know who and
what you are.


Yabut you insult him. You aren't supposed to do that.


Both of you should have a nice day.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/14/14, 5:09 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 4:50 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 4:41 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 11:29 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/14/14, 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:45:30 -0500, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:

On 1/14/14, 9:35 AM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 8:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:


Actually, FlaJim, I'm perfectly happy living in the United
States. I'd
be perfectly happy living in any of a handful of other countries,
too.

I find it amusing you are so obsessed with my wife. You bring
her up
frequently. She *is* a smart, well-educated woman of significant
accomplishment.

Do you have a wife? If you do, I can't recall an occasion here in
which
you discussed her or any of her accomplishments. What does she
do or
what did she do during her career? How about children? Do you
have
children? If so, what do they do for a living?

You seem awfully secretive about your life and your family, but
awfully
eager to discuss the families of others.

Why is that?


There was a time you bragged about her a dozen or more times a
day.
YOU provided the opportunity for others to irritate you by using
information you provide. Live with it, asshole. My family is
none of
your business.


It's no irritation to me that you are so impressed with my wife's
accomplishments you see fit to keep bringing them up. It is a
source of
amusement, however, that you are so secretive about your family
and so
eager to discuss the families of others.

So, do you have a wife? What does she do or what did she do during
her
career? How about children? Do you have children? If so, what do
they do
for a living?

No one is asking for *personal* information,

So you do not consider the information about a wife, her employment,
children, their employment to
be personal information?

--

Hope you're having a spectacular day!


If memory serves, John, and it might not, I think you mentioned
several
times that your wife was a federal employee, and that you have a
son or
son in law in the military.

How *personal* is that?

Personal enough that you should not ask for the information and say
you're not asking for anything
personal.

Do you find it revealing and ironic that there are posters here
who go
out of their way to attempt to insult the spouses or children of
other
posters, and yet are so secretive about their own spouses or
children?

Faulty logic. If I tell you my son is drinking up all the beer in the
house, and you say something
about his drinking habits, then you've opened the door. There is no
requirement that anyone provide
personal information to you. I've provided personal information about
my employment and been called
a rapist and baby killer - by you.

How many times over these many years has anyone here said anything
nasty
about your spouse? I don't recall any such incidents.

Your recollection is poor.

*I* in fact have
over the years mentioned any number of times how nice and gracious
your
wife was. Were you offended by that?

No. Why do you ask?

--

Hope you're having a spectacular day!



I don't think your "revelation" that your wife works or worked for the
government is particularly personal, or that your son in law is in the
military is particularly personal.

You brought up comments I've made about you, based upon your military
career. You've made plenty of disparaging remarks about other posters
here, including remarks about me.

Neither of those are the same as making disparaging remarks about a
poster's spouse or children who do not post here. Other than my hope
that he returns safe, I have no comment to make about your son in law
serving in one of those overseas hellholes.

I have nothing but admiration for the spouses of many posters here. :)

It's about time you bristled at some of the comments that have been
made. I was beginning to think you have no spine.


You think I'm bristling? I'm not. I'm laughing.

OK. I take back what I said about the bristle and the spine.


Have a nice day.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/14/2014 5:09 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 5:09 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 4:50 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 4:41 PM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 11:29 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:

On 1/14/14, 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:45:30 -0500, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:

On 1/14/14, 9:35 AM, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 8:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:


Actually, FlaJim, I'm perfectly happy living in the United
States. I'd
be perfectly happy living in any of a handful of other
countries,
too.

I find it amusing you are so obsessed with my wife. You bring
her up
frequently. She *is* a smart, well-educated woman of significant
accomplishment.

Do you have a wife? If you do, I can't recall an occasion
here in
which
you discussed her or any of her accomplishments. What does she
do or
what did she do during her career? How about children? Do you
have
children? If so, what do they do for a living?

You seem awfully secretive about your life and your family, but
awfully
eager to discuss the families of others.

Why is that?


There was a time you bragged about her a dozen or more times a
day.
YOU provided the opportunity for others to irritate you by using
information you provide. Live with it, asshole. My family is
none of
your business.


It's no irritation to me that you are so impressed with my wife's
accomplishments you see fit to keep bringing them up. It is a
source of
amusement, however, that you are so secretive about your family
and so
eager to discuss the families of others.

So, do you have a wife? What does she do or what did she do during
her
career? How about children? Do you have children? If so, what do
they do
for a living?

No one is asking for *personal* information,

So you do not consider the information about a wife, her
employment,
children, their employment to
be personal information?

--

Hope you're having a spectacular day!


If memory serves, John, and it might not, I think you mentioned
several
times that your wife was a federal employee, and that you have a
son or
son in law in the military.

How *personal* is that?

Personal enough that you should not ask for the information and say
you're not asking for anything
personal.

Do you find it revealing and ironic that there are posters here
who go
out of their way to attempt to insult the spouses or children of
other
posters, and yet are so secretive about their own spouses or
children?

Faulty logic. If I tell you my son is drinking up all the beer in the
house, and you say something
about his drinking habits, then you've opened the door. There is no
requirement that anyone provide
personal information to you. I've provided personal information about
my employment and been called
a rapist and baby killer - by you.

How many times over these many years has anyone here said anything
nasty
about your spouse? I don't recall any such incidents.

Your recollection is poor.

*I* in fact have
over the years mentioned any number of times how nice and gracious
your
wife was. Were you offended by that?

No. Why do you ask?

--

Hope you're having a spectacular day!



I don't think your "revelation" that your wife works or worked for the
government is particularly personal, or that your son in law is in the
military is particularly personal.

You brought up comments I've made about you, based upon your military
career. You've made plenty of disparaging remarks about other posters
here, including remarks about me.

Neither of those are the same as making disparaging remarks about a
poster's spouse or children who do not post here. Other than my hope
that he returns safe, I have no comment to make about your son in law
serving in one of those overseas hellholes.

I have nothing but admiration for the spouses of many posters here. :)

It's about time you bristled at some of the comments that have been
made. I was beginning to think you have no spine.


You think I'm bristling? I'm not. I'm laughing.

OK. I take back what I said about the bristle and the spine.


Have a nice day.
Likewise.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:06:53 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:




One incredibly obvious troll and 83 knee-jerk responses....
incredible.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/14/14, 5:15 PM, Gene Kearns wrote:
On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:06:53 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:




One incredibly obvious troll and 83 knee-jerk responses....
incredible.


Did you have to count the responses by hand, as it were, or does your
newsreader give a count. Mine doesn't. I occasionally do "guesstimates"
by numbers of responses in a full screen.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/14/2014 5:15 PM, Gene Kearns wrote:
On Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:06:53 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:




One incredibly obvious troll and 83 knee-jerk responses....
incredible.


Yup...

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/13/2014 9:13 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/13/2014 8:48 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/13/2014 8:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/13/2014 8:06 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/13/2014 7:29 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:





Right. I agree. But since the new year the tone has changed and
people, including you, have been much more respectful to each other.
So,
a clean slate has been established. Who is going to be the one to
mess
it up first?



That's easy, the ones who acknowledge, answer, and repost the trolls:)

As long as we respond to the troll posts, they will continue. If we all
refused to answer but only decent posts, made with proper intent, the
appeal would be gone for the trolls and the group would be right back
the way it was a couple weeks ago, overnight....

It only takes one to say "well, he isn't trolling me so it's ok",
and it
all falls apart... but you know all that:)


No, that's not the answer nor the problem.

You are trying to establish who should respond to whom and if one of the
people involved happens to be disagreeable with you it's not ok
according to your "rules".

You are the one who in an earlier post touted the "spirit" of the group,
and of course have admonished me according to protocol...

Harry and I have demonstrated that you can communicate and often
disagree without being disrespectful.

You have demonstrated that as long as it's someone else he is trolling,
you will answer, again, your prerogative... Not gonna' tell what you
can't or can do here...


You seem to feel that I therefore
am enabling any problems you may have with communicating with him. I
don't think it's your call to decide who can respond to who.
Apparently you think otherwise.


I am not trying to decide who to respond to at all, all I am suggesting
is that "what" we respond to and that would be "posts that are in
conjunction with the "new" *spirit* of the group"... I am purposely
avoiding any names.... or posters...

So, are you in on the whole "only respond to posts that suit the "new
spirit" of the group"?




I'll do as I want. You do as you want.
Fair enough?



Sure.. so, I choose to ask questions in a usenet group. Not like I am
asking you personal info, I am just asking if you are willing to ignore
obvious trolls here, in an attempt to keep the group running like it did
for a couple weeks there?

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

True North wrote:
Johnny, some of y'all sure do work hard at being offended.
An objective observer might thing you're just looking for an opportunity to fight.
Only you are "thinging" that. Perhaps you are trying to start an
altercation?

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 10:49 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/14/2014 10:27 AM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 14 January 2014 09:32:12 UTC-4, Hank wrote:
On 1/14/2014 8:15 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

On 1/14/14, 8:06 AM, True North wrote:

Johnny, some of y'all sure do work hard at being offended.

An objective observer might thing you're just looking for an

opportunity to fight.





It's interesting to observe which posters here continue with
personally

insulting other posters here.



Is there any good reason to refrain from insulting you and your ass
lick?


If anyone is keeping track of who's doing what to send the newsgroup
back down into the abyss... they should mark this comment on their
ledger.



I am watching with amusement.

Likewise.
No, you are participating. We are watching.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:29:23 AM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:45:30 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 9:35 AM, Hank wrote:

On 1/14/2014 8:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:





Actually, FlaJim, I'm perfectly happy living in the United States. I'd

be perfectly happy living in any of a handful of other countries, too.



I find it amusing you are so obsessed with my wife. You bring her up

frequently. She *is* a smart, well-educated woman of significant

accomplishment.



Do you have a wife? If you do, I can't recall an occasion here in which

you discussed her or any of her accomplishments. What does she do or

what did she do during her career? How about children? Do you have

children? If so, what do they do for a living?



You seem awfully secretive about your life and your family, but awfully

eager to discuss the families of others.



Why is that?





There was a time you bragged about her a dozen or more times a day.

YOU provided the opportunity for others to irritate you by using

information you provide. Live with it, asshole. My family is none of

your business.





It's no irritation to me that you are so impressed with my wife's

accomplishments you see fit to keep bringing them up. It is a source of

amusement, however, that you are so secretive about your family and so

eager to discuss the families of others.



So, do you have a wife? What does she do or what did she do during her

career? How about children? Do you have children? If so, what do they do

for a living?



No one is asking for *personal* information,



So you do not consider the information about a wife, her employment, children, their employment to

be personal information?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!





If memory serves, John, and it might not, I think you mentioned several

times that your wife was a federal employee, and that you have a son or

son in law in the military.



How *personal* is that?



Personal enough that you should not ask for the information and say you're not asking for anything

personal.



Do you find it revealing and ironic that there are posters here who go

out of their way to attempt to insult the spouses or children of other

posters, and yet are so secretive about their own spouses or children?



Faulty logic. If I tell you my son is drinking up all the beer in the house, and you say something

about his drinking habits, then you've opened the door. There is no requirement that anyone provide

personal information to you. I've provided personal information about my employment and been called

a rapist and baby killer - by you.



How many times over these many years has anyone here said anything nasty

about your spouse? I don't recall any such incidents.



Your recollection is poor.



*I* in fact have

over the years mentioned any number of times how nice and gracious your

wife was. Were you offended by that?



No. Why do you ask?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!







I don't think your "revelation" that your wife works or worked for the

government is particularly personal, or that your son in law is in the

military is particularly personal.



You brought up comments I've made about you, based upon your military

career. You've made plenty of disparaging remarks about other posters

here, including remarks about me.

Well, I did ask Don if he was a janitor based on his expertise with a johnny mop. Other than that, I believe you're bull****ting the troops again.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/15/2014 7:21 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:29:23 AM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:45:30 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 9:35 AM, Hank wrote:

On 1/14/2014 8:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:





Actually, FlaJim, I'm perfectly happy living in the United States. I'd

be perfectly happy living in any of a handful of other countries, too.



I find it amusing you are so obsessed with my wife. You bring her up

frequently. She *is* a smart, well-educated woman of significant

accomplishment.



Do you have a wife? If you do, I can't recall an occasion here in which

you discussed her or any of her accomplishments. What does she do or

what did she do during her career? How about children? Do you have

children? If so, what do they do for a living?



You seem awfully secretive about your life and your family, but awfully

eager to discuss the families of others.



Why is that?





There was a time you bragged about her a dozen or more times a day.

YOU provided the opportunity for others to irritate you by using

information you provide. Live with it, asshole. My family is none of

your business.





It's no irritation to me that you are so impressed with my wife's

accomplishments you see fit to keep bringing them up. It is a source of

amusement, however, that you are so secretive about your family and so

eager to discuss the families of others.



So, do you have a wife? What does she do or what did she do during her

career? How about children? Do you have children? If so, what do they do

for a living?



No one is asking for *personal* information,



So you do not consider the information about a wife, her employment, children, their employment to

be personal information?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!





If memory serves, John, and it might not, I think you mentioned several

times that your wife was a federal employee, and that you have a son or

son in law in the military.



How *personal* is that?



Personal enough that you should not ask for the information and say you're not asking for anything

personal.



Do you find it revealing and ironic that there are posters here who go

out of their way to attempt to insult the spouses or children of other

posters, and yet are so secretive about their own spouses or children?



Faulty logic. If I tell you my son is drinking up all the beer in the house, and you say something

about his drinking habits, then you've opened the door. There is no requirement that anyone provide

personal information to you. I've provided personal information about my employment and been called

a rapist and baby killer - by you.



How many times over these many years has anyone here said anything nasty

about your spouse? I don't recall any such incidents.



Your recollection is poor.



*I* in fact have

over the years mentioned any number of times how nice and gracious your

wife was. Were you offended by that?



No. Why do you ask?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!







I don't think your "revelation" that your wife works or worked for the

government is particularly personal, or that your son in law is in the

military is particularly personal.



You brought up comments I've made about you, based upon your military

career. You've made plenty of disparaging remarks about other posters

here, including remarks about me.

Well, I did ask Don if he was a janitor based on his expertise with a johnny mop. Other than that, I believe you're bull****ting the troops again.


Do you want to try an experiment? Just to prove that we are not
responsible for Krause's nastiness, vulgarity, and generally bad
behaviour. Let's give him a clean slate and leave him alone until he
mucks it up. Then it would be back to business as usual. Are you in?

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/15/14, 8:02 AM, Hank wrote:
On 1/15/2014 7:21 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:29:23 AM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:45:30 -0500, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:



On 1/14/14, 9:35 AM, Hank wrote:

On 1/14/2014 8:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:





Actually, FlaJim, I'm perfectly happy living in the United
States. I'd

be perfectly happy living in any of a handful of other
countries, too.



I find it amusing you are so obsessed with my wife. You bring
her up

frequently. She *is* a smart, well-educated woman of significant

accomplishment.



Do you have a wife? If you do, I can't recall an occasion here
in which

you discussed her or any of her accomplishments. What does she
do or

what did she do during her career? How about children? Do you have

children? If so, what do they do for a living?



You seem awfully secretive about your life and your family, but
awfully

eager to discuss the families of others.



Why is that?





There was a time you bragged about her a dozen or more times a day.

YOU provided the opportunity for others to irritate you by using

information you provide. Live with it, asshole. My family is
none of

your business.





It's no irritation to me that you are so impressed with my wife's

accomplishments you see fit to keep bringing them up. It is a
source of

amusement, however, that you are so secretive about your family
and so

eager to discuss the families of others.



So, do you have a wife? What does she do or what did she do
during her

career? How about children? Do you have children? If so, what do
they do

for a living?



No one is asking for *personal* information,



So you do not consider the information about a wife, her
employment, children, their employment to

be personal information?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!





If memory serves, John, and it might not, I think you mentioned
several

times that your wife was a federal employee, and that you have a
son or

son in law in the military.



How *personal* is that?



Personal enough that you should not ask for the information and say
you're not asking for anything

personal.



Do you find it revealing and ironic that there are posters here who go

out of their way to attempt to insult the spouses or children of other

posters, and yet are so secretive about their own spouses or children?



Faulty logic. If I tell you my son is drinking up all the beer in
the house, and you say something

about his drinking habits, then you've opened the door. There is no
requirement that anyone provide

personal information to you. I've provided personal information
about my employment and been called

a rapist and baby killer - by you.



How many times over these many years has anyone here said anything
nasty

about your spouse? I don't recall any such incidents.



Your recollection is poor.



*I* in fact have

over the years mentioned any number of times how nice and gracious
your

wife was. Were you offended by that?



No. Why do you ask?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!







I don't think your "revelation" that your wife works or worked for the

government is particularly personal, or that your son in law is in the

military is particularly personal.



You brought up comments I've made about you, based upon your military

career. You've made plenty of disparaging remarks about other posters

here, including remarks about me.

Well, I did ask Don if he was a janitor based on his expertise with a
johnny mop. Other than that, I believe you're bull****ting the troops
again.


Do you want to try an experiment? Just to prove that we are not
responsible for Krause's nastiness, vulgarity, and generally bad
behaviour. Let's give him a clean slate and leave him alone until he
mucks it up. Then it would be back to business as usual. Are you in?


You've already been back to your "business as usual" here, as have
several of your buddies. I only mentioned it because sooner or later, I
figure you fellas will start whining about the atmosphere in here and
wonder how it got that way.

I don't really care how you fellas behave. If it is badly, I'll simply
stuff you all back in the bozo bin again.

Have a really super nice day.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/15/2014 8:02 AM, Hank wrote:

On 1/15/2014 7:21 AM, John H. wrote:


Well, I did ask Don if he was a janitor based on his expertise with a
johnny mop. Other than that, I believe you're bull****ting the troops
again.


Do you want to try an experiment? Just to prove that we are not
responsible for Krause's nastiness, vulgarity, and generally bad
behaviour. Let's give him a clean slate and leave him alone until he
mucks it up. Then it would be back to business as usual. Are you in?


Just for giggles I did that following Harry's absence during his recent
trip.

Upon his return I watched to see what direction the rec.boats newsgroup
would take. I even made a comment to you suggesting that you give him a
chance.

It hasn't been Harry driving the newsgroup back to it's pre-January
status of insults, name calling and general bull****.

It *has* been interesting watching him respond directly to his former
"Bozo Bin" occupants though.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/15/14, 8:24 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/15/2014 8:02 AM, Hank wrote:

On 1/15/2014 7:21 AM, John H. wrote:


Well, I did ask Don if he was a janitor based on his expertise with a
johnny mop. Other than that, I believe you're bull****ting the troops
again.


Do you want to try an experiment? Just to prove that we are not
responsible for Krause's nastiness, vulgarity, and generally bad
behaviour. Let's give him a clean slate and leave him alone until he
mucks it up. Then it would be back to business as usual. Are you in?


Just for giggles I did that following Harry's absence during his recent
trip.

Upon his return I watched to see what direction the rec.boats newsgroup
would take. I even made a comment to you suggesting that you give him a
chance.

It hasn't been Harry driving the newsgroup back to it's pre-January
status of insults, name calling and general bull****.

It *has* been interesting watching him respond directly to his former
"Bozo Bin" occupants though.


A couple of the boys seem really *upset* I'm not tossing out personal
insults and name calling, or responding in any negative way to *their*
bad behavior. :)

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:02:00 -0500, Hank wrote:

On 1/15/2014 7:21 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:29:23 AM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:45:30 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 9:35 AM, Hank wrote:

On 1/14/2014 8:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:





Actually, FlaJim, I'm perfectly happy living in the United States. I'd

be perfectly happy living in any of a handful of other countries, too.



I find it amusing you are so obsessed with my wife. You bring her up

frequently. She *is* a smart, well-educated woman of significant

accomplishment.



Do you have a wife? If you do, I can't recall an occasion here in which

you discussed her or any of her accomplishments. What does she do or

what did she do during her career? How about children? Do you have

children? If so, what do they do for a living?



You seem awfully secretive about your life and your family, but awfully

eager to discuss the families of others.



Why is that?





There was a time you bragged about her a dozen or more times a day.

YOU provided the opportunity for others to irritate you by using

information you provide. Live with it, asshole. My family is none of

your business.





It's no irritation to me that you are so impressed with my wife's

accomplishments you see fit to keep bringing them up. It is a source of

amusement, however, that you are so secretive about your family and so

eager to discuss the families of others.



So, do you have a wife? What does she do or what did she do during her

career? How about children? Do you have children? If so, what do they do

for a living?



No one is asking for *personal* information,



So you do not consider the information about a wife, her employment, children, their employment to

be personal information?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!





If memory serves, John, and it might not, I think you mentioned several

times that your wife was a federal employee, and that you have a son or

son in law in the military.



How *personal* is that?



Personal enough that you should not ask for the information and say you're not asking for anything

personal.



Do you find it revealing and ironic that there are posters here who go

out of their way to attempt to insult the spouses or children of other

posters, and yet are so secretive about their own spouses or children?



Faulty logic. If I tell you my son is drinking up all the beer in the house, and you say something

about his drinking habits, then you've opened the door. There is no requirement that anyone provide

personal information to you. I've provided personal information about my employment and been called

a rapist and baby killer - by you.



How many times over these many years has anyone here said anything nasty

about your spouse? I don't recall any such incidents.



Your recollection is poor.



*I* in fact have

over the years mentioned any number of times how nice and gracious your

wife was. Were you offended by that?



No. Why do you ask?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!







I don't think your "revelation" that your wife works or worked for the

government is particularly personal, or that your son in law is in the

military is particularly personal.



You brought up comments I've made about you, based upon your military

career. You've made plenty of disparaging remarks about other posters

here, including remarks about me.

Well, I did ask Don if he was a janitor based on his expertise with a johnny mop. Other than that, I believe you're bull****ting the troops again.


Do you want to try an experiment? Just to prove that we are not
responsible for Krause's nastiness, vulgarity, and generally bad
behaviour. Let's give him a clean slate and leave him alone until he
mucks it up. Then it would be back to business as usual. Are you in?

Works for me. Let's see how long it will be before the next religious, gun, Palin, military,
political, or other troll he can come up with.
--

Hope you're having a spectacular day!

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

So Johnny, you expect Harry to be quiet and only comment on the subjects that you approve in advance?
I doubt even the US Army is that restrictive.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/15/14, 8:40 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jan 2014 08:02:00 -0500, Hank wrote:

On 1/15/2014 7:21 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:29:23 AM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/14/14, 11:20 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:31:03 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 10:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:45:30 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 1/14/14, 9:35 AM, Hank wrote:

On 1/14/2014 8:47 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:





Actually, FlaJim, I'm perfectly happy living in the United States. I'd

be perfectly happy living in any of a handful of other countries, too.



I find it amusing you are so obsessed with my wife. You bring her up

frequently. She *is* a smart, well-educated woman of significant

accomplishment.



Do you have a wife? If you do, I can't recall an occasion here in which

you discussed her or any of her accomplishments. What does she do or

what did she do during her career? How about children? Do you have

children? If so, what do they do for a living?



You seem awfully secretive about your life and your family, but awfully

eager to discuss the families of others.



Why is that?





There was a time you bragged about her a dozen or more times a day.

YOU provided the opportunity for others to irritate you by using

information you provide. Live with it, asshole. My family is none of

your business.





It's no irritation to me that you are so impressed with my wife's

accomplishments you see fit to keep bringing them up. It is a source of

amusement, however, that you are so secretive about your family and so

eager to discuss the families of others.



So, do you have a wife? What does she do or what did she do during her

career? How about children? Do you have children? If so, what do they do

for a living?



No one is asking for *personal* information,



So you do not consider the information about a wife, her employment, children, their employment to

be personal information?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!





If memory serves, John, and it might not, I think you mentioned several

times that your wife was a federal employee, and that you have a son or

son in law in the military.



How *personal* is that?



Personal enough that you should not ask for the information and say you're not asking for anything

personal.



Do you find it revealing and ironic that there are posters here who go

out of their way to attempt to insult the spouses or children of other

posters, and yet are so secretive about their own spouses or children?



Faulty logic. If I tell you my son is drinking up all the beer in the house, and you say something

about his drinking habits, then you've opened the door. There is no requirement that anyone provide

personal information to you. I've provided personal information about my employment and been called

a rapist and baby killer - by you.



How many times over these many years has anyone here said anything nasty

about your spouse? I don't recall any such incidents.



Your recollection is poor.



*I* in fact have

over the years mentioned any number of times how nice and gracious your

wife was. Were you offended by that?



No. Why do you ask?



--



Hope you're having a spectacular day!







I don't think your "revelation" that your wife works or worked for the

government is particularly personal, or that your son in law is in the

military is particularly personal.



You brought up comments I've made about you, based upon your military

career. You've made plenty of disparaging remarks about other posters

here, including remarks about me.

Well, I did ask Don if he was a janitor based on his expertise with a johnny mop. Other than that, I believe you're bull****ting the troops again.


Do you want to try an experiment? Just to prove that we are not
responsible for Krause's nastiness, vulgarity, and generally bad
behaviour. Let's give him a clean slate and leave him alone until he
mucks it up. Then it would be back to business as usual. Are you in?

Works for me. Let's see how long it will be before the next religious, gun, Palin, military,
political, or other troll he can come up with.
--

Hope you're having a spectacular day!



Let's not go overboard. I think religion, guns, Palin, the military and
politics are fair discussion game for a misnamed discussion group like
this one, so long as the posts are not *personally* insulting or
derogatory to other posters here or attach references to the spouses or
kids, et cetera, of other posters.

A "troll," after all, is in the mind of the beholder. :)

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

On 1/15/2014 8:47 AM, True North wrote:
So Johnny, you expect Harry to be quiet and only comment on the subjects that you approve in advance?
I doubt even the US Army is that restrictive.



You just hit upon the biggest problem in rec.boats. There is a fairly
large majority who will only accept viewpoints and discussions if they
happen to be consistent with what they believe. If you are at odds
with their scripture, you are an asshole, a raging liberal or worse.

Obviously, he was standing his ground.
 

F.O.A.D. wrote:


I find it "funny as hell" that anyone, and I mean anyone, still takes
Sarah Palin seriously.

On a more serious note, my 10-year-old iPod is winging, trucking, or
training its way back to me after its journey to Middle America for a
dilatation and curettage. After all those years of heavy use, the
battery inside was only holding a charge for about two hours, instead
of the usual nearly full day. So, for $25, I sent it out to Olathe,
Kansas, which, in the good old days was known to KC Star reporters as
"Holy Olathe" for reasons I cannot remember, for a battery replacement
and dusting.

This particular model iPod is well-known as a bitch to work on, and
since I didn't want to destroy it by attempting the battery
replacement myself, out it went to "the shop."

I think my wife is going to swipe it to use in the gym downtown at
work. Her iPod is going out for a battery replacement next, but she
wants to keep that one at the house for her workouts here. My iPhone
is the 64 GB model, so it has more than enough capacity for the tunes
I carry with me.


Yes, that is VERY serious. Good luck with your iPod. I'm sure everyone
is hoping for its safe return.