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?