Re: Radio: The Scars of Evolution (Aquatic Ape Theory)


Michael Clark wrote:
> "rmacfarl" <rmacfarl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1113879157.310774.154440@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Michael Clark wrote:
> >> "rmacfarl" <rmacfarl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > ...
> >> >> OK, I gotta know. Why would anyone "thank" Marco?
> >> >
> >> > Ask your Mum. She'll explain... :-)
> >>
> >> OK, I asked me Mum, Begosh an' Begora if she
> >> ain't got a clue, either. Maybe it runs in the family.... :-)
> >
> > See if this jogs your memory:
> >
> > "Ross Macfarlane" <rmacf...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:18fa6145.0410032234.27ba802@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >> Don't you go listening to Michael Roshard. His mother despared of
> >> ever teaching him manners.
> >
> > :-)
>
> OH! I get it, it's the ~polite~ thing to do! So when (according
> to Michael Roshard's mother) somebody spends an eon calling
> you a nincompoop, the correct response is to kiss him/her on both
> cheeks. Just one more question: "Which cheeks?" ;-)

Now now, there's no need for such indelicacy. I would simply defend the
value of some diversity in style, as well as substance, on SAP. Robert
Karl tends to be a thoughtful contributor of interesting on-topic
material, so if he also chooses to be polite to other contributors,
regardless of substance, I think that's not to be discouraged.

You could always take the approach my mother promotes: "If you can't
say something nice, don't say anything!" (But - where's the fun in
that? :-)

>
> Marco was "thanked" vigorously over on T.O. in the recent past.
> You should check it out --you think *I'm* ill-mannered....

Thanks for the tip - I might go check it out. Although some of those TO
egos (i.e. Sienkiewicz) don't do much for me...

Ross Macfarlane

> "If I wrote that at the time, I meant that. Whether it was correct
> is something else."
- Marc Verhaegen, Jan 11, 2005.
[Amen to that, brother.]

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