Janet, I forgot about that post and I am happy you found it and enjoyed it again . I have no problem in you sharing it with the group again. Thanks for reminding me of it. Charlie At 04:15 PM 12/29/00 -0500, you wrote: >hi all and particularly hi to charlie > >i hope you weren't offended by my posting of your "note to spiro" > >i have always thought that it is one of the funniest messages ever posted here >and in fact have tried to find it again several times in the archives >but i couldn't remember who wrote it > >i have re-posted other archive items that i have enjoyed >like george lussier's gems > >i personally feel no need for privacy-secrecy >all of my messages are sent out with a view to sharing > >it would never occur to me that >re-posting a list-member's previous postings to the same list >could be considered a breach of 'netiquette' >particularly when our archives are searchable by the general public >in two locations on the wwweb and also by e-mail. > >my intention in posting your gem >was simply to share something from someone who is still with us >as opposed to 'mourning those who have gone' >and hopefully give us all a well-needed smile > > >janet > >janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie >53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd >TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada >EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton, WI PD DX 12 years (at age 44) Age 56