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get a life. it was a joke. i thought it was funny! ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 11:41 AM Subject: Re: Sorry! > I could not agree more with Paul's statement (below). To say that these words are offensive doesn't begin to cover it. > > How is it that posts about a cat are reprimanded and this kind of speech is allowed on the board? > > Kathleen > > > In a message dated Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:28:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Paul Lauer <[log in to unmask]> writes: > > > I am writing re Don Adams' post on this subject. I tried sending this message > > earlier and it was blocked for not being on PD. Given the myriad messages not > > on PD since, I thought I would try again because I believe that the message > > needs to be delivered. This is what I wrote: > > > > Dear List: > > > > I ordinarily try to stay out of this kind of fray. My sensibilities are so > > insulted that I would like to add that the use of the terms "girly-boy" and > > "fuzzy minded female" are, short of four letter expletives, about as > > inappropriate as one can get in ANY forum, > > not just this list. I would think that an apology is in order or the poster > > should be suspended. We have had lots of arguments in our time about the > > appropriateness of posting about flamingos and suicide and religion and war. > > This level of boorishness brooks no argument. > > > > Paul H. Lauer > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn