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hi all At 09:11 1999/10/09 -0700, carole wrote: >Dear janet: With the GREATEST respect: I read this >posting and it scared me. I thought immediately that >you had been replaced by a particularly cranky >Parkinsonian clone. Or, since we were talking about >witches, crone. The courageous and fair-minded woman >who has defended so consistently the right of >ListMembers to speak out on any subject that they feel >relevant to PD, even the infamous pig chronicles, >calling a heart-felt exchange between two ListMembers >about how the disease was affecting them emotionally, >"sentimental and totally irrelevant giri-talk"? I >wasn't too complimanted by the "do-gooder whimpy-ass" >remark, either. Fortunately, as a result of being a >PIEnet veteran, I now have thick skin. Perhaps the >subject header WAS misleading, as I was not >complaining about the List TOPICS. Nor was it meant as >any kind of personal criticism of you and all the good >work you do. You too have friends here. Remember that. >Oh, and one more thing. That "schizoid idiot >blindfolded with one hand tied behind his back," was >demeaning, both to those with low I.Q.s (the term is >no longer used) and to me. > Carole H. >P.S. I also have PD. my dear carole my attempt at humour has obviously fallen flat on its face and i'm sorry that it caused any ill-feelings i had intended to create the ultimate whinging complainer a la archie bunker style and tried to make her as extreme as i could since bizarre extremes are one of my favourite types of humour i will attempt an explanation i tried to protray myself as a totally self-absorbed chronically intolerant mysogynist spewing vitriol left and right and all around including on myself i felt, hoped, since that image is diametrically opposite to the standards what i believe in and attempt to live by, that it would be seen as absurd and totally out of context and thus funny me?? using the term 'girl-talk'?? under normal circumstances i would hope that anyone who has known me for longer than a week or two would be shocked at hearing the words coming from me i was aiming for that shock effect specifically but somehow the subsequent jumps from shock into disbelief into humour got waylaid another example: i used the term 'with the greatest respect' absolutely totally tongue in cheek, since in general 'serious' use it frequently seems to be used as a lead-in to a diatribe distinctly lacking in respect another example: 'schizoid ...' i used this hateful and prejudicial term specifically for its 'archie bunker' style shock value i could go on and explain the use of every phrase i used but i hope my intentions are clear by now: every phrase was diametrically opposite to my normal position and heart felt beliefs no hurt whatever was intended quite the opposite in fact sharing laughter with friends is one of my dearest joys please don't feel you need thick skin with me janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> <[log in to unmask]>