And you say Bush is dumb.....

salmobytes wrote:

salmobytes wrote:

This is a false argument.


I'm going to give everybody a break and take a powder for another month
or two. I do like to talk about fishing, and there are places--out there
on the net--where that still seems to happen.

There are plenty of ROFFers here who still do that. But also way too
many (like me) who don't. I keep getting sucked into these hopeless
political quagmires. Bait fishing is a much more satisfying bad habit.

aw hell...i was just gettin to really like you too. g

of course, you're right. it's a murky pit around this place, with
little light or pleasant voices most days. still, some things need to
be said and argued...and it's always comforting to hear a new voice
speaking about the issues. enjoy your vacation from the quagmire, but
don't lose your passion or the reason to voice it...even here.

jeff

jeff miller wrote:
salmobytes wrote:
salmobytes wrote:

This is a false argument.

I'm going to give everybody a break and take a powder for another
month or two. I do like to talk about fishing, and there are
places--out there on the net--where that still seems to happen.

There are plenty of ROFFers here who still do that. But also way too
many (like me) who don't. I keep getting sucked into these hopeless
political quagmires. Bait fishing is a much more satisfying bad
habit.

aw hell...i was just gettin to really like you too. g

of course, you're right.

Well, not really, IMHO. How someone can write that much stuff, hit the
send button, and then say "Damn - they sucked me in AGAIN!" is puzzling to
me. At what stage of that process does one realize they're being sucked
in?Rather than periodically doing this and then staying away from this
place, wouldn't it just be easier not to reply, and easier still not to even
read the political stuff? It wouldn't be much fun, but easier nonetheless.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Tim J. wrote:

jeff miller wrote:

salmobytes wrote:

salmobytes wrote:


This is a false argument.

I'm going to give everybody a break and take a powder for another
month or two. I do like to talk about fishing, and there are
places--out there on the net--where that still seems to happen.

There are plenty of ROFFers here who still do that. But also way too
many (like me) who don't. I keep getting sucked into these hopeless
political quagmires. Bait fishing is a much more satisfying bad
habit.

aw hell...i was just gettin to really like you too. g

of course, you're right.


Well, not really, IMHO. How someone can write that much stuff, hit the
send button, and then say "Damn - they sucked me in AGAIN!" is puzzling to
me. At what stage of that process does one realize they're being sucked
in?Rather than periodically doing this and then staying away from this
place, wouldn't it just be easier not to reply, and easier still not to even
read the political stuff? It wouldn't be much fun, but easier nonetheless.

you don't think bait fishing is a more satisfying experience than
tilting with some of the human windmills here? you have been sick,
haven't you? g

as someone who has easily yielded time and again to my own human
weaknesses...one of which properly but sadly ended my first marriage to
an especially fine lady ...i fully understand and accept the power of
"getting sucked in" despite what might have been the better, wiser,
easier course.

with regard to the issue at hand...at some point you just have to say
what's on your mind. it ain't always about what's easier.

jeff

"jeff miller" wrote in message
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Tim J. wrote:

jeff miller wrote:

salmobytes wrote:

salmobytes wrote:


This is a false argument.

I'm going to give everybody a break and take a powder for another
month or two. I do like to talk about fishing, and there are
places--out there on the net--where that still seems to happen.

There are plenty of ROFFers here who still do that. But also way too
many (like me) who don't. I keep getting sucked into these hopeless
political quagmires. Bait fishing is a much more satisfying bad
habit.

aw hell...i was just gettin to really like you too. g

of course, you're right.


Well, not really, IMHO. How someone can write that much stuff, hit the
send button, and then say "Damn - they sucked me in AGAIN!" is puzzling
to me. At what stage of that process does one realize they're being
sucked in?Rather than periodically doing this and then staying away from
this place, wouldn't it just be easier not to reply, and easier still not
to even read the political stuff? It wouldn't be much fun, but easier
nonetheless.

you don't think bait fishing is a more satisfying experience than tilting
with some of the human windmills here? you have been sick, haven't you?
g

as someone who has easily yielded time and again to my own human
weaknesses...one of which properly but sadly ended my first marriage to an
especially fine lady ...i fully understand and accept the power of
"getting sucked in" despite what might have been the better, wiser, easier
course.

with regard to the issue at hand...at some point you just have to say
what's on your mind. it ain't always about what's easier.

jeff
11:49 PM ? red or white
joe

jeff miller typed:
Tim J. wrote:

jeff miller wrote:

salmobytes wrote:

salmobytes wrote:


This is a false argument.

I'm going to give everybody a break and take a powder for another
month or two. I do like to talk about fishing, and there are
places--out there on the net--where that still seems to happen.

There are plenty of ROFFers here who still do that. But also way
too many (like me) who don't. I keep getting sucked into these
hopeless political quagmires. Bait fishing is a much more
satisfying bad habit.

aw hell...i was just gettin to really like you too. g

of course, you're right.


Well, not really, IMHO. How someone can write that much stuff, hit
the send button, and then say "Damn - they sucked me in AGAIN!" is
puzzling to me. At what stage of that process does one realize
they're being sucked in?Rather than periodically doing this and then
staying away from this place, wouldn't it just be easier not to
reply, and easier still not to even read the political stuff? It
wouldn't be much fun, but easier nonetheless.

you don't think bait fishing is a more satisfying experience than
tilting with some of the human windmills here? you have been sick,
haven't you? g

Still am, usually. ;-)

as someone who has easily yielded time and again to my own human
weaknesses...one of which properly but sadly ended my first marriage
to an especially fine lady ...i fully understand and accept the power
of "getting sucked in" despite what might have been the better, wiser,
easier course.

with regard to the issue at hand...at some point you just have to say
what's on your mind. it ain't always about what's easier.

I have no problem with that, but it just seems odd to flail at a keyboard
and then post a message of regret a few minutes later. Maybe not - hell, I
don't know. Let's wait a few minutes and see if I regret this one. . . .
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Tim J." wrote

I have no problem with that, but it just seems odd to flail at a keyboard
and then post a message of regret a few minutes later. Maybe not - hell, I
don't know. Let's wait a few minutes and see if I regret this one. . . .

hilarious. as they say down in rowan county (in an expression of
bemused endearment), "...timmaaay, you won't do, son; you just won't do..."

yfitons
wayno