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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (45319)	7/13/2000 3:11:09 PM
From: Shoot1st	Respond to of 63513

I'm not sure I could drink this concoction.....but perhaps a nice cool glass of . . . . .amnesia . . . . and I'd bet, if she were here, Edwarda would play hostess. Shootie

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (45319)	7/13/2000 3:16:29 PM
From: Sarkie	Respond to of 63513

I think since Mom has given you the best advise yet, she need to consult Mom a little more. :))

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (45319)	7/13/2000 3:22:50 PM
From: SmoothSail	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 63513

You have every right to take pride in this thread. It's been a wonderful experience for everyone here. The people on this thread are some of the nicest and brightest people you're going to find anywhere on SI - or any other place on the web for that matter. I think it would be a shame to let this place to blow up because of a small misunderstanding. Apologies have been expressed and should be accepted. I know you feel bad that gizmo left - but that's his choice - he's a big boy and can make his own decisions. But that doesn't mean that everyone needs to act like a lemming and follow suit. Closing down this thread and starting another one, which you may have thought about doing, doesn't make much sense. There's a lot of history here. There's a lot of good people here. There's a lot of good information here and it should continue. Let's put all the bad feelings behind us and get on with it. It's a beautiful day here in Catalina and I'd like to go out and enjoy it. Everyone shake hands, give each other hugs and let's go back to having fun. Love, Mom

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (45319)	7/13/2000 3:37:52 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 63513

I think the general feeling here is that Gizmo and I have left the thread in a huff. This is not totally the case! We had an idea to run with the bullish triangle lists a while ago. I dont know if you recall but I did mention that in a PM to you. What happened the other day was wrong but wasn't the entire reason for setting up a thread. I know Gizmo was bummed that nobody came to his defense when he was jumped on by Rich. Granted we all have bad days but this isn't the first time Rich has done this ie. his dealings with OMD a few weeks back. To surmise that because we started a new thread we no longer want to hang together is just not the case. I would say that in the future we need to give people a little more room with joking around. This thread has a tendency of getting pretty PC at times which makes it hard to deal with if you're not a PC'er. Anyhow, the thread is not meant to hurt anyone nor is it meant to take away from the OT thread. It's a place where I hope we can table some great ideas. FWIW

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (45319)	7/13/2000 4:36:55 PM
From: Lost1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 63513

SHEW...that's a relief. I appreciate the hunger strike you've been on and let me say it means a great deal to me. You are right. This is my GD thread as much as anyone's. I helped build it from day1 and I feel that my posts have contributed. I suggest we all try to treat each other with respect, which is usually the norm and I will be very careful about how I let my supposed "sense of humor" slip out since it is now apparent to me that not all concerned appreciate my tone. I feel like "Eve" took a bite of the "APPLE" the other day and that is very disappointing. I had always thought that we all knew that the basic tone here was one of sarcasm, innuendo, and various and juxtaposed fetal positions. I feel terrible about all of this..not because of a few misconstrued, and I believe wrongly re-stated, assumptions by one poster...but because it has caused pain for you. I consider you one of my best friends and this has really upset me as well. You were being diplomatic as thread leader and I certainly can appreciate that. I think the most upsetting part of the original problem was not about what rich said. I could care less what he thinks in reality and I won't go into the reasons why in public, but that no one stepped up and even bothered to ask him WTF was that? If he'd have done that to another of my "friends" I know I would have embarrassed myself in the form of an attack...which I would have inevitably regretted after the fact. It is clear to me, apparently not others, what I was saying to rich and I even prefaced it with disclaimers. This is really my fault for not di-secting his entire post at the moment I read it and refuting the various accusations he made. I'm sorry I chose to "turn the other cheek" in this event since it is not really my nature to take such BS off people. The personal problems between Rich and myself, which I was actually unaware of up until then, should have been strictly a PM affair IMO. I also refuse to take shots in public at this person as it would be much too easy and I'd only feel bad about it later..I have learned this about myself over the years. Anyway out of my love and respect for Tom I am going to try to forget this whole crappy thing and next time it happens I hopefully will be better prepared to deal with it. ALL: Tom and I have been in contact throughout this event...just not in public Now let's get back in the fairway and swing away..yes, it's a stroke on the card..no that isn't an incidental hazzard..it's a tree..it's not a freebie<gg> Let's make some DOH! Optimistically, Kirk ps-- the timing for the RidingMower may seem somewhat suspect, but it's actually something we've been on top of for a while. Mostly in IM format. FORE!!! (EPNY!! Yeah baby!!!)