To: Sully- who wrote (34047 ) 12/4/2000 2:47:26 AM From: elpolvo Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 35685 Ö¿Ö no way am i going to read those posts again. many of them i didn't finish the first time. bummer, dude! but i can tell you right now, without re-reading, that your posts ABSOLUTELY DO have merit or not. and that is a cold hard fact. :-) but lately your posts, on this wing of the porch at least, tend to lack the part of you that i like the most, your wit and humor, your willingness to share of yourself and experiences, and your friendliness. mine probably do too. i can't remember how long it's been since i had a good clean game of wordball here. there's been bad air flowing across the land. people are depressed and hurting... including me! i'm trying to be more careful with my posts than usual. i try to proof them twice before i hit the submit button. once for typos, grammar and accuracy and once for kindness. i'll admit, sometimes i hit that submit button too soon. then again, sometimes, no matter how kind or funny you are, it's just not welcome. i.e., kath and my daughter do NOT welcome humor when they first wake up. i used to get up in a funny mood in the morning and act like a silly buffoon, teasing and joking around. after a few episodes of having both blunt and sharp objects thrown at sensitive parts of my body i learned to be a little more subtle around them in the mornings, or at least LEAVE THEM ALONE. i think this time in the market is similar... and though one of your greatest skills and talents is presenting facts and evidence and discrediting posts of questionable merit and shaky logic, it may just be a good time to LEAVE THEM ALONE. meanwhile, let me pour you a killian's and let's talk about something else. yer good fren, -poolvie (in the time it took me to respond, i see there's about 50 more provocative posts here. IT'S TOO LATE DUDE! LET'S JUST GO KILL ARSE ELVES!!) ;-)