To: epicure who wrote (48911 ) 6/2/2002 11:30:55 PM From: E Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486 I did give you the last word, except that CH put his two cents worth (that's inflation for you) in, though all had been made clear by that time, I thought. Him, I didn't give any last word to. And look, I revoke yours, too! And that's the penalty of hooking your wagon to a dumb shit like CH who can't see when to leave well enough alone, I'm afraid. But I see you want to chat, so, hi, I'm up for it. I can probably generate a few more theories to run past you about your motivation for cozying up to CH while considerately, kindly, humanely, making periodic public announcements about how very much you join the world in not caring for that gentleman. I mean, cruel as it was, I know that it must have been a matter of Right and Wrong with you, (yes yes, you did make clear that those 'right and wrong' categories, while they obviously make you behave oddly toward vulnerable friends, mean little to you!) (but wait, you also did explain that you are COMPLICATED! Yes, that's why it is all so incomprehensible, you are so "complicated" a personage. You have personal, private rules and all, or something? (oh wait again, you did explain that you'd sent a, a what?, a contract of sorts?, to Poet upfront in your friendship, outlining what would be its precise limitations?, one of which was, should one conclude, never to let her PTSD recur or you would side with her tormentor? Was it something along those lines? This is such unusual behavior, X! In fact, I've never heard of anything like it! Would you call it a kind of friendship pre-nup, that PM you described that you sent to your SI friend Poet?) (OH, silly me, she was never your friend, I forgot, because you trust so very few people!!! ) ~serious, semi-spooky music~ (X! You forgot something in this exchange: the part where your computer is programmed to type in the words "I'm sorry for you." I'd hate to read an X hostility with anyone on SI that didn't include your fave line, for heaven's sake.) Now, c'mon, don't tell me that i got it all wrong AGAIN. This could get discouraging!