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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (61080)	10/4/2002 1:49:35 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Sharks in the Septic Tank hits much closer to home Actually, I find the thread quite contrarian. It has been much nicer here since the thread was awarded the name that would have been approrpiate during the time it was misnamed "Beanie Babies." Contrarian. Maybe we should rename it "Bass Ackwards."

To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (61080)	10/4/2002 4:57:14 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Beanie Babies was good, I liked it, and I never thought it was jarring. Sharks are on the political threads, imo. When the discussion is like it is today, it is lovely. I find the shark thing highly ironic. Since (imo) the sharks are the pelagic cranks that nip in and out to take a chunk here and there from folks here, when the discussions are good and lively. Nothing like seeing a person you perceive to be an "enemy" having a little fun, to make the blood boil, and make it seem necessary to nip in and take a bite. The folks who kick around ideas here are not very sharklike (IMO). I think that shark thing is projection. Just as the septic tank thing is. Most of the sewage in this tank isn't coming from the people engaged in the discussion on duty, for example. The people doing the duty, are outside agitators, who like to come and whine about the thread, especially when it is purring along nicely. I find that enormously entertaining though. So I guess I don't want them to stop.