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To: michael97123 who wrote (109144)	7/31/2003 3:39:16 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Gee, Michael, I would like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.....Its a small world after all....We are the world, we are the children...... I think it would be neat to have a big parliament where people from all over the world, not matter how much of a police state they might live in, can vote against the United States. I really, really care what a bunch of people with guns in their backs, exposed to nothing but the harangues of the Omnipotent Leader, think about our foreign policy. If they don't like us, we must be wrong......

To: michael97123 who wrote (109144)	7/31/2003 3:48:07 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

I will try one more time, since I do think this is an important point- "teasing" is always personal. You may not realize you are being personal, but you are. I find it unpleasant not because you know me, but because you do not- it is, imo, an unwarranted intrusion. Humor, or lack there of, is a very personal quality. It is of the person. What I might find funny is very intrinsic to who I am, just as what you find funny is intrinsic to who you are. Merely think back to the Lindybill/Maurice brouhaha over the word "rootng" to realize that not only is humor very personal, and even nationality specific, it may also lead to real ugliness. BTW- in the movie "Better Than Sex" you can see for yourselves how people in other parts of the world use the word "root". And its a good movie. Tease- not a very positiive thing to do, imo, unless you know someone very well: tease ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tz) v. teased, teas·ing, teas·es v. tr. To annoy or pester; vex. To make fun of; mock playfully. To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity in without affording satisfaction. To urge persistently; coax: teasing their mother for more candy. To gain by persistent coaxing: “the New York editor who could tease great books from the unpromising woolly jumble of an author's first draft” (Ian Jack). To deal with or have an effect on as if by teasing. To cut (tissue, for example) into pieces for examination. To disentangle and dress the fibers of (wool, for example). To raise the nap of (cloth) by dressing, as with a fuller's teasel. To ruffle (the hair) by combing from the ends toward the scalp for an airy, full effect. "Message #109144 from michael97123 at Jul 31, 2003 3:18 PM Getting personal??? I was teasing you about a lack of a sense of humor. Whatever! "