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Re: August Surprise...
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 15 Jul 2001 17:23:21 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.{NoMoreSpam}net
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Either you are trying to be funny, in which case you have failed because
beating a dead horse isn't humorous; or you are serious, in which case you are
astonishingly clueless and should refrain from speaking out on matters about
which you know nothing.
And even if you are joking, it is very subtle at best and can be misconstrued
through the 'net *very* easily. People will miss your point and think you are
flaming Ben for real. Ben is a great guy, and if I were him, I'd be pretty
annoyed with a post such as this. This is how slander and innuendo start.
So please just apologize for your obfuscation and really "play well".
-John
Stephen Altbacker wrote:
> This is another one of "Ben" Benecke's cruel jokes. He is infamous for
> "recreating" Lego catalogues and fooling the good people of the Lego train
> community into believing they are real. He is a very, very mean person.
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> Ben,
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> Please stop this hoax. People are going to get hurt. This is no longer
> funny. You are a very sick man!!! This is worse than yelling "fire" in a
> crowded movie theater!
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> All,
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> Apparently "old Ben" subscribes to the theory: "If you are going to tell a
> lie, tell a big one; and keep repeating it - people will believe you if you
> tell it often enough."
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> Never again!
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> Play well,
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> -BrewB ;{>
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| (...) Thanks for this posting of yours John! In fact I was reading the text of Stephan and was not sure, how to understand it. If there was a joke, then I surely missed it. Getting a joke in a foreign language is not too easy sometimes.... On the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: August Surprise...
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| So maybe I am "beating a dead horse" with a little "subtle" humor. When you have to explain a joke it is no longer "funny". Explanation to follow (if you "get the joke" please disregard). Start Explanation: I guess I just get a little tired when (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: August Surprise...
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| This is another one of "Ben" Benecke's cruel jokes. He is infamous for "recreating" Lego catalogues and fooling the good people of the Lego train community into believing they are real. He is a very, very mean person. Ben, Please stop this hoax. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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