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Re: Lego(r) Master Maniac designation?
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:07:20 GMT
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beaker@pobox.com+Spamcake+
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Also sprach Jeff Stembel:
: P.S. When did you take crap for any of your sig files? I get a kick out of
: almost every one, and I can't remember anything wrong in any of them. (Althoug
: my memory is faulty, so I could be mistaken)
I have a libertarian philosophy, and thus a lot of my sigs have drug
humor, like the one that states that 'God is acid's gift to humankind',
which offends two groups for the price of one. I got called on the
carpet for advocating drugs in a children's group. I argued that (1)
rtl is not really a children's group, even if there are children here,
and (2) lying to children about drugs is not only immoral, it is
counter-productive. I also have a couple that use profanity, and I am
equally unapologetic. I maintain that the world is a big place, and
that if you want to be a part of it, you have to be prepared to accept
alternate views and recognize the difference between 'different' and
'harmful' ... many people do not know the difference, I fear.
/ _ _ / _ _ The Democratic Party itself is evidence of a
()(-(//((-/ vast right-wing conspiracy.
============= Jim Baker -- Weather Weasel Extraordinaire ==============
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 | | Re: Lego(r) Master Maniac designation?
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| Beaker wrote in message ... (...) Boy do I agree with you. Every time a certain Lego enthusiast tries to insist that RTL is a family newsgroup I have to bite my tongue. I am a relative newcomer to RTL compared to Todd, Jeff Crites and some of the (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego(r) Master Maniac designation?
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| Janet's point was that someone was rude, crude and disrespectful. This kind of behavior doesn't fit with the spirit of RTL. I'm not saying foul language automatically disqualifies someone, but when it is uncalled for (as it was in that situation), (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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