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  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) So your noble intent is what permits you to add even more noise to the discussion? Does this work, BTW? Can you successfully fight noise with noise? (...) You are fairly frequently asking for the banning of people. You are also frequently (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:qrd667vdznp.fsf....uio.no... (...) Can you successfully fight fire with a well-timed, controlled fire you start yourself? (...) Before saying 'fairly frequently,' I'd certainly (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) Of course, but your analogy fails because the point of a controlled burn is to eliminate potential fuel, while verbal outbursts provide additional fuel. (...) And, to be fair, the calls for banishment have been directed at specific individuals (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) What's really funny is people adding to the noise by telling people to quit making noise about noise. :^D ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) *KKKKeeeeerrrrsssssh...FFzzzzZZZ* ---SteveR (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GnIMuw.Hwo@lugnet.com... (...) start (...) fuel. D'oh! :-) (...) your (...) people, (...) Ayup. -Tim (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) Quiet down! I can't hear myself think! (I want some grey tiles) That's *better*. DaveE FUT fun (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) Try tin foil(1). It keeps the voices out for me. (...) Hmm. My tin foil must have a hole, this one got through. Either that, or I think the same thing. :) thanks, James (warning, impending awful pun...) 1:Or, depending on the source of the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) Not to mention the people making fun of people adding to the noise by telling people to quit making noise about noise. :-) "And their father's father's fathers!" (Spot the movie reference!) Fredrik (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) Sorry, I don't think I understand what you mean by this. Do you mean that you can make Scott go away by shouting at him? Please have me excused if that was not what you meant, as I'm unsure about your allegory. (...) Thankfully, the overall (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! *bangs pot* ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) Sorry, I didn't mean shouting, per se, but that it is possible to fight noise by reasoning with the person making the noise. (...) I have participated actively in calls for banishment regarding multiple people on LUGNET. But, the cases I have (...) (23 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) ?????? I thought it was Life of Brian????? ROSCO (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
"James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message news:GnIzqz.CAv@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) foil. (...) ROFL!! :-) -Tim (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone," the quote goes. We probably agree that you are frequently sharing your opinions on the (mis-)behavior of other people here. If you want some credibility with regards to your opinions on other (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
 
(...) (ROFL!!!) I think I needed some of that, but it's okay now, since he's across the pond and as good as my ears are, he doesn't yell *that* loud! -Shiri (running for cover 'fore Tim sees this and launches one of those coast-to-coast ICBBs from (...) (23 years ago, 1-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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