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Re: It is time to ban JAL.
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lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Date: 
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 21:19:52 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
PS to Shiri, I'm not self-conscious. That phrase means, at least in the US,
that I would be shy about speaking my mind on things, or overly modest and
reluctant to acknowledge my own merits.

I think it's pretty clear I don't have those issues. I believe you meant a
different term when you used that one. Perhaps self-confident? :-)

Grrr... talk about mixed metaphors... I think I was making some sort of mix
between self-confident and, umm, conceited? <sheepish grin> (Wait, let me
check I got *that* word right... yep) Beats me. I don't know *what* I was
thinking... going to sleep at 4:30 AM does that to you. My apologies (I think).

-Shiri
XFUT .o-t.fun



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  Re: It is time to ban JAL.
 
(...) I don't know... If Larry is proclaiming that he's not self-conscious (ie, self-aware) then by criteria already established here on LUGNET.OT, he can be slaughtered as a feed animal without generating any moral crises. So how does one cook a (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: It is time to ban JAL.
 
(...) I think that was Eric's point, at least sort of. Lots of people slip up (Eric, please correct me if I misrepresented you but that's what I thought you were implying). People ought to be told that they slipped up and given a chance to correct (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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