On Wed, 21 May 2008 11:28:53 -0500, I said, "Pick a card, any card"
and "MJKolodziej" <mjmwcsREMOVEKILLERCHAOS@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> instead
replied:
>"Ray Haddad" <ray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>news:ea97341j5d78i9esq51o09ko8no6ntq35f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On 20 May 2008 22:46:26 GMT, I said, "Pick a card, any card" and
>> "Doug McLaren" <dougmc+usenet-20080519@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> instead replied:
>>
>>>My presentation was quite clear, but I'll repeat it for your benefit
>>>(though again, it wasn't referring to you or your posts) :
>>>
>>> If you're going to post to a thread complain `that there's been X
>>> posts in the thread and yet nobody has answered the original
>>> question', then unless you're answering the original question
>>> yourself, then you're part of the `problem' that you're complaining
>>> about and *not* the solution.
>>>
>>>(Note that I have not declared this to be a problem, and indeed I
>>>don't see it as a problem. Just pointing out the hypocrisy. I do
>>>find completely off-topic posts to be annoying, but mere thread drift?
>>>No.)
>>
>> Well, there you have it. By your own admission, you posted off topic
>> thereby continuing the off topic posting you dislike. Doug, I
>> pointed out the irony of making a complaint in a post that itself is
>> as off topic as the post you are pointing at. It's an endless loop.
>> I laughed at that irony. I found it funny, not evil. Just relax.
>>
>> Let's go flying. It's a gorgeous day here in Perth.
>
>Ray, your posts are more fun if I imagine a Aussie accent.
>:)
Oh, too bad. I'm an ex-pat American living in Perth since 1999.
See: http://www.rayhaddad.com
>Pretty day in central Texas too.
>mk
>(can I get any farther from Perth than here?)
I've flown down in Beeville and McAllen a number of years ago.
Visiting family both times but a few small planes made it into the
vehicle Great flat areas all over the place and LOTS of room.
--
Ray
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