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Subject:Re: HUMOR: Survey of recent TECHWR-L Posts From:jgilger_it -at- NV -dot- DOE -dot- GOV Date:Wed, 23 Jun 1999 07:55:04 -0700
Come on, get a life! Laughing at yourself is the trait of a
well-adjusted, secure adult. I loved it.
-John
That's the way I felt, too. I don't think we need this type of
chilling
effect on such a great resource. It could have been funny - but
it wasn't,
it was cruel.
>
> It might have been funny had he not parodied _real_ people
with _real_
> questions. He mocked them, and
> I always find mocking extremely ugly. Perhaps you're not
familiar with the
> poster; I can find no other
> reason for your thinking this was funny. If it were totally
fiction, it
> _might_ be funny. But he took
> _real_ people and _real_ problems and treated them with his
typical
> disrespect. I mean no offense, but
> I am stunned anyone could enjoy his sick put-downs of sincere
people who
> post here.
