Re: Fibber McGee's Closet

From: Sandy King <sanking@clemson.edu>
Subject: Re: Fibber McGee's Closet
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:22:31 -0500

> Ryuji should not have called her a cockroach. However, as for more
> recent comments that have referred to her rudeness, rancor,
> obnoxious attitude and sexist rants, that is not name calling in my
> opinion. It is, to be blunt, calling a spade a spade.

Although I never made clarification, when I said cockroach I had in
mind someone (male) who keeps himself busy with insignificant issues,
and bring them to me from time to time, not just on this list but on
other places as well. The real cockroach act is currently dealt with
by ignoring the bug. I used that word in reply to Judy, but the way I
wrote was in the context of the "burden" of this list, and the word
did not refer to Judy.

But she took it that way and I didn't spend one email to deny it; the
time was already in the ULF era.

I'm sure you can reasonably guess how I feel about the rest, but I
just thought to post one correction now. My only post to this list
using "cockroach" is quoted below.

--
Ryuji Suzuki
"Well, believing is all right, just don't let the wrong people know
what it's all about." (Bob Dylan, Need a Woman, 1982)
From: Ryuji Suzuki <rs@silvergrain.org>
Subject: Re: ULF photography
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:43:07 -0500 (EST)
> From: Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>
> Subject: Re: ULF photography
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:09:25 -0500 (EST)
> 
> > The point is that the mandate, goal and joy of this list has always
> > been sharing information.
> 
> And the burden and pain of this list has always been bullshits,
> cockroach experts and disputes for trivial issues masking the truly
> useful information. Well, that seems true of almost any internet forum
> and mailing lists. Well, I'll limite my irony to one paragraph per
> post.
> 
> --
> Ryuji Suzuki
> "People seldom do what they believe in.  They do what is convenient,
> then repent." (Bob Dylan, Brownsville Girl, 1986)
>