At 01:55 PM 1/25/2000 -0500, Rico Sapolich wrote:
>You should be afraid that he would keep his promise because the vacuum he
>would leave on this list might never be filled.

I would certainly hate to see him go.  He has lots of valuable opinions,
some of which I disagree with.  I can live with his abrasive manner even if
I don't like it, and the...er...creative spelling has unexpected
dividends.  I could wish he'd be a little more willing to examine his own
conclusions in the light of possible further evidence....

Re spelling out rude words, I think it's good to intimate them.  Of
*course* we know what they mean, we're supposed to.  But the circumlocution
doesn't shove them in your face in quite the same way as spelling them out
does.  And it's always good if we watch our f**king language a bit, IMHO.

regds
david

ps -- and I'll go so far as to recommend the collection of Ozark folk tales
called _Pissing in the Snow_ for a curious combination of rude and innocent
-- some pretty amusing stories, too.
David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"