From: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
To: attila@primenet.com
Message Hash: 4c4d7f5e9bcc03fe37407aa4ac44728ed36031566bca3cf4b283afc8a189ab5e
Message ID: <32AE41AA.A79@gte.net>
Reply To: <199612101719.KAA16046@infowest.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-12-11 05:10:19 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 21:10:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 21:10:19 -0800 (PST)
To: attila@primenet.com
Subject: Re: A New First on this List
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attila@primenet.com wrote:
> at 07:09 AM, Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net> said:
> :: Anonymous wrote (after rude cartoon)
> ::> All joking aside, is there any reason I shouldn't trust Tim May
> ::> (assuming I don't care about his personal details like sexual
> ::> preference, etc.)?
> ::You would be well advised not to trust *anyone* unless:
> ::1. They have *your* personal interests at heart (not likely here) -or-
> ::2. It is necessary for you to trust them for a particular reason,
> :: and you feel that you can justify the risk (more likely).
> actually, two [recent] new firsts on this list!
> 1. Dale is polite.
> 2. Dale is reasonable.
> does that mean: "A gentleman is a man who knows _when_ to be rude"
> --Oscar Wilde
Ah, c'mon. You remember what Cap'n Kirk said to the Melkotians (sp?):
"Sure we're killers, we just aren't gonna kill today" (quote very
approximate, and I hope I got the ethnicity right).
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