"Beautiful waves?" Like your language? (nt)
I hope you do not find it disrespectful if I tell you your post made me laugh... 'cause you passionately believe every word you write. And somehow your passion allowed you more than a couple of F-words and at least one b******t. But I was trying to be humorous when I suggested you used our esteemed members as 'muscle' to back your opinions.
and I do respect your opinions. I read all your posts and our e-mails about the trash that once was overfilling the free boards should remind you that I do not disagree in principle. I do not read all oddball's posts so I am no authority about his intent. However, my reference to "jokey and inclusive in all previous posts" was made to illustrate my sense of oddball's 'style'....not yours. I take you seriously.....and do not wish to create any acrimony with you personally. Oddball's deviant behavior is not worth the collateral damage of our estrangement. And if he doesn't step up to the plate again soon, we can all write him off as the troll most people believe he is.
I also have the utmost respect for Mr. Schlesinger and have told him that many times. Even so I look for any opportunity to tweak him on his idiosyntricities when I can get away with it. But he always has the last word....
There is a fine line between child-like and childish. I used to be able to recognize the difference between the two, but now that I am so old that I get monthly mailings from AARP I wonder..... My tolerance for crap is I guess higher than most...as long as it doesn't involve progressions and is not mean-spirited..
In summary, I guess I should re-iterate that I hold the human condition and striving for excellence as the defining characteristics of our life on earth.... This requires all people be given respect and dignity as the basic components of social interc**rse. People should not have to earn my respect...it is enough that they exist and suffer and have faith and conviction to garner my respect. Those who desire "Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and above all things..Love" are aces in my book. This may be the most poorly chosen battle I have ever engaged in, but at the time it seemed that the oddball was harmless enough to live and let live......refreshing and not repugnant.
so that is my last word on this campaign.
On to bigger and better things....
Regards,
scobee
but be careful not to be to diplomatic as some may get the wrong opinion
i agree with what you wrote about OddBall, i think he may just be finding his way, but the attack on the noble Frenchman could not stand unanswered
for a short time OddBall began to sound like the chillingly profane and i must say ,sick, camerman joe, and no one who remembers him wants that situation replayed
scobee, i always look forward to your posts on the freeloaders page so please do not get discouraged by the clash over OddBall
i think i speak for all in saying that we value your wisdom at the game of bj as well as life so please continue to educate and entertain us lowly red chippers, at least every now and then
I appreciate your kind words. After reading this thread, OddBall and others new to BJ21 will have a good idea how most of us feel about the use of blue language in our posts.
No hard feelings should come of this. Time to focus on improving our advantage play, the one thing we all agree upon.
Frenchman
