Re: [Utah-astronomy] Hubble humor
Hey Brent, One persons humor, is another man's veiled insult. You have made several "humorous" comments that I found pretty offensive, but I didn't leap down your throat... Glass Houses and all. I'm pretty sure I have offended people with what I thought was humorous in the past. I'm probably going to inadvertently do it again. I'll try to avoid taking to much offense at your comments, and enjoy those aspects of your personality that I like, and with a little luck, you'll extend the same courtesy to me. I doubt there is a person on this news group that is a saint, and has never found humor in something that others might be offended at. Lets try to redevelop that thick skin that we all need to get along in this world, and only start flame wars when it is a truly amazing, over the top, the guy should probably be shot, drawn and quartered, and then fed to the dogs.. type offense. I thought it was humorous, by the way. Jo Grahn At 03:23 PM 1/26/2004 -0800, you wrote:
Really? I saw no humor, nor do I think any was intended. It appeared to me as nothing more than an "almost" clever way to ding your boss. I respect constructive comments much more than comments made in a derogatory light.
--- "B. Bettilyon" <aaah@sisna.com> wrote:
Oh for crying out loud, guys. It was a joke *A JOKE*.
Lighten up.
Barney
I ask only for an airing of the ISSUES, not personal nor political attack and innuendo. --- Josephine Grahn <bsi@xmission.com> wrote:
Hey Brent,
One persons humor, is another man's veiled insult. You have made several "humorous" comments that I found pretty offensive, but I didn't leap down your throat... Glass Houses and all. I'm pretty sure I have offended people with what I thought was humorous in the past. I'm probably going to inadvertently do it again. I'll try to avoid taking to much offense at your comments, and enjoy those aspects of your personality that I like, and with a little luck, you'll extend the same courtesy to me. I doubt there is a person on this news group that is a saint, and has never found humor in something that others might be offended at. Lets try to redevelop that thick skin that we all need to get along in this world, and only start flame wars when it is a truly amazing, over the top, the guy should probably be shot, drawn and quartered, and then fed to the dogs.. type offense. I thought it was humorous, by the way.
Jo Grahn
At 03:23 PM 1/26/2004 -0800, you wrote:
Really? I saw no humor, nor do I think any was intended. It appeared to me as nothing more than an "almost" clever way to ding your boss. I respect constructive comments much more than comments made in a derogatory light.
--- "B. Bettilyon" <aaah@sisna.com> wrote:
Oh for crying out loud, guys. It was a joke *A JOKE*.
Lighten up.
Barney
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Whew that was a lot of emails to go through! Take a day off (during a martian landing nonetheless) and the email box gets innundated. =) Anywho, sorry I was gone for a bit. Seems as though some topics got kinda hot while I was gone. This is an amazing email list with an amazing membership, and I appreciate each and every person on it and am glad that it has gone so smoothly over the years. Of course some topics here can get rather heated. I'm also a member of various dog boards and boy the different opinions about dogs is amazing. =) Regarding this list, I've sent off a couple of personal emails to various people. If anyone is offended by something someone else on the list says, I would prefer you send your emails directly to me about it. I would rather keep accusations and insults off the list. And I realize that you (you meaning anyone on this list) might not think you are being accusing or insulting. However, I am going to interpret language and tone of voice myself, and if I find you accusing or insulting, I will let you know. It's difficult to interpret tone and intent sometimes on the internet. I appreciate the various opinions and the amount of diplomacy usually used by those posting to the list. I plan on keeping this an unmoderated (or rather, a self-moderated) list. And actually, I don't think it's gotten too out of hand yet. It could be a lot worse! =) Anyone who has any complaints or comments, feel free to email me. cynweb@cynthiablue.net. I plan on being around the computer during very long work hours for the rest of the week. =) Cynthia -- http://www.cynthiablue.net http://www.utahdogs.com http://www.animalfoster.com
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