On Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 06:31:52PM -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote: > I can't remember seeing such obvious sarcasm whoosh over people's > heads the way Erik's comments did.
I think the reason it seems so obvious to you is that you think about what my viewpoints are likely to be on various issues, and compare that to what I write. Julia, Jon, and a number of other people do this as well, I'm sure. (I don't mean they just think about my viewpoints, I mean they think about the viewpoints of whoever is posting) But there are some people who don't do this, either because it doesn't occur to them, or they haven't read enough posts to be able to make such a decision. Or because they don't have a well-developed sense of humor and/or just take EVERYTHING very seriously. I've gotten caught by other people's satire before. (In my defense, it wasn't a statement that was clearly in contradiction to the person's viewpoints). I don't think it is a bad thing to get tripped up occasionally. It reminds me to spend more time thinking about what people write, what they mean, and what they are thinking. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
