At Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:40:15 +0200 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 22 December 2008 02:28:26 Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> I think that is a little harsh. I dislike html mail, never send it, >> and know perfectly well that this group is for text, bottom-posted mail. > > It's not intended to be harsh, it's intended to make some folk sit back, take > a deep breath, giggle a bit at themselves and say > > "You know what? We're acting like a bunch of 6 year old numpties on the > playground. Let's knock it off and have a beer instead..." > > Any parent who's kids have reached primary school recognises this behaviour... Mine have graduated college and I missed it. It sounded harsh to me. Perhaps my humor-mode was for some reason dialed down too far. Anyway we agree that this is not a big deal. allan
