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From: mazur@inmet.UUCP
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Subject: Re: mr. insensitive speaks out
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Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 01:31:22 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 24 01:31:22 1985
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Nf-From: inmet!mazur    Jan 22 15:33:00 1985


 
>>It's not that we don't want people to be suportive and understanding
>>with you, Jeff; we just want you to do it *somewhere else*.
>>-- 
>>Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam

> I should point out that Gordon used the wrong pronoun. 'We' should have
> been 'I'. You may be a lot of things, Gordon, but fortunately you aren't
> two of them. 

That's true, but I think there are certainly a lot of people who feel
the same way.  Gordon should replace 'we' with 'too many of us are really
tired of this and we' in the end of the above sentence.

> Have you people bothered to listen to yourselves? The word inhumane comes
> to mind.

Actually, I think everyone who's commented has just finally reached the
point where they are tired of silently tolerating all these look-alike
postings.  I can empathize very easily with the postings of Ron
Vaughn.  It's not clear that this stuff can be said "nicely" and have
it be heard (and not ignored).

> ... and in case you've forgotten Jeff IS a
> person. I hope that all of you who have been so quick to condemn Jeff have
> friends just as supportive to you as you are to Jeff the next time you need
> some friendly advice.               Chuq Von Rospach

I don't condemn Jeff; I do condemn his actions.  He brings to mind the
story of the boy who cried wolf.  Once is ok, twice is ok, but perpetually?
Maybe Jeff (and his supportive followers) might be interested in moving
this to mod.singles (to which I will quickly unsubscribe).

Actually, Jeff should probably thank his antagonists.  It may be that others
think as Chuq does (that we are ~inhumane), take great pity on Jeff, and
continue to help him find truth, justice, the American Way and an SO.

Beth Mazur
{ihnp4,ima,harpo}!inmet!mazur

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.