Subj : Newsgroups?
To   : Andrea Santos
From : Bob Seaborn
Date : Mon Aug 06 2001 03:45 pm

 >
 > ->       I make sure I have the means, I'm perfectly capable of
 > supporting-> myself, have the education and (technical) skills to do so.
 >
 > Is this comment supposed to impress someone? You refuse to acknowledge
 > that Internet connectivity is not available to all, yet, in a manner
 > which is reasonable or cost effective.
 >
 > ->  > Choices are available within one's ability to pay.  If you can't pay,
 > ->  > you don't have choices.
 >
 > ->       Ever heard of barter?  sheesh!
 >
 > I see.  Should have figured this was how you operate.  Doesn't

      It's a choice.

 > translateinto every facet of one's life either.  Sometimes you actually
 > have to PAY for something, ie., you have nothing the seller wants.

      So find a seller who's willing to horsetrade.

 >
 > ->  > AGain, you made my point in a previous message, to which you have
 > yet->  > to respond.  You don't run a BBS, you don't have users let
 > alone have
 > ->  > aninkling as to what interests them and you're completely out of
 > -> touch  > with Fidonet in the year 2001.
 >
 > ->       Again, you know not of what you say.
 >
 > If I don't, it's because you've provided false information.  You are
 > theone who has said many times you don't run a BBS.  No BBS = no users.

      And from this you draw a conclusion that I'm out of touch.  You don't
have a clue!

 >
 > -> You don't know me, you've
 > -> never even bothered listening to me, you have your mind made up about
 > -> me, however mistaken you may be, and you won't let anything change
 > -> it.
 >
 > You are welcome to dispel any myths you think I hold.

      You're free to think what you wish, I have absolutely no interest in
cluing you in.

 >
 > ->       Here we go again, Andrea's attempts to dictate what others
 > -> should have access to.
 >
 > Exactly how can I dictate anything?  I'm not a mail mover.  I hold no
 > "power".  My little "C" hat is mere tokenism.


      Then what are you doing here ranting and raving about 'dead echos'?

 >
 > You, OTOH, as "Top Gun" mail mover, refuse to see how fruitless it is
 > tocontinue making dead echos available.

      Whatever.


 >
 > Let's try this exercise...type in www.useless.com.  You arrive at the
 > web page only to view a big Marque tag which blinks, "you are the
 > only person to access this site in the past 600 days".

      Let's not waste our time.

 >
 > Million dollar question....Where are you going to go tomorrow?  Back to
 > useless.com or will you make an immediate beeline for "www.use*ful*.com?

      now you're really wasting time.

 >
 > BTW: I'll take that Million wire transferred.  Only thing worse than US
 > Postal is the Canadian system. ;-)

      figgers, with you it's all 'take'.

 >
 > -> Maybe leading up to trying to force everyone to use px also?
 >
 > <laugh>  Why don't you call for a show of forced hands?

      why bother, you keep displaying your ignorance.

 >
 > ->  > We know you have a real life.  Lest you forget, so do the rest of us.
 >
 > ->       Not so it's apparent for some.
 >
 > Is it?  Why don't you tell us just who here doesn't have a life?
 > Make sure to put that thinking cap on real tight before you speak.
 >
 > ->  > More to the point, if all of your downlinks moved or disappeared
 > ->  > tomorrow, would you retain your node number?
 >
 > ->       It's unlikley they would, however,
 >
 > Doesn't matter whether they would.

      then why ask.

 >
 > ->       1) I'll be in Fido until it no longer is an enjoyment for me.
 >
 > Ergo, when your downlinks move on or move out.
 >
 > -> or
 >
 > ->       2) I'll be in Fido forever, just to piss you off.
 >
 > You take yourself way too seriously, nonetheless, I'm flattered.


      No, you can't detect sarcasm.

      you're boring, go ahead and reply to this, I won't be wasting my time
with you any longer.  enjoy having the last word!

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