Robin, Give 'em hell, Robin. Robin (not only merely male, but really most sincerely male) Blankenship PS to Conrad, My ex-wife also shaved every day. You have my most sincere empathy. ----- Original Message ----- From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 10:22 AM Subject: Re: "Message to Clyde" (Stumped by the Censure) > Robin, > At 22:51 03/06/2000 +1030, you wrote: > > >Now... being a "Red Blooded Male" I thought that I should visit Clyde at his > >Computer and quietly explain to him that "Boys are spelt Robin, and Girls > >are spelt Robyn" > > Kind Sir, > > As my father would have said, he (actually we) is (are) more to be pitied > than censured. We in this country are thoroughly confused by many names. > After all, in a country which has dropped "u" out of honour, displayed > dyslexia with regards to the final "re" in words like fibre and is hell > bent upon foisting "lite" upon us rather than "light", is it any wonder > that the spelling "Robyn" has been mostly supplanted by "Robin"? > > True, _all_ "Robyn" people I know are female, but so are _most_ spelt > "Robin". > > Persons with names like Sean, Shannon, Jamie and many others are constantly > subject to incorrect address. (My uncle Kay will attest to this.) > Compounding this problem are fashions, (which for many younger folks are > mandatory), which are gender neutral. Further compounding of this > confusion is wrought by those whose sexual preferences dictate that they > look like the opposite of what their plumbing might indicate. > > >Now..... not being one to give up easily I changed the wording to...WRONG > >GENDER"...,which I thought would not offend the meekest of souls...... > > What you should have done is to have gone incognito - 'tis not the subject > matter being rejected. > > > Robin Aussie at > >Pianotun@Globalfree.com.au is only a "Little Ole Piano Tuner" and does not > >deserve to have his name etched deeply in the guard house wall with the rest > >of the undesirables. > > Being an undesirable can be fun. I'm proud to be persona non grata in > certain circles. ;-} > > >Robin (Who shaves every day)Aussie. > > My ex shaved almost every day, too, but whatever else she might _not_ have > been, she _is_ a she. > > Conrad (not Connie) > > > > > Conrad Hoffsommer - mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu > Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. > > ***If you receive something that says "Send this to everyone you know", > >>>>> pretend you don't know me. <<<<<
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