Richard: I tried the private route last time and you made it public, so what is the difference? dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 1/19/2003 at 9:46 PM Richard.Brekne wrote: >David Portitt. > >I just dont know what to say in the face of your continuing animosity >towards me. But I will say simply this... I offered an apology and >repeated my well known standpoint about public civility relative to >bringing things in on a personal level... which you again do. > >You might have had the graciousness to accept my apoligy for what it >was, and good taste (since you seem so very concerned about tastes) to >take this very personal note of yours off the list. But good taste >perhaps was not your primary motivation here. > >You accuse me of something you are far better at then I ever could be. >Now that you have forced another public face, I will beg you (again) to >air your personal views about me in private. You have my address, use >it. In any case... I will not respond to any further public comments on >this matter by you. > >RicB > >David M. Porritt wrote: > >>Richard: >> >>A "joke" is something that is funny. An appropriate joke is one that >>is funny to the whole group. Your joke would have been very >>appropriate at the Democratic National Convention as that group would >>have agreed with you (mostly) and laughed with you. That joke would >>not have been funny at the Republican National Convention, and you >>would have experienced lots of people who didn't "understand" your >>humor. >> >>This group is a mixture of both. You are certainly intelligent >>enough to realize that there are people who hold opposite views from >>yourself, and hold them as dearly as you hold yours. Making jokes >>that you know will offend half of the list is just poor taste. >>Accusing the offended ones of not having a sense of humor is also >>poor taste. >> >>dave >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________
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