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<blockquote TYPE=CITE><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Hi:</font></font></font></b>
<p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>There is no
way to determine this writer (Maria) is from another land. There</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>are a lot
of Maria's in our country. Even if what you imply is true, it is</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>still no
excuse for her -or you as you so often annoyingly do- to use</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>profanity
on this list.</font></font></font></b></blockquote>
I beg your friggen Pardon... but there is actually a very easy way of determining
her nationality... ever heard of domain names ??? Look at her email address
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>This
is not a cultural thing- it is a lack of</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>cultural
thing.</font></font></font></b></blockquote>
<p><br>It is indeed a cultural thing, but you may view it as you wish.<b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1></font></font></font></b>
<p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>And if she
is just now for the first time being made aware</font></font></font></b>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>of
it (which I seriously doubt), then I have made a real contribution to</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>improving
something badly in need of improving.</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>To let this
pass without comment is called enabling. I am not an enabler of</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>incorrect
or boorish behavior.</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>You will
note several affirmations to this have already been forwarded
to</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>this list.</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Incidentally,
I note people contributing to this list from all over the</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>world, but
cannot recall their using inappropriate language as you seem to</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>feel is
"quite commonly (used) here as slang" (referring to Iceland).</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Perhaps that
says more about Iceland than you really wanted us to know.</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Sincerely,</font></font></font></b></blockquote>
<p><br>Bob... you are out of line... period.
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<p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Bob Bergantino,
RPT</font></font></font></b>
<br><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Willoughby
Hills, Ohio</font></font></font></b></blockquote>
<p>--
<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>Bergen, Norway
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