Mister Sawzall, Knowzall, Esquire has seen fit to indirectly and covertly take me to task for telling a fellow-poster to shut the fuck up. It seems out character for me to get quite that blunt. But it is only fair to say to anyone who gives a fish's fart that I did indeed say those very words on a thread once. Mea Culp[a.

However, I plead extenuating circumstances. Circumstance, I hasten to add, which Mister Sawzal saw fit to leave out of his wily accusations in the interest of making his accusation seem as egregious as possible.

I do not know why he took it on himself to go trawling through ancient discussions to catch me off base, or why he felt it necessary to so alter the context of my statement while trumpeting the literal truth of it. Perhaps nuance and context are anathema to his cranial circuitry, I don't know.

But in the interest of total honesty, here is what I said, and when:

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Subject: RE: World Trade Center-Unreal Disaster
From: GUEST,X-Ed - PM
Date: 11 Sep 01 - 11:55 AM

Main squeeze of guinnesschik! You sad excuses of America need to go join the the holy war for the ragheads! There is a time for vengence. Now. Think of the brave firemen of NY, swepted up in middleeast bullshit. Think those fuckers care about them. NUK'EM TO THE STONE AGE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE!

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Subject: RE: World Trade Center-Unreal Disaster
From: Amos - PM
Date: 11 Sep 01 - 11:57 AM

X-Ed, shut the fuck up.
Posters -- Please go to Part Two for new posts.

A.

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Please note the date and time.

And the emotional expression from Ed which I was being rude about.

Perhaps Mister Sawzall would like to offer a reasoned defense for the strategy that Mister Ed was recommending?

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