From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 9/25/2021 12:08 AM, Questor wrote:   
   > On Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:47:33 -0400, Michael Trew    
   wrote:   
   >> If you can't beat them, join them.  Does this group exclusively talk   
   >> about the Straight Dope and/or Cecil Adams?  No.. didn't think so.   
   >   
   > I have  to quibble with you there.  While Cecil and the Straight Dope are   
   > certainly welcome topics of conversation, I have always thought that the   
   charter   
   > of this newsgroup, if you will, is that we of the teeming millions have   
   adhered   
   > to Cecil's motto and  joined him in "fighting ignorance."  Thus it could be   
   > argued that given the proper spirit of inquiry, nothing is off-topic in this   
   > group.   
      
   No need to quibble; I am approachable.  :)   
      
   Fighting ignorance.. it's taking longer than we thought ;)   
      
   I used to get the Straight Dope newsletter to my e-mail.. I wonder   
   whatever happened to that?  It seems that it just went to re-runs one   
   day, then it died off all-together.   
      
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