From: laro@idworld.net   
      
   "Coalbunny"  wrote in message   
   news:403aba1a.641940@news.vcn.com...   
   > On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 01:46:56 -0600, "GTT"  carved in   
   > granite...   
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   > >"Coalbunny"  wrote in message   
   > >news:40397fae.2266143@news.vcn.com...   
   > >> On 22 Feb 2004 01:44:11 -0800, cmashieldscapting@hotmail.com (Cori)   
   carved   
   > >in   
   > >> granite...   
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   > >> >rattle@dontemailme.com (Di Monbak) wrote in message   
   > >news:<4037e6b7@news.zianet.com>...   
   > >> >> In article <6047da4.0402211327.577da4@posting.google.com>,   
   > >> >> cmashieldscapting@hotmail.com says...   
   > >> >> >   
   > >> >> >Okay, here's one.  Not exactly Old West   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> Well, you got that right, so why don't you   
   > >> >> post this query to "chicago.general" or some   
   > >> >> other newsgroup that has a close relationship   
   > >> >> to Chicago. Why are you wasting the time of   
   > >> >> participants in this forum??   
   > >> >   
   > >> >People who consider my posts a waste don't have to read them, but not   
   > >> >everyone may feel the same.   
   > >> >   
   > >> >Cori   
   > >> >   
   > >> Don't sweat it Cori.  You said it right- if they don't wanna read your   
   > >stuff,   
   > >> they can delete it and not read it.  BTDT.  Nothing wrong with asking   
   > >questions!   
   > >> Carl   
   > >   
   > >Oh, I don't know about that, Carl.  How long would somebody last asking   
   > >questions about New York, or London on the Old West ng?  Like I won't ask   
   > >you if you "still beat your wife."   But if there's "nothing wrong with   
   > >asking questions," why not?   
   > >   
   > >I mean, there is something to be said for keeping questions related to   
   the   
   > >newsgroup's purpose.   That Chicago post did seem pretty far off topic.   
   > >   
   > >Of course, you could carry that a lot further astray than Chicago, I   
   guess.   
   > >I'll take a chance and opine that most ng habitues would appreciate if   
   you   
   > >stayed a bit closer to home.   
   > >   
   > >Be reasonable, please!  I hope you don't draw the Illuminati of Tesuque   
   over   
   > >here!  :-)   
   > >   
   > >P.S. I removed the cross-posting here.  That is usually considered   
   impolite   
   > >and a lot of readers automatically delete posts which are cross posted.   
   I   
   > >bet I forgot to remove it from the other one of yours I answered...  OH   
   > >well!   
   > >   
   > My bad.  Sorry.  Didn't pay attention to the newsgroups it's going to.   
   > > The only dumb question is a "reasonable" that isn't asked.  So asking if   
   the   
   > Klingons had any effect on the stage coach routes of the 1800's IS dumb.   
   But   
   > asking if the indian conflicts had any effect on the stage coach routes of   
   the   
   > 1800's is reasonable.  Catch my drift?   
      
   Sure, I do.  ANd it's reasonable.  But you didn't address "dumb questions".   
   YOu said (and I am talking off my pointy head now) "Nothing wrong with   
   asking questions".   
      
   That was my cockleburr!   
      
      
   > since it's not with the intent of casting a false image.  See what I   
   saying?   
      
   Oh, I definitely see what you saying.   
      
   >   
   > Not married, so to me it's irrelavant.   
   > Carl   
      
   Heck, some folks would say if you're not married, NOTHING's irrelevant!  :-)   
   But I didn't say that!   
      
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