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   From: jrst@earthlink.net   
      
   In article <1109804481.787745.271820@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Will   
   Dockery   
   says...   
   >   
   >j r sherman wrote:   
   >> In article <1109798966.344819.143120@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,   
   >Will Dockery   
   >> says...   
   >> >   
   >> >Henrietta K Thomas wrote:   
   >> >> On 28 Feb 2005 18:47:37 -0800, in us.arts.poetry, j r sherman   
   >> >>  wrote:   
   >> >>   
   >> >> >>[newsgroups trimmed]   
   >> >> >>   
   >> >> >>On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 07:24:02 -0500, Barbara's Cat   
   >   
   >> >wrote:   
   >> >> >>   
   >> >> >>...the 18th article in a series of articles attempting to   
   >belittle   
   >> >Will   
   >> >> >>Dockery....   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >hen, he invites abuse. it would be impolite not to accept the   
   >> >invitation.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Have you never learned to resist temptation?   
   >> >>   
   >> >> >our politeness is our downfall.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Impoliteness is much worse.  It spreads negative vibes all over   
   >the   
   >> >> place.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> >i ask you: have you actually ever read any of his writing?   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Yes.  I read some of his poems in us.arts.poetry.  Not world   
   >class,   
   >> >but   
   >> >> not bad, either.  He's no worse than anyone else in these   
   >newsgroups.   
   >> >   
   >> >And *I* ask, have you ever read the actual "poetry" of JR Sherman?   
   >> >   
   >> >Here's a JR Sherman "poem":   
   >>   
   >> why are you so jealous of my efforts, dockery?   
   >   
   >Because you're a more unspeakably shitty poet than I could ever hope to   
   >be!   
      
   rather strange claim. how can you prove it?   
      
      
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