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   Message 98,180 of 99,776   
   soupdragon to Louis Epstein   
   Re: Remembering the Noble War Dead   
   23 Apr 15 23:17:54   
   
   XPost: alt.talk.royalty   
   From: me@privacy.net   
      
   Louis Epstein  wrote in   
   news:mhbqum$27l$1@reader1.panix.com:   
      
   > In alt.talk.royalty soupdragon  wrote:   
   >> Louis Epstein  wrote in news:m40bsv$cle$1   
   >> @reader1.panix.com:   
   >>   
   >>> The Chief  wrote:   
   >>>> On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:44:19 AM UTC-8, Louis Epstein   
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>> An annual tradition I've maintained for some time...   
   >>>>> cross-posted to groups related to British Isles history/culture   
   >>>>> and nobility,and the deceased...   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> This is by far and away the most obnoxious contribution to ATR   
   >>>> every year.   
   >>>   
   >>> I think your predictable reaction to my posting holds that title.   
   >>>   
   >>>> In death your "nobles" were no more noble than the next man.   
   >>>   
   >>> If it did not focus specifically on persons relevant to a.t.r   
   >>> there would be no reason to post it to a.t.r.   
   >>   
   >> So why cross post it to scs, where their 'relevance' is no more than   
   >> any other Scot killed in the wars? What, in particular, merits their   
   >> 'adoration' by you over any other Scot who also died but you fail to   
   >> salute?   
   >   
   > I post it to the soc.culture groups of the nationalities of all the   
   > men listed.It represent the intersection of the groups to which it is   
   > cross-posted.   
      
   You didn't answer the question. Let me repeat it for you:   
      
   What, in particular, merits their 'adoration' by you over any other   
   Scot who also died but you fail to salute?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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