Three things come to mind here: "Can't we just all get along?" Chaos is good, so long as it is not too civilized. Why's this punk kid telling us how to fight? Karl Wolz -----Original Message----- From: Vanman <mckayaa@OIT.EDU> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 7:44 PM Subject: Re: R-134A retrofit (JC WHIPME content)
>As long as we keep this thread on the humorous side of things I don't mind, >but I would hate to see this turn into another gun debate that we just >recently saw this last week. Personally, I know how to use the delete >button, but for those that haven't learned that function yet, and those >people get pissed off, and leave this list, depriving us all from what they >may have to give to this list. One more thing, it hurts me (I hope I'm not >the only one) when Coyote has to threaten to make heads roll when we act >like we are a bunch of 6th graders. One thing that I was taught by my dad >when I was on the bottom of the pecking order in elementary and middle >school (less than 5 years ago, I remember it very well) that may help this >list some: if somebody says something, or does something that you dont like, >and a fight may result, just remember who it is coming from, and laugh it >off, as it will do less harm to the whole community than fighting it out. >Something this simple is not worth breaking up this COMMUNITY over, if it >comes down to that. As for vanagon content, I think that addressing the >well being of this list is more than enough to fulfill the content >requirement. > >Just a few thoughts from an 18 year old college student.... > >-Aaron McKay >'85 Vanagon GL > >P.S. Debate is good, as it is civilized and organized, fighting is not as >it is chaotic and accomplishes nothing > >-Aaron McKay > |
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