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Taking them the wrong way is not always an indication of the density of the
recipient.
MMB
At 03:38 PM 12/26/97 -0500, you wrote:
>At 4:22pm -0500 12/24/97, Michael Lorrey wrote:
>>Its obvious I did not go far enough so that even the most dense
>>subscriber could see satire when they saw it.
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>Its obvious that my density far exceeds your image of me.
>I apologize for not recognizing your satire and responding as if your
>comments were real.
>I hope that I was polite and reasonable while making an ass out of myself.
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>Harvey Newstrom (harv@gate.net)
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