Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/3/85; site ukma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!cbosgd!ukma!edward From: edward@ukma.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Re: Women and the consumption of toilet paper. Message-ID: <1919@ukma.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 20:00:25 EDT Article-I.D.: ukma.1919 Posted: Thu Jun 27 20:00:25 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 02:23:25 EDT References: <1898@ukma.UUCP> <302@sdcc12.UUCP> <2484@randvax.UUCP> <401@moncol.UUCP> Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences, Lexington KY Lines: 51 In article <401@moncol.UUCP>, john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes: > > First of all, I believe the correct (or intended) verb is to "have a > handicap" rather than to "be a handicap". The connotations are *much* > different. > I must agree with you here. I was only reusing to verbiage of whomever posted originally. > Secondly, Edward, you are right, everyone does deserve an even break. I had > always assumed, however, that since the net was something of an anonymous > medium, everyone got one. It doesn't matter if I am an Adonis or a > one-eyed, hunchback leper with VD provided my articles are "acceptable". > "Acceptable" doesn't mean much anymore. Just look at net.flame. :-) > No one has said that handicapped individuals can not write good articles. > The question is, however, if the net is so anonymous, how do you know > someone is handicapped unless they point it out in a posting? > Exactly. I never pointed out anything. You're making unjustified assumptions. > A person who is handicapped, however, would tend to take away from his > credability by repeating that he is handicapped over and over in posting > after posting. If you read net.singles, then you should be familiar with > the Jeff Seargent "I am a nothing. No one loves me since I can't love > myself syndrome." You may get some sympathy at first, but then people get > bored with it. > Again, I never pointed out or admitted anything. Just because I take someone's side doesn't mean that I fit into the group. Are all the people on here who argue for Affirmative Action members of minorities? I think not. Beyond having the message in my .signature I never mentioned the handicapped. Your implication of my "repeating that he is handicapped over and over" is completely unfounded. And no, I'm not saying "You're calling me handicapped and I can't handle it". If I am handicapped, so what? If I'm not, so what? You'll just have to wonder...;-) > > Name: John Ruschmeyer And since nobody seemed to like my old .signature, here's a new one. -- {decvax,ihnp4,mhuxt,seismo}! -+-> cbosgd! --> ukma!edward {clyde,osu-eddie,ulysses}! ---| "Sensor readings Mr. Spock. What is it?" "Unknown, Captian."