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Re: of humor & smileys (was: -es vs -en in English)

From:Charles <catty@...>
Date:Monday, December 6, 1999, 21:07
Raymond Brown wrote:

> It's been my painful experience that humor does not travel too well.
> What made it worse was that the remark was genuinely intended to defuse a > simmering situation.
> I guess you did - trouble was I didn't see your reply till after I'd replied.
Well, that all explains it. So it's not English we're writing here ...
> How does one join the exclusive club that Brad Coon referred to recently?
1. You must be a flamer. 2. You must never post anything interesting. I am sorry that your application had to be rejected.