Re: Mental masturbation: a correction

I couldn't agree more with Matt.   The masturbation thread did not offend
me.   It was not the first thread to drift off topic and it won't be the
last.    As for vulgarity, it's in the eye of the beholder.    Can we all
just get along?

Jim


Matt wrote:

[snip]

>Given the unfortunate direction this thread has taken, I suppose
>I should apologise for bringing up the incident in the first place.
>I must say, though, that I fail to see what all the fuss is about.
>Brian's masturbation comment did not seem especially offensive to
>me (if anything, I found the Esperanto farting thread to be more
>off-colour), and I'm a little surprised that it resulted in such
>heated feelings and (IMHO) willful misunderstandings on both sides.
>I agree that we should try to keep things on-topic, and avoid
>sarcasm and soapboxing as much as possible, but I find it odd that
>that particular comment should have caused such an explosion of
>feeling.
>Matt.