Re: The (necessarily anti-American, it seems) French guy salutes you and leaves

How bad, I missed something interesting, as it seems.
I was off for a few days and went nomail, in order not
to get overwhelmed with messages on my coming back.

Anyway, I don't feel concerned by the idea of being
necessarily anti-American, because French. I like to
make fun of the Americans just like of the Germans,
the English, the Russians or the French, when I find
something funny. If I knew some Martians, I would
probably make fun of them too.

I understand that some reflexions are more or less
considered as off-topic, although I try not to get too
far from language problems. For example, computer
language problems don't seem really off-topic to me,
they are related to conlangs. Methodology doesn't look
off-topic to me neither, but in case everybody finds
it has nothing to do here, ok, I won't insist.

But one thing puzzles me on forums or discussion
lists, it is the idea that everybody should always
remain very neutral and even in mind, and show
absolutely no emotions or anything of the sort at any
moment. The highest possible sign of emotion should be
an emoticon like ;-) or :-(( . This I find not very
reasonable. After all, we are supposed to be people,
no robots or programs. It's a good thing to shout a
little from time to time. For ex, I had a hard dispute
with my (real life) neighbour today, and I think we
both feel much better after it. Things had to be told,
from one part like from the other one, so they were,
and I feel more relaxed now, and so does he, I guess.
Anyway, the original problem has decreased in
strength, so it was a good day for everybody.

So, I just don't believe in the "politically correct",
and I even rather much dislike it. Just as I don't
like the idea that we should all love each other. And
I don't want anybody to kiss me without seeing at
least his (or her) picture before.

This was all clearly off-topic, so I won't go any
further there. But I felt like saying it, so I won't
ask anybody to forgive me for it.

Have a good day.

--- Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> wrote:

> On Sep 15, 2004, at 11:58 PM, Christophe Grandsire
> wrote:
> > With that, good bye everyone. It was fun for a
> while, but the best
> > things always have an end...
> > Christophe Grandsire.
>
>
> DAMNIT PEOPLE!
>
> I'm getting sick of all this idiotic arguing and
> flaming about subjects
> that don't really have any place here.  What ever
> happened to the 'good
> all days' when Conlang was a Nice, Friendly Place
> where People Talked
> about Constructed (and other) Languages?!
>
> How many people have threatened, planned, or gone
> through with jumping
> ship in the last month?  3? 4? 5?  more?
>
> Now, i'm NOT going to run away.  And i don't think
> any one else should
> either.  STAY AROUND, have fun, ignore things that
> have no place here.
> Believe me, a number of comments have been made over
> the 6 year time
> i've been on Conlang that've made me want to say
> "screw you guys, i'm
> out" but i've NEVER DONE IT.  Well, not as far as i
> remember.  I
> planned on doing it - Once - but other people
> convinced me to stick
> around, and guess what?  THEY WERE RIGHT.
>
> And i still interact civilly with those people who
> said those things
> that pissed me off.
>
> Now, i have no idea if this has already been said,
> but i'm saying it,
> and i'm not waiting until after i read through my
> ~350 emails that
> built up over Rosh Hashana.
>
> And in flagrant violation of whatever de-facto
> 'don't bring up
> religion/politics' rule may or may not be in effect
> at the moment, I am
> informing you all that we are now in the middle of
> the Jewish 10 day
> period extending from the Day of Judgement to the
> Day of Atonement, and
> we believe that God does not forgive people for
> their crimes against
> each other - only the person you harmed can forgive
> you.  And a New
> Years Day in *anyone's* calendar makes a good day to
> 'turn over a new
> leaf'.
>
> So, everyone involved in off topic inflammatory
> discussions, i expect
> you all to tell each other you're sorry for opening
> up or extending the
> list's stay in the Danger Zone, and kiss and make
> up.  (actual kissing
> not necessary)
>
>
> -Stephen (Steg)
>   "jealousy, selfishness, and being a self-hating
> human
>    can cause early death."
>       ~ [4ibbi: j@hoSua3] (rough translation)
>

=====
Philippe Caquant


Barbarus hic ego sum, quia non intellegor illis (Ovidius).

Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo (Horatius).

Interdum stultus opportune loquitur (Henry Fielding).

Scire leges non hoc est verba earum tenere, sed vim ac potestatem (Somebody).

Melius est ut scandalum oriatur, quam ut veritas relinquatur (Somebody else).

Ceterum censeo *vi* esse oblitterandum (Me).


		
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