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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Richard Back's
was right"</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Everyone butchers the English language now and
again, as per the above quote :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have a good weekend everyone, especially Lydia. I
enjoy her posts in the same way I enjoy the Guardian crossword
puzzle.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cedric.hawksworth@gmail.com
href="mailto:cedric.hawksworth@gmail.com">Aloysius Fairbanks</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=introspective@lists.jameslick.com
href="mailto:introspective@lists.jameslick.com">introspective</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 24, 2007 5:49
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Introspective] Stopping the
insanity.</DIV>
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<DIV>I just had a telephone conversation with somebody who, I'm sure, would
appreciate remaining anonymous. I will respect said person's anonymity
and other wishes.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I've long held the belief that online discussion forums such as this one
are nothing more than perpetual jokes...places for fans of bands to exchange
gossip, records, etc. I never stopped to consider that they might serve
some type of function or purpose. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Years ago, when my life was at a low point, I came here simply out of
boredom and wasted endless hours causing all manner of havoc. If
something I said didn't cause enough alarm, I'd come back
with something even more rude or more inflammatory. Sooner than
later, I found myself rambling on about things that I didn't believe
in ( e.g. Nazism) or attacking otherwise decent people for no apparent
reason. I'll admit that I offended 99% of the list's populace and, quite
frankly, didn't care.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ultimately, I went away. I not only grew bored with the PSB, but
one's "real life" became more demanding and left little time to post rants on
Introspective and the like. For me, the list had served a purpose - it
helped me fill up a lot of empty time whilst recovering from a long
illness. I'm now apologising to those who might have been offended then.
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<DIV>Richard Back's was right...my heart's not in it these days. I must
confess that all of the rude remarks made about me prior to my arrival back on
the list hurt (slightly), but I suppose I deserved them (talk about a really
delayed come-uppance). The past 24 hours I've been posting here have
proven a waste of my time and yours. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I extend apologies to those who've been offended, with one
exception: Lydia. Her butchering of the English language is
positively revolting in every way possible and her demeanour gauche to a point
that it makes me nauseous...so utterly sick, in fact, I'm going to leave this
place until she does. By posting in the same forum as
something so inherently vulgar and disgusting as she, I'm lowering my
standards. We can't have THAT now, can we? As such, I'm
left with no choice but to leave once again. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>*vanishes in a puff of green smoke*</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>/jd</DIV>
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