Charlie Self, the major woodworking magazine contributor shows off his literary style once again.

JOAT ...

Tom Watson wrote

1. Came to believe that an nntp client greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
2. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of tn as we understood it.
3. Made a searching and fearless google search of our rec.norm postings.
4. Admitted to the Cabal, to ourselves and to another rec.normer, the exact nature of our BAD-Baiting.
5. Were entirely ready to have Larr remove all of our feed-the-troll proclivities.
6. Humbly asked tn to mark all BAD threads as read.

1. Made a list of all rec.normers we had flamed, and became willing to make amends to all but BAD.

2. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, especially if we'd mentioned that dealing with BAD was like flicking a crusty booger.

1. Continued to take personal inventory of our lumber, tools and finishing supplies, and when we BAD-baited instead of tool/project gloated, we promptly admitted it.

2. Sought through planing and medication to deny BAD's existence, asking only for knowledge of the tn man page and the power to "nroff

-man | more" that to our screen.

1. Having had a Neanderthal wooddorking awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other rec.normers, and to practice these principles at least once in a while.

Thanks for letting me share.

O'Deen

Having read this, I am so emotional just now that I am sure that I will not express myself well but,

Didn't Boy Dave once say that he had "baited breath"?

Just checking in.

And thanks for sharing.

Regards, Tom.

Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.) tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)

could be. Just like Charlie once wrote an article entitled "Hand drill...", but blamed it on his editor, when pressed for an explanation. Way to go Charlie. Don't you love a guy who blames others for his screw ups? He couldn't just admit he blew it. That would be the mark of someone with class.

dave

Tom Wats> >

Don't know who coined these but they are great!

WoodworkerDan Dan Harriman

Tom Watson wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Bay Area Dave wrote: : could be. Just like Charlie once wrote an article entitled : "Hand drill...", but blamed it on his editor, when pressed : for an explanation.

Please provide details. Or, alternatively, f*ck off.

-- Andy Barss

Bay Area Dave wrote: : LOL! Now I'm a cad! :) Are you SURE you know the meaning of : the word? I have LOT'S of principles.

Nice non-spelling, ass*ole.

- Andy BArss

Hmmm... Andy, a couple of things to think about.

you aren't gonna accomplish anything with dave, except perhaps blowing off a little steam. whose .sig line here is it that talks about debating idiots?

when you keep quoting the idiot you effectively bypass my (and others') killfiles, while worsening the overall sygnal to noise ratio here.

please do not feed the trolls.... Bridger

in other words he's telling you what to do.

dave

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