Checked my inbox...

[Mark & Juanita]

Apparently not quite narrow enough, one too many has leaked through.

Yes it is really.

[busbus]

Because you are not telling the truth, Neil (or whoever you are). If this guy is such an accomplished woodworker, then he has known about this news group for a long time. This is one of the first places people visit on the Internet if they are interested in woodworking. If this guy exists, he knows of this place and has been here. He either liked it or he didn't. No matter what poison you spew back, I will stick to this position.

And I have to echo the opinions of everybody else that has responded: Take a joke. There have been many on this site that have "bashed" my ancestry but, heck, they were funny.

Somewhere, in another thread, somebody said something like you are polluting all the threads you respond in. They were right. If you are so high and mighty and are on a mission from God.... Bottom line is that you are NOT on a mission from God and are certainly not on the side of the angels. The main reason you are full of it is because God instructed us to respond to others with gentleness and respect; something that is very foreign to you. Insults in His Name are a millstone around the neck of the person spewing them and have absolutely no effect on the receiving person.

[ChairMan]

In news:hmcolb$hp2$ [e-mail], Doug Miller spewed forth:

No, but how about a slightly racist religious one?

Name change of Buckwheat of The Little Rascals fame.

He has converted to Islam.

His new name

Kareem of Wheat

[Doug Miller]

In article , "ChairMan" wrote: [...]

Saw that one coming a few hundred yards away...

[Neil Brooks]

Your gang is impressively loose with accusations, yet totally bereft of evidence.

Not surprising.

Actually -- like most here -- you are *factually* full of shit. I notice that I seem to be jumping in, to respond to ww questions, while the rest of you ... I dunno ... search the web for more juvenile insults.

Neat, huh?

I'm NOT a religious person.

I used that expression ... as an expression.

Since you seem to BE a religious person, then I'm not surprised that

-- well -- *nearly everything* I've said seems to be lost on you.

Nobody, yet, has told me the upside of peppering this ng with the kind of jokes that could be reasonably expected to repel any number of woodworkers who simply don't find the humor in the sort of jokes that many of you seem limited to telling.

Nobody.

Not you -- chapter and verse, notwithstanding.

Care to try?

Still listening.

And ... helping others with their ww inquiries, where I can.

[busbus]

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Well, Neil, I can tell you this: There is nobody that will take you serious in any way after the juvenile manner in which you burst into the newsgroup. But, of course, you aren't going to even attempt to listen to anybody unles we all cower down and kowtow to you and your wishes.

There are oodles of other woodworking groups out there, most of them moderated, why not just go to them? Oh, because, like you said, you are on the side of the angels, yet you are not religious. A self- proclaimed oxymoron.

If this newsgroup is peppered with such horrible stuff, and it pisses enough people off so that they quit showing up, then rec.woodworking will die on its own.

No, I think you are a troll like what people have originally called you. You claim you know a lot about woodworking: debatable but even Bay Area Dave attempted to answer woodworking questions. It's a shame if you *do* know anything about woodworking because nobody will ever "hear" a word you have to say on the subject.

And if you send a sarcastic, rude remark back, I will have to respond with the top 100 dead baby jokes in response.

[Neil Brooks]

It's not an either-or proposition.

Rrrrrrright.

And when I accidentally get my thumb with a hammer, and say "God DAMMIT," I'm not a practicing theist?

Uh ..... no.

Uh ... no. I'd be grateful to view the spectacle that WOULD be you endeavoring to defend THAT statement.

The Klan is alive and well, and recruiting members.

That's an analogy. Using analogies doesn't mean I'm a member of the Coptic Church.

WHAAAAAAAAA!!!

I do? Where??

If you find it easier to argue against that which you wish I had said than it is to argue against what I actually DO say, then ... have fun :-)

Take a moment and re-read what you just wrote.

It was entertaining to me, but ... not impressive.

You take offense to that which I've said, and so ... in response ... you will do your damnedest to stick a burning knife into the guts of those who have experienced unimaginable tragedy???

I'm an agnostic, but ... as I'm fond of saying .... I seem to be a pretty damned Christian person, in deeds.

Wow.

[Robatoy]

"And with that "Wow" from neil, we have come to the conclusion of our Special Needs programming. Those of you who want to hear more wisdoms from neil, please stay tuned as he will no doubt get into kicking and screaming when we no longer reply to him/it/her."

Now, for the Dead Baby Special, heeeeeeeeeere's BUSBUS!!!

[busbus]

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Uh ... no. I'd be grateful to view the spectacle that WOULD be you endeavoring to defend THAT statement.

Um, knucklehead, if this newsgroup is perceived to be such a horrendous place, it will die on its own. If it does not, that means people still enjoy to come in here. It is quite simple.

[Neil Brooks]

No. Your *explanation* is that simple.

It is also that wildly incorrect.

See my last. While the majority may find the KKK absolutely repugnant, there is still a minority that will join their ranks.

If you need that typed more slowly, I am more than happy to oblige.

Just ask ;-)

[busbus]

You are a Christian in deeds....you are right: you know nothing about being a Christian. Just because you act like you are on moral high ground in one area but are a rude, bigoted, offensive person in so many others, you aren't "acting" like a Christian. Actually, a lot of people who believe they are "good" and "nice" and what have you but claim they are agnostic are going to go straight to hell.

Oh, well, as long as I can keep you arguing with me, the rest of the group is off the hook.

[Neil Brooks]

Bigoted??

I'll just blithely ask you to defend that statement, and await your response :-)

Ouch.

Not believing in Hell, I don't find that particularly daunting.

Not believing in Hell, in fact, I tend to try to keep the scorecard clean, while I'm here.

It's not an either-or proposition.

You're rather fond of those, aren't you??

[ChairMan]

In news:hmdrh4$nnk$ [e-mail], Doug Miller spewed forth:

Yeah, but it still made me chuckle

[busbus]

Should I really? There are bunched of the that can be found on the Internet.

There are a ton here:

are more here: more where those come from. Neil can read them all.

[Leon]

Perhaps if you let us in on your secret. WTF are you yammering about.

[Neil Brooks]

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Of course, I won't. I'm simply not interested.

But ... you're "Christian?"

I'm asking.

Second question: since this is a public venue, what is the upside to offering up such jokes, when people like my dear woodworking neighbor

-- who lost a baby, last year -- might well be expected to see them, if they drop by for WW info?

Wow.

[Neil Brooks]

Show some initiative. Do two minutes of inquiry on your own :-)

[busbus]

Not believing in Hell does not mean it does not exist. :o)

And, yes, I believe you are a bigot. I have to say, I have been on the Internet the last coupe of days is because I am laid up with pneumonia. Neil, I think you have too much time on your hands.

And, as far as it goes, if this group is repulsive to all you *good* people, then all you *good* people would go someplace else. But, of course, you are a modern day Elliott Ness and your job is to clean up rec.woodworking. Ha!

Well, Neil, it has been fun but I can't give you anymore time or energy. I am sick enough as it is not to have to read your blithering nonsense. You see, I will employ what others here have been telling you that you should do: Ignore the posters you want to ignore. I happen to use Google Groups, so I need to manually skip your comments. Others have it easier whenever they filter their newsgroups using their e-mail. But is is really a quite simple thing to do. Try it. You will be surprised.

And I hope Lew, Rotaboy, Doug, and all the rest still post the same way as they always have because their jokes do not bother people who have thick skins and can take it with a grain of salt. I am glad they are not the wussy-type like you are Neil. You are probably a hoot to be around. Hell, I would rather be around my sister's Pet Rock she bought whenever we were kids in the 70's--it has a lot more personality than you!

Bye, Neil.

[Doug Miller]

PDFTFT

[Neil Brooks]

And that's YOUR definition of a bigot?

Fascinating!

Not interested, but ... thanks.

Hope you're on antibiotics, and have a speedy recovery!

Ohhhhhhhh, the hypocrisy!

Ouch.

Weak. Coward. Wussy-type.

I'm reeling....

Ouch.