In a message dated 09/06/1999 8:10:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Mowthpeece
writes:

>
>  > "Anna L. Abrante" wrote:
>  >  > how is it that *we* *burn* meat, but HG's don't?
>  >  How did this become us vs. them? I think I was just talking about
>  >  a possible explanation of why meat eaters in modern time would (in
>  >  studies) have a higher correlation with colon cancer. Meat being one
>  >  of those foods that gets burned more often than other foods might be
>  >  a possible explanation for the link.
>  >
>  >  Ilya
>  >  PS Btw, why all the sarcasm?
>  >
>  >
>  One of the things that bothers me most about these lists is how
>  people read into what is written. The written word has NO INFLECTION.
>  When we make an emphasis, it is just that, an emphasis.
>  There is no such thing as sarcasm in the normally written word.
>  There are sarcastic words, like expletives, and words that are directly
>  meant to insult, like offensive names. But I don't ever use those.  I
>  particularly didn't use any here.
>
>  If anyone ever reads sarcasm in writing that does not contain
>  expletives or insults, it is because they want to. And it's
>  more of a reflection on them and their mood, than what is
>  written.
>
>  Maybe you
>  can re-read my post with a bit of a change in attitude, like a
>  smile on your face.  Then you'll know what mood I was in
>  when I wrote it. (sincere suggestion)..I am a bit curious
>  as to why you would *want* (intentional emphasis) to read it
>  as sarcastic.  Could you not see the value in the question?
>
>   I'm sorry that you suffered the sting of
>  imagined sarcasm. But I don't see anything in my post that is
>  sarcastic.  The words I emphasized are that way to differentiate
>  them from one another in comparison,,for example,,,I will write
>  it again..."how is it that *we* (modern society types as opposed to
>  hunter gatherers) *burn* (as opposed to cooking it correctly and
>  healthfully) meat, and hunter gatherers don't?"  Don't they ever
>  leave meat on the spit too long by accident?..Don't some of them
>  enjoy the taste of their meat well done?..and if so, why don't
>  they suffer the diseases we do here?..I even went so far as to
>  accept your comment about the antioxidants as being an
>  effective defense..this is a serious
>  question I am asking....no emotion here..no sarcasm....
>
>  And as for the "us vs. them" thing.....huh?  What are you
>  talking about?  The only us/them thing I see, is for the use of
>  comparison,,,which obviously is what we do here every day on
>  this list by comparing our diets with those of HG's....what
>  other us vs them thing can there be?
>
>  I am genuinely puzzled.   ,':-o
>
>  Anna