"Kyle E. Cleveland" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Trisha, sorry about your experiences with the masses.
>
> Christmas just sucks, don't it?  Well, that's what happens when
> we ain't got no dang meta-narrative.  Too bad civility becomes
> an individual construct and not something our Daddies and
> Mommas didn't whup into our backsides years back.  That, of
> course, is making the supposition that our parents punished us
> for discipline's (read learning) sake and not just because they
> were mad and wanted a defenseless kid to pound on (seems to be
> the experiential norm in this group).
>
> As far as your "gentleman" being upset about his being diss'ed
> in front of his nephew, hmmm, seems to me that respect is not
> an inalienable right. Boy, Howdy!  Aren't we as a culture hung
> up on our rights, too?  Nevermind the responsibilities that go
> along with it.
>
> Let's face it, Westerners are soft.  We've got the time to be
> worried about our "rights".  After all, not many of us are
> looking to see if we have enough rice or millet for our
> families to make it through another day. Let's see...which
> Pokemon character is supposed to take care of that one?
>
>
Pick'n'Mix, isn't it?

Cheers,

--
Deri James