On Monday, December 9, 2019 at 10:34:08 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Monday, December 9, 2019 at 9:19:55 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> > On Monday, December 9, 2019 at 9:06:29 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> > >
> > > I originally came here upbeat with an open mind and I got a lot of
> > > attitude. So I started to give a little attitude and things have just
> > > gone from there. I believe I have a few peoples respect, but there are
> > > those that still think that god is real and have serious problems in
> > > life because of it.
> > >
> > No, you came here as an asshole spoiling for a fight over anything.
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> I first came to Usenet back before there was a WWW and I owned an aircooled VW Beetle and was thinking of getting dual carburetors for it, so I top posted a polite question about people's opinions of dual carburetors, and waited but didn't get many replies! And I was new to Usenet so in reading before I posted I noticed there was a lot of bickering going on, so I reposted with the Subject "Dual Carburetors SUCK!" and in my message said "Now that I have your attention...." and re-asked my question! I got a LOT more responses including one guy who fessed he read my original question but did not reply!
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> And THAT is how I learned to be a PITA on the Net to GET PEOPLES' ATTENTION! Like the old joke about the guy teaching another guy (who had been talking to, threatening, pleading, etc, with the mule) to go up a ladder with no good result so he finds a thick stick and whacks the mule then asks the mule to please go up the ladder and the mule walks right up the ladder!
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> First, you have to GET THEIR ATTENTION! ;-)
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> People are like that too!
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>
> John Kuthe...

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