"st.helier" > wrote in message news:<1097792023.803557@ftpsrv1>...
> Or - the apology you make without making an apology !!!!!
>
> To any and all who *genuinely* took offence at my warped antipodean sense of
> humour, please accept this as a Bush X Clinton apology - meaning - quite
> frankly, I don't think that an apology is necessary, but if it makes *you*
> feel better, then here it is - OK?
>
> Now, here is a whole list of things for which I *do not* apologise.
>
> I *do not* apologise for living in a part of the world where we have *not*
> lost the ability to laugh, particularly at ourselves.
> I *do not* apologise for being an intolerant s.o.b. who cannot abide fools;
> whilst remaining realistic enough to know that I might be one of them!
> I *do not* apologise for the 99% of my reply which in essence said "Engage
> your brain; engage your feet, and remove your forefinger from you own
> fundamental orifice before making inane requests into the cyber world."
> I *do not* apologise for loving so much about the USA, whilst holding the
> view that it is also the most hypercritic, moralistic nation on earth, and
> which may eventually prove to be the greatest factor in the downfall of
> humanity.
> And lastly, I *do not* intend to change - I will continue to attempt to
> bring an irreverent perspective to this forum. I am not without sin; I am an
> agnostic, rather egocentric, slightly ROC leaning, older bugger (antipodean
> slang!!!!!!!) who will continue to try to make you laugh and squirm and may
> even succeed in offending your particular sensitivities, because, frankly my
> dears, I don't give a damn!!!

Fair enough, chief. I already made a pledge to avoid politics in
future posts, and the future starts now.

Dan-O
(non-politically speaking)