Posted by Dinah on March 28, 2006, at 20:24:01
In reply to Re: I support his stance., posted by Declan on March 28, 2006, at 19:59:52
Sounds like an ideal moment to stay civil to me. :)
I once read a Star Trek novel where Sarek was talking to Dr. McCoy, and Dr. McCoy said something that was... injudicious. Sarek replied with a polite "Excuse me, I didn't quite hear that." and Dr. McCoy realized that what he really meant was that he was going to be polite enough to pretend he didn't hear that so that Dr. McCoy would have another chance to choose his words.
In my experience, people who advocate summary execution are usually just expressing severe frustration at what seems to them to be an unsolveable problem. There aren't that many people who would actually wield that gun.
One thing I like about Babble is discovering that people outside my native habitat are nice and fun and interesting and have valuable things to contribute that I might not find in my own nesting grounds. But perhaps because of that, Dr. Bob has an even bigger challenge in maintaining a civil atmosphere, wouldn't you think?
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