On May 16, 2005, at 10:45 PM, Eric Yost wrote: > you've managed to sally forth two of the most hackneyed clichs [sic] I'm not sure why but some e-mail clients are dropping letters with character accents, like this one. > And you Brian, in the entire history of this list, are the first > person > to respond to a list member's poetry with such a tactless, boorish, > utterly mean-spirited and petty dismissal. Mike Geary was very > chivalrous to you, but you don't deserve it. You are the first > prize ass > in the entire list's history, and that's ASS in all caps and meant > literally. Yes, but I'm not the first to respond to new members' posts with the same litany - yourself, Amago and the patronizing Marlena receive that award. But, alas, we all have our inside work to do. Witty response though. Now what of this business with Bloom and Lewis? Brian ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html