ROTFLMAO! Wish I could -- LMAO, that is! I'd be many pounds lighter. Amusing satiric post, Tom. <VBG> JMHO, but I'm not doing the Happy Dance... I can't dance worth a darn, and that is not JMHO! That is IMAO! LOL Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member Allemande German Shepherd Dogs Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Elkins" <firethorntemple@xxxxxxxxx> To: "'The List'" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:45 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] JMHO about JMHO Have you ever noticed how common it has become for people to put JMHO (just my humble opinion) at the end of their posts? Drives me up the wall. Since they have written the post, I pretty much assume that it is THEIR opinion, not their Uncle Louie's opinion. If their Uncle Louie thinks it, I figure they'd mention that. Then they tell me it's their HUMBLE opinion. Why does everyone have to be so HUMBLE? I'd rather have someone say, "In my ARROGANT opinion." Shows more panache. And how about LMAO and its big brother ROTFLMAO? I want List administrators to require everyone to install web cams so that we can verify that all these merry jokesters are really doing all this ROTFLMAOing that they say they're doing. Next, all the use of <G> and <VBG> in posts (grin and very big grin) gets kind of tiresome, and what's more it too is unverifiable. I get this mental picture of a bunch of Looney Tunes grinning oddly into their computer screens. Do I need an image like that in my brain? As Sarah Palin might say (many times), "Thanks, but no thanks." Finally, could we please be more specific about "The Happy Dance"? I love to hear good news, and really do take joy in the happiness of others, but what exactly IS "The Happy Dance"? Is it like Zorba the Greek? M.C. Hammer? Chubby Checker? Michael Jackson in "Thriller"? Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers? "River Dance"? If we all had web cams we could see once and for all what everyone's version of "The Happy Dance" looks like. Thanks in advance to all for considering my request for more restraint in these areas. After all <VBG>, it's JMHO, and I assure you, I'm not ROTFLMAO. tom elkins Firethorn Temple <http://www.firethorntemple.com/> http://www.firethorntemple.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================