According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Offensive:1. something that outrages the senses,2. attack, assault 3. displeasure obnoxious, insulting...well according to these definitions I have never been offended by anyone during my 5 or 6 years on this list..( a few things have mad me angry, but I can only think of two)...on the other hand I am sure that I have offended countless numbers of listers with my sarcasm, dissenting points of view,and my strange sense of humor .Several have confronted me and when I thought it was appropriate I apologized, and when I did not think an apology was necessary I did not give one.i.e. my stance on dishonest judges, if you got offended by that, too bad....there are many folks on this list that never say anything for fear of "offending" some one or more likely the fear of getting jumped on, and that's too bad..I don't think most people come on this list with the intention of offending anyone, but they have a right to believe what ever they want to believe...if folks want to believe we have too many Mediocre Champions FINE...if folks want to believe we have dishonest judges FINE..if folks want to believe we have honest judges fine..if folks want to believe Raw is bad for dogs Fine...if folks want to believe the National should rotate Fine.....and sure we can debate and disagree back and forth with each other on the issues...but what's with all this I'm offended BS...if you have a tendency to get offended easily....my advice is to join a gym to develop strong and wide shoulders...if this post offended you....too bad.....but the good news is that a week from now...I'll be back in school!....Ed ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================