My mother used to tell us to finish our plates.. "Think of all the starving children in (China, Russia, etc.). As Laurie says, Apples and Oranges. We do what we can..say, get those directly affected to protest ( dog legislation, mandatory s/n, BSL), let our thoughts be known to the GSDCA Board, mentor Juniors, work toward a healthier GSD, etc., etc. WE really can't directly impact the WORLD, so we work with our 'little' world. Certainly that's better than screaming about what we can not affect, no? Stormy In a message dated 8/10/06 8:34:09 AM, pruett@xxxxxxxxx writes: > >This is totally asinineâ�|.. I can't believe you people.  We have a > very real > >terrorist threat and YET YOU CONTINUE.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS > PICTURE.  > >TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE!!!!  GET A LIFE!!!!! > >Still shaking my head in disbelief.... > > > Given the current state of the world, nothing on the list is worth > discussing. Might as well shut it down! > > Or, we could consider the two things apples and oranges and go on from > there... > > What does one thing really have to do with the other??? > > JMO, > > Laurie Pruett > Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return UPDATED 2/11/06....CHECK IT OUT!!!! www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================