[78-L] Wild Waves

[Michael Biel]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> That is crazy...and too bad.  I've said before that much of the problem is 
> that people often wrongly infer a message or tone in an e mail (esp. from 
> someone they don't know well) and then assume the worst.
>   

And this saddens and baffles some of us, especially because there are 
many of us here who are personal friends of each other and sometimes kid 
each other the way we have done in person for many years.  And then 
there are many of you who we have never met in person but have thought 
that we have gotten to know personally thru this list.  I thought we 
were all friends here. 

Ron L wrote:
> > Perhaps it is the work of a troll?
>
>   
Perhaps.  It is one of the reasons why almost every one of us uses our 
full real names --  we tend to be more trustworthy here than on many 
other lists where everyone are anonymous.


> I've found that satire,  hyperbole,  sarcasm,  etc. don't seem to travel 
> well over the Internet.  Sadly to many (except for a few of us like Julian 
> and me),  the easiest and least controversial way to have some fun on line 
> seems to be through excruciating puns,  related to the topic at hand.
>
>   
One of my friends who left this list long ago publicly complaining we 
were wasting his professional time because we are not as business-like 
as the 78-C is, is one of the biggest jokers and punsters in person.  He 
didn't like being reminded of his participations in 78-L punfests. 

>
> A strange year so far,  indeed...
>
> Taylor B
>
>
>   

We are blessed to be living in interesting times.

Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Weiner" <djwein at earthlink.net>
> To: "'78-L Mail List'" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:22 AM
> Subject: [78-L] Wild Waves
>
>
>   
>> What's going on here? The British Dance Band e-mail group is going through 
>> a
>> similar boil-over to what went on here recently - discussion of songs with
>> the N-word and now perceived child mistreatment (!) (like "Little Lady
>> Make-Believe") have caused members to scream and drop out.  2009 has been 
>> a
>> strange year so far.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave W.
>>