[78-L] tolerance

[martha]

 I took the meaning as "not examples of SOCIAL misfits".

 In our follow-the-herd, broken-down society,  anyone who has a devotion to 
a hobby or scholarly interest is automatically a "misfit".  Just reading a 
history book or visiting the library now and then puts one outside the 
"normal" realm.   It doesn't stop one from being a polite, friendly, and 
even charming member of the human race (as I've found most of the collectors 
I have met )  .

I find it sad that Buster wants to equate having an interest with being a 
social outcast (or antisocial weirdo, even) .




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "buster" <busterdog at mac.com>



> You can't be serious. But you probably are, since you are so immersed
> in it yourself, as is your poor child.
>
> Her trailer, specifically the montage of individuals, is the best
> evidence against your "not examples of misfits" remark.
>
> Isn't it better to wear the badge proudly than to live in denial?  No
> one's denying the scholarship or the seriousness of this little
> collecting world, but to consider it anything even close to mainstream
> or normal is laughable...or fatally sad.
.
>
> On Jul 15, 2009, at 8:15 PM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

.  Sure we are a friendly lot and filled with diverse personalities -- some 
of them extreme -- but we  are not examples of misfits.