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From: Patrick Goodman remo@***.net
Subject: Elf/Dwarf Transforms, Part 1 (was RE: Breeder definition)
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 08:52:48 -0600
From: GRANITE
Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 1:14 AM

>> >afterall..If it is done for you..how will you ever learn ;)
>>
>> This has what to do with my question, exactly?
>
>A perfect example of looking but not seeing.. At the end of the
>sentence is a wink " ;) "

I saw it. Your point? Let's say I failed to see the humor in the remark,
since the whole thing implied I'm either lazy or stupid.

>Have you never heard that phrase before?? From a teacher or parent..I
>know my teachers used that one on me a few times..Of course that was
>in the olden days..

I heard it all the time. Often from teachers who didn't know as much about
a subject as I did; I was a bright kid back in my school days.

>It was meant more as a joke than anything..But since you only looked
>at what I said instead of actually understanding it..you seem to have
>taken it as some form of slight..

Since that's how it seemed to be intended, yep. Not your fault that it's
how I interpret things, but that is how I saw it. If you intended no
slight, then I'll drop it.

--
(>) Texas 2-Step
El Paso: Never surrender. Never forget. Never forgive.

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