[Tfug] Slightly OT but also funny as ech ee double hockey sticks?

[William Stott]

On 6/14/10 6:10 PM, Matthew Patenaude wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Christopher Robbins 
> <robbinsc at gmail.com <mailto:robbinsc at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Matthew Patenaude
>     <mnglfiddle at gmail.com <mailto:mnglfiddle at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>         Scoff if you like, I prefer a little propriety in how I
>         educate my children. We are concerned about a lot more - we
>         work in foreign countries with needy people... And no, my
>         children aren't locked in a basement somewhere. But for your
>         information, they don't watch TV, and are better off for it.
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>         I find it amazing that you would get upset a simple request to
>         watch the language in your subject lines... incredible!
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>     I don't think anyone is questioning your parenting skills...
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>     However, your children aren't subscribed to TFUG - you are.  I
>     don't think it's unreasonable to ask people to tone their language
>     down, but I guess it's kinda hard to complain when you aren't
>     limitng access on your end.
>
>          - Chris
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>     -- 
>     Christopher P Robbins
>     Phone: (928) 257-6368
>     Email: robbinsc at gmail.com <mailto:robbinsc at gmail.com>
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> Chris, I understand your point. The deal is that Gmail tends to be 
> much easier used as webmail than anything else, therefore the emails 
> don't get filtered out. I would rather not be forced to switch to 
> opening a mail client all the time just because grown-ups who should 
> know better have so little character that they get upset because 
> someone simply asks that they be more mature in their choice of words 
> *in their subject lines*. It's not like I asked them to modify their 
> language even in their emails themselves, but you would think I had 
> asked them to repent and turn to Christ (from they way they have 
> responded), which I should have instead of wasting my time asking them 
> to just be a little considerate. A decent American used to would have 
> acknowledged such a simple request as mine... I guess the times, they 
> are a changin'!
>
> This is my final word on the subject and last request. I will simply 
> try to delete emails as quickly as the show up if their subject lines 
> are not clean. I wonder, however, how long the others will keep this up...
>
> Matthew
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I have repented! When do I get my free Bible and cross? When's the big 
guy coming back? Chuck, tar and zip up some of that popcorn and send it 
my way!

 >=] Will
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