From: John McWilliams on
Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:44:58 -0400, Robert Coe <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:40:37 +0100, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> : On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:59:28 -0500, Outing Trolls is FUN!

>> : >Just more of their lousy bloody british pomposity.
>> :
>> : Your American arrogance is showing.
>>
>> Come on, Bruce, I'm sure you realize that Outing doesn't speak for the rest of
>> us.
>
>
> Yes, of course I realise that. There are some very likeable
> Americans, but this guy certainly isn't one of them.
>
> I was merely responding to his accusations aimed at my countrymen,
> based on the ranting of a slightly deranged whining Canadian. So a
> slight dig at his American arrogance didn't seem at all inappropriate.
> ;-)

Well, in an international group any slight digs at one may chafe others.
This NG proves there's enough ignorance and boorishness to go around, so
that each nation's 'reps' here can have some, as well as the good kinds.

--
john mcwilliams
From: Robert Coe on
On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:50:41 -0400, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote:
: Bruce wrote:
: > On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:44:58 -0400, Robert Coe <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote:
: >
: >> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:40:37 +0100, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote:
: >> : On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:59:28 -0500, Outing Trolls is FUN!
:
: >> : >Just more of their lousy bloody british pomposity.
: >> :
: >> : Your American arrogance is showing.
: >>
: >> Come on, Bruce, I'm sure you realize that Outing doesn't speak for the rest of
: >> us.
: >
: >
: > Yes, of course I realise that. There are some very likeable
: > Americans, but this guy certainly isn't one of them.
: >
: > I was merely responding to his accusations aimed at my countrymen,
: > based on the ranting of a slightly deranged whining Canadian. So a
: > slight dig at his American arrogance didn't seem at all inappropriate.
: > ;-)
:
: Well, in an international group any slight digs at one may chafe others.
: This NG proves there's enough ignorance and boorishness to go around, so
: that each nation's 'reps' here can have some, as well as the good kinds.

I was just tweaking Bruce a little. Obviously I wouldn't dream of actually
suggesting that he thinks the Troll speaks for the U.S. or for anybody in his
right mind who lives here.

Bob