On Mon, 5 May 2003, Nomen Nescio wrote:
Remember when Tim May a few days ago suggested that newspaper editors who printed false stories should be tortured and killed?
How do you know he's serious? He could just be trolling you.
The mere fact that no one complains about language like this from May, in a forum which supposedly fights for freedom of speech, is prima facie evidence of the chilling effect of his violent language. Only those of us protected by the shield of anonymity have the freedom to criticize this vile and hateful man.
Naw, we just use more subtle techniques. Like calling Tim a "soccer mom". Anybody who takes Tim seriously is messed up. Like the feds :-) He's just your run of the mill nut case who's pretending to be a white supremiscist because it gets people riled up. Then again, maybe he really is a texan living in CA. What difference does it make really? If he's scaring you, then you need to visit the wizard and get some courage. It's better to laugh at him. That's what I do :-) And I don't have to worry about him reading any of this, because he "plonked" me a long time ago! So chill out dude, and enjoy the conversation as just ephemeral bits. Now and then even a blind chicken gets a kernel of corn, so it doesn't hurt to skim things. Besides, there's more than enough skill here to nuke Tim off the face of the earth if we *really* have to. It's just more fun to take a hit and laugh tho. Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike