A New First on this List

[Dale Thorn]

attila at primenet.com wrote:
>    at 07:09 AM, Dale Thorn <dthorn at gte.net> said:
> :: Anonymous wrote (after rude cartoon)
> ::> All joking aside, is there any reason I shouldn't trust Tim May
> ::> (assuming I don't care about his personal details like sexual
> ::> preference, etc.)?

> ::You would be well advised not to trust *anyone* unless:
> ::1. They have *your* personal interests at heart (not likely here) -or-
> ::2. It is necessary for you to trust them for a particular reason,
> ::   and you feel that you can justify the risk (more likely).

>     actually, two [recent] new firsts on this list!
>     1.  Dale is polite.
>     2.  Dale is reasonable.
>     does that mean: "A gentleman is a man who knows _when_ to be rude"
>                      --Oscar Wilde

Ah, c'mon.  You remember what Cap'n Kirk said to the Melkotians (sp?):
"Sure we're killers, we just aren't gonna kill today" (quote very
approximate, and I hope I got the ethnicity right).