[net.politics] Reply to Sevener on Petition signing

mc68020@gilbbs.UUCP (Tom Keller) (03/25/86)

In article <661@sigma.UUCP>, bill@sigma.UUCP (William Swan) writes:
> In article <1036@whuxl.UUCP> orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
> >I am simply reporting what happened to me. [...]
> >Were *you* there?  Do you know anyone who was?
> >If not then you have no basis whatsoever for implying that I
> >was lying about  my personal experience.
> >Your reply was an insulting character attack which has no
> >place in the net.
> >I demand an apology for this attack on my character.
> >          tim sevener  whuxn!orb
> 
> Oh, come off it, Tim!
> 
> You told a pretty tale..  but if you want us to believe what you're
> saying, provide a little proof for us.  Is that asking too much?

   Not only is this asking too much, sir.  You have gone entirely too far.

   You have directly accused Mr. Sevener of lying.  Unless you are in 
possession of conclusive evidence to support this accusation, sir, I would
suggest that you owe Mr. Sevener a public apology.  You disgust me.

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tom keller
{ihnp4, dual}!ptsfa!gilbbs!mc68020

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weemba@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Matthew P. Wiener) (03/25/86)

In article <661@sigma.UUCP> bill@sigma.UUCP (William Swan) writes:
>In article <1036@whuxl.UUCP> orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
>>I am simply reporting what happened to me. [...]
>>Were *you* there?  Do you know anyone who was?
>
>Oh, come off it, Tim!
>
>You told a pretty tale..  but if you want us to believe what you're
>saying, provide a little proof for us.  Is that asking too much?

Are you congenital William?  Do people go up to you and say Gosh Bill
you make me feel like a genius?  Do you know what a wet paper bag is?
Is Gary Larson your next door neighbor?  Did your older brother used
to use your face for toilet paper?

OK William.  I will apologize for impugning your intelligence if you
tell us exactly what proof Tim could offer to substantiate his story
over the network.

ucbvax!brahms!weemba	Matthew P Wiener/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720

berman@psuvax1.UUCP (Piotr Berman) (03/25/86)

> In article <1036@whuxl.UUCP> orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
> >I am simply reporting what happened to me. [...]
> >Were *you* there?  Do you know anyone who was?
> >If not then you have no basis whatsoever for implying that I
> >was lying about  my personal experience.
> >Your reply was an insulting character attack which has no
> >place in the net.
> >I demand an apology for this attack on my character.
> >          tim sevener  whuxn!orb
>
> Oh, come off it, Tim!
>
> You told a pretty tale..  but if you want us to believe what you're
> saying, provide a little proof for us.  Is that asking too much?

A little proof?  A photo, or a video tape?
Assume it exists (why should Tim videotape himself in a mall?), how
Tim could provide it via net?
Someone is using VERY CHEAP tactics.

Piotr Berman