--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: <snip> > Cliff was well traveled, and had the opportunity to rise into the > higher echelons of TMO because of his business dealings. So, he > always had plenty of good stories to share in this regard. His > handle was Cliffthedancer, and as well, he always had some fun > stories to share about his personal life. He also served well as > a reality check, and could come down hard on either side of the > divide, political or otherwise. Perhaps it was in this regard that > he ran into interference with Judy.
Actually, he "ran into interference" with me because he repeatedly misconstrued what I'd said and tried to put me down for what he *thought* I'd said. He didn't like being corrected and usually backed out of a potentially productive discussion rather than deal with what I *had* said, because that would have meant at least tacitly conceding he'd gotten it wrong the first time. It was really pretty strange, because he *was* generally a very clear thinker. I'll never forget the post in which he announced, in response to a post in which I'd leveled some criticism of George W. Bush, that I was incapable of imagining anything Bush could do that I'd approve of. Or the time when I said something negative about Wal-Mart and he demanded to know whether I'd ever run a large corporation. Or the post during the strip-tease discussion when he claimed I was telling women what they could or could not do with their bodies. I mean, it was just amazing. > I think some the frustration with Judy is that many come to FFL for > some easy banter, interesting discussion, venting, and Judy comes > with her game face on. And I'm the only one here to whom that applies?? Good GRIEF. Not to say that Judy can't show a lighter side, > (she does have a good dry sense of humor IMO) (Thanks!) , but the discussion can > pretty quickly ramp up to a level that squeezes out the fun.
