Dears In the Luis - Selma imbroglio it looks like we have a goanet thread here that seeks to rival the Dotor Santosh - Padri Ivo one in terms of longevity and boringness. (BTW who won that battle, the Dotor - Padri one I mean ? yyy yyyy yyyyhhh yawnnnnn ... AS IF I CARE ...)
Here is the latest installment of the Luis - Selma saga: Message: 3 Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:06:26 -0800 (PST) From: Luis Dias <diasfl...@yahoo.com<http://in.mc940.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=diasfl...@yahoo.com> > To: Goanet <goa...@goanet.org<http://in.mc940.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=goa...@goanet.org>>, se...@goanet.org<http://in.mc940.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=se...@goanet.org>, Carvalho <elisabeth_...@yahoo.com<http://in.mc940.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=elisabeth_...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan veterans Message-ID: <172308.38410...@web32102.mail.mud.yahoo.com<http://in.mc940.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=172308.38410...@web32102.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dear Selma, I never ever wanted to engage in any sort of "match" as you so quaintly put it. This was triggered by your remark on a public forum, saying that my grandfather was "considered to be a pro-Nazi in Goa". I felt compelled to respond. So please don't you dare lecture me on how best to preserve my grandfather's memory, shortly after you yourself have publicly hinted at possible blemishes in them. "Pro-Nazi" is a strong, loaded statement. You now mention "minor surveillance" (which you also did in the first post), but not the "pro-Nazi" comment. Perhaps you would care to explain how, in my justified defence of him, I am denying my grandfather his courage. A remark on an internet forum survives as a record ... (Blah Blah Blah ... ) > If you wish any more assistance from my side in unearthing > archived information, I shall be happy to help in whatever > capacity I can but please do contact me in private. (Blah Blah Blah ... ) > > Best, > Selma Dears - (here's me once again ...) Well what is interesting to me in this ridiculous exchange was a remark sent to me privately by a serious Bamon, one who is related to High Authorities Ecclesiastical - who suggested that the whole thing was a thinly veiled attempt by Selma - an alleged Bamon baiter - to belittle a Big Bamon Bhatkar who bugged Big Business (don't miss the alliteration ;-)). I don't know anything about this Bamon Business ;-) but I am a bit puzzled by Luis's embarrassment about his ancestor being allegedly pro -Nazi. Let us for a moment assume that Dr. Victor Dias WAS pro - Nazi. (mind you - I am not saying he WAS pro - Nazi - just asking you to ASSUME this) Well then, says me, so was - in a manner of speaking - one of the most Nationalist of Indian Nationalists - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Would Luis have threatened to sue Selma if his ancestor was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and not Dr. Luis Dias? Puzzled Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350