In a message dated 8/21/2006 8:30:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Much to what you say, Marnie. However the one point you may need to be more forgiving of is the wisecracks. Us poor males have a hard time saying "I like you", so we tend to make friendly insults instead. It comes out in our vernacular as "I know we are friends enough that this is not a deadly insult". The problems happen when someone you do not have that kind of relation with does it (then it is a deadly insult), and you wind up in a flame war. In my case I did that frequently with Wheatfield, Knarf, Cotty, and occasionally with someone I have actually met face to face. It is one of those male bonding things, and tends to indicate the list is a friendly place to be.
-- graywolf ======= Thanks for the explanation, graywolf. Helps. I sort of get it since I've been hanging out here a while and seen it in operation. Although from a female perspective, it is distinctly weird. :-) Like punches on the arm or something. Yup, the problems seem to arise when one does not have that kind of relationship already established and then it can be badly. Marnie -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
