[GreenKeys] OT: political opinions vs off topic.

[Lee Mushel]

Now, now, Jeffery!  At the moment there are eight machines by teletype from 
models 14 to 28 in our shack and I am one of those fortunate enough to date 
from the time when a terminal unit was called that and I built one in a 
polar relay----those were the days when real RTTY people did such things and 
all knew the problems associated with finding 88mh toroids.   I know the 
pleasure of turning a rusty pile of metal into something that creates a 
splendid line of  RY's across a page and on a tape.  Today a "real" ST-6 
sits above the ST-6 I built in the early '70's using only the boards from 
Hal.   I couldn't possibly afford to buy "the real thing."    And that 
awful, inconsiderate Don is, at the moment, finding some parts so I can 
ressurect another machine and, in a couple of weeks I will have a young ham 
I'm Elmering visiting the shack where he will sit down at a real operating 
machine so that the correct sounds and smells of teletype can infect him. 
I rather think that you, as some expect, have been infected by some awful 
wimpy political views!

73

Lee  K9WRU  WD2XSH/32  TAPR  40 year life member of ARRL,  50 year full 
member
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Angus" <jangus at suddenlink.net>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] OT: political opinions vs off topic.


> On 3/15/2010 10:15 PM, zeke440 . wrote:
>> nice snip and "democrat spin" there pal
>>
>> The FCC would be proud of you...
>>
> Ah ha. There's the root cause isn't it? You think because I would
> prefer that Don didn't accuse all "non-republicans" of being gay
> liberal socialist communists, you think I'm a democrat and one
> of "them."
>
> Nice try Zeke.
>
> Back up a few posts and re-read them closely. With both eyes
> and an open mind.
>
> Then go read the wikipedia link about Godwin's Law. It was a
> tongue in cheek application of the difference between making an
> observation and an ad hominem attack.
>
> My original point was there's a difference between off topic
> discussions such as Linotype machines and making sweeping
> accusatory comments about the opposition based on your own
> political beliefs.
>
> And ironically enough, you assumed that I must be one of the
> opposition so therefor I'm fair game to personal attacks.
>
> So, tell me, who's the problem here?
>
> Your turn. Hit delete and foam in rightious indignation if you prefer.
>
> Jeff-1.0
> wa6fwi
>
>
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