[SOC] At Le Club

[Dennis]

Ian...
your friend is sharp...
next time you see him tell him so.
73
Dennis VE3VG

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian C. Purdie" <ianpurdie@integritynet.com.au>
To: "SOC" <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 7:29 AM
Subject: [SOC] At Le Club


> I was at my club this afternoon with a group of around [I think] nine
people.
>
> Inevitably conversation got around to this topic and about four people
divided
> into two camps. The other five substantially remained silent.
>
> For awhile I decided to sit back and observe these five folks. Some seemed
> uncomfortable.
>
> Eventually I asked one why he didn't have an opinion, he replied:
>
> "Not interested mate, it's all BS, always was, always will be. Ask me
about
> golf, cricket or football scores and I'll talk to you."
>
> I asked the next fellow the same question, he was somewhat embarrassed.
>
> "Why would you be interested in my opinion on important matters? You
blokes
> always use big words I mostly don't understand but I've got my own ideas."
>
> OK tell us.
>
> "No you'd just think I was some ignorant fool".
>
> By this time the three others picked up on it and insisted he air his
opinions.
>
> [condensed]
>
> "Well I think you're all wrong, I think Hussein's wrong, I think Bush's
wrong.
>
> "I think you've all got opinions that prove both sides of you are right up
> yourselves, it seems like your BS is more powerful than my BS."
>
> "That's what it is, total BS. You're all educated but none of you have
> commonsense".
>
> "It's all about power, who rules the roost, you're all full of BS. Never
in any
> of these discussions over recent months have I heard about why we need pit
one
> Australian boy against one Iraqi boy, is this some kind of cock fighting
> event?"
>
> "Is this recognised at the Olympics?"
>
> "I'm not as smart as you fellows but my father and grand father taught me
one
> thing - politicians start wars but never go to them."
>
> "If this man is so bad, as I hear on TV, who made him that way, how did he
get
> there?"
>
> "Isn't it true the west made him?"
>
> "So you're all round the table jerking off, arguing really whether to
remove
> him is legal or not, forget the locals who might get killed".
>
> "In a month he'll be gone and a whole new scene begins all over again"
>
> "I told you my opinion wasn't worth listening to, who won the fifth race?"
>
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