Ok this will be a good thread.

No sweat Asa! I was hoping the reference to Melville at the end might have clued you in to my intentions of 'oneness-in-wanking', but I can see it could be easily overlooked or misinterpreted. Nevertheless, as I said, I did enjoy your retort regardless. Loved the image of the "people out there, in the hinterlands, just waiting to crest the hill with pitchforks" ...had me laughing out loud! You are a gifted writer! Hope you put that gift to some good use. I always cross-reference folks I enjoy (or sometimes don't particularly enjoy..in your case it is the former) with their answers from the past to get a better point of reference. I must say, I really enjoyed your responses on a thread titled "TUBES Do It -- Transistors Don't. I have never read that particular position so eloquently and articulately posited as you did in that thread. I just happen to agree completely and that contributes to my appreciation of your mastery of the word.

You can still have 6chac beat you with a broom if you like, but don't do it on my account!

Regards,

Marco

Thank you, Marco. You are being kinder to me than I deserve, particularly given above.

I will take my lashes from 6ch, well due.

I have to go now, my boss found me, and going away for weekend to the woods.

Talk later. Have a nice wkend.

Mark

Gosh, I've been freelancing my whole life, when did they go and change weekends to Thursday?! I want to be in your time zone Mark! Or is it one of those weird holidaze dictated by who knows who....the Dairy industry perhaps?! Is it Elsie the Cow's Birthday?! Wish I had a boss who would stop me.....bet you wish I had a boss who would stop me too! Perhaps the moderator will catch on and stop all of us! Auggggghhhhhh, Ahhhhhhhh, uhh, uhh, uhh, ohhhhh! I think I made a mess of my keyboard8oeiuy9()0(**)(09(&()(&&$%###

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Jax2, you are very funny! I had a good laugh! I am not worthy of yor praise. I am no intelligence, I don't use big words, I am bad in literature, and don't care about philosophy. I'd only read Lao Tzu twice (one time in my language, other time in English), at the time I don't understood zap. I read Krishna once in English, in the library; now, compare my English to date to about a couple dozen years ago, need I say more? I hardly read pass the sixth page! I read a lot of Buddhist Sutras, again my little brain could not hold it, so mostly forgotten, same as the Bibles!

Marco, the word "weekend" is only a a word. Pick any moment/minute/hour/day/month/year/centuries/pass/present/future, etc... and call it a "weekend" it will be a "weekend"...

"They" as of who? YOU! You get the meaning you can change the wording, You don't get the meaning, you're stuck in word! Live word is word that refects meaning.

Have a nice weekend. :-)

Now, anyone who believes, if there is a GREEN DOG, will be caned; anyone who doesn't believe, if there is a GREEN DOG, will also be caned. :-)

Regards