From: "John Smith" on Wed 8 Jun 2005 22:07

Well, I didn't come here to make any friends, they bother me not... I
don't think we need be standing on pomp and circumstance in these
times...

Understood and agree with you.

But, to most in here, there IS a "pomp and circumstance"
going on in their imaginations. Mostly stuffed in there by
dilligent and effective brainwashing of the big publishing
house in Newington.

"Amateur radio is a SERVICE" crow some. Their imaginations
conjur up a military service with rigid rules/regulations
which MUST be adhered to at all times. All SHALL march to
the same drum-beat. Everyone MUST think alike. Dumb for
a hobby activity which is supposed to be fun, a recreation.

My skin is about as thick as ones can get, and I darn well know how to
call a spade a spade--still deal with jr college kids two nights a
week... these old guys aren't anything next to them...

Heh heh heh. After 20 1/2 years of doing computer-modem
communications, I've got armor plate for skin as well.
Being a co-sysop on a BBS was an interesting experience,
that of seeing both the private and public text "life' of
some participants. More like a lab class in advanced
clinical psychology. Morbidly fascinating.

The main theme of most "regulars" in here (mental olde-fahrts
all) is SELF-IMPORTANCE. Further, each one is ALWAYS RIGHT.
None may be corrected for that is an outrageous "insult" on
their very being...and that calls for Flame War! FIGHT!
FIGHT! FIGHT! [gotta love it sometimes...:-) ]

If they don't have anything specific to FIGHT about, some
will MANUFACTURE things in order to misdirect "blame" from
them to the challenger. See this Stebie-manufactured
"Motorola didn't exist in WW2" thread. Has NOTHING to do
with amateur radio but he deems it "necessary" in order
to "prove" his "enemy" is "wrong." :-)

Never mind that the MOTOROLA logo and brand name identity
was known to the public prior to WW2, the deluded one has
to show the "total wrongness" of one in a previous
statement! Never mind that the existance consisted of
some legal statements and a lot of corporate letter heads
being changed in Chicago..."Motorola did not exist prior to
1947!" Terrible "wrongness." :-)

The silliness of some of those statements of accusation is
marvelous to behold. That human beans get so wrought up in
damnation of others is fascinating. Transparent to any
sane person reading all this. So is that "No kids, lids,
or space cadets" supposedly remarked by an old ham once. :-)

Some of the denizens of this din of inequity are just nuts.