[Rhodes22-list] Politics on the list.

[Rik Sandberg]

To all on the Rhodes list,

We've all been here, done this, most of us more than once.

To those who would be the Topic Police, I would point you to the Rhodes List 
Charter. Michael will probably post a link to it any minute now. When you get 
to the part where it says "any topics of interest to Rhodes sailors", you 
will have found the key words. You can (and just might) say that I may be out 
of place here, being merely a former owner now, but most of the reason I 
still hang out here is because this list doesn't have all of the stuffy boat 
topic only related rules that are found on most lists. We actually get to do 
something besides answer the same old boat questions over and over when we 
come here. This makes this list much more interesting and fun to hang out at, 
than most.

I do agree with Rummy that it would be good to be careful that our posts are 
not hurtful. But then again, Some people's feelings seem to get hurt overly 
easily. Let's be real here, for every "Democrat" joke that's ever been posted 
here, there one just like it with "Republican" in the punch line. It's 
politics, if you didn't laugh at it, you would surely have to cry. If you are 
going to take all this stuff seriously, you're in for a life full of hurt 
feelings.

Rik Sandberg
S/V Happy Little Girls 2 - PS Flicka
Formerly, S/V Country Rhodes - R 22


On 11/24/2003 11:53 am, you wrote:
> Here, here, Rummy.
>
> People who have things to say or relay that do not pertain to the title of
> this list (Rhodes22), should take it elsewhere.  Common curtesy goes a long
> way to keeping people interested in any exchange, even on the Internet.
>
> Fred
>
> In a message dated 11/24/03 12:20:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>
> R22RumRunner at aol.com writes:
> > I have expressed my political views on the list previously (I have none)
> > so
> >
> > I'm not offended by these jokes or cheap shots or whatever you want to
> > call them. That being said, I feal that the recent flurry of jokes are
> > not only flamming, but unkind.
> > I really wish you people would do this kind of stuff OFF the list.
> >
> > Rummy
>
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