Ernest Schaal wrote:
> in article 41DE2BA4.1090106@hotmail.com, Declan Murphy at
> declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote on 1/7/05 3:26 PM:
> 
>>Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>
>>>in article 41DE1C47.7060308@hotmail.com, Declan Murphy at
>>>declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote on 1/7/05 2:21 PM:
>>>
>>>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Declan Murphy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>in article 41D9090B.6070909@hotmail.com, Declan Murphy at
>>>>>>>>declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote on 1/3/05 5:57 PM:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Michael Cash wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>http://tinyurl.com/3jz8y
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>No wonder none of the other kids will play with him.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Strewth. Remove the fj.life.in-japan parameter & the result is
>>>>>>>>>tsunamified.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Interesting that he has been saying the same rant for so long. He had
>>>>>>>>different targets of his rant but the same rant.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>How do you manage it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Perhaps he shares the benefit of some education in Florida.
>>>>>
>>>>>Zing! Australian double-team!
>>>>
>>>>Whenever I'm sitting in front of my geekbox in Okazaki I'm wearing my
>>>>Irish hat. And what the hell are you going on about anyway? I've merely
>>>>pointed out that you and Ernest have far too much in common as far one
>>>>aspect of your online persona(s) are concerned.
>>>
>>>Declan,
>>>
>>>Me have something in common with Kevin G? Neither Kevin would like that
>>>thought. On the other hand, you and I have at least one thing in common, we
>>>both live in inaka.
>>
>>All intelligent people choose to live in the inaka, or whatever passes
>>for it these days. However you do seem to have much in common with Kevin
>>though hopefully you are a little different offline, as he probably is
>>as well.
> 
> All intelligent people choose to live in the inaka? That seems like a
> ridiculous overgeneralization. It sure sounds like you are assuming that
> your preferences are the only valid ones, which sounds very egotistical. I
> hope that you are different offline.

I'm glad you spotted that - assuming you spotted it. Originally I 
intended to write something more keeping with the "I am right, therefore 
you are wrong" genre Kevin and yourself use so frequently, but I figured 
it wasn't sufficiently subtle.

As for my offline persona, well yes I guess I am different offline. In 
fact I believe I'm the humblest Irish resident in the whole of Hane-cho.

> There are some conveniences that I miss living in Gifu, but we made the
> decision to remain there after I retired. Having said that, I am not so
> egotistical that my choice of location is the only valid one.

Is it the only valid one for you? Happier there than you would be 
anywhere else?

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