Kevin Gowen wrote:
> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
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>> Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
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>>> mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
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>>>>>>> I was surprised that everyone decided to guess willy nilly 
>>>>>>> instead of
>>>>>>> reading ???????????.
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>>>>>> Who guessed? I carried a pocket knife in Japan the entire time I
>>>>>> lived there. I related actual experiences with them, as did someone
>>>>>> else.
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>>>> Sorry, no, I didn't. 
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>>> Admitting your problem is the first step.
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>> I suppose I should be delighted that you are familiar with such steps.
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> 
> That is because I am a compassionate conservative. I am here to help, my 
> son.

My primary school headmaster used to say "I have to be cruel to 
be kind" just before he'd beat me black and blue. Like him there 
is nothing compassionate about you.