"Todd Pattist" wrote in message
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What basis do I need to ask a question?

None. But then you can't claim you had any basis for asking
it.

So what? Do you actually have a point? What does it matter whether I can
or cannot claim I had any basis for asking a question?

Here's a clue for you: people ask questions to fill in areas of information
they don't already have. Since I don't know your friends, I have no idea
whether they were telling the truth or not.

Quit being so easily offended. It really looks ridiculous.

I quoted it to be fair to you. It qualifies the possibility
that the tax man will come around, not your hope that he
does.

You presume to tell ME what MY own words mean? Please, get off your high
horse. The entire paragraph was qualified. The presence of a period does
not mean you can just forget everything that has been written so far.

Pete