"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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I believe it's pertinent, and if a serious question , deserves a better
answer than that offered by Ford.

You guys are a hoot. At what stage of your lives did you stop
laughing?

all the best -- Dan Ford
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That's an interesting observation Dan; I guess it's supposed to be your
subtle way of letting us know that what you said was tongue in cheek and
that we, having lost our sense of humor, missed your otherwise obvious
attempt at playing the devil's advocate?
Well, FWIW old buddy, there are issues I'll laugh about, and issues I'll let
pass without using them to fuel my sense of humor; or anyone else's for that
matter; and using an issue like this, is one I wouldn't use. Obviously, we
disagree on our definition of what's "laughable".
Aside from this, and after reading your initial post again word for word
from top to bottom and finding absolutely nothing there that indicates in
any way whatsoever that the post is anything but serious, might I suggest
that in the future, if subtle humor or sarcasm is your intent, and since
you're a professional writer :-), perhaps you could bend a bit for us less
intelligent and less intellectual types out here and try posting with at
least SOME indication that what you are posting is tongue in cheek?
Finally, since my sense of humor doesn't include discussing people blowing
themselves up, I'll go somewhere else and find another thread where I might
put my sense of humor to better use.
Hey, as you like to say,
"All the best"
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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