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<DIV>On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:30:05 -0700 "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
List" <<A href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A>>
writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>If I said something nice
to/about Siarlys, I can assure you it was purely accidental. He is a
thorn in my flesh!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>;-P</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Jeanene<BR>Tucson, AZ USA</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>My initial response was:</DIV>
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<DIV>Please Jeanene, don't embarrass yourself and your illustrious ancestor. I
could probably dig up a copy of your exact words somewhere in my email software.
But a quick summary: I said something complimentary about Gen. Robert E. Lee,
and you said something appreciative, noting that you are a direct descendant. We
might have continued exchanging fairly positive follow-up remarks for a couple
of days after that. After reading some quotes from Abraham Lincoln's Second
Inaugural Address, I am more convinced than ever that Lee had a critical
God-given role in making sure the war ended with emancipation -- an outcome he
would not have been the least disappointed by.</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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<DIV>Then I read this follow-up:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Siarlys, I would not like
to be listed with the <STRONG><EM><U>unnamed</U></EM></STRONG> poster of the
attached e-mail. I thought I was enjoying a little banter with you.
I did not intend to offend you with my thorn comment</FONT><FONT color=#000080
face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000080 face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Jeanene</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Its always nice to enjoy a little banter. That is how I like to think of
even the sharpest comments we sometimes exchange. Thanks for making it clear. I
am generally not in favor of everyone being "sensitive" about not offending each
other. Say what's on your mind, then I'll say what's on my mind, if we don't
agree, we're all adults, we can handle it, and, sometimes we may even find
something to agree about.</DIV>
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