Re: Thanks, TO

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 03:15:31 +0000, Larry Moran wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 03:02:50 +0000 (UTC), Daniel Harper
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 22:47:10 +0000, KelvynT wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Over the past 12 months, my 'must read' list has expanded
>>> exponentially, my spare time has diminished in direct proportion, and
>>> my wife thinks I have an odd bent for looking at stuff written by
>>> weirdly-named internet denizens ("DeadDog? Why?").
>> 
>> My S.O. doesn't "get it" either. I wonder how many of the frequent
>> posters here have significant others who give them puzzled looks, not
>> just for their hobbies, but for the sheer amount of time they spend on
>> them.
>> 
>> Talk origins is such an obsession with me that I often spend free time
>> at work composing replies in my head to recent posters. My fiancee, who
>> is smarter and more capable than I in pretty much every way, nonetheless
>> thinks I'm insane for the amount of time I spend on this newsgroup.
> 
> Introduce her to John Wilkins. It'll make you look much better.
> 
> 

Somehow I doubt that saying, "This is the model of a talk.origins poster,
respected and well-liked by all involved in the newsgroup," will assuade
her opinions any.

> 
> Larry (whose wife worries that he might be sane) Moran

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--Daniel Harper

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