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Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 9:43
AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Captain Nemo's
"attack"...
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Captain Nemo only attacked the ABRAHAM LINCOLN
after they fired on him.
Judging from the posts, I think most of us have a
clear picture of what's going on here; but for the benefit of those who've
expressed the concern that a consequence of recent debate might be that
someone will misunderstand and walk off in a huff, let me assure you all there
is no misunderstanding here.
Vance, I have read many of your posts on this
forum; you take pride in your years of experience and enjoy being
outspoken. I have known you to be quite unabashed in your remarks
regarding others. Frankly, I was wondering how long it would take you to
get around to me.
I'll bet you've been sitting back, looking
at my sub, reading my words, and wondering "Who in the hell does this guy
think he is?" And that's why you raised the issue of "functionality"
regarding my submarine; to evoke a response. Maybe you didn't expect my
reply to be quite what it was, but don't say you were totally surprised, or
disappointed.
Remember how you felt when you read my remarks,
and when you responded to them? You old pitbull, you loved every minute
of it, because it fired up that thing inside that thrives on what's real in
this all-too-often phony-assed World. If only in the back of your mind,
that's why you sent a shot across my bow in the first place: you wanted to
confront me, because we're never more alive than when we fight for what
we believe in, or compare our reality against that of someone else. The
human psyche is attracted to the challenge of intellectual debate.
Oftentimes, it becomes quite heated; but there's nothing wrong or unusual
about that.
"Hard feelings?" I had none then, and I
have none now. (In fact, I thoroughly enjoyed it!)
"Lighten up?" Never! What a crashing
drag that would be! When the day comes that we are so worried about
being "politically correct" that we no longer speak our minds, I'm outta
here!
Very best regards,
Pat Regan