On 5/12/99 5:27 AM Ellen Paul said >OK, this is a test. Repeat. This is just a test. > I hope I pass this one. >"hello" > hello >(Waiting to see how many people get offended by that, or manage to find >15 different ways to comment on something that really doesn't merit any >comment. And no, writing "Grin" doesn't really change the meaning of >the message. Good Darwin, it is apparently impossible to write anything >on MdOsprey that someone doesn't take offense. Your perception is correct. >If you thought my >message was "ripping" or "criticizing" as Norm and Paula apparently do, >then there is apparently no way to say anything here without someone >getting their knickers in a knot. Right again. >My message was polite, it was a >suggestion (not a command), and I didn't criticize anyone. I gave a >constructive explanation for why it may be preferrable to purchase bird >stuff from specialty sources) > I thought it was gratuitous and preachy. >Ellen Paul Elliot Kirschbaum Baltimore, MD USA mailto:ekirschb@bcpl.net