[TheSpottedOwl]

I've certainly experienced it and observed it but never quite articulated it so accurately, even in my own mind.

We can thank Agitator for this excellent post. My writing is no where as good as his.

I first experienced this on the Westerfield threads. After that experience, when someone says something totally out of line, I shoot back, however I try to stick to the subject at hand and try not to focus on hairy palms, eye of newt and toe of frog, etc...

[Quix]

Great plan and habit.

I'll try and follow your excellent example. No guarantees! hehe.

I guess I still have a bias.

Children acting out sheer rebellion and defiance need swatted appropriately.

And SOME posters acting like 2 year olds need a verbal slap upside the head.

But then there are those, one would be wisest not to stoop so low as.

[Quix]

BTW, a friend in pottery class at the college has gotten into making spotted owl canisters.

He's 20 something. A good Believing Christian.

Anyway--I know him to be somewhat of a fiesty and very original sort of guy.

So I asked him if he liked and supported spotted owls.

His typically him response was:

Yeah! They are delicious!