Jack Linthicum
11/22/2008 11:02:00 PM
On Nov 22, 5:28 pm, !Jones' Sock Puppet <h...@there.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:10:39 -0800 (PST), in alt.war.vietnam Jack
>
> Linthicum <jacklinthi...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> The simple fact that you post a question to Usenet does not obligate
> >> me or anyone else to provide you with an answer.
>
> >> It was just a perfectly civil comment.
>
> >No it wasn't. And if you attach your snort to my post you are replying
> >to me. Any fool, but you, would know that.
>
> Let me see if I have this straight: you post some question about union
> pay and working conditions in Detroit to a British history group
> (alt.history.british), a Vietnam War veterans' group
> (alt.war.vietnam), a naval history group (sci.military.naval), a
> medieval history group (soc.history.medieval???), and, last, but not
> least, a United States Army newsgroup (us.military.army)... and then
> you whine because the reply you received didn't perfectly address your
> question! Am I reading this correctly?
>
> Why did you think that someone reading the Vietnam veterans' group
> would be the best person to ask? Why on this green earth would you
> post that question to a medieval history group? Man, that utterly
> defies logic!
>
> May I suggest that it would make far more sense to post that question
> to alt.society.labor-unions or alt.detroit.labor-unions. I don't
> flame at people for being off-topic; however, posting it here and then
> complaining that your answers are off-topic *really* takes balls, pal!
>
> Jones
May I ask why you think it was posted to those groups? I posted it
from Sci.military.naval. What other addresses think they have to
participate is moot. You are a truly a sock puppet for Hines and his
multiple addresses.