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Ok Hap,,,,,I have to ask.....What is worse: Me saying "what the fuck?" or you calling people names???? The fact you didn't say:
"Fuck you fluid" is not much better then calling him a retard is it?
You sat here on a moral perch talking about 'Personal" attacks and using wonderful phrases like " i don't mind some profanity, it's the verbal attack I can do with out".........AND THEN YOU GO ANd PERSONALLY ATTACK SOMEONE IN YOUR OWN THREAD!!!!!
.....are you a fucking moron or what?????
Well, if I have to give an answer, it would be "or what."
For starters, if you would bother to read the posts instead of jumping to conclusions, you'd note that I have stated repeatedly that I have a problem with using profanity
when used in personal attacks. You saying "what the f**k" bothers me not in the least. Perhaps it should bother you that you come across as a foul-mouthed ignoramus when you do swear a lot on ET, just as you would come across as a foul-mouthed ignoramus if you do it in public.
Yes, I have "attacked" people on many threads. But if you cared to do so, you would note that I A) Do not instigate insults, and B) I never use profanity. If Fluid, dGAB, and whomever else feels fit to insult me, you're darn right I'll insult them back. Self-defense.
But I'll at least do it without profanity.
If I have to explain that, as somewhat civilized people, the use of profanity, especially when used in attacking people who have different opinions, is loutish behavior, then you obviously weren't taught basic etiquette when you were growing up.
If you have to swear when you insult somebody, it merely goes to show that you're pathetically bereft of enough brain cells to do so intelligently, not to mention seriously lacking in class.
Case in point:
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Free:
F*ck you!
......Im sorry I can't resist!!!
That we're even having this conversation does not, I'm afraid, reflect well on your upbringing nor your level of self-respect.
Undoubtedly this will result in a torrent of epithets from you, which will only reinforce my point.