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Wow, what a what a great fake post. Is this Cobb back again?

On 3/5/98 11:52 AM Dick Werden wrote:

>Normally, I would avoid the sort of mindless,  profane controversy that
>ebbs back and forth on this list; however , the above comment by Mr.
>Ellison is just the last straw.   It seems that Pierce Ellison takes
>great delight in insulting everyone and anyone, who he considers to be
>fat, which from his rampant generalization would appear to include all
>cave and tech instructors.   This is grossly unfair, as well as extremely
>insensitive to all those out there whose waistline may be slightly more
>ample than his own pantywaist. 
>
>People who are overweight have to suffer through life, constantly abused
>by the sort of name calling and insults characterized by the above mean
>spirited diatribe. I personally know many fine instructors who have
>imparted countless gems of wisdom and common sense who Mr. Ellison would
>consider to be "slobs".   My own cave and tech instructor, Brent Booth,
>has a record of accomplishments in the area of cave exploration and wreck
>diving which are second to none.  He is acclaimed in New England tech
>circles for his well documented experiences on the Andrea Doria and other
>similarly challenging wrecks.  His extensive exploration of Madison Blue
>Springs is almost legendary amongst the cave community.  Since I was
>certified I have logged over 200 deep offshore dives including at least
>30 on the Doria and I have 1600 logged cave dives in the Yucatan and
>Gainesville area.alone.
>
>So what if I am not one of Mr. Ellison's goose stepping dive supermen? 
>Does that mean I can do nothing but strut around, eat pizza, occasionally
>smoke pot and lecture the uniformed about my adventures?   Nazis like Dan
>Volker and Tom Mount would have you believe that unless you can prance
>around and violently brutalize people, like Jean Claude Van Damme,  you
>are a nothing and should go hide yourself.  Their idea of fitness is to
>gobble steroids and habitate muscle gyms.  These guys along with their
>running dog, Pierce Ellison, ruin it for everyone else.  The worst
>influence of all is the socalled Director of the WKPP, whose name I will
>not even demean myself to mention.  His message of fitness to an extreme
>is disgusting and totally unreasonable and does not merit consideration.
>Only a tiny percentage of people over the age of thirty have the genetic
>constitution to carry on like this. Most normal people know better and
>preserve their health through more passive alternative measures which
>address the limitations imposed by age. 
>
>Fortunately, the above referenced despicable individual is long gone from
>this forum, driven off like a snarling bloodthirsty predator, but his
>fellow converts lurk like hyenas ready to flame anyone who disagrees with
>their uncompromising message.  
>
>I have been on the receiving end of this hateful message since grade
>school and I immediately recognize the vicious and undisguised
>insensitivity of  bigots who routinely  practice physical discrimination.
> 
>
>Mr. Ellison, you are "the absolute worst of a bad lot."
>
>Dick Werden

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