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From: "Jim Burke" <monteach@gl*.co*.uk*>
To: "Sean M. Cary" <SMCARY@MI*.CO*>, <bdi@wh*.ne*>,
     "Stuart Morrison" ,
     "TechDiver"
Subject: Re: Magazine Extracts
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 23:12:09 +0100
Sean

Sorry, I've been following this thread for some time but you are way off the
mark here.  I'm afraid to say I have lost all respect for your views and I
will henceforth be filtering you out from my e-mail.

Benny Hill - ironic.....!!!  I'm afraid you have lost the plot completely.


jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Sean M. Cary <SMCARY@MI*.CO*>
To: bdi@wh*.ne* <bdi@wh*.ne*>; Stuart Morrison
<divebimbo@li*.fr*.co*.uk*>; TechDiver <TechDiver@aquanaut.com>
Date: 5 May, 1999 16:32
Subject: Re: Magazine Extracts


>I guess us stoopid "Colonials" just miss the irony of some Brits (Never
like
>Benny Hill that much either...btw).  I tend to take someone with an e-mail
>like "divebimbo" at face value most of the time.  Especially after they
>argue about isolating doubles using suicide caribiners in a cave, while
>diving solo.  Maybe there should be a Rule Number One to accepting e-mail?
>
>Silly me...stoopid colonial.
>
>Sean
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bdi@wh*.ne* <bdi@wh*.ne*>
>To: Stuart Morrison <divebimbo@li*.fr*.co*.uk*>; Sean M. Cary
><SMCARY@MI*.CO*>; TechDiver <TechDiver@aquanaut.com>
>Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:56 PM
>Subject: Re: Magazine Extracts
>
>
>>At 10:31 PM 4/5/99 +0100, Stuart Morrison wrote:
>>>> Then why did you post it?  Your silence either condemns it or condones
>>>> it...leaving it to us to guess and based on your past posts about
>>>personal
>>>> preference and acceptance of strokism...it leads me to believe you
>>>condone
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>
>>Sean,
>>You might have missed the irony of Stuart's remark - the
>>written equivalent of a sort of helpless shrug. A shaking
>>of the head in disbelief that this sort of idiocy
>>continues.
>>
>>However, I take your point, and believe the magazine that
>>publishes news or information about this stupidity, WITHOUT
>>COMMENT, is guilty of condoning it. Or even promoting it.
>>
>>The responsible way for specialist press to deal with
>>irresonsible idiocy is:
>>
>>DIVERS DIE. YOU LOSE!
>>
>>"Two British divers are trying to reach the pinnacle of
>>mindless stupidity when they attempt to dive deeper than
>>142 metres on air. The two divers involved, Mark Andrews
>>and John Bennet, are a couple of clueless, long-stroke
>>wankers.
>>
>>"There is enough evidence of the known toxicity of gasses
>>under pressure to ensure that anyone who helps these two
>>dickheads in their attempt is complicit in the crime of
>>aiding a suicide and could (and should) face manslaughter
>>charges.
>>
>>"If they die on their attempt, we only care because it
>>will add weight to the already considerable pressure
>>diving, and especially technical diving, is under from
>>legislators and insurance companies.
>>
>>"On the other hand, Mark and John's deaths will raise the
>>collective IQ of British divers by several points.
>>
>>etc."
>>
>>rgds billyw
>>
>
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