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Tim,
Four months isnt a long time. I have been here, under one address or another for
5 years and I am a newbie.
In that time I have seen an outburst like the one we are experiencing now at
least once per season. It is the annual "polite society party" where the easily
offended launch yet another crusade to make techdiver safe for democracy and the
easily offended. It is noisy and well attended by the luminaries of the sport,
but it solves nothing. The easily offended go away after a while< they are,
after all,easily offended>, and the brightest star is nothing but hot gas.
At the same time another party is never held. It is the reunion of the divers
who didnt make it. They are dead. That is the list below. They can only serve as
powers of example, of what not to do. They will never get to call someone a
stroke. They are gone and yet they will be here always. They are our most sacred
touchstone, for to keep with the legacy of these divers we must never forget
them, or the mistakes which felled them, mistakes which could befall any of us.
And we must not allow those who come after us to make those mistakes or to lose
sight of the truth. And that is this:
"DEATH IS NOT POLITE."
-George M. Irvine III
If you cant take dirty words and mean people, you probably dont have the
mindset to put in to practice all the other things that will make you
successful, where sucess is defined as staying alive.
Al Marvelli
Tim Humphrey wrote:
> In the passed four months that I have been listening in to this list, this
> has to rate the sickest post yet from, what must be, a very sad person.
>
> The whole idea of lists such as this is to educate. To educate, gentlemen,
> requires a modicum of patience. Please don't belittle yourselves berating
> those less fortunate. Not everybody has had the benefits of your experience,
> nor fortunate enough to be able to dive WKPP. The vast majority of the
> contributors to this list have such vast knowledge to pass on it surely must
> be a crime to waste time on the verbose garbage in which so many seem ro
> relish. Grow up gentlemen. Follow Mr.Irvine's example. He seems to have seen
> the light. It really isn't worth it.
>
> Many thanks to you all.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Walker <techdive@ea*.ne*>
> To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 2:18 AM
> Subject: 59 reasons you strokes should shut up and listen
>
> > Steve Boswell
> > Steven Dismukes
> > Rob Palmer
> > Rob Parker
> > Kevin Gorkey
> > Daniel Smith
> > Jeremiah Douglas
> > Darren Douglas
> > Sherwood Schiles
> > Linda Alverez
> > Bill McFadden
> > Christopher Murley
> > Doug Massavage
> > Charlie McGurr
> > Jane Ornstein
> > Stephen Desborough
> > Mike Ekins
> > Andre Smith
> > John Claypool
> > Craig Sicola
> > Phil Leng
> > Soo Leng
> > Richard Roost
> > Harvey Leonard
> > Vince Napoliello
> > Robbie McGuirre
> > Sheck Exley
> > Rehan Bouwer
> > Mac Lupold
> > Mike Jonaitas
> > Tony Smith
> > Hennie Pretorious
> > Brian White
> > George Godwin
> > John Vincent
> > Andy Andrew
> > Denise Sirver
> > Robert Wolov
> > Chris Rouse Sr.
> > Chris Rouse Jr.
> > Dr. Henry Kendel
> > Pat Bowring
> > Bernard Prinz
> > Paul Haydon
> > Bob Foster
> > Nic Gotto
> > Kieth Milburn
> > Harry Railing
> > Dr. Wesley Gradin
> > Ian Rolland
> > Brett Potts
> > Peter Osbourne
> > Andy Bator
> > Larry Bodisch
> > John Ornsby
> > Richard Siaba
> > Kevin Lymn
> > James Henderson
> > and so on..........
> >
> >
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