> I don�t remeber who wrote that, but something very > interesting happened in another list. > > Guy A sent a message about Blogs, mentioning the page > address, the blogger�s account id and the blogger�s > password. Then he added [something may be lost in > the translation]: > > "Please, guys, don�t mess with this girl�s blog :)" > > So, Guy B jumped in, and added a very crazy [and pornographic] > entry in the Blog. > > What do you think? It�s obvious that Guy A is 100% wrong, > but can he justly claim that Guy B was wrong too? > > IMHO, Guy B is 100% innocent, because the emoticon > simply negates all seriousness of the "please don�t mess" > that precedes it. > > Alberto Monteiro
What the heck is a Blog? I'm assuming from the way this was written that Guy A wasn't the actual owner of the Blog, that it was actually some girl's? So how did Guy A get the password? The way this reads to me, Guy B is wrong also becuase there are some things you just shouldn't do. Was Guy A trying to write the line as um, like he his egging on other people? (Like if a fan for team A stands up and says 'Come on guys, don't make fun of team B's uniforms' meaning, let's make fun of them.) Without the total text it is impossible to tell. I just don't think these are like mathematic equations: a = B unless followed by ;-) That's they way some people want them to be treated but you can't do that all them time. 'Kevin T. is a red-headed bastard! ;-)' compared to 'Kevin T. is a red-headed bank robber! ;-)' I have red hair, yes. I would punch someone for calling me a bastard, but not for saying bank robber. Both are untrue, but one is way different than the other. Kevin T. A red-headed bastard.
