Aw, Ran... let him tempt the woofing gods to his heart's content. ;-) Cee
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gatornet Admin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:05 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Lighten Up > > Happy New Year to you, too, but you haven't answered my question about our > defense. Do you REALLY believe you'll score 48 on us or was that just > "saber > rattling"? > > Randy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. Lynn Benedict" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:12 PM > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Lighten Up > > >> >> My apology to the entire Gator World for being arrogant and >> condescending. >> >> Have a Happy New Years. >> >> Slugger. >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of NZ Gator >> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:32 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Lighten Up >> >> I seem to recall in the popular Dale Carnegie book, How to Win Friends >> and >> Influence People, there is an entire section on how the best way to >> repair >> a >> poor first impression is to be arrogant and condescending in your second >> attempt. Way to go! >> >> >> >> If you had come into my home and insulted me, then responded to my >> objection >> by telling me to lighten up and get a life, you would have received a >> much >> less restrained response than you've gotten here. Well, this is our Gator >> sports home. It's where a group of Gator friends come to talk about Gator >> sports without having to debate fans of other teams or be told that we >> are >> enjoying ourselves too much. It's where we don't have to be completely >> reasonable in our criticism of our rivals or completely objective in our >> support for the Gators. Win or lose, we make no apologies for being >> passionate. >> >> >> >> If you are not a Gator, then you are our guest here and we expect our >> guests >> to conduct themselves well. Since you broke the rules that you had just >> agreed to with your very first message, I think 'I apologize' would have >> gone over much better than 'get a life'. I respectfully suggest that the >> Swamp Gas forum at gatorcountry.com would be a better place for you to >> bait >> Gator fans before the game. This bridge may not be completely burned, but >> it's charred and may not be worth repairing. >> >> >> >> Rob >> >> >> >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: [gatortalk] Lighten Up >> From: Slugger <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, December 30, 2008 7:34 pm >> To: GatorTalk <[email protected]> >> >> >> It appears that I have cause quite a stir in Gator Land...Yes, I am a >> Sooner, born and raised in the land of wheat, oil wells and football. >> I make no apology for my heritage and I wear it proudly as all native >> Oklahomans do. >> >> In just a few days two teams who have earned the right to play for the >> National Championship will meet to decide who is the better team. >> Unlike what appears to be an abyss of Gator euphoria we Sooners know >> that it is just a game. It is played and the better team wins. Yes, we >> will like you yell and scream for our team and against yours, but in >> the end it is still a game. Neither you nor I can do anything about >> the outcome. Our job is to support our team. >> >> Now I appreciate the opportunity to have joined in your group for some >> light hearted bantering but now is the time to stop chastising my >> friend for asking me to join your group. I would hope that if you had >> joined my Sooner group you would not have been so brazenly castigated >> by the other Sooner faithful. >> >> Now lighten up all of you Gator faithful and get a life...because >> after January 8th you will only be able to wish for what may have >> been, could have been. >> >> Go Sooners >> >> OU 48 - Florida 24 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
