A friend of the wise philosopher El Barto once stated - "The potential for mischief is inversely proportional to one's distance from the authority figure." After being on many lists and moderating a few for the past ten years, I've developed the following corollary - "The potential for being an asshole is inversely proportional to the likeliness of getting one's ass kicked." Let's see this principle in action... Ron writes - >From now on, whenever I get forged subscribed onto a non-confirming list, >I've decided to use the opportunity (since I'm already subscribed) to make >a VERY blunt posting to this list in question, using as many four letter >words as I can possibly fit into a few paragraphs, and making the point >(repeatedly) that the reason the list subscribers have found themselves >being subjected to _my_ explitives is because they have a moron managing >their list. Analysis: Ass-kicking potential low; asshole behavior high. Little does Ron know that I've secretly mailed in his home address on several "advertiser bingo cards" from biker magazines. Does Ron show up at the next Hell's Angels meeting, pushing over motorcycles and shouting that the magazine advertisers are complete morons because they did not first mail him asking for his permission to mail more things to him? Not likely. Analysis: Ass-kicking potential high; Ron quietly stews at home as he throws each piece of junk mail into the trash, vowing to one day make a version of e-scrub that works in the physical world. -todd-
