[WWI] apology, was Re: Back

[Matt Bittner]

No apology necessary.  Especially since I can consistently break
cameras. ;-)

But I'm also what you wrote - currently only caring about 'tweeners,
and unable to bring myself to finish any on topic models.  Any <sigh>.

I think I have some sort of disease, one that only Diego can cure. ;-)


Matt Bittner


On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:41:57 -0700, iban wrote:

> matt,
> 
> in the cold clear light of morning it occurs to me that i may have given 
> offense with my comment last night, and that absolutely was not my 
> intention.  i merely wished to give you a good ribbing for enjoying your 
> tweeners so much when your nieup production has been so low lately.  i'm 
> still holding out for a nieuport wasser andert-halbdekker from you, not 
> to mention some of the dux-built russian nieup variations.
> 
> the context of my remark was having just shared a fabulous dinner with 
> old friends, at which i had perhaps tested a little too much truth serum 
> myself.  (this only to make sure it would be effective for reforming 
> lapsed listees, of course). 
> 
> during a conversation about our comparative cultural and world-view 
> differences and the way we humans endlessly label each other (she's an 
> anthropologist, he's a middle-east conflict resolution guy, so these are 
> the kinds of things we talk about a lot), much hilarity ensued when 
> their youngster, in an effort to clarify which category i technically 
> fit into relative to him, had trouble pronouncing "gentile". 
> 
> my friends, who know me well enough to have survived my occasional lapse 
> of tact themselves, had a good laugh when i admitted that i fit very 
> well in both categories, but the mispronounced one might be what came to 
> mind first when many people think of me.
> 
> i hope i have not added you to that list of people now.  if i have, tho, 
> i earned it fair and square, and will have to ply you with the antidote 
> beverage of your choice when i can make it to a list gathering.
> 
> in the interim, i hope you can tell no offense was meant.
> 
> best,
> 
> iban.
> 
> iban wrote:
> > Matt Bittner wrote:
> >> In any event, looks like I won't be back to on topic modeling for
> >> awhile.  Olimp just released two new 'tweeners I want!  Yea, baby, yea!
> >>
> >>
> >>   
> > and we call e the heretic?
> >
> > i'm casting about for a word seriously strong enough for a man who 
> > swore his loyalty to nieuports, then built more spads instead (frowned 
> > upon, but only because of your previous commitments; in any case both 
> > understandable and pardonable) but *then* leaves the way, the truth, 
> > and the light to betray the sacred cause altogether!  and does so 
> > rejoicing and with great glee!
> > mordious!
> >
> > infidel?
> >
> > pagan?
> >
> > how was it jews referred to unbelievers again?  ah yes--genital!
> >
> > ;)
> >
> > iban. (who wishes he could get to k.c. and meet you regardless, along 
> > with the rest of you mob.  after all, if we ply you with enough "truth 
> > serum" we can probably redeem you.)
> >
> >
> >
> 
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