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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: bouncing phone
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2025 18:55:02 -0700
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On 2025-04-05 12:31, badgolferman wrote:
> Alan wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-04-05 10:59, badgolferman wrote:
>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2025-04-05 08:29, sms wrote:
>>>>> On 4/4/2025 1:29 PM, badgolferman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>> It’s funny how you get so defensive when I merely describe an
>>>>>> experience I
>>>>>> had which impressed me. Why are you so scared of the
>>>>>> competition if you truly believe Apple products are vastly
>>>>>> superior to other similar products?
>>>>>> Rather than get defensive tell us some of your experiences
>>>>>> with how you’ve
>>>>>> been impressed by the durability and quality of your phone.
>>>>>> No emojis please though.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is necessary for him to respond in anger to any perceived
>>>>> criticism of something he owns.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some of us can explain the reasons that we made a specific
>>>>> purchasing decision, including both the pros and cons of the
>>>>> product. Some people are unable to do that.
>>>>
>>>> What "anger", Steve?
>>>>
>>>
>>> The anger and fear you try to hide by attacking people, but which
>>> we can all see plainly.
>>>
>>
>> What "attack", quisling?
>>
>> :-)
> 
> 
> Your latest response is just one example.  You call me childish names
> because you can't debate actual topics.  Frankly there's no need to
> debate, just share your own experience with us rather than deny,
> deflect and demean.  I guarantee if you resort to just sticking to your
> own experience, you will find others treat you differently too.

So you think calling someone a name means one is angry?

Interesting.

> 
> Let's try a different topic.  When I was in the US Air Force, I was
> stationed at Loring AFB in Limestone, ME.  That was something like 5
> miles from Canada, and to someone from Virginia like me, it was a
> frozen hell hole.  Yet I found a way to appreciate the culture up there
> by becoming interested in the national sports of Canada, ice hockey and
> curling.  Other than being a home town fan of the Washington Capitals,
> I mostly followed the Canadian teams like the Montreal Canadiens and
> Toronto Maple Leafs.  Back in those days the Great One Wayne Gretzky
> was still playing for the Edmonton Oilers while they were dominating
> the sport.  My two favorite players were Patrick Roy and Wayne Gretzky.
> But Gretzky eventually left Canada and moved to Los Angeles, becoming a
> US citizen.  Even Roy left for America too.  Then most other Canadian
> teams left and moved to America.  And now a Russian is about to
> overtake the Canadian Great One in career goals.  Personally I'm
> saddened by the downfall of Canadian ice hockey.  I don't even know
> when they last won a Stanley Cup.  It's a shame how their government
> and players have abandoned the national sport of Canada.
> 
> Now, what is your opinion on that subject?
I have no opinion on your opinions, quisling.

It's naked deflection.