Re: YASIDs: Giant worms on a colony world, also Star Wars comic with underwater dragon-steeds

On Tue, 30 May 2006 12:00:14 -0500, mstemper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael
Stemper) wrote:

In article <tqcf72dc533ifecu0aqr1s5g5d0c74ijp8@xxxxxxx>, Craig Richardson writes:

Seattle is a very good place to find these kinds of things. One of my
co-workers is Russian, and she was amazed when I demonstrated how few
vowel sounds I get away with using.

"Get away with" is quite different from "normal usage", though.

Thanks heaps. Really. I mean, you're not exactly the first to
characterize my normal idiolect as something beyond the pale, but I
really expected a bit more tolerance out of, well, SF fans. How can
you really grok the alien when people from Seattle deserve contempt?

I cannot understate the disappointment I feel with this group's
regulars the past week or so. I really expected better. I'm actually
beginning to be thankful I've never been to a con and met any of you
in person. From the looks of it, blows might have been exchanged.
(Note: not an exaggeration).

--Craig

--
"It's great to be known, but it's better to be known as strange."
- Chairman Kaga
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