Re: DID BILL MAKE IT UP CLASH - WE HAVE THE TRUTH

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:48:40 +0000, usenet wrote:

> Mike Thomas <mike7thomas3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> It's not fiction if it's true apart from the names. That's what
>> preserving anonymity means. Duh.
>>
> Well that may be your opinion but it's certainly not mine. There's a
> whole spectrum between 'absolutely true' and 'total fiction'. What
> the paragraph I was commenting on suggests to me is that we're somewhere
> in the middle of that line and that exactly where we are is obviously
> open to discussion (otherwise we wouldn't be discussing it).

Only if (like someone else said) you ignore everthing else that Bill said.

> What does "Duh." mean?

o_O

Go on, ask me what THAT means.

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Mike Thomas

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