Comments on: A few more http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2005/11/22/a-few-more/ As honest as a gambling man can be Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: will shetterly http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2005/11/22/a-few-more/#comment-2764 will shetterly Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:01:25 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/archives/2005/11/22/a-few-more/#comment-2764 Man, those northern winters are hard! And if this was shot at the time of the discussion, I would vote for "at least a little drunk." Man, those northern winters are hard!

And if this was shot at the time of the discussion, I would vote for “at least a little drunk.”

]]> By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2005/11/22/a-few-more/#comment-2759 Mr. McLaren Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:55:13 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/archives/2005/11/22/a-few-more/#comment-2759 Oh, I'm mostly teasing you, Will. You may have thought that I knew she was a Scientologist, and that I was playing along with you. You certainly had a mischevious grin, so you knew you were stirring her up, and you may have thought I was helping with the teasing. (I assume you know who I'm talking about.) Anyway, I managed to stay on her good side over the years--so I could continue to be a guest in her home, and she only tried to convert me once, and was remarkably civil about letting it drop immediately when I, very politely, made it clear that I thought that stuff was nonsense. However, since you were so gracious and apologized when it wasn't needed... <img src="http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/wp-content/hairywill.jpg" width="152" height="343" alt="Hairy Will" title="Hairy Will" /> Oh, I’m mostly teasing you, Will. You may have thought that I knew she was a Scientologist, and that I was playing along with you. You certainly had a mischevious grin, so you knew you were stirring her up, and you may have thought I was helping with the teasing. (I assume you know who I’m talking about.)

Anyway, I managed to stay on her good side over the years–so I could continue to be a guest in her home, and she only tried to convert me once, and was remarkably civil about letting it drop immediately when I, very politely, made it clear that I thought that stuff was nonsense.

However, since you were so gracious and apologized when it wasn’t needed…

Hairy Will

]]> By: will shetterly http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2005/11/22/a-few-more/#comment-2758 will shetterly Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:43:19 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/archives/2005/11/22/a-few-more/#comment-2758 Damn! Now, I'm sure I didn't set up you up deliberately, 'cause I tend to pity rather than dislike Scientologists. But it is quite likely that I talked about things that made the Scientologist uncomfortable, 'cause, y'know, they've got a history that goes pop when you prick it and I believe that if you claim a faith that has a past, you should be able to defend it. But I am sorry you weren't operating with full information, and for that, I apologize, even if I was extremely drunk at the time and you shouldn't have expected civil behavior from me. Damn! Now, I’m sure I didn’t set up you up deliberately, ’cause I tend to pity rather than dislike Scientologists. But it is quite likely that I talked about things that made the Scientologist uncomfortable, ’cause, y’know, they’ve got a history that goes pop when you prick it and I believe that if you claim a faith that has a past, you should be able to defend it. But I am sorry you weren’t operating with full information, and for that, I apologize, even if I was extremely drunk at the time and you shouldn’t have expected civil behavior from me.

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