Dudley Henriques wrote:
"B2431" wrote in message
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Am I missing something here? I see nothing "hostile" in the request. I also
see nothing wrong with simply saying "I'd rather not say" as a response.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

Just for general information;

It's considered extremely bad manners to ask for, request, or demand
personal background and/or qualifications of any individual on Usenet. These
things can be offered in an atmosphere of friendship by someone voluntarily,
but not asked for. When this is done, it's almost always done in an
atmosphere of hostility. You really need go no further than Mr. Ford's
remark, "Dudley, there is something fishy about you" to ascertain this. The
inference is that if the person being "asked" to state these things doesn't
respond to the poster's demand, that there is something to hide. The reality
however, is that only idiots post these "requests", and only idiots allow
themselves to be drawn into this scenario. These "requests" as you can see,
attract the usual posters who either like or dislike either the poster or
the person being "nailed". It's a losing proposition for everyone, and I
have no intention of getting involved too deeply with it, as aside from a
few people who have become good internet friends on the group through the
years, I don't really give a rat's ass who on Usenet believes what about
what .
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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the z's with e's.
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I personally don't give a rat's ass what kind of fighter planes you may or may
not have flown, or for whom, or with whom. The fact that you use that tag line
infers that you've done something to feel entitled to call yourself one. The
initial request seemed rather innocent to me, and I didn't detect any hostility
in it. Unfortunately, you managed to overreact in your obviously defensive
response to it and stirred up the **** storm that ensued.

Personally, I think most of you one-fan fliers have been exposed to too many Gs
in your flying careers, with the obvious damaging effect to your gray matter.
But that's another argument for another time. (^-^)))

George Z.
C-45, C-46, C-47, C-53, C-54, EC-121, UC-78, T-6, B-25 and enjoyed every minute
in every one of them, and apologize for none because that's what I was ordered
to do and I did the best I could and am here to tell you about it.

PS - Of course, if you never flew any kind of fighter plane for the military,
then you are a phony and don't belong in this NG.....so, please tell me it isn't
so, and let's move on to something else.