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11-24-2006, 06:57 PM

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:37:36 -0700, Pat O'Connell <gypkap@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Ed Pirrero wrote:
>> S Curtiss wrote:
>[MV schnipped]
>>> We (or I) do not have to prove anything to you.
>>
>> When it all comes down to it, *this* is really the final word.
>> Attempting to find MJV-acceptable reasons for a strawman of his
>> construction is a fool's errand.
>>
>> He's not a land manager, and he has no sway with land managers, AND he
>> has no sway with those who do have sway with lab managers.
>>
>> His demand for "reason[s]" to allow MTBing (on any land, really) is a
>> paraphrase of the question "Why should MJV be allowed to post in
>> alt.mountain-bike?"
>>
>> If a tree fell in the forest, and MJV wasn't there to blame it on
>> MTBers, did it really matter at all to anyone?
>
>Question: If you guys would put Mikey in your plonk filters, and no one
>would reply to him, would he make an ass of himself anyway?
>
>Answer: probably, but no one would care. I haven't seen a direct post
>from him in well over two years.

Why don't you follow your own advice, hypocrite?
===
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

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11-24-2006, 06:57 PM	#27 (permalink)
Mike Vandeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Last Child in the Woods -- Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:37:36 -0700, Pat O'Connell <gypkap@comcast.net> wrote: >Ed Pirrero wrote: >> S Curtiss wrote: >[MV schnipped] >>> We (or I) do not have to prove anything to you. >> >> When it all comes down to it, this is really the final word. >> Attempting to find MJV-acceptable reasons for a strawman of his >> construction is a fool's errand. >> >> He's not a land manager, and he has no sway with land managers, AND he >> has no sway with those who do have sway with lab managers. >> >> His demand for "reason[s]" to allow MTBing (on any land, really) is a >> paraphrase of the question "Why should MJV be allowed to post in >> alt.mountain-bike?" >> >> If a tree fell in the forest, and MJV wasn't there to blame it on >> MTBers, did it really matter at all to anyone? > >Question: If you guys would put Mikey in your plonk filters, and no one >would reply to him, would he make an ass of himself anyway? > >Answer: probably, but no one would care. I haven't seen a direct post >from him in well over two years. Why don't you follow your own advice, hypocrite? === I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande