Something different from you, Dominic, & sharply funny, for sure.
Well, I'd say it is going a different direction from those 50 word
pieces....
Doug
On 21-Jan-08, at 8:58 AM, Dominic Fox wrote:
> They said, "PLEASE STOP SHOUTING". I said,
> "i wasn't shouting". Then they said, "YES,
> YOU WERE. WHEN YOU
> HARDEN YOUR FACE LIKE THAT" -
> i thought i was doing laconic, verging on
> hangdog, but no matter - "AND FOLD
> YOUR ARMS" - my posture was relaxed,
> perhaps understandably a little defensive -
> "IT FEELS TO US LIKE YOU'RE SHOUTING".
> I said, "i think you're being a little unreasonable.
> to me shouting means raising your voice."
>
> "DON'T BE SO ARGUMENTATIVE", they said.
>
Douglas Barbour
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