From: bigstar@hardy.u.washington.edu (J Paschel)
Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative
Subject: Re: THIS IS NOT AN APOLOGY
Date: 22 Jan 1993 17:19:53 GMT
Organization: University of Washington
NNTP-Posting-Host: hardy.u.washington.edu

C.L.Gannon@newcastle.ac.uk (C.L. Gannon) writes:


>       well what a fun week i'm having. i reply to an 
>       article in a reasonable manner and get this reply
>       e mailed to me :


> 
>Subject: Re: Indie dance thing is happening in Lond 

>> From dmor@dcs.ed.ac.uk Fri Jan 22 13:14:57 1993
>> Subject: Re: Indie dance thing is happening in Lond
>> 
>> 
>> > Let's just hope that Michale Stipe goes the same way as Freddie Mercury.  Soon.
>> 
>>   Im sorry, but was there any need at all for this comment. If one Manic Street
>> Preacher wants to say it in a brain dead moment, then that's bad. If anyone else
>> wants to go around repeating it like it's a cool thing to say (or OK because a MSP
>> said it) then they have a serious mental problem.....
>>   Whether you like either of them or not (I dont either) there really is no excuse
>> for a comment like this.
>>   No marks this time, try again later.
>> "alternative IS mainstream"
>> 

>        well we do get some interesting replies don't we? so for
>        delight and delectation ( and also for any others that came 
>        to the same conclusion as this poor misguided fool i have 
>        included the reply i have sent to him (complete with spelling
>        mistakes) :

>       erm yeah, just one question, why was this sent to me?
>       if you look at the original article you will notice
>       that i did not write this comment, and as far as i
>       can remember i did not agree to it or express any opinion
>       in connection with it. If it was included in my 
>       followup article it was merely becuse i couldn't be 
>       bothered to delete it. maybe you were just looking for 
>       some kind of arguement (i don't know ) butr one last 
>       time I DID NOT WRITE THE COMMENT.


>       however if you are still unconvinced by my protestation of
>       innocence i will say that, whilst i readilly admit to

>       a) not liking the music of Queen
>       b) not liking much of the REM stuff
>       c) being a great fan of the english wind up

>       I do not find the comment funny, witty, tasteful or
>       remotely intelligent.

>       the remark may well have been intended as a wind up
>       but i don't know who the person was who originated it
>       (neither do i want to know them) and i in NO WAY EVEN
>       WANTED TO REPEAT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED. 


>       this is not an apology as i have nothing to apologise for
>       however i am waiting for the apology from you for getting
>       your facts hoplessly wrong,(also why would i need to mimic
>       someone elses comment ? i can manage perfectly well on my
>       own.).

Don't worry people, the above isn't supposed to make sense..after all,
they're British :)

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