From: rszczerb@schiller.helios.nd.edu (Robert Szczerba)
Subject: Re: I do, but do you..
Organization: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 21:46:26 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.204930.17605@alw.nih.gov> ravi@alw.nih.gov (Ravi Boddapati) writes:
>In article <1992Jul24.185644.10233@news.nd.edu>, rszczerb@haydn.helios.nd.edu (Robert Szczerba) writes:
>|> In article <1992Jul24.185223.10148@news.nd.edu> wlamonac@purcell.helios.nd.edu (william lamonaca) writes:
>|> >In article <1992Jul23.183946.22948@alw.nih.gov> ravi@alw.nih.gov (Ravi Boddapati) writes:
>|> >>I hate Notre Dame and its football team!  I was wondering howmany others
>|> >>share the same feelings.  Ofcourse, you don't have to have a valid reason
>|> >>for hating something or somebody.
>|> >>
>|> >>So, I have come up with an idea.  Let's make a survey on the net and see
>|> >>the general feelings towards Notre Dame.
>|> >>
>|> >>All you have to do is add your name under the appropriate column below.
>|> >>I would be glad to summarize the results, later.
>|> >>
>|> >>
>|> >>I hate Notre Dame				I don't
>|> >>*****************			*********************
>|> >>Ravi Boddapati - ravi@helix.nih.gov	
>|> >>
>|> >>
>|> >>No flames please.
>|> >>
>|> >>-- Ravi
>|> >>
>|> >That's a good idea- lists of things you hate for absolutely no reason.  I've
>|> >been inspired to start my own.  Here it is, hope you like it:
>|> >
>|> >I hate Ravi Boddapati                          I don't
>|> >*********************                   **********************
>|> >Bill
>|> >
>|> >Actually it's because your last name sounds like "Port-a-potty"
>|> >
>
>What a bunch of morons!  Can't even stand the thought of someone hating 
>Notre Dame (, Inc. ).  FYI I did not elaborate on any reason(s) just to
>avoid diversion like this.
>
>All I am interested in is knowing whether or not anyone shares my feelings.
>
>Also, looks like there are many more people who hate Notre Dame ( a sister
>company of NBC ).
>
>-- Ravi

Dear Ravi,

Let's get some things straight.  You don't seem to like it when
people take cheap shots at your name, but it seems OK if you
take cheap shots at other people's schools.  I am a big Notre
Dame fan who respects the school and the athletic program in 
general.  I am obviously biased in my opinion because I 
graduated from Notre Dame.  Notre Dame, along with many other
schools, has a good program that tries to balance athletics and academics. 
If you or anyone else has a gripe about ND, or any other school, and
if you have a legitimate reason for your gripe, then I'm sure we'd
all be interested in hearing about it.  On the other hand, when you
go off irresponsibly making ridiculous comments about another persons alma mater,
you should expect to get flamed (which you did). 

I don't like many football teams (for various reasons) but I don't
usually go chopping them down without any cause.  I'm sure there
are just as many Miami Haters as there are ND Haters, but you
fail to take that into consideration. 

If you'd like to have an intelligent discussion about your complaints
with the Notre Dame program, then I'd be more than willing to listen,
but if you're going to go off half-cocked and try to start a hate-ND
list ... then you're going to get flamed.

	- Rob

	rszczerb@bach.helios.nd.edu   

P.S. to Ravi - Which team to you like?  You failed to
mention that in your previous posts.