We only lost the boring and snobbish, the true die-hards are still here. The
new Conch-L has personality and  charisma. When i joined, anyone who asked a
stupid question was made to feel like an idiot, but i guess this was your
version of paradise. You showed your true personality when approached by a
group of novice shellers on Peanut island, do you remember? When the novices
asked to see your "rare" olive you found you put your nose to the air,
saying "NO" and walked away like a pompous "old-time" sheller you are.  This
attitude is what keeps new blood from joining. This is not a Palm Beach
Country Club, one needs not carry a degree nor be of blue blood just have a
healthy zeal for learning so if you mind the "human interest stories" either
slam the "delete" button or better yet just go away. FERRETER.
"The middle of the road is a bastion of the damned" me
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Poland <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: To brighten your day
 
 
>Call me a grouch, call me a purist, but I DO prefer to keep Conch-L on
>subject, without the private mail, the thank-yous and the I-agrees. We've
>lost some of our best due to the burden of off-subject and oversized
>contributions.
>----------
>> From: shelloak <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: To brighten your day
>> Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 11:43 PM
>>
>> ----------
>> > From: Stewart Jones <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: To brighten your day
>> > Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 9:04 PM
>> >
>> > Hope this message might brighten your day.  Something I picked up on
>the
>> > internet.  For those purists who believe that CONCH-L mail should be
>> limited
>> > to shells and nothing but shells, please consider that this is intended
>> to
>> > warm the cockles (cardium robustum) of your heart.
>> > sj
>> >
>> >