I have always found Dick to be most courteous, and indeed, he is a
friendly person. I can't imagine him having bad manners.

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Richard Petit
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Dr. Clark:
>
> Please accept my apologies for not having had "the good manors [sic] to use"
> your "correct title of Dr".  Evidently that fact was supposed to be known by
> me, but somehow it was not.
>
> You are reading something into my statements that I cannot find, but I have
> always admitted to having poor communication skills. It was not my intention
> to "dismiss" anything you said, but evidently you think I did so when I
> responded to Harry's emphatic not.  I cannot find anything at all in my
> postings that could be construed as an accusation that you "made up"
> anything. You obviously think I did, and that I did so in a "less than
> courteous manor [sic]." My message was not so intended.
>
> Once again, please allow me to express my apologies not only for my
> ignorance of your doctorate,  but also for  unintentionally being
> disrespectful.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> dick



--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut
Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada

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