Object Lesson:
Here is an object lesson for those who flame first and ask questions later
(no names--I've done it before). Jeff Richard & I recently disagreed about
the place of Elmal. When I received his first response, I felt aggrieved
and wrote out a nasty three paragraph flame. I re-read it and decided I was
too touchy, so I junked that and tried again, more affably. It turned out
that he had misread my post. Had I flamed, I'da looked really dumb
(OK--dumber than usual--see below). Communication on this digest seems to
lose about 50% of its meaning due to cultural differences, among other
things.
Jeff Richard:
>For those of you who don't have the foggiest idea what Peter and I
>are yammering about . . . .
Includes me, most of the time. Just talk loud and slow and maybe I'll get
it. :)
Intelligent Animals:
Maybe people (humans, trolls, elves, etc.) wiped out most of the intelligent
animals. I seem to recall that the beastmen moved to beast valley to escape
from people. Perhaps serving Bugs and Daffy to visiting lords was just too
great an opportunity to miss. Or perhaps they became the scape goat for
some naturally occurring event. (There are rats in the grain? Must be
related to those damn bunnies! Where's my sling?)
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