On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:07:36 +0100, Hot Badger Deluxe
 wrote:

>> Good man! But putting your name on a list and a few coins in a 
>> collecting tin doesn't give you a monopoly on caring.
>
>I never said that it did. I was reacting to "Nobody *really* cares
>emotionally about people they don't know".

The key word being "emotionally"

-- 
Cynic

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:51:14 +0100, Cynic wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:07:36 +0100, Hot Badger Deluxe
>  wrote:
> 
>>> Good man! But putting your name on a list and a few coins in a 
>>> collecting tin doesn't give you a monopoly on caring.
>>
>>I never said that it did. I was reacting to "Nobody *really* cares
>>emotionally about people they don't know".
> 
> The key word being "emotionally"

Which I do. Why can't you accept that?


-- 
And we read from pleasant bibles
that are bound in blood and skin

In article , Hot Badger 
Deluxe says...
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:51:14 +0100, Cynic wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:07:36 +0100, Hot Badger Deluxe
> >  wrote:
> > 
> >>> Good man! But putting your name on a list and a few coins in a 
> >>> collecting tin doesn't give you a monopoly on caring.
> >>
> >>I never said that it did. I was reacting to "Nobody *really* cares
> >>emotionally about people they don't know".
> > 
> > The key word being "emotionally"
> 
> Which I do. Why can't you accept that?
> 
Because you don't. You put a few coins in a tin and have a few direct 
debits come out the bank to ease YOUR conscience.

-- 
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't 
looking good either. - Scott Adams

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:47:04 +0100, Conor wrote:

> In article , Hot Badger 
> Deluxe says...
>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:51:14 +0100, Cynic wrote:
>> 
>>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:07:36 +0100, Hot Badger Deluxe
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> Good man! But putting your name on a list and a few coins in a 
>>>>> collecting tin doesn't give you a monopoly on caring.
>>>>
>>>>I never said that it did. I was reacting to "Nobody *really* cares
>>>>emotionally about people they don't know".
>>> 
>>> The key word being "emotionally"
>> 
>> Which I do. Why can't you accept that?
>> 
> Because you don't. You put a few coins in a tin and have a few direct 
> debits come out the bank to ease YOUR conscience.

And how do you "know" this exactly? Have you met? Have we discussed it? Or
are you just a trolling moron?


-- 
Any fool without the ability to share a laugh on himself 
will be unable to tolerate programming for long.

In article <1dpwvk7yoy115$.zbxnv8i4lo7c.dlg@40tude.net>, Hot Badger 
Deluxe says...
> > Because you don't. You put a few coins in a tin and have a few direct 
> > debits come out the bank to ease YOUR conscience.
> 
> And how do you "know" this exactly? 

Because you're here posting on Usenet. Somehow I doubt you're doing it 
from a Darfur refugee camp.


-- 
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't 
looking good either. - Scott Adams

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:06:21 +0100, Conor wrote:

> In article <1dpwvk7yoy115$.zbxnv8i4lo7c.dlg@40tude.net>, Hot Badger 
> Deluxe says...
>>> Because you don't. You put a few coins in a tin and have a few direct 
>>> debits come out the bank to ease YOUR conscience.
>> 
>> And how do you "know" this exactly? 
> 
> Because you're here posting on Usenet. Somehow I doubt you're doing it 
> from a Darfur refugee camp.

And? Do you expect charities to work with no funding?


-- 
I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry.

In article ,
Conor   wrote:
>> >>I never said that it did. I was reacting to "Nobody *really* cares
>> >>emotionally about people they don't know".
>> > 
>> > The key word being "emotionally"
>> 
>> Which I do. Why can't you accept that?
>> 
>Because you don't. You put a few coins in a tin and have a few direct 
>debits come out the bank to ease YOUR conscience.

Maybe his conscience is not eased even by the few coins and
few direct debits. Is so, should he give more, or less?

Francis