Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: RE: Gosh it's NOISY in here! Message-ID: <9509112100.0TINS03@support.com> References: <40.71485.1162@channel1.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Mon, 11 Sep 95 21:00:43 -0700 Lines: 32 art.laurie@channel1.com (Art Laurie) > Hi Folks, >I must admit I thought the "clam" schtick was funny at first. At the >time, however, I was new to the internet and forgot that real people >read these posts. It's very easy to joke about someones beliefs when >you can't see thier face. I would like to think most of us here would >never use the "N" word, or "Frog ,Wop, Kike, Nip, Dago,...etc. >I think "clam" fits right in there. I think some of us have gotten off >the track of what we are doing here. Isn't the purpose of this NG to >inform, discuss, and debate issues of scientology? While I understand >the anger concerning the raids, I think it's time we went back to >business. All the noise in here is drowning out the real information >that newcomers are looking for. Think about it. Would you want >anyone to call you an "Ape"? >Respectfully, >Mrs. L. Aw, you're just a wog, Mrs. L. The negative reaction to the clam joke is caused by your Reactive Mind[tm]. Once you become a "Body in the Shop" and have been raised from your lowly status as a Degraded Being, you'll once again see the humor in it. If not there's always the SubGenius remedy. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"