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Bustr also seems to have a pretty good handle on historical battles and things of that sort.
I do think though it is only fair and proper to point out that his cooking suggestions are usually something to consider (I for one have determined that his suggestion to bake pizzas at 385 works especially well when you are using high moisture toppings like green peppers etc.).
Also I appreciate his sage like knowledge of all things Aces High. He seems to have a good historical memory going back to some mysterious mythical early days when, as it is sometimes quietly whispered to others in close company, when there was no ENY.
A bit like stumbling on to the Dead Sea Scrolls!
And you have to acknowledge that he is a pretty good writer. While his content is sometimes a bit off (in my opinion), you can usually (but not always) say at least that it was written well.
As for his tin hat stuff, yep I know what you mean. I, however, have come to view it as a kind of public service of sorts. I think that
it illustrates to our colleagues overseas what sane people have to put up with if they choose to live in the US. And I say all this in the open because I believe that Bustr doesn’t consider his views illogical, incorrect or incoherent. I think that he is proud of his posts and stands behind them. (And I hope and expect him to continue with his posts). In fact I am sure that he and others view themselves as the sane ones while I and others are the ones with some sort of a dunce hat on.
On another issue, and here I wish to be
EXPLICITLY CLEAR that I am not thinking about anyone in particular, sometimes an ugliness surfaces in people’s posts. To me whenever course language is used, (by some “cleverish” profanity filter defeating word construction) it almost always is a turn off.
I wonder if authors realize that their use of such imagery mostly weakens their arguments.
I am not against a well thought out (or just thought out) poke at someone or something. I say just assume that there are young children reading your words. Would you use this language in the presence of a young kid? The test could be ‘As long as it does not frighten the horses or scare the children’, it should be OK.
(And having just said that, I am wondering how many times I have actually failed by that standard? More than I would like to admit to I am sure.)
At the end of the day I am here to have fun.
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