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Skriven 2006-11-11 10:51:00 av FRANK SCHEIDT (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ROY WITT
Ärende: Insults
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-=> Quoting Roy Witt to Frank Scheidt <=-

 FS>>>> I've been using the formal "Mr. Vlist" when addressing him so he
 FS>>>> should feel flattered.
 
 JS>>>     Michiel has refered to me as "Mr. Smith" and as "Mr. Impartial"
 JS>>> in the past. Did I find them insulting? No I didn't. Even though
 JS>>> they may have been intended that way. Do I see your use of "Mr.
 JS>>> Vlist" as insulting to Michiel? At face value, no I don't.

 MvdV>> Frank is misleading you. As usual. sigh... It was not the "mr" I
 MvdV>> objected to, it was omitting the "van der" part in my surname. My
 MvdV>> surname is "van der Vlist", not "Vlist". As I told Frank,
 MvdV>> mutulating names that way is considered insulting here.
 
 RW>> I think you're full of shit, Vlist. You bitch and moan about this
 RW>> and yet, you yourself use 'vlist' and vlist only in your own URL...
 
 FS> He's ignoring the fact that on this echo *American* grammar
 FS> rules.

 RW> So that would mean we should be addressing him as; Michiel from the
 RW> Vlist...

Maybe *that's* what he wants!  How about it, Mr. Vlist??? would 
Michiel from the Vlist be more acceptable, i.e., would it 
terminate your victimhood.
 
 FS> The strange practices in Holland don't apply here.

 RW> They apply there, so he can call himself Michiel van der Vlist all he
 RW> wants, it doesn't mean anything here.
 
 FS> Mr. Vlist, also, is far too sensitive.

 RW> I remember times during my pre-pubescent years when I cried because of
 RW> something insensatively said to me. I know that affects many kids, but
 RW> I didn't know it could continue on into adulthood. You'd think it would
 RW> disapate after 50 years though.

Not in Holland apparently ...
 
 FS> If I wanted to insult him I'd insult, not address him formally ...
 FS> BTW, like Mr. Vlist, I, too, have a middle name but *I* don't feel
 FS> threatened when people don't use it.

 RW> Actually, my mother used mine to threaten me. I felt safe so long as
 RW> she used only my nickname, but when it came to my full name, wow!

True, "Michiel Middlename Vlist, you stop that right now!!"

... Ethics not found:  [F]ight  [K]ill  [R]un for political office!

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