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Hey Bruce,  If they have Road Rage for people in cars......what do you call it on RC????

Bruce Weary DC <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I find the recent catfight over manners and decorum regarding 
> Shagyas participation in distance riding rather humorous. But then, I 
> find humor in almost everything. There are certain sociological 
> principles about our behavior that I find interesting. For instance, we 
> will say and do things at a football game (wear a wedge of cheese on our 
> head or paint our face half green and half white) or behind the wheel of 
> our car ( ever notice how anyone going slower than you is an idiot and 
> anyone going faster is a maniac?) that we wouldn't get caught dead doing 
> ANYWHERE else. I think some of the same is true here on RC. We are far 
> more bold with the typed word than with the spoken word
>  in person. I 
> think it's safe to say the recent dialog would not have taken place to 
> anywhere near this degree in person. Maybe we all feel safer at our 
> keyboards or in the privacy of our cars. Be that as it may, I hope we 
> are all reserving an equal measure of outspoken anger and dismay (with 
> action to back it up) over such things as a failed school bond issue, 
> corrupt politicians or abused children as we do for our hobby. 
> I will say that one year my wife asked me what I wanted for 
> Christmas. I said "I wanna Shagya." She slapped me and I got a piece of 
> coal in my stocking. I'm still confused. Bruce Weary
>
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