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Beth and Kathy, I know I haven't behaved very well on this thread and it is embarressing to divulge in this junevile fight....I am guilty of my own imperfections. I just think the rules of engagement need to be "fair".....If the guy continues to bait me directly for a response then I suppose I give in to my ugly weakness.....Hopefully we can all still be friends? Newmastersswimmer

how about we start a usms dating forum?

I'm going to assume this is sarcastic or perhaps an attempt to deter further sniping? Or is this a snipe itself? it certainly could be perceived that way. You want to join in the personal attacks on alleged forum flirters to? Please clarify. Hey Fort :smooch: :hug: ;) I think he's just being light-hearted. The locked thread was never a dating thread, nor a swingers thread, it was a good thread. I happenend to stumble into it and not knowing Muppet and AvsFan were doing "synchronised swims" (that a humourous way of saying dating in swimmer's world). Then a few comments came out..nothing tawdry, just cute and not to the objection of the opening poster. In a sport that involes minimal modesty about one's body...it's seems we're up tight about the mention of anatomy in a jovial sense. Nobody was giving it any "Phwoar!" factor. I think we are big enough to know the difference between fun and pick-ups. Anyhow, what would be wrong if 2 folks met here, sharing a love of water and developed a relationship (we see it with platonic pairs rivalling each other--so what's the difference?). Unless they're "acting it out" for us all what's the biggie? If pick up line are in a thread called "Help with flip turns, then yeah I see your point. Otherwise. Too bad. Scroll down. Next Topic. Whatever.

Leslie, as I posted previously, I most certainly was not attacking you personally. Lindsay understood my intention quite clearly. I am duly impressed with your top ten rankings, of which I obviously have none. Likewise, I am confident that your team's workouts are intense and challenging. Rest assured that I will take you up on your invitation and drop in for a workout if I am in your area (as I have done with Masters teams in Boston, Phoenix, Chicago, and of course Austin). Saturday just wasn't feasible. Hope to see my forum friends at the Woodlands this summer or in Austin next spring. Happy swimming. I'm out. This seems very genuine to me. As a matter of fact, it seems to include a compliment on your swimming times. What is all the fuss about Fortress? And it seems as if you are looking for a fight with jsmwbnc...why? Wow. I thought the weekend would see things cool off around here.

I really hope this has not been the point of all these posts. With all due respect, I doubt any members are conpsiring against you. If so, shame on me for this post.

I'm going to assume this is sarcastic or perhaps an attempt to deter further sniping? Or is this a snipe itself? it certainly could be perceived that way. Please clarify. Sorry it wasn't clarified. Since there is no way to express sarcasm online things are easily taken out of context and I think that has a lot to do with this ridiculous thread. I was just trying to get you all to lighten up a bit, this is only an internet forum, everyone should just chill out. Maybe some :drink: would help. I would be all for a NSR forum but that's up to the mods.

Well, the way I read it he was trying to make peace with you and included a compliment with his commentary. I could be wrong and I guess we will never know the truth.

sorry fort, i didn't mean to come off as sarcastic, like i said, context is commonly lost over the internet

Jim, I don't see how "cowardly piece of ****" can be taken out of context, but you're more than welcome to post your pm in it's entirety. Unfortunately, I've already deleted my copy. From my perspective, your response was unprovoked and inexcusable. Leslie, as I posted previously, I most certainly was not attacking you personally. Lindsay understood my intention quite clearly. I am duly impressed with your top ten rankings, of which I obviously have none. Likewise, I am confident that your team's workouts are intense and challenging. Rest assured that I will take you up on your invitation and drop in for a workout if I am in your area (as I have done with Masters teams in Boston, Phoenix, Chicago, and of course Austin). Saturday just wasn't feasible. Hope to see my forum friends at the Woodlands this summer or in Austin next spring. Happy swimming. I'm out. I'm not sure this was a compliment. Hard to tell. It could be dripping with sarcasm. I usually use "duly impressed" when I'm being sarcastic. But the last sentence was funny. Clearly, people are tired of being attacked and are naturally sounding off. What I'm really ticked about is Rich's wretched balance avatar. I like the constantly changing avatars better. At least I was amused. This is no longer very amusing to anyone.

Interesting...the word duly is not really one that was intended for sarcasm. Were I looking to say something sarcastic in this instance I might say something like "your top 10's make me question my own existence", or "your top 10's probably have Natalie Coughlin running for cover". Hey, maybe it was serious and maybe it wasn't. Either way, does it really make much difference?