----- Original Message -----
From: "Reef Fish" <[log in to unmask]>

> On Tue, 3 Oct 2000 13:41:35 -0500, Mike Wallace <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Reef Fish" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>
> >> The Mike there is Mike Wallace, for the newcomers, not Michael
> >> Levy or some other generic Mikes in Scuba-L.   :-)
> >
> >And to be technically correct, the reason _I_ was booted was because I
told
> >Nick "Fuck it, boot me too." And he did. :-) I didn't even have any
strikes
> >at that point, although you can be assured I soon would have.
>
> A very accurate synopsis.  :-)
>
> >I really think
> >Nick is just pissed because his health will no longer allow him to dive
so
> >he's taken to slapping his heavy hand around instead.
> >
> >Mike
>
> I must offer you a second opinion, Dr. Wallace, to your diagnosis.

Love those second opinions.. :-)


>
> If you go back to the START of the RFD thread, you'll note that in spite
> of his under-the-table sessions with Hugh before the initial post (the
> conspiracy), Nick acted admirably well and properly, expressing that he
> wanted opinion/votes and even when the tide turned against what they
> planned (nobody wanted to censor anyone), Nick even admitted that
> probably nothing would of the RFD, and acted moderately and properly.

Yeah, just like that pit bull wagging his tail and enticing you over to pet
him.


>
> The voice of the voting majority has been heard.
>
> It was only a day or so before the "Tuesday massacre" that Nick turned
> ugly (out of frustration of the continuing tide against his idea of
> censorship) that he slapped his heavy hand.

The pit bull stopped wagging his tail...


>
> Given this "non-medical history", Nick's health did not turn in a day
> or two (except perhaps his mental health).  He had NOT been diving for
> months (if not YEARS) because of his poor physical health.  So, his
> health and the fact that he could no longer dive could not reasonably
> be ascribed to be the CAUSE of his bizarre behavior within a period of
> about TWO days prior to May 23.

Probably true.

Mike