I think that the fact that you posted his letter at all (and, if history is any indication, would probably post any reply he might have sent) does let him "have recourse to treat you as meanly." And, on your own site, to boot!
Posted by
Mike from Dallas on May 17, 2008:
Randy, how darest thou? Revealing a private conversation to the whole world? Now everyone will know exactly who William in Zimbabwe is. That name has to be at least as rare as Bubba in the Deep South. One advantage I've found by living in a big city is that I can do something entirely stupid and no one will ever notice. Because there are SO many others doing the exact same thing. I blend right in. On a national scale? Just exactly WHO would Mike from America be, anyway?
Posted by
Nick Albany, GA on May 18, 2008:
If you would like a wee taste of what HELL truly can look like, GO to Zimbabwe, find William and live with him for a month.
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Hard to say. He has a computer, online access, speaks English well. I'm guessing he lives pretty well, even if he's in a poor area. -rc
Posted by
Claudia from Austria on May 19, 2008:
I understand Nick in Albany's comment to mean MENTAL hell. Because having to deal with his holier than thou attitude for a month would surely stretch my patience....
I just don't understand why some people think they've got the monopoly on knowing what's morally right or wrong - and are offended if someone else has a different opinion.
Posted by
Fred, in Cape Town, South Africa on May 20, 2008:
Don't pay any mind to those arrogant idiotic twits who pontificate as if they are the source of all the world's knowledge and beliefs. William from Zimbabwe deserved your retaliation, and Marina in Washington needs to have the mental equivalent of a bright light shining into her eyes.
Posted by
Mac McFatter Semmes, Alabama on May 31, 2008:
Sir Randy, (you are a knight of shining truth)
Your offer to VOID a GOOHF will have me grinning privately at the brilliant humor for days. Wouldn't it be fun to be able to stamp void on a GOOHF card every time a non-thinking Christian fussed about the idea?
I am still trying to wrap my mind around one question though. When you void a GOOHF card does it become a GTH card?
Posted by
Mike from Dallas on June 5, 2008:
Funny how a lot of people miss the underlying premise of the Christian religion, but a comedian summed it up one time:
"When I was a little kid, every night I prayed for a bicycle. Then I realized I was going about it the wrong way. So I stole one and then prayed for forgiveness."
Oops, guess that clinches it; I'm going to hell for my cavalier attitude.
William in Zimbabwe: Letters - Comments
Posted by Toby from Maine on May 17, 2008:
I think that the fact that you posted his letter at all (and, if history is any indication, would probably post any reply he might have sent) does let him "have recourse to treat you as meanly." And, on your own site, to boot!
Posted by Mike from Dallas on May 17, 2008:
Randy, how darest thou? Revealing a private conversation to the whole world? Now everyone will know exactly who William in Zimbabwe is. That name has to be at least as rare as Bubba in the Deep South. One advantage I've found by living in a big city is that I can do something entirely stupid and no one will ever notice. Because there are SO many others doing the exact same thing. I blend right in. On a national scale? Just exactly WHO would Mike from America be, anyway?
Posted by Nick Albany, GA on May 18, 2008:
If you would like a wee taste of what HELL truly can look like, GO to Zimbabwe, find William and live with him for a month.
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Hard to say. He has a computer, online access, speaks English well. I'm guessing he lives pretty well, even if he's in a poor area. -rc
Posted by Claudia from Austria on May 19, 2008:
I understand Nick in Albany's comment to mean MENTAL hell. Because having to deal with his holier than thou attitude for a month would surely stretch my patience....
I just don't understand why some people think they've got the monopoly on knowing what's morally right or wrong - and are offended if someone else has a different opinion.
Posted by Fred, in Cape Town, South Africa on May 20, 2008:
Don't pay any mind to those arrogant idiotic twits who pontificate as if they are the source of all the world's knowledge and beliefs. William from Zimbabwe deserved your retaliation, and Marina in Washington needs to have the mental equivalent of a bright light shining into her eyes.
Posted by Mac McFatter Semmes, Alabama on May 31, 2008:
Sir Randy, (you are a knight of shining truth)
Your offer to VOID a GOOHF will have me grinning privately at the brilliant humor for days. Wouldn't it be fun to be able to stamp void on a GOOHF card every time a non-thinking Christian fussed about the idea?
I am still trying to wrap my mind around one question though. When you void a GOOHF card does it become a GTH card?
Posted by Mike from Dallas on June 5, 2008:
Funny how a lot of people miss the underlying premise of the Christian religion, but a comedian summed it up one time:
"When I was a little kid, every night I prayed for a bicycle. Then I realized I was going about it the wrong way. So I stole one and then prayed for forgiveness."
Oops, guess that clinches it; I'm going to hell for my cavalier attitude.
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Good thing you have some GOOHF cards, then. -rc
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