Re: [Paddlewise] Weatherhelm

From: 735769 <735769_at_ican.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 15:38:24 -0400
Dan Wrote;

(SNIP)


>In my search for members of the Evangelical Church of Rudderless
>Paddlers I have, however, stumbled across a different breed of purist:
>the "anti anti-rudder-purist purist" (or AARPP). These folks are
>characterized as having a strong opinion that rudders are a useful tool
>(nothing wrong with that), but who can only explain why others might
>have a different (but equally strong) opinion by labeling them as
>"religous zealots". I suppose there are some purists on both sides of
>this issue. But it seems to me that there are more AARPPs then ARPs. As
>for me personally, if you are going to label me as a purist, I would
>prefer that you call me an AAARPPP (i.e., an "anti AARPP purist").   :-)
>

Right on Dan. All this labeling has to stop. Fortunately there are people
like you and me who reject those labels out-of-hand. Besides, AAARPPP sounds
like a dietary problem. :-)



Cheers,
John Winters
Redwing Designs
Web site address, http://home.ican.net/~735769

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