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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kith-n-kin@att.net href="mailto:kith-n-kin@att.net">Kith-n-Kin</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 08, 2004 1:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [or-roots] tact, humor and
history</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><FONT size=2>Nancy and
All</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><FONT size=2>There are two Oregon lists.
This one, which frequently sounds like a passel of squabbling siblings,
interspersed with actual history, genealogy, and other insights. The other one
is "Oregon-L" or something like that.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><FONT size=2>I used to belong to both, but
the other one was boring, boring, boring. So I quit that
list.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><FONT
size=2>=========================================>></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>Boring is a list that
just does names and names and names,</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>since I took over the
Oregon-L I let it have some life -</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> what would we
be doing if we were all in one room</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> <just the
facts?></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> Nope!
</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>We would be telling
jokes and laughing ( and ) the facts, </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>same here ? Hmm
,</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> if a list is
boring, it is the members fault =</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> I have several
lists for chatting,one is Genealogy Chat,</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> but every one
dont join it and so I assume people like the list they are already
on</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> and like to
chat or tease with others. </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> I dont
think any was meant personal,</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> but the name
calling is sorta hard to take </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>we list owners try to
be liberal enough that the members dont feel like they are in a
coffin.</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT
size=2></FONT></STRONG></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> SO when
a list livens up,</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>people quit,
</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>when its boring,
people quit, </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>danged if we do and
danged if we dont. </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT
size=2></FONT></STRONG></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> Now I hope
hamburger is on sale before the week end </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>so as not to spoil
that too <sigh></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT
size=2></FONT></STRONG></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2> lots a great
people here. </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>Maybe us chatters
should all leave to a group where they wont complain and just the facts here
<sigh?></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>
Genealogy Chat is for any thing like we are supposed to learn in genealogy
</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT size=2>and ask questions
about like the how too's of genealogy and a little chain
pulling.</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=583375119-08062004><STRONG><FONT
size=2>Dan</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>