Hello Dan.

11 Jul 06 10:03, you wrote to me:

 DC>> The point is that something has to be done.

 RT>> Which of the handful of factions do you support, and how do you
 RT>> choose which  one, eenie meenie mino moe ... 

 DC> Is that your method?

If it was, one or the other would have gotten support here ...

 RT>> Until there is a clear majority, wanting the same thing, there is
 RT>> bugger all  anyone can do.

 DC> Ever read a Russian novel?

No, have you ever read any Xhosa novels ...

 RT>> Doesn't help aa handfull of folks saying we want a chocolate
 RT>> cake, but one  crowd want nuts on it, others want cream others
 RT>> want icing, and others want  plain, a single chocolate cake, can
 RT>> be done one way or the other, but not all  ways, all at once ...
 RT>> , round here that is called an "abortion" ...

 DC> See my comment just above about Russian novels.

Same as above ... , ...

 DC> What is quite unreadable even in translation makes perfect
 DC> sense to them.

Well, as long as it makes sense to them, and they lack the ability to 
translate it for the rest of the world including us, they are not 
COMMUNICATING, not with the rest of the world, and not with us. And we are not 
going to learn Russian, nor are we going to study Russian novel
"authouring" 
nor are we going to take a course in Russian culutre, sub-cultures, etc.

We have exactly one life to live, and not enough time to do what we want to 
do, never mind attempting to do, all or any of the above. So either they learn 
to communicate with us, or go their own merry way. If we cannot undersand 
them, there is no way we can help them ... , end of story ... , sorry, ...

That is how the cookie crumbles ...

Russell

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