On (29 Apr 98) Christopher Coyne wrote to Tom Rightmer...
TR>  CH> I had a snake try to bite me once, (not calling Chris a Snake); and 

TR>  CH> forgave the snake.................. but I don't travel in his
TR>  CH> neighborhood because I'm sure he'll still try to strike again.  I
 CC>         Tom, please do something about Charles and his unwarremted
 CC> attack.  For one, he really provoked ME to enter the flame war, not
 CC> the other way around.  I have not flamed him since.  Please do
 CC> something about him.  This proves what I was talking about.
He specifically stated that he was not calling you a snake, he
was merely trying to stay out of a situation that he felt would
lead to a problem. 
Charles should be commended for that!
You, on the other hand, seem to really want other people
to handle your confrontations for you.  
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