From: Michael Treacy (delphi91 at domain hotmail.com)
Date: Mon 08 Oct 2001 - 00:10:55 IST
> > Ok, while your first "joke" was funny, I think that one was a bit
>tactless
> > given the recent loss of life in the WTC.
>
>More than a bit tactless. Such tragedies always inspire jokes, but really
>better kept for the pub than a public forum such as this.
>
> > How do you know that someone on this mailing list didn't have a relative
>who
> > lost his/her life in that tragedy?
>
>This someone did. No huge personal impact - he was a fireman and the wife's
>second cousin, whom I'd never actually met, but it really just serves to
>prove your point.
>
Many thanks Niall. I was begining to think that it was just me who had a
problem with it. Even though I didn't have any relatives killed, I had a
cousin who was on the roof of a building a few blocks away and who saw both
planes go in. He was very upset about it.
Once again, thanks.
Mike
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