On Oct 7, 3:32 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Goomba38 wrote:
>
> > sf wrote:
> > > On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:43:32 -0400, Dave Smith
> > > > wrote:
>
> > >> For the life of me I cannot understand any normal guest at a party
> > >> sneaking off to the kitchen and opening a new box of something and cramming
> > >> into her maw when the same thing or similar items are already on the table.
>
> > > She has poor social skills, zero social judgment and probably some
> > > sort of disorder or syndrome as a cause.
>
> > I've always been shocked when reading Dave's description of this niece
> > and her habits. Anytime he writes about family parties I know she'll
> > shock me again! She sounded pretty tame this time actually?
> > I wonder if she'd be embarrassed or shamed into behaving better if she
> > had any idea of how people (or at least Dave and wife) saw her?
>
> I wonder how accurate his description is.
> Remember, we're only getting one view, and
> it's Dave's view. When I recollect the saga
> of the woman in front of him in line, I tend
> to think that we should not accept his description
> at face value.
>
> I'd suggest the niece has grounds for a lawsuit.- Hide quoted text -
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Mark - You and I know, that is a gawd awful thought! Unfortunately
the internet is in it's Wild Wild West days, with newsgroups being the
most wild of all. However, Dave should preface his statements with a
comment like, "One of our neighbors who had dropped by, told me such
and such about my neice, but I don't really remember who that neighbor
was, because I was drinking too." Afterall, it appears third party
libel is protected on the internet, and if you claim to be too drunk
to remember what neighbor told you, then the neighbor is protected
too!

Alas, the internet - it will be awhile, before it is tamed and
civilized like the rest of society - if it ever is at all;-)