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On the internet you can be whoever you want to be, including a total jerkwad. It's much harder to do in person, as the punishment is quite high unless you enjoy getting your ass kicked by a stranger.

Like someone else previously said, we need to invent a way to kick somebody's ass over the internet. Then we'll enjoy real time worldwide pleasant anonymity and thoughtful discussion.



um OT ...and i thought this post was about the story on goodnews, some days ago, somthing with 'slacker'-checkouts in dutch-supermarkets, for the elderly, having time for a 'natter' tcha ?! ^^




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