[53829] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: South Asia Network Operators Group (SANOG)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Woodcock)
Thu Nov 28 21:16:38 2002
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 18:09:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Bill Woodcock <woody@pch.net>
To: Denis.Poyerd@veridian.com, <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200211290154.RAA21179@mx1.zocalo.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
"Poyerd, Denis" <Denis.Poyerd@veridian.com> wrote:
> From multiple news sources. Please correct me if I'm wrong, your
> message happened to come out as I hear about "possible" issues in
> Nepal.
Oh, come on, don't be a nitwit. Whois says you're in _Arlington,
Virginia, in the United States_. Now which do you think is safer, staying
at home, or going to Nepal for the same period of time? Let me guess; you
have a television, you think Thailand is full of prostitutes, you think
Russia is full of gangsters, and you've never actually been to any of
those three countries. Am I right? Free clue: go look at the numbers.
You have my abject apologies, of course, if you're actually Canadian.
For everybody else, yes, I know I'm being grouchy. I just find this kind
of behavior incredibly offensive; this kind of reality-defying jingoism is
one of the most embarassing things about being identified as an American
while travelling. Happy Thanksgiving.
-Bill
