Fractelle, my apologies, I didn't answer your question.

>>A quick question - did you end up meeting Polly and Col for coffee?<<

Unfortunately not. I don't get to Melbourne that often, every second week or so, and when I do it is usually a very full day, first plane out last plane back. On that particular Thursday I was expecting to have a couple of hours free, but it didn't happen.

Also, with reactions like this, I'm somewhat less inclined.

>>FRACTELLE...no Pericles was too scared :) no.. nothing like that.. I didn't hear from him and history passed him by. Col and I got along great. The way some of you go on.. ya'da thunk I'd whacked him repeatedly and mercillessly with the biggest King James I could find, while dragging him kicking and screaming down to St Pauls and yelling GET IN THERE!... :)<<

I just have that vague gut feeling that says I would have a better time doing something else.

Like sitting in a cafe, sorting my toenail clippings on the table, from left to right, by size and colour.

Or repeatedly preventing a tram door from closing, with my head.

And before you say anything, I have witnessed both the above activities on recent trips to Melbourne.

PERICLES

Hey man, no explanations necessary. I live in Melbourne and somehow the choice between cleaning out the toilet and meeting Polly (WITH COL R IN TOW - surely the work of the devil)... my toilet is clean and gleaming.

PS Understand about the toenail collection, keep it up and you may win an IgNoble Like Dr Karl did with his observations on belly button lint.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/lint/

Dear Mr Sincere Researcher (alias Polly)

I have been interested in your technique of setting questions for OLO people. On one notable occasion, you told us that you were only interested in genuine responses, that your aim was genuine research for disciplines such as psychology.

So you set questions, but you don't answer them?

A couple of days ago, I reminded you of the uncomfortable fact that their were questions you had failed to answer. I wrote:

<<I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you simply didn't see these questions.

<<* When was the last time the "deadly weapon", the kirpan, was used in an assault in an Australian school?

<<* Can you please make the connection clear between the kirpan and female genital mutilation.

<<* Which religions in Australia are "traditional" and therefore not wanting to change the law, and which are "non-traditional" and therefore likely to "cause chaos"?

<<If you don't answer, I'll assume you're just a tyre kicker wasting everyone's time.

<<Posted by Spikey, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 9:58:53 PM>>

CJ Morgan now says you're "...renowned for cutting and running when you ask him a hard question."

I didn't think they were hard questions. It's not like you to let Morgan have the last word.

Spikey
Your spot on. David has cut and run many times on his own threads when asked how many Muslim Australians he knows - if any.

When asked would he like to sit at a table with some of these people and their leaders to put his fears to them and see if he still feels the same after meeting some Australian Muslims.

They answer is always the same. He cuts and runs from the thread without a reply and simple opens another anti Muslim thread.

If you look at the titles on OLO over a long period of time you will see all he is doing is stiring up hatred.


Just as long as people reply to him hes happy and he will say anything to get their attention.


Isnt that right David.