[pct-l] Attn: JMT Reinhold

[Ron]

You heard from the "PCT Board?"  Interesting because the PCT-L has NO board.  Accept his explanation as honest and move on.  He has been posting his humor (mostly tongue-in-cheek) for years.  Those of us who aren't newbies accept it at face value.  Get over yourself.
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Terry <tsparks56 at aol.com> wrote:

>Reinhold,
>The problem I have with your excuse to me is that I was giving you the benefit of the doubt because I don't know you. When I expressed this opinion to the PCT board, I received an avalanche of emails that expressed an opinion otherwise about you. 
>
>>From the information I have gathered from all this is, if you truly want to be a gentleman to this board and, to all that share our ideas here, please don't post again.
>
>I think that would be the most respectful thing you can do.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Terry
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Apr 25, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Yes Terry,....so true.
>> As always some overly serious individuals on the list can't differentiate 
>> between humor and straight talk and take everything dead serious.
>> Just in case you overly serious folks have not yet comprehended the real 
>> meaning,...it was "Trail Humor",...that's all,...NOT an attack on       women.
>> Get over it, quit gnashing your teeth, don't get all uptight it is not good for you.
>> I am "Old School"....I treat my women right...put them on a pedestal and treat 
>> them like a princess....any woman who really got to know me will tell you that.
>> For you overly serious folks' information the vast majority of  responses that
>> I got off list, like always were...he,he,he,he,...you crack me up       Reinhold...that
>> was funny.
>> One women thought it was hilarious and asked my permission to present it 
>> at a women hiker forum.
>> Obviously she realized it as trail humor, not an attack on women.
>> But, like always, that is off list from the silent majority, while the noisy minority
>> makes a lot of noise on the list in the form of insults and hateful ranting  in 
>> response to some silly trail humor.
>> That should tell you something about their mentality.
>> 
>> I  look at life from a humorous, happy go lucky point of view and therefore 
>> tend to inject humor in most everything I do.
>> Most folks recognize it as humor, not an insult and just laugh at it.
>> However, some folks who take everything dead serious may not recognize 
>> it as humor and get upset and respond accordingly.
>> To our overly serious members I'll say,...loosen up,...don't be so serious,...
>> put some humor in your life,...don't let little things upset you...IT 'S NOT
>> GOOD FOR YOU.
>> JMT Reinhold
>> Your happy go lucky trail companion
>> ------------------------------------------.
>> [pct-l] Attn: JMT Reinhold
>> 
>> Terry tsparks56 at aol.com 
>> Julia, 
>> I do believe JMT's post was very much "tongue in cheek".
>> Many times things get misunderstood when in the written word, we 
>> don't have the benefit of voice inflection to let others know our 
>> statement is being made in a fun way. 
>> I don't know Reinold personally but, I have read enough of his post 
>> to know he is a good person and in no way trying to insult anyone.
>> 
>> Terry
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