🚀 go-pugleaf

[ for those just joining this thread, London Police Chief Julian Fantino is
  suing Toronto Usenet loud-mouth Joe Baptista in a $1.5-million libel suit. ]

In article <40sm2u$535@steel.interlog.com>,
Joe Baptista <baptista@gold.interlog.com> wrote:
>
> (stuff deleted, including references to:)
> (news article describing libel on the net as equivalent to hate propaganda)
>
>: Yes, this is a serious case, but it's about libel.  Let's not pretend
>: its about something else.  -dj
>
>David - don't be so stuffy.

"Stuffy" !!! How dare you characterize me that way. ... and in public too!
I may feel compelled to consult a lawyer to explore what legal steps I can
take to silence your foul mouth.  I wonder if a judge will agree to
order you off Usenet completely.


According to the dictionary definition of "stuffy", it would seem you are
intentionally defaming my good name.  I respectfully request that you
kindly apologize for your poor choice of words.  ;-)

Stuffy: adj
1. poorly ventilated; having little fresh air; close.

	I assure you that I am well ventilated, although I try not to
	ventilate in elevators as a courtesy to others.  I also brush and
	floss regularly to keep my air fresh.

2. having the nasal passages stopped up, as from a cold.

	I assure you my nasal passages are just fine, and I am in good health.

3. dull, stodgy, not interesting or stimulating.

	I am sharp and many people find me interesting indeed.
	I can call witnesses.

4. conservative, old fashioned

	I voted liberal and even my students would say I'm a pretty hip
	kinda guy.

5. prim, strait-laced

	I don't wear lace, strait or otherwise.

6. sulky, obstinate.

	Are pouting and sulking the same thing?
	OK, OK, maybe I can be obstinate sometimes.


With all due respect, my dear Joe, I wish you the best of luck in your suit.

For any humour-challenged readers, ... ;-) ;-) ;-)


One final thought:
	If it is slanderous to call a cop a pig, does that mean
	it would be slanderous to call a professor an egghead?

cheers,
  dj