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Re: Apology from Dr Laurence Godfrey

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From: Argus Tuft
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 09:45
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"Ferg" <ferg_mcd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> NOSPAM@mediaone.net (TMG) wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 15:00:37 +1300, Col <jake.the.muss@the.marae.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 01:24:41 GMT, NOSPAM@mediaone.net (TMG) wrote:
> > >
> > >>On 5 Mar 2002 12:53:13 -0800, Laurence_Godfrey@hotmail.com (Dr
> > >>Laurence Godfrey) wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Hello, my name is Dr Laurence Godfrey.
> > >>>
> > >>>My purpose in writing to you today is to apologise to the whole wide
> > >>>world for being a humourless, litigation-happy, twatarse.
> > >>>
> > >>>In the past, many of you have tried to have a bit of fun and
> > >>>excitement by posting all sorts of ridiculous nonsense on the
internet
> > >>>and I sincerely apologise for my brutal legal responses to all those
> > >>>harmless bits of fun.
> > >>>
> > >>>I especially would like to apologise to all those from whom I have
> > >>>extracted apologies and money by using the threat of legal blackmail.
> > >>>My attitude has been mean and nasty and I promise that I will change.
> > >>>
> > >>>Last, but not least, I would like to apologise to the legal
> > >>>fraternity, especially the courts and magistrates whose time I have
> > >>>shamelessly wasted with my vindictive and specious claims of having
> > >>>suffered "harm" as a result of the clearly completely ridiculous
> > >>>nonsense that all sorts of people have felt the need to post about me
> > >>>on the internet.
> > >>>
> > >>>And I promise to return to my studies of creationist science,
> > >>>flat-earth theory, and time-travel with no further interruptions for
> > >>>threatening to sue people who have annoyed me.
> > >>>
> > >>>God bless you all.
> > >>
> > >>Thank goodness you've come to your senses. I warms my heart to see
> > >>people finally come around, even if it is a bit late.
> > >>
> > >>Dr. Laurence Godfrey, I for one accept your seemingly sincere apology.
> > >>I'm sorry that such a huge amount of bandwidth was expended to get us
> > >>all here, but I believe you are to be commended for your insight into
> > >>your personal Demons.
> > >>
> > >>Bless you Dr. Laurence Godfrey, and thank you for taking time out of
> > >>your busy day to "apologize to the whole wide world for being a
> > >>humorless, litigation-happy, twatarse.". While I'm not exactly sure
> > >>what a  "twatarse" is Dr. Laurence Godfrey, I can certainly imagine
> > >>that it's nothing you're proud of, and it takes a big man to admit
> > >>he's been one.
> > >>
> > >>Thanks for restoring my sense of hope.
> > >>
> > >>Kind Regards -
> > >
> > >Yes . It does one good to see someone who is man enough to admit he was
wrong .
> > >Now is the money going to be returned  I wonder ?
> > >
> > >--
> > >Col
> > >
> > >Col's law.
> > >Thinly sliced cabbage..
> >
> > I don't really know. I would presume so, but since the claim was that
> > it was going to charity, I'm not sure. Now that Dr. Laurence Godfrey
> > has apolgized " to the whole wide world for being a humorless,
> > litigation-happy, twatarse.", I'm not sure that it's right to get the
> > money back from a charity simply, in his words, because he "extracted
> > apologies and money by using the threat of legal blackmail". Maybe Dr.
> > Laurence Godfrey will repay the funds from his own monies. I assume
> > that there may be some money in Dr. Laurence Godfrey's self-professed
> > fields of study "creationist science, flat-earth theory, and
> > time-travel ", so maybe he can foot the bill himself. Perhaps Dr.
> > Laurence Godfrey and another introspective thinker could "team up" for
> > the common good. Last I heard, Mr. Archimedes Plutonium  was making
> > similar great contributions to both science and society. However I do
> > want to make this very clear, I have no specific knowledge that Dr.
> > Laurence Godfrey and Mr. Archimedes Plutonium would even get along
> > well enough to collaborate, it's just a personal "gut feeling" that
> > they might be a good fit.
> >
> > Kind Regards -
>
> Can he sue himself for slander now?
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From: "Argus Tuft" <Stuft@buggeredifiknow.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Apology from Dr Laurence Godfrey
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:45:45 +1100
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