Apparently I owe
CM and its members this apology:
I hereby formally apologize for assuming that it was OK to defend my free speech from a
CM member who I shall refer to as "so-n-so", going forward. (This text was written in advance of the ban lift so I din't have access to look up who I offended - one Jod5413 so it seems. So those of you who are familiar with Jod5413 just substitute Jod5413 for "so-n-so" where ever it appears in this apology - if personalizing the subject makes the experience more life-like and enjoyable for you. But for those who may generally have a hard time keeping names straight, or otherwise don't know Jod5413, you can just read the "so-n-so"s as "so-n-so" - unless you are planning an introduction in the near future. -b) For this, I also apologize but I don't remember so-n-so's name since so-n-so and I have never even been properly introduced. Nevertheless, I apologize for trying to defend myself from so-n-so's attack which was direct, personal and entirely unprovoked by myself. So-n-so, if you will recall, whom I don't know from Adam, referred to a post I had made as "crude" and "rude". I replied out of anger. I now realize this and I apologize for using vulgarities in my defense. In particular, I used vulgar words containing both
three as well as
four asterisks! It is this for which I am especially ashamed and won't even ask so-n-so's forgiveness nor the forgiveness of any
CM member unfortunate to have been subjected to this maelstrom, this maniacal tirade, as I would be a
hypocrite to ask forgiveness for something I, myself, could never forgive. So I'll just say, "I am sorry" and leave it at that. I feel I must also apologize for assuming that so-n-so might be able to take what so-n-so so readily dished out and for assuming so-n-so possessed an ounce of wit or even a sense of humor. My bad. I apologize for it all, I am sorry, sorry, sorry and especially to so-n-so, one more, heart-felt "so, so sorry".
Note as of this posting: I hadn't remembered but just saw that at the end of the post for which I was banned, I wrote "No offense." My exact words. Still, even though I surly meant "no offense" I will allow this apology to stand. Guess I'll just be big about the whole thing.