Its this kinda of thing that makes me run from debates! ----- Original Message ----- From: <NCarolinaCMF@aol.com> To: <CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Lincoln's bad decisions and other fables > In a message dated 07/28/2003 11:54:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, > NPeters102@aol.com writes: > > > > Can you explain the Neandertalist comment? Forgive me, but I for one am > > having trouble following this thread. > > In a message dated 07/28/2003 11:54:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, > NPeters102@aol.com writes: > > > > Neandertal > > > Main Entry: Ne·an·der·thal > Pronunciation: nE-'an-d&r-"tol, -"thol; nA-'än-d&r-"täl > Function: adjective > Date: 1861 ( look how close the date is, around the first time modern > Neanderthat was spotted) > 1 : also Ne.an.der.tal /-"tol, -"täl/ : being, relating to, or resembling > Neanderthal man > 2 : suggesting a caveman in appearance, mentality, or behavior > > Need I say more? > > Carolyn > > (For those of you who have had your sense of humor surgically removed, this > was a tongue- in-cheek post). > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To search our list archives since 1996, go to > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and enter Civil-War in the list name > >

"> Its this kinda of thing that makes me run from debates!" There's no debate taking place here. It is just Carolyn and her hostility dominating the list, and a few people challenging the accuracy of her "history" and the civility of her posts. Debate means exchanging ideas. All we are getting lately is neo-confederate spamming. Sharon