After reading the FML for a year now, I've been able to detect those obxonious people who get joy from creating controversy, attacking others, arguing, flaming, showing this superior knowledge and differences in opinion. Like a some relatives, some come and go, some stay forever. Why they like to create turmoil and attack people remains a mystery. Maybe it's a reflex to cover their defects in personality, upbringing, or like some people, just plain meanspirited. I skim thru their posts, ignoring what I don't care to read. They are only read by those who haven't caught on to then just yet, and ignored by the rest. Big waste of bandwidth, but all you can do. To those who do these hurtful or irritating things, your appreciative audience isn't very big, and consists of likeminded souls as yourselves. Us others prefer fun, joy, and good, so go ahead and wallow in you little mud holes. 'Course, everyone reading this knows I'm talking to someone else they know, so no one will be offended by this, so no apologies are needed, since it doesn't apply to you. [Posted in FML issue 1896]