Post #163482 by Thomas on Fri, Jun 3, 2005 10:35 PM

I think the thread had taken a few twists and turns and my rather lighthearted thoughts, while maybe not the most rivetting reading of the past century I would concede, were not out of line, and didn't really make an "ass" out of me at all. We come to this (tiki) world from many different angles and with different emphases. Mine tend to be musical, though I am eagerly receptive to it all. I wasn't commenting on Shag's art work at all, in fact, and the thread had pretty much ceased to be focused on that. I would like to suggest you loosen up a bit, "with all due respect." The discussion had, for but a few posts, moved to one of the slang word, "Shag," and its various meanings and uses, some of which vary geographically. The artist's choice of this name can be assumed to have been purposeful; a brief discussion of it hardly seems out of line.

I would recognize that the thread did start out as being about a book, and then got off on other subjects. I contributed to that process, which might have been a disappointment to the originators of the thread. There is a good etiquette lesson for me there perhaps.

Otherwise, thanks for your thoughts, but I disagree with your approach.