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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Baloo</b> <br /><small>Member # 5</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,7,29,17,20,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">August 29, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:20 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> I was looking around my hard drive and found this. I can't claim authorship, but I don't know who created it.<P>N-joy.<P><OL><LI>It is ill-mannered to ask any man his name:<BR> It may be that for one reason or another he cannot afford to bring notice to himself.<P><LI>A smart rider always puts his horse�s comfort ahead of his own:<BR> If the horse becomes disabled or lame, the rider may find himself stranded in the middle of nowhere.<P><LI>Stealing a man�s horse is a crime punishable by death:<P>Leaving a man stranded on the plains, miles from food, water, or shelter, is as good as killing him.<P><LI>Cheating at cards is an unpardonable offense:<P>The victim or one of his friends is entitled to retaliate with a six-shooter. In a more friendly game, the perpetrator may count himself fortunate to receive a thrashing, while the victims divide his winnings.<P><LI>Drawing a six-shooter on an unarmed man is exceedingly bad manners:<P>Offenders may be gunned down on the spot.<P><LI>When encountering a stranger on the trail, approach him and speak a few words before moving off in another direction:<P>This establishes your good intentions.<P><LI>When two men meet, speak, and pass on, neither man should look back over his shoulder:<P>Such a look is an indication of distrust, a sign that the man doing the looking expects a shot in the back.<P><LI>When greeting a stranger on the trail, it is proper to nod and say "howdy"; it is improper to wave:<P>A raised hand may cause a skittish horse to bolt.<P><LI>When a stranger dismounts to cool his horse, it is not polite to remain in the saddle while carrying on a conversation with him:<P>The proper thing to do is to dismount and speak with him face-to-face so he can see what you are up to.<P><LI>To ride another�s horse without first asking permission is a grave insult:<P>A horse is private property and borrowing one without the owner�s permission is equivalent to slapping the owner�s face.</OL><P>------------------<BR>You can only take offense if you brought some with you.<BR><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/8641/" TARGET=_blank>www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/8641/</A> <P> <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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