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Message:: [QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 3169814, member: 71723"]BTW, I voted ONCE only, and NOT in the lowest two categories. You know that old saw, "If you don't have anything nice to say..."? My parents NEVER taught us that. We were taught as children to be brutally honest about everything. "White lies" were LIES. It actually IS the Pennsylvania "plain people" ethic. They're NOT "nice", they're honest. That's the part Hollywood misses when they depict them. If anything, my "people" are almost COMPLETELY lacking in what is now called "people skills", but really isn't. It's "deception". I'll tell you one little story. My Mom was a committed self-deprecating sinner who felt she was undeserving of her personal God's mercy. She had too many sins on her record. But one she did NOT have is she never uttered even ONE lie in her entire life. One day, a policeman accused her of lying in open court. THAT was the day I swore VENGEANCE on stupid cops, and swore to take dishonest ones down not just ANY time I encounter them, but EVERY time I encounter them. I was once asked during voir dire at jury duty whether I would believe a policeman in court more simply because he was a policeman. I answered the only way I could - I ALMOST NEVER would believe a cop. If one tells me the sun will rise in the east tomorrow morning, I'll need a compass and a watch to confirm that.[/QUOTE]