[Dixielandjazz] Misquoting others (was Can of Worms)

[Bill Gunter]

Hi Pat and Listmates,

You quoted me as saying "Scottish people are the tallest compared to other 
people in the world wearing kilts."

I'm not the author of that quote.

It may have been part of an e-mail to which I was responding and which was 
included at the end of some posting of mine, but I didn't pen that 
particular quotation.

You also said (about me): "dont let la Gunter rile you. He means hardly 
anything he says and
will agree to /or dispute anything to get a laugh."

While it's true that I like to see the lighter, risible side of things, I 
generally do mean what I say.  If I take a stand against somebody posting 
sweeping generalizations such as -

"U.S. citizens  know less about the rest of the planet than the citizens of 
any other  nation--if one compares citizens of equivalent education and 
intelligence."

Or

"the level of jazz in Europe is  much higher than in the U.S.A. Most bands 
in Europe are just superiour to  U.S.A.-bands."

then I would be quite likely to poke fun at such foolish observations. But I 
would mean what I say.

Remember the basic rule:  "All sweeping generalizations are false . . . 
including this one!"

Respectfully submitted,

Bill "gravitas" Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com