Posted by Justin on 10/23/05 02:00

<normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote on [Sat, 22 Oct 2005 08:30:07 -0700]:
>
> "Justin" <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:slrndli5qk.n7q.nospam@debian.dns2go.com...
>> Aphelion wrote on [Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:20:16 GMT]:
>>>> When I watch a 2.35:1 letterboxed picture on my 4:3 television I'm
>>>> acutely
>>>> aware of the arbitrary cut in the vertical direction. When you see a
>>>> head
>>>> cut off that clearly could have been shown in its entirety you have a
>>>> slightly unpleasant reaction. At least I do.
>>>
>>> Total idiot or troll?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> One of the interesting things about usenet is the viciousness expressed by
> those who disagree with a poster. Even the subject of letterboxing, which
> doesn't have any built-in emotional content, is invested with a "you're
> either with us, or you're with the terrorists" type of response.
>
> So tear me to shreds. What do you care what other people think?

Your complete and utter lack of understanding of what you are talking
about is why you were "torn to shreds". In other, smaller words that you
can understand; Your little rant showed that you had no idea about the
subject.

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