Being a survey on Perso  Randy Shipp rshipp at Fri Jun 28
11:56:15 PDT 1996  On Thu, 27 Jun 1996, Chris Walden wrote:  > >
Antoine D'Aubernoun wrote: > > Hardly a flouting of the customs
of the land, I should think.  What > > excuse do you suppose the
more post-period (say, past 1650) personae > > have? > These
comments are not pointed at you, Antoine.  They are pointed at >
me and everyone in the "why are we here" category.  I
understand.  I wouldn't have been offended in any case.  As I
said, I  don't expect us to reach a consensus, as this is a
"chicken and the egg"  sort of thing, but it makes for
interesting discussion.  > "Excuse?"  There is no excuse
required, nor would one be accepted.  I  > find it amusing to
see people who have no problem justifying the  > co-existance of
Norse "Traders" with Elizabethan's all on the basis  > that
Corpora says it's OK, but shy at the concept of people whose  >
interests flow past 1600.  I won't claim to be part of that
group.  I wouldn't justify any such  thing base