killing the messenger

Had an unpleasant experience last night. So some 2 months ago I left a comment on a blog, a crappy reply aiming at noone in particular. Then last night, the blog owner told me someone is not happy with my comment on the blog. So I followed the link provided by the blog owner, and saw that someone has posted a reply there, some 2 months late, and he indirectly claimed to be exactly the person I described in my comment by telling me not to assume he's what I had described. Hello? I didn't mention names or whatsoever, so if I say something like "there are perverts on earth" and you insist "don't call me a pervert", what can I do?
And the blog owner, what for telling me someone is not happy with me? 2 months old entry, what is the probability of me reading it again? Close to zero unless you tell me someone has left a comment there saying he's not happy with me. Maybe it was out of good intention, but the blog owner's action brought more harm than good. It feels like person A tells person B that person C is ugly, then person B goes on to tell C that A said C is ugly. Then C did likewise... If B kept quiet, nothing's going to happen!
How to kill the messenger? Just uninstall Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger, and you've killed 2.
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两国相争,不斩来使。
even in the three kingdoms era, this has always been the case. don't know which romance of the three kingdoms you've read, but i think it might be a pirated one. hehehe...
even in modern times, diplomats are exempt from war crimes.
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xxoos, at 6/29/2006 01:07:00 AM
《第四十五回 三江口曹操折兵 群英会蒋干中计》
却说周瑜回至寨中,忽报曹操遣使送书至,瑜唤入。使者呈上书看时,封面上判云:“汉大丞相付周都督开拆。”瑜大怒,更不开看,将书扯碎,掷于地上,喝斩来使。肃曰:“两国相争,不斩来使。”瑜曰:“斩使以示威!”遂斩使者,将首级付从人持回
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yawn. I read the original 文言文 version. C'mon it's literature, not history! I know I'm from engin...
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chillycraps, at 6/29/2006 07:53:00 PM
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