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news:C7xNd.10164$uc.6702@trnddc05: I noticed that you simply left your reply as a premise, offering you a way out either way. Take a side, don't leave it dangle. If you feel that it could be debated, it sways the issue to indicate that you actually didn't agree with my post anyway, leaving it open to the distinct possibility that you were unaware of the flow direction. At least DXAce replied (Huh?) under Howard's assertion that the flow was reversed. DXAce goes on to counsel me on a move to Canada. Major apologies if your post was in agreement with mine. I suspect that it wasn't though, and that you are fishing for a way out of your ignorance. Did you see "The Princess Bride"? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/quotes Look at this quote from the movie, depicting a dizzying series of logic reversals. You would have to see the movie to appreciate the following. It concerned a sequence with a supposedly intellectual man. The gist was that one goblet of wine was to be poisoned, the other not. The intelligent man would be offered his choice of goblet, not knowing which one contained the poison. "Vizzini: Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me. Vizzini: You only think I guessed wrong - that's what's so funny. I switched glasses when your back was turned. Ha-ha, you fool. You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia", but only slightly less well known is this: "Never go in against a Sicilian, when *death* is on the line.". Hahahahahah. [Vizzini falls over dead] " And look, we are back to laughing again. How ironic. Soliloquy For all you know I was agreeing with you. No matter how you look at what you said, it could be argued that your statement was correct. If the water flows as you said, then your point stands although it can be debated. But if the water flows as Howard said, you're absolutely in the right. And -I'm- the stupid one? |
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"Soliloquy" wrote in message . 3.44... "Honus" wrote in news:C7xNd.10164$uc.6702@trnddc05: I noticed that you simply left your reply as a premise, offering you a way out either way. Take a side, don't leave it dangle. Firstly, I happen to know the meaning of the word you use for a handle; I didn't want to intrude. Of course, your speech -was- made in public, so I'll fall back on "secondly", which is this: I very rarely take sides, especially in such off-topic political ****ing matches. Anyone who's been paying attention, however, would note that I -do- make "attaboy" posts whenever I see someone (most recently Brenda) pointing out that there are idiots and well-meaning people on both sides of the aisle. However, if it'll make you feel better, I'll take a position on all of the topics in your first paragraph. Time doesn't allow for further comment. Here we go: Stooopid. Yes, it was. But it made me laugh, at least a little. Pies in the face are stupid, but they sometimes make me laugh as well. Lighten up. You'll live longer. I am looking for an Amish family to adopt me. Now -that- is stupid. That, by the way, is how it's spelled. Spelling it as you did makes you look like an idjit. Get it? America is being flushed down the **** tubes, I disagree. We're flushing ourselves down the **** tubes. I believe that's an important distinction. We're responsible. elections are rigged, I agree. I live in Seattle, and I'm living through it as we speak. jobs flow overseas faster than the water from Lake Erie over the Niagara Falls, That depends. How do you quantify the two in comparable terms? One gallon per minute of flow equals one job lost? Or one gallon per hour? Or am I at liberty to take this as a figure of speech? In that case, I would tend to agree although I really don't know for sure. I do hear quite a bit on the news about it, but you know how that goes. moronic "reality" shows dominate the television, That's one of the reasons that I very rarely watch TV. So, I agree. and we continue with the asinine skits such as this one. It was a prank call from a radio station that got you overly wound up. It did lean towards asinine, but so what? I'm about to watch an old silent Keyston Kops movie with my little girl. Bite me if you disapprove. I would have thought that it was funny at one time, but endless laughter is indicative of a deranged mind. I'm pretty sure that the recipient of that call isn't laughing anymore, and so I'm not worried about his state of mental health. Sometimes things strike me as funny, and I laugh harder on those days than I would on others. BFD. There you go. Are you happy now, or are you that desperate for some more "support" that you want me to go through your entire post? You'll have to wait...I'm going out for dinner. Mexican food, too. Hmmmm. If you feel that it could be debated, it sways the issue to indicate that you actually didn't agree with my post anyway, leaving it open to the distinct possibility that you were unaware of the flow direction. Oh, I absolutely had and still have no idea where the water that goes over the falls comes from. It's part of the Great Lakes system; that's all I know. My comment was a joke, and it was meant to be taken exactly as I explained it to you. Either way you cut it, based on what the two of you said, you could still be correct. Even though he was correcting you, he wasn't necessarily correcting you. It was an excercise in irony. And for his edification, I wasn't busting his chops. It was a joke. At least DXAce replied (Huh?) under Howard's assertion that the flow was reversed. DXAce goes on to counsel me on a move to Canada. Don't lump me in with him. You've already called me an asshole, which was wholly unwarranted. Don't compound your offenses. Major apologies if your post was in agreement with mine. I suspect that it wasn't though, and that you are fishing for a way out of your ignorance. Well. I hope my position is clearer now. I gleefully admit my ignorance on this point of geography; it's peripheral to my point. Did you see "The Princess Bride"? Watch it all the time. It's one of my wife's favorite movies. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/quotes Look at this quote from the movie, depicting a dizzying series of logic reversals. snip of one of my favorite parts I really liked the part where Inigo finally meets up with the man who killed his father. The Count Rugen's reaction to Inigo's challenge busts my family up everytime. And of course, the repartee between Andre the Giant and Inigo throughout the movie is priceless. It'd be an -awesome- movie if they had a hotter chick in it playing Buttercup, and if they'd used some other actor for the role of Wesley. Everytime I see that guy, I get this unreasonable urge to just bitch slap him. I don't know why. And look, we are back to laughing again. How ironic. Which brings us right back to the skit...some people think it's funny, some don't. I think that for all of your points, you read too much into the phone call. If it was just an excuse to vent about some things, as I suspect, you didn't need it. Just vent. Everyone else around here does. |
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Honus wrote: "Soliloquy" wrote in message . 3.44... "Honus" wrote in news:C7xNd.10164$uc.6702@trnddc05: I noticed that you simply left your reply as a premise, offering you a way out either way. Take a side, don't leave it dangle. Firstly, I happen to know the meaning of the word you use for a handle; I didn't want to intrude. Of course, your speech -was- made in public, so I'll fall back on "secondly", which is this: I very rarely take sides, especially in such off-topic political ****ing matches. Anyone who's been paying attention, however, would note that I -do- make "attaboy" posts whenever I see someone (most recently Brenda) pointing out that there are idiots and well-meaning people on both sides of the aisle. However, if it'll make you feel better, I'll take a position on all of the topics in your first paragraph. Time doesn't allow for further comment. Here we go: Stooopid. Yes, it was. But it made me laugh, at least a little. Pies in the face are stupid, but they sometimes make me laugh as well. Lighten up. You'll live longer. I am looking for an Amish family to adopt me. Now -that- is stupid. That, by the way, is how it's spelled. Spelling it as you did makes you look like an idjit. Get it? America is being flushed down the **** tubes, I disagree. We're flushing ourselves down the **** tubes. I believe that's an important distinction. We're responsible. elections are rigged, I agree. I live in Seattle, and I'm living through it as we speak. jobs flow overseas faster than the water from Lake Erie over the Niagara Falls, That depends. How do you quantify the two in comparable terms? One gallon per minute of flow equals one job lost? Or one gallon per hour? Or am I at liberty to take this as a figure of speech? In that case, I would tend to agree although I really don't know for sure. I do hear quite a bit on the news about it, but you know how that goes. moronic "reality" shows dominate the television, That's one of the reasons that I very rarely watch TV. So, I agree. and we continue with the asinine skits such as this one. It was a prank call from a radio station that got you overly wound up. It did lean towards asinine, but so what? I'm about to watch an old silent Keyston Kops movie with my little girl. Bite me if you disapprove. I would have thought that it was funny at one time, but endless laughter is indicative of a deranged mind. I'm pretty sure that the recipient of that call isn't laughing anymore, and so I'm not worried about his state of mental health. Sometimes things strike me as funny, and I laugh harder on those days than I would on others. BFD. There you go. Are you happy now, or are you that desperate for some more "support" that you want me to go through your entire post? You'll have to wait...I'm going out for dinner. Mexican food, too. Hmmmm. If you feel that it could be debated, it sways the issue to indicate that you actually didn't agree with my post anyway, leaving it open to the distinct possibility that you were unaware of the flow direction. Oh, I absolutely had and still have no idea where the water that goes over the falls comes from. It's part of the Great Lakes system; that's all I know. My comment was a joke, and it was meant to be taken exactly as I explained it to you. Either way you cut it, based on what the two of you said, you could still be correct. Even though he was correcting you, he wasn't necessarily correcting you. It was an excercise in irony. And for his edification, I wasn't busting his chops. It was a joke. At least DXAce replied (Huh?) under Howard's assertion that the flow was reversed. DXAce goes on to counsel me on a move to Canada. Don't lump me in with him. Oh come on... it would elevate your status. dxAce Michigan USA |
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