From: A Human Being on 7 Aug 2006 04:44 Dave Frightens Me wrote: > On 6 Aug 2006 13:46:21 -0700, "A Human Being" > <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > >Tim C. wrote: > >> On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:27:34 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >There are many forms of competition that seem civilized enough to me. > >> >Sport is unique in that it is competition that serves no useful > >> >purpose ... and it isn't always civilized. > >> > >> It can be seen as a stylised version of warfare. > > > >Which indicates that societies where they are given undue importance > >consists of people who are more aggressive by nature. > > > >> In that sense it > >> serves a very useful purpose. > > > >In what way does it help the population? > > Odd how your posting style resembles Mixi's... Yours resembles that of some others too. > -- > --- > DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com > --- > --
From: The Reid on 7 Aug 2006 04:49 Following up to A Human Being >> >Why are professional basketball players paid more than teachers and >> >doctors? >> >> Why aren't you better off? > >If you can answer the question he asked you will have the answer to why >he isn't better off. Hey, its Mixi2 -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: A Human Being on 7 Aug 2006 04:50 Dave Frightens Me wrote: > On 5 Aug 2006 12:23:23 -0700, "A Human Being" > <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > >JohnT wrote: > >> "A Human Being" <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > >> news:1154803838.617106.299440(a)m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... > >> > > >> > Martin wrote: > >> >> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:56:29 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >Dave Frightens Me writes: > >> >> > > >> >> >> If it's valuable, why aren't you better off? > >> >> > > >> >> >Why are professional basketball players paid more than teachers and > >> >> >doctors? > >> >> > >> >> Why aren't you better off? > >> > > >> > If you can answer the question he asked you will have the answer to why > >> > he isn't better off. > >> > > >> > >> The answer to his question is that he hasn't any qualifications do do > >> anything which will pay reasonable money. > > > >How did you know he hasn't any qualifications? Have you seen his CV ? > > > >> So he is poor. Yes, providing the > >> answer to the question did give the answer. > > > >An incorrect one . > > As you know what his CV looks like, why do you believe he's poor? A complex set of circumstances. It happens to other people too. > -- > --- > DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com > --- > --
From: The Reid on 7 Aug 2006 04:57 Following up to Gregory Morrow >When has an athlete >ever been known to be a great thinker? Camus played in goal for Algeria. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 7 Aug 2006 05:01
A Human Being <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Dave Frightens Me wrote: [] > > As you know what his CV looks like, why do you believe he's poor? > > A complex set of circumstances. It happens to other people too. Yes, it does, and they don't constantly bang on about the inferiority of other nations, professions and how a whole continent doesn't understand the meaning of wealth, etc. If they did it here in r.t.e. they'd be treated the same way as Mixi. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |