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From: EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) on 17 Jul 2006 16:19 Mxsmanic wrote: > EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes: > > >>The utter lack of real discernment by the person making >>them? > > > Why would that be amusing? 'Nuff said!
From: EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) on 17 Jul 2006 16:21 Mxsmanic wrote: > EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes: > > >>The choice of words? The descriptive imagery? > > > Examples? > > >>Being unable to translate something into another language >>does NOT mean one cannot comprehend - and appreciate - >>the original! > > > Actually it does. Anything you can understand, you can explain in > English (that is, you can translate it). Another Mixi pronouncement with little basis in fact!
From: Mxsmanic on 17 Jul 2006 17:05 EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes: > "Empirical knowledge"? When have you and I ever even met? I've interacted with many people who have similar conditioning and similar behavior. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: JohnT on 17 Jul 2006 17:17 "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:e9gkab11bem(a)news3.newsguy.com... > > > David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and > prestwich tesco 24h offy wrote: > >> Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>>EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes: >>> >>> >>>>As a generality, perhaps. On a personal level, not at all! >>> >>>The general tone of your posts over the years correlates well with a >>>pattern characteristic of someone who wants to say the "right thing," >>>either consciously or unconsciously through conditioning. >> >> >> There we go- a classic personal attack. > > It might be, if it weren't so far off the mark that all it reveals is > Mixi's lack of reading comprehension! (How about a show of hands - when > have I EVER said anything that appeared to be an effort to be "politically > correct"?) > I somehow doubt if many people will be voting for Mixi here. For the record, Evelyn gets two votes from me - one for each hand! JohnTw
From: JohnT on 17 Jul 2006 17:23
"Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:grunb2lt580ggovr2cub43c47njp8ib2ed(a)4ax.com... > EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes: > >> "Empirical knowledge"? When have you and I ever even met? > > I've interacted with many people who have similar conditioning and > similar behavior. > Can you describe in what way you have interacted with them? I would suggest that the only think that you have in common with Evelyn is that you are both US Citizens. JohnT |