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“I’ll offer the following tip as a general public service so it doesn’t look like I’m singling out cmu: If you offer someting along the lines of logic or argument, or even just information, people will start taking you seriously. Just for example, if someone is throwing out a hypothetical for the purpose of irritating liberals and generally being argumentative, and you choose not to just ignore him (a perfectly valid strategy by the way), you might want to bring something more to the table than 8th grade insults — like, just for example, an argument as to why you belive the science to be unsound. I’m actually quite receptive to those.”
“A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That’s why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.”
Truman Capote
Lechacal, in case you just arrived, see the 70 Willow Street thread…Truman Capote’s house.
I try to do my best by intertwining various threads.
didn’t he learn anything last week. Rob is a prejudiced bigot but not a racist. I don’t think he is a twit either but we haven’t covered the meaning of twit yet.
I’ve been on vacation for two weeks. I went to Mars, for a jousting tournament. I came in dead last. Jousting on Mars is a lot harder than it looks on television though. I wouldn’t recommend it.
But one day when I was walking down Amsterdam Ave. I saw a 5 or 6 year old boy with a cardboard crown and cardboard sword, hacking away at parking meters and lampposts, while his nanny and younger sister, who was dressed like a princess, looked on. I found that quite charming.
“I’ll offer the following tip as a general public service so it doesn’t look like I’m singling out cmu: If you offer someting along the lines of logic or argument, or even just information, people will start taking you seriously. Just for example, if someone is throwing out a hypothetical for the purpose of irritating liberals and generally being argumentative, and you choose not to just ignore him (a perfectly valid strategy by the way), you might want to bring something more to the table than 8th grade insults — like, just for example, an argument as to why you belive the science to be unsound. I’m actually quite receptive to those.”
“A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That’s why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.”
Truman Capote
Lechacal, in case you just arrived, see the 70 Willow Street thread…Truman Capote’s house.
I try to do my best by intertwining various threads.
“Dow is up 400 points.”
What’s the opposite of a Dead Cat Bounce?
Was Cgar the 5th wheel?
“Just for example, if someone is throwing out a hypothetical for the purpose of irritating liberals and generally being argumentative”
I don’t get your point, lechacal. No one here would ever do that.
By Butterfly on May 10, 2010 10:25 AM
it’s our version of the department of education’s rubber room.
*rob*
ROLFLMAOOOOOO
didn’t he learn anything last week. Rob is a prejudiced bigot but not a racist. I don’t think he is a twit either but we haven’t covered the meaning of twit yet.
CGar…this one’s for you….
“Well, I’m about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.”
Truman Capote
m4l–if I ever get rid of my tenants (my business and my garden tenants) I will rent to you in a second. Provided you can live in the fringe!
I bid the OT nation a fond good morning.
I’ve been on vacation for two weeks. I went to Mars, for a jousting tournament. I came in dead last. Jousting on Mars is a lot harder than it looks on television though. I wouldn’t recommend it.
But one day when I was walking down Amsterdam Ave. I saw a 5 or 6 year old boy with a cardboard crown and cardboard sword, hacking away at parking meters and lampposts, while his nanny and younger sister, who was dressed like a princess, looked on. I found that quite charming.