 | | Re: A question of remembrance...
|
|
Snippage, as usual. (...) that I would relish being called a braggart... L0L ) I like the last definition (of a related word) in your cite (thanks for that, by the way, always nice to have a different source than good old dictionary.com) "Her (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: A question of remembrance...
|
|
(...) You are mixing tone and content. In any event, I was happy to have my tone called "polemic": (URL) (...) That is because I am talking about now. You are talking about the past. The UK's colonial past does not make it ok for Israelto torture (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: A question of remembrance...
|
|
(...) He can speak for himself of course, but calling your tone polemic strikes me as a rebuke... and a well deserved one. You've been called on this point before, you are quick to criticise some sides (who deserve criticism, in this case Israel) (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: the metric system
|
|
(...) Sorry about that! But isn't the Metric system an abomination in the eyes of God? After all, the linear measure is based on human scientists gaining a true understanding of the world and its workings. Whereas the linear measure in the Imperial (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
| |
| | Re: the metric system
|
|
(...) Nice blanket statement ;) I live in Tennessee (which is pretty near the top of the Redneck-O-Meter), and I prefer metric over standard. It's really an irrelevant issue, as most common conversions can be done in one's head on the fly. That's (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
|
