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Subject: 
Re: namecalling
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:25:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > 
> > > Great. Glad to hear it. I'm not the only person who thinks you lot (and a
> > > number of other ingrates out there in the rest of the world too, for that
> > > matter) should be left to fend for yourselves ...
> > 
> > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ingrate gives "an ungrateful
> > person", or "a person who shows no gratitude"... none of the meanings it
> > lists have any negative connotation beyond that.
> > 
> > Ya, that's namecalling all right. (1) But of course, words like "airhead",
> > "poodle", "lapdog", "cowboy" et. al. are not.
> > 
> > 1 - sarcasm alert
> > 
> > ++Lar
> 
> Well spotted on the hypocrisy - he's just grinding his usual axe.  And I
> wish to note that I have great respect for the way Frank expresses his
> opinions (we could all learn a lesson by emulating him).  But, ummmmm,
> errrrr,  I'd agree with most of the actual name-calling you note above.  :-O

Which was partly (if not all) the result of quotes from the press.

> Airhead and Blairhead (TM).  I gotta learn the way to get the actual symbol
> to come up.

Put a Warhead in the middle, and you'll have Cerberus (ya know, the dog that
guarded the Styx...)

;-)


Pedro



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  Re: namecalling
 
(...) Well spotted on the hypocrisy - he's just grinding his usual axe. And I wish to note that I have great respect for the way Frank expresses his opinions (we could all learn a lesson by emulating him). But, ummmmm, errrrr, I'd agree with most of (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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