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Subject: 
Re: namecalling
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Date: 
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 10:54:48 GMT
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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.


You are mixing political satire with being offensive. I just don't see the
point of calling someone's comments "hatful", ungrateful or as being "divorced
from reality" as being all that constructive. I’d have been less concerned if
you had taken the time to justify your comments... but you did not.

Scott A



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(...) (URL) 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", (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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