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Re: You don't like what I like - you are a.....
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Thu, 21 Aug 2003 20:58:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Maggie Cambron wrote:
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> It's
> the flies with vinegar thing all over again.
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> But then, this is just the humble opinion of an agnostic member of the Green
> Party who would be a vegetarian but I cook for omnivores and it's just not >that
> big a deal.
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> Maggie C.
I like it!
If it's just not that big a deal, why get chagrin about it?
Or, as we found out in a WKRP ep. when Les said, "I couldn't care less about
your stupid award!"
Well, if one could care less, then he wouldn't put down the award, would he.
"I don't care if the idiots buy the clone brands!" ("don't buy the
clones"--whichever side you happen to be on)
Well, as soon as you say 'idiots', you attach a value statement to the
assertion, and it shows that you really do care about the issue, and you think
those that are contrary to your opinion are somehow less than you are.
At least, that's how this one sees it.
Dave K
-people who call other people idiots are idiots!
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| (...) I can't argue with that. I really should have very carefully qualified that first statement and probably omitted the word idiot (yeah, probably). Far from being an idiot, Terry often has off-topic.debate opinions and ideas that I respect and (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I call it the 'movie critic' or 'Bay Area Radio Talk Show Host' syndrome, a malady suffered generally by bright and witty people who cannot resist short quips and zingers, even though the resulting posts are less than tactful. The small (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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