Does that mean it was him on the other end of Milton Cashmore's phone in Joshua
Jones? Wow - a TV star he is too!
Dorothy Robbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Roger Millin <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I said:
>> you will never convince Adrian that others even have a point worth
>> considering
>
> To which Adrian replied:
> A calumny! I try *always* to consider the points of others. But I
> agree with them only if they are supported by what seem to be good
> grounds. Repetition isn't a good ground.
>
Tee, hee!
>
> And he also said about the practice of mooring to the Armco edging
> (please observe the tenet of his whole argument but note particularly
> the second sentence):
>
> The practice of tying to the bank protection worries me. It isn't
> designed to take the strains involved. I'm not surprised you found
> quite a lot of it to be "bent and battered". After the time it takes
> to get BW to install the stuff, I hate to see it being pulled loose so
> soon.
>
(snip good argument)
>
> I have shown (quote)good grounds(unquote)that this method of mooring
> is not only allowable in BW's eyes, but actually encouraged by the
> provision of rings.
> So, will Adrian now admit that his second sentence, and the tenet of
> his argument on this topic, where he claims that the edging is not
> designed for mooring is wrong, as clearly BW (and they should know)
> are providing rings for just that purpose?
Is that likely?
> Or perhaps those porkers might be airborne again after some more
> wriggling contrived argument?
> Roger
>
That is the most likely outcome. Repetition may not be a 'good ground' but
it is the weapon of choice!
BTW, Sue said that Adrian is not a bigot, just opinionated. My dictionary
defines a bigot as ' a person who is prejudiced in their views and
intolerant of the opinions of others'. Ring any bells?
Dorothy
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