That's the thing, Mike. There really is no "worst" anymore. They're all just out of their minds. It's sad. That said, you're right - "chutzpah" really is the only word to describe the claims being made (by both sides) at this point. BTW - thanks for throwing "chutzpah" at me - I haven't heard that word since my Great-Grandfather's passing.
~Simon Simon Horwith Macromedia Certified Instructor Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Certified Flash MX Developer CFDJList - List Administrator Fig Leaf Software 1400 16th St NW, # 220 Washington DC 20036 202.797.6570 (direct line) www.figleaf.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 13:07 To: CF-Community Subject: chutzpah OK, this is close to the height of chutzpah. Hamas has accused Israel of killing some of its terrorists. They are so sad and upset about it that the NY Times has come to their defense. It's a despicable crime to kill these 'innocent fighters'. How did they die, you ask? They were assembling a drone aircraft for an attack on Israel when it blew up. Hamas says that Israel booby trapped the plane. I just can't tell who's the worst here. Hamas for their claims or the NY Times for its misrepresenting of the facts. For those not sure what Chutzpah is, here's a legal quote: As a federal district court in the District of D.C. noted in 1992 that chutzpah is "presumption-plus-arrogance such as no other word, and no other language can do justice to.'' Perhaps the classic "legal" definition of chutzpah is the closest; a person who kills his parents and pleads for the court's mercy on the ground of being an orphan. Michael Dinowitz Master of the House of Fusion http://www.houseoffusion.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
