--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > So I ask again: Were you suggesting Bevan is insincere > > > > > in his apparent devotion to MMY? > > > > > > > > Well, to be completely honest, the thought never > > > > crossed my mind. But now that you bring it up, > > > > my personal experience with Bevan was that he was > > > > insincere in *all* of his interactions with other > > > > human beings, so I consider it possible that this > > > > trend extends to Maharishi. > > > > > > But this has nothing whatsoever to do with being > > > a toady. One can be quite sincere in one's sucking > > > up and still be a toady. > > > > Not by the definition you gave. > > Did you put your underpants on upside down or > something today, Lawson? You seem more antagon- > istic than usual. Here is the definition I posted, > straight from Merriam-Webster. Could you please > point out to me any language in it about either > sincerity or insincerity? > > > > > Main Entry: toady > > > > Pronunciation: 'tO-dE > > > > Function: noun > > > > Inflected Form(s): plural toad·ies > > > > Etymology: by shortening & alteration from toadeater > > > > : one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors > > > > synonym : SYCOPHANT -- a servile self-seeking flatterer > > > > synonym : PARASITE -- one who clings to a person of > > > > wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society >
ONe who flatters in the hope of gaining favors... You're saying that Bevan sucks up to MMY in the hope of gaining favors from him rather than for the sake of being around him --unless you define "favors" as the expectation of being around him... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
