Glen -1) "It ain't over till it's over." <http://www.quoteworld.org/quotes/12128> 2) "You wouldn't have won if we had beaten you." <http://www.quoteworld.org/quotes/12129> 3) "If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it." <http://www.quoteworld.org/quotes/12132> 4) "Nobody goes there anymore...it's too crowded!" <http://www.quoteworld.org/quotes/12136> Well instructed. I was not familiar with this use of Equivocation until now. It aligns with my more colloquial use roughly as "non-committal" 1 and 2 seemed roughly tautological or redundant with 4 sort of having a second order self-negating element.These aren't semantically circular, they're equivocations. Although what Yogi did so often was not exactly that either was it? I'm puzzled by this (in a good way)... yes, I often forget to reconceive my preconceptions, it is good to have my reminder reminded of this. I am pretty sure I would be better off if I'd dropped out of school after the 8th grade as well. I might be clever where I am now merely tedious.The beauty of these aphorisms, perhaps akin to zen and unasking the question, is that they encourage you to reevaluate your preconceptions.  Sparky Anderson, GeeDubya and Yogi Berra exchanging aphorisms. We now know where Dubya da Decider got some of his most DubyUs lines... trying to emulate the one, the only, the great Yogi hisself! I'm not sure those extra years in school did Dubya much good either. He should have done his coursework (and Air Guard duty?) online in a MOOC. - Steve PS. apologies to any of GW's fans here... he is just too easy of a target sometimes. And Happy Birthday Richard! |
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