Re: Threats to the US Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical QuestionsRE: RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-05-01 Thread Dave Land
On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:26:05 -0400, JDG wrote
 At 10:07 PM 4/26/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote:
  But Dave, finish connecting the dots! ...
 
 same old song and dance
 
 I didn't come up with the permission slip metaphor, but hear this:
 
 I. Understand. The. Difference.
 
 Great!Perhaps you could help me explain it to Nick, then?

I don't think he fails to understand the difference. Furthermore, I won't take
on your problems with him, nor, if you notice, have I taken on his with you. I
prefer to let you two work it out like the intelligent, opinionated,
well-meaning members of this community that you are.

  Do you believe that:
 
 substantial snippage
 
  Thank you for your answers.
 
 They weren't questions. They were talking points with question marks.
 
 So, is do you believe not a question?

I recognized your message as a series of statements of your positions posed in
a question-like format. It reminded me of nothing so much as a purity test.

 If I wanted to determine what you believe, on this issue, how would you
 recommend that I go about it?

Well, I would not recommend it. I can't see what good it would do us or our
listmates for this argument to continue. Allow me to recommend this: let's
stick with the we are at an impasse idea that you floated a couple of
postings back. We're obviously not going to change one anothers' minds by
continuing to badger each other. Let's just shrug our virtual shoulders with a
slow, knowing shake of our virtual heads and aloow the list to move on to
other topics.

Dave
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Re: Threats to the US Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical QuestionsRE: RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-30 Thread JDG
At 10:07 PM 4/26/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote:
 But Dave, finish connecting the dots! ...

same old song and dance

I didn't come up with the permission slip metaphor, but hear this:

I. Understand. The. Difference.

Great!Perhaps you could help me explain it to Nick, then?   

 Do you believe that:

substantial snippage

 Thank you for your answers.

They weren't questions. They were talking points with question marks.

So, is do you believe not a question?If I wanted to determine what
you believe, on this issue, how would you recommend that I go about it?

JDG
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