Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (3)

2006-10-12 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Bosco - Goanet Volunteer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris, I'm not disputing Merriam-Webster. > What I contested was your assertion that Roland's > comments being classified as "snide". I gave > you and other Goanetters an example yesterday of > snide comments - a post by Mario Goveia. I s

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2006-10-11 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Thank you for speaking up [both on Goanet and in private communications] in support of the truth and rationality vis-a-vis the "Hizbollah v/s the Israelis" debate injected by Mario Goveia, Chris Vaz and Mumbaikar Fernandes into my point about DISPROPORTIONATE USE OF FORCE by the powerf

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2006-10-11 Thread cornel
Hi Chris A thousand apologies. My post was definitely not aimed at you at all but at someone else who sends endless numbers of critical posts. Clearly, errors will take place sometimes and this is a perfect example. Apologies once again. I remain mystified how this error was made in my response

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-10 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
Tue Oct 10 08:38:28 PDT 2006 Chris Vaz wrote: > Bosco- > It might be crystal clear to you "that many of us have understood" what > Roland has had to say." But my Websters defines "snide" as "mean, > cheap / obliquely malicious" -- and in my opinion that is exactly the > manner in which Rolan

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-10 Thread Chris Vaz
recognized some of these charlatans to your utter disgust! Oi mur're??? Ciao! Chris - Original Message - From: "cornel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:08 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] K

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-10 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Bosco - Goanet Volunteer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mario, if you are looking for gratuitous > generalities and snide remarks, please refer to > your own recent post, specifically the last > sentence: > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2006-October/049147.html > >

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-10 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Miguel Braganza wrote: > > George Bush is not a part of "Konkan Curry". He > will not be , unless he visits this region or > impacts it for some reason. I would think that > George Bush should not be a part of Goanet but, > obviously, with three out of the four Moderators > being America bas

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-10 Thread cornel
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Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-10 Thread Chris Vaz
ssage - From: "Bosco - Goanet Volunteer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2) > On Mon Oct 9 08:51:15 PDT 2006, Chris Vaz wrote: > >> This snide remarks unerringly divulges the

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
-Original Message- From: Mario Goveia Mario observes: > Roland, You are obviously one of those on Goanet who confuses such inane and gratuitous generalities as a substitute for intelligent debate. Bosco responds: Mario, if you are looking for gratuitous generalities and snide re

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Bosco - Goanet Volunteer
On Mon Oct 9 08:51:15 PDT 2006, Chris Vaz wrote: > This snide remarks unerringly divulges the bias the writer has against the > Bush administration and goes further to > divulge what side of the divide he is on without pinpointing > "self-delusions" of the two cabinet officers who are > carrying

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > c) Mario Goveia's opinions on West Asia or America > are by far not the most analytical in those areas. > Personally I think his arguments are not borne out > by past or enfolding events. The best that can be > said about his opinions is that he

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Gabe, > > Has anyone ever logically ended a discussion with > Mario Goveia on the Goanet or on Goenchim Xapotam? > If not, why should I begin? > > The good book says, "When a wise man argueth with > a fool, whether he laughs or raves, there

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Roland Francis
It's news to me that Bush in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief makes foreign policy. And here was I all along thinking that as C-in-C the President is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Unless Chris Vaz is implying that the foreign policy of the United States is carried out through the Arm

[Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Joseph, You are entitled to your opinion about the whole world, including George Bush, Olmert, Saddam Hussein, Mario Goveia and me. It bothers me not. In 'Konkan Curry' [published in the GT every Friday and basically aimed at a Goan audience interested in Goa though the reader ma

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 09/10/06, Chris Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Roland Francis wrote: > > "Mario ... is in good company with Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld both of > whom quite noted for their self-delusions on American foreign policy..." > > This snide remarks unerringly divulges the bias the writer has agai

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Chris Vaz
s premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 1:13 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2) > Joseph, > I disagree with your statement below on several points: > > a) Miguel's expertise in botany and horti

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-09 Thread Roland Francis
Joseph, I disagree with your statement below on several points: a) Miguel's expertise in botany and horticulture does not preclude him from writing knowlegeably on other issues. b) Not refuting another's argument point by point neither indicates generalizations nor weakness in refutation. It mere

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-08 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 08/10/06, joseph fernandes wrote: > Dear Miguel > > When a person cannot refute anothers assertions, point > by point, he then resorts to generalities and quotes as you have done. > > Your forte is Horticulture, and certainly you cannot > engage Mario on West Asian or US politics. > > Joseph Fe

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2006-10-08 Thread joseph fernandes
Dear Miguel When a person cannot refute anothers assertions, point by point, he then resorts to generalities and quotes as you have done. Your forte is Horticulture, and certainly you cannot engage Mario on West Asian or US politics. Joseph Fernandes Mumbai = >Miguel wrote: >Has anyone ev

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-06 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Gabe, Has anyone ever logically ended a discussion with Mario Goveia on the Goanet or on Goenchim Xapotam? If not, why should I begin? The good book says, " When a wise man argueth with a fool, whether he laughs or raves, there is no end." Why even attempt, either left or right? Viv

[Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment (2)

2006-10-05 Thread Mario Goveia
--- On 01/10/06, Mario Goveia wrote: > > Miguel, perhaps it is you who needs to keep Mark > Twain's admonition in mind at all times, to avoid > using inappropriate examples to make possibly > appropriate points:-)) > > > Perhaps you are unaware that it is Hezbollah, along > with Hamas, Syria and Ir

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment

2006-10-02 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 01/10/06, Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mario observes: > > > Miguel, perhaps it is you who needs to keep Mark > Twain's admonition in mind at all times, to avoid > using inappropriate examples to make possibly > appropriate points:-)) > > > Perhaps you are unaware that it is Hezbo

Re: [Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment

2006-10-01 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some time back the Hizbollah in Lebanon kidnapped > two Israeli soldiers. The Israeli government set > its military might against the Hizbollah and > Lebanon. It killed thousands of innocent Lebanese > civilians, destroyed towns and residentia

[Goanet] KONKAN CURRY: Crime and Punishment

2006-09-30 Thread Miguel Braganza
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