Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!terri_watson From: terri_watson@cis.ohio-state.edu Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: more stupidity Message-ID: Date: 4 Nov 90 23:33:47 GMT References: <18687@rpp386.cactus.org> <18693@rpp386.cactus.org> Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Organization: Ohio State Computer Science Lines: 47 In-reply-to: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org's message of 4 Nov 90 19:26:35 GMT In article <18693@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: [quote from Karl's article deleted] so, let's see - someone is going to quick fry me. and karl is going to testify on that person's behalf. presumably, this testimony will ^^^^^^^^^^ help this person quick-fry me. now, even a high school dropout like myself can get from "X file suit against Y" and "Z testifies for X" to "Z testifies against Y". [more text deleted] John, you've got so many things wrong it's difficult to decide where to begin (or end). 1st sentence: Wrong: The expressed sentiment was that it was HOPED that you would be quick fried. 2nd sentence: Wrong again: Again, Karl HOPES he gets a chance to testify. 3rd sentence: Wrong baseless assumption: In fact, Karl was talking about testifying before your flame-fest started. (I know, hard to accept that the world doesn't revolve around you. ) 4th sentence: Wrong (it's a clean sweep!): Now we've jumped from a hope that you'll be "quick-fried" to a statement that "X file suit against Y" (sounds like your own warped interpretation) and another statement that "Z testifies for X" which is also a as yet undecided issue, and finally your invalid conclusion that "Z testifies against Y" -- believe it or not, Len just MIGHT have other legal issues to pursue besides playing games with a, in your own words, "high school dropout" from the net. Sigh. If you MUST continue to argue, please have the courtesy to construct your arguments with at least SOME basis in reality. (Although I must admit, seeing a posting from someone apparently so self-centered as to make such silly assumptions, was really quite amusing in its own way.) Terri Watson NSF Fellow, Computer/Information Science, Ohio State University Disclaimer: No one (other than the person who forged this posting) is responsible for anything contained within. :> (Note: Yes, this is assuming that there is, in fact, something contained here -- which is, of course, debatable.)