Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: yuppies Message-ID: <25@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 16:40:16 EST Article-I.D.: ttidcc.25 Posted: Mon Nov 18 16:40:16 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Nov-85 20:31:25 EST References: <2079@reed.UUCP> <522@rti-sel.UUCP> <13@ttidcc.UUCP> <537@rti-sel.UUCP> <18@ttidcc.UUCP> <548@rti-sel.UUCP> Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Organization: The Cat Factory Lines: 72 Summary: In article <548@rti-sel.UUCP> wfi@rti-sel.UUCP (William Ingogly) writes: >In article <18@ttidcc.UUCP> hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) writes: > >>According to my dictionary "polymath" is just a $10 word for "jack-of-all- >>trades" ... > >According to my dictionary: Polymath -- a person of GREAT and >diversified learning [my emphasis]. Hardly the same connotation as >"jack-of-all-trades," n'est-ce pas? I guess it depends on the dictionary you read. _Webster's II New Riverside Dictionary_ says: "pol.y.math n. A person of extensive learning.". I don't think this is an appropriate place to post a justification for my handle, but I'll e-mail you a copy if you want. >I didn't say you made up the term. The claim I was making (and you can >verify this by rereading my posting) is: > > 1. The mass media concocted the term yuppy to make > money. > > 2. Stereotypes are a refuge for the intellectually > bankrupt. > > 3. The term yuppy is a stereotype. > >Understand? My comments have NOTHING to do with your claiming or not >claiming that a yuppy is a "despicable person;" they have to do with >the reality underlying an artificially concocted stereotype. I don't >like stereotypes of ANY kind, and that's why I made the comparison >with stereotypes of blacks. Peace! I have no disagreement with any of the above. Perhaps we've been angrily agreeing with each other? At least we're not very far apart. > ... The comment about >net opinions of me was a reaction to the following paragraph which >closely followed a quote from my reply to you: > >>I was somewhat amused at the reactions to my posting a description of what >>the word "yuppie" brought to my mind. Several people immediately flamed >>back to the effect of "how dare you say such things about me?". I >>displayed a general garment and they immediately claimed it was tailored >>for them. > >Perhaps in rereading your posting you weren't directly referring to me >in this paragraph. Its close proximity to a quote from my posting made >me think you were. If I misinterpreted you, I apologize. If anyone in >this group thinks I DID flame back because I somehow took your comments >about yuppies personally, I suggest s/he go back and reread my comments. I'm not sure who misunderstood who here ( :-) the >'s are getting a little deep) but I'll admit your article was among those that inspired the above paragraph. Perhaps I misunderstood what your article was saying. The general comment I refered to was my description of what the word "yuppie" brought to mind, which wasn't intended to represent any particular individual. I don't like stereotypes much myself, especially as I fall under several of them. Nevertheless, the yuppie stereotype exists and all this started when I replied to someone's request for what people saw as the stereotypical yuppie. I'm sorry if I offended you or anyone else with my response. I don't personally know anyone who fits that description and doubt many such exist. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp(+)TTI The more I work with C, the more I 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. appreciate the simple elegance of Santa Monica, CA 90405 FORTRAN. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe