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Sarkycow
La belle Dame sans merci
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Originally posted by coffee jim:
Chastmastr,
What 'list'?
Dear God, don't ask this please Jim. For the love of God, don't ask it.
CM - answer in a PM please.
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RuthW
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CM's List? Oh, you don't know what a treat you're in for, do you, coffee jim?
[hoping CM answers here, because it would bug sarky]
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Sine Nomine*
Ship's backstabbing bastard
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Originally posted by Genie:
"Being a lover of obscure words, I just looked it up."
A wide and varied vocabulary is the hallmark of every truly cultivated person.
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Sarkycow
La belle Dame sans merci
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Originally posted by RuthW:
CM's List? Oh, you don't know what a treat you're in for, do you, coffee jim?
[hoping CM answers here, because it would bug sarky]
If I get bugged in Hell Ruth, I shall toast you. that oughta lighten my mood somewhat. And you did say that admins will do anything to help hosts cope ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Sine Nomine*
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....but one hopes not to have to use "Coprophiliac" very often.
(although that does remind me of a story about a guy in New Orleans with a glass coffee table who....never mind.)
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da_musicman
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Is this list one full of names for bizarre Sex practices?
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St. Sebastian
Staggering ever onward
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I read that as "Corporphilliac" and thought it might refer to someone who could only have sex at the whim of huge multinational corporations.
Why did someone make a list of bizarre sex practices? Why? Why, oh Lord? My mind is scarred enough by some of the things I've stumbled across on the internet. I can't take much more. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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In Spite of Everything: Yes.
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tomb
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The last time I ran into that word or condition, the Vet prescribed pills that she said would discourage the dog from taking an, er, unhealthy interest in the cat's litter box.
I guess the pills were supposed to work like the antibuse they give alcoholics to make booze taste nasty.
They didn't. The dog just threw up afterward.
So much for a tidy universe where medication fixes everything.
[replaced a pronoun w/ a substantive for clarity]
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RooK
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Originally posted by IntellectByProxy:
Socrates said that one should always assume an acquaintance is of a higher intellectual class than oneself until they prove otherwise.
So, you're taking the interpersonal advice of someone who was killed for being a mouthy jerk? Clever you.
I'd like to suggest that, however clear it can sometimes seem, people's intelligence is not directly tied to their posting on an internet bulletin board. Of course, it is the posts that we must interact with here - but to assume anything beyond the posts themselves might not be wise. The possibility that you really are an engineer, clearly the highest class of intellect in the mundane world, is plain evidence for my case.
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IntellectByProxy
Larger than you think
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Originally posted by RooK:
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Originally posted by IntellectByProxy:
Socrates said that one should always assume an acquaintance is of a higher intellectual class than oneself until they prove otherwise.
So, you're taking the interpersonal advice of someone who was killed for being a mouthy jerk? Clever you.
I take the interpersonal advice of one of the greatest recognised thinkers of any age. Whether you agree with him or not, if you regard his advice as being invalid I suggest that this lodges you with the barbarian illiterati who condemned him. Clever you.
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I'd like to suggest that, however clear it can sometimes seem, people's intelligence is not directly tied to their posting on an internet bulletin board. Of course, it is the posts that we must interact with here - but to assume anything beyond the posts themselves --might-- not be wise. The possibility that you really are an engineer, clearly the highest class of intellect in the mundane world, is plain evidence for my case.
Couldn't agree with you more, but if by a man's works shall we know him...
The persona I ascribe to you is based entirely on your postings (which, by the way, are full of wit and insight)
'Engineer' comfortably encompasses people from washing-machine maintenance guys to stealth aircraft designers, and you don't know which end of the scale I am, so be careful about making assumptions. I know everyone's got to have a hobby, but keep it in check.
Oh yeah, one more thing...
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it is the posts that we must interact with here
The recognised correct English construction is
'it is the posts with which we must interact here'
Just thought I'd mention it.
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Nicolemr
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oh fa' crying out loud, anyone who doesn't know about chastmastr just go read the "about the leather thing" thread in dead horses.
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coffee jim
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Yes, I do 'know about Chastmastr', thankyou very much (sorry for discussing you in the third person, David). Is the list that thing 'The Deviant's Dictionary', perchance? Or something of Chast's own devising (if it's written in verse that would be a bonus)?
I'm pretty familiar with the spectrum of human sexual peculiarities, but it's always amusing to hear about more. In the 'A-Z of Unusual Sexual Practices' I read about something involving a paper plate with a hole in it, spaghetti and meatballs and....anyway, I think it had a Latin name.
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Sarkycow
La belle Dame sans merci
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Originally posted by coffee jim:
Is the list that thing 'The Deviant's Dictionary', perchance? Or something of Chast's own devising (if it's written in verse that would be a bonus)?
If you wish to know about CM's list, PM him.
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RooK
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Originally posted by IntellectByProxy:
I take the interpersonal advice of one of the greatest recognised thinkers of any age. Whether you agree with him or not, if you regard his advice as being invalid I suggest that this lodges you with the barbarian illiterati who condemned him. Clever you.
Perhaps my point was a bit too pointy. There's no doubt that Socrates was a great thinker, and an amazing debater. It seems to me that the charges against Socrates used to convict and kill him were largely contrived. Other more well-read people than I have come across various speculations that Socrates was killed because he was a loud annoying dickhead. If they really disagreed with his actual ideas, they would have killed his students as well, for they were merely slightly-more-polite echoes. Thus, I recognize his field of expertise, and his possible weaknesses. In the same manner, I would take seriously Michael Jackson's opinions about pop music, but have distinct doubts about his concepts of beauty. I hope that's blunt enough.
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The persona I ascribe to you is based entirely on your postings (which, by the way, are full of wit and insight)
I suggest you stop being so nice. You'll ruin my chances with Erin, and ChastMastr might become unpleasantly interested in the both of us.
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'Engineer' comfortably encompasses people from washing-machine maintenance guys to stealth aircraft designers, and you don't know which end of the scale I am, so be careful about making assumptions. I know everyone's got to have a hobby, but keep it in check.
This might be your only good shot at me so far, but I think it's accidental. I'm guessing that it's possible you haven't clued in that I'm an engineer, and so was waving my own ego about back there.
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The recognised correct English construction is
'it is the posts with which we must interact here'
Just thought I'd mention it.
Thanks.
Just a couple questions:
1. Since this is a "rule" with which I am unfamiliar, is it possible that it is a more traditional form not conventionally obeyed in North America?
(Maybe I should ask tomb...)
2. You really are bored, aren't you?
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ChastMastr
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Posted
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Originally posted by sarkycow:
quote:
Originally posted by coffee jim:
What 'list'?
Dear God, don't ask this please Jim. For the love of God, don't ask it.
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
Answered in PM already. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Scot
Deck hand
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Originally posted by RooK:
The possibility that you really are an engineer, clearly the highest class of intellect in the mundane world, is plain evidence for my case.
Which common trait speaks most highly of this esteemed profession, I wonder? The exquisite fashion sense, the finely honed social skills, or the ability to look past the minor details of any situation and see the big picture?
Perhaps the most impressive thing about engineers is the fact that they are able to write compelling prose without needing to ever consult Strunk and White or the Chicago Manual of Style.
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IBP nitpicked:
The recognised correct English construction is
'it is the posts with which we must interact here'
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And then Rook weaseled:
Since this is a "rule" with which I am unfamiliar, is it possible that it is a more traditional form not conventionally obeyed in North America?
Since the usage is nonrestrictive, "which" is the correct word. You are correct, however; most rules of grammar are not conventionally obeyed in North America, or anywhere else.
In my opinion, both constructions are weak. I recommend, "In this forum, we must interact with the posts."
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IntellectByProxy
Larger than you think
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Originally posted by RooK:
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Originally posted by IntellectByProxy:
Socrates said that one should always assume an acquaintance is of a higher intellectual class than oneself until they prove otherwise.
So, you're taking the interpersonal advice of someone who was killed for being a mouthy jerk?
Incidentally, the majority of Christians take the interpersonal advice of someone who was killed for being a mouthy jerk ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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This might be your only good shot at me so far, but I think it's accidental. I'm guessing that it's possible you haven't clued in that I'm an engineer, and so was waving my own ego about back there.
Why thankyou, coming from a proven master such as yourself this is high praise indeed. And I did notice you waving your ego about, it's not often the sun darkens in mid-afternoon. By the way, if you're ever in the area, I have a sock trapped in my filter, I'd appreciate it if you could spare the time to remove it.
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I suggest you stop being so nice. You'll ruin my chances with Erin, and ChastMastr might become unpleasantly interested in the both of us.
If ChastMastr does become (un)pleasantly interested in us it will, as your previous assertion upholds, be purely with our posts and not with the us that exists outside. Therefore we have nothing to fear. I shall be nice with impunity.
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