IVIV (7): He's So Heavy

Ray Easton kraimie at kraimie.net
Tue Sep 29 08:05:33 CDT 2009


John Carvill wrote:
>> If only MalignD had had you around to help him out, eh?
>>     
> I wish he had! I would dearly love the opportunity to 'help out'
> malignD, believe me.
>
> Nice of you to contribute. Thing is, I only spoke up because I wanted
> to be sure that someone flagged up the fact that malignD was, as ever,
> being a whiny nit-picker. 

"Thing is, I only spoke up because I wanted to be sure that someone 
flagged up the fact that, as ever, you could not confine yourself to 
discussing the topic at hand without resorting to ad hominem's."  
(Quotes around this statement because in fact that was not my reason at 
all.)

Of course, this current post of my mine has now become a case of "pot, 
meet kettle" -- but you're hardly in a position to complain about that.

> And I guess I'm mildly interested to know,
> maybe just from an anthropological perspective, if he really is as
> literal minded as posts such as that one make him appear.
>
> Your contribution, on the other hand, is pure, empty antagonism.
>
>   

Oh, of course, I could not possibly have had any reason for my 
"contribution" but antagonism towards you.

You flatter yourself. 

Ray



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