at the time of writing I had no idea of Lee's sex, nor she of mine I may add. I am also very egalitarian about stepping into the ring with any sex. Always have been and have the scars to prove it. When I am deliberately patronizing it is because it is a weapon. I am not angry. I am intensely annoyed that someone seized upon a minor exercise in supposition and has turned it a waste of time for so many others. Also, did you see a "lassie" in there? Your own suppositions are showing perhaps? The graceful exit was "That is what I call "looking ahead". Odd she had the wit to instantly misinterpret one line by me into an assault on all public health, but not enough wit to leave it at that. I still see no excuse for her subsequent language.
I see Arkizzle's been busy.
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Ask Lee what was in her mind. I gave a graceful exit and she declined it. If I am pursed by undeserved attack I do have the right to self-defense. I would like to hear from her about her choice of exciting language with someone she had barely met.
Now, I don't mind discussing with people who like to close-read every sentence - but I do require they read and understand them as well. When I have no ill intention and others find cause to attack, it's clear to me what their initial intentions were before we even spoke.
6. is there a pattern developing?
#223 ::: Lee ::: (view all by) ::: February 20, 2009, 06:07 PM:
takuan, #207: Please stop putting words into my mouth. You're not "speculating" -- you're postulating unwarranted and possibly superfluous assumptions without providing the slightest basis for doing so. Which is fine for writing fiction, but an extremely poor approach to public policy, as the last 8 years have amply proven.
Also, you still haven't answered my original point back at #143: in what "covert" manner would this still-at-the-hypothetical-stage substance be added to our "local supply" of what?
And you're not impressing me with those flights of fancy, either. I eat more imaginative things than you for breakfast.
#224 ::: takuan ::: (view all by) ::: February 20, 2009, 06:11 PM:
Dear Lee: are you here for a meal? Me, I like the company. Now be good and do not seek to molest me further, try to have a little respect for the house.
5. does this not constitute a restrained response in the face of unwarranted insult?
#207 ::: takuan ::: (view all by) ::: February 20, 2009, 04:19 PM:
ah Lee! Dinna fash yersel far nought! If speculation troubles your soul so deeply, let others be the lookouts and stick to what is known because it is past. You will discover in time that the future has its uses too.
4. is this not offensive?
202 ::: Lee ::: (view all by) ::: February 20, 2009, 04:01 PM:
takuan, #147: AKA "borrowing trouble". Let's see if it even works before we start worrying about what some nebulous "they" might do with it! This is exactly how some of those unkillable rumors get started -- somebody shoots off their mouth about something that's only their personal fantasy, and the next thing you know, "everyone knows" some piece of utter garbage.
especially since it has nothing to do with my intial comment
3. how does this statement give offense?
#147 ::: takuan ::: (view all by) ::: February 20, 2009, 01:13 PM:
Dear Lee: that is what I call "looking ahead".
2. in what wise does this statement follow?
"takuan, #32: Where in the article does it say anything about "covert", or adding it to "your local supply" (of what?) Your statement doesn't make sense as written, especially since it's clearly stated that the process is still in the very early stages of testing and may not even work."
1. what does this sentence mean?
#32 ::: takuan ::: (view all by) ::: February 20, 2009, 05:18 AM:
Ethics of vaccination: suppose your government covertly added this to your local supply. Would it be a good thing?
I'm sure she can speak for herself. As to asking me questions, that depends how they are asked.
"An outbreak of weaponized smallpox occurred during its testing in the 1970s. General Prof. Peter Burgasov, former Chief Sanitary Physician of the Soviet Army, and a senior researcher within the program of biological weapons described this incident: This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ...
“On Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea, the strongest recipes of smallpox were tested. Suddenly I was informed that there were mysterious cases of mortalities in Aralsk. A research ship of the Aral fleet came 15 km away from the island (it was forbidden to come any closer than 40 km). The lab technician of this ship took samples of plankton twice a day from the top deck. The smallpox formulation— 400 gr. of which was exploded on the island—â€got her†and she became infected. After returning home to Aralsk, she infected several people including children. All of them died. I suspected the reason for this and called the Chief of General Staff of Ministry of Defense and requested to forbid the stop of the Alma-Ata—Moscow train in Aralsk. As a result, the epidemic around the country was prevented. I called Andropov, who at that time was Chief of KGB, and informed him of the exclusive recipe of smallpox obtained on Vozrazhdenie Island.â€
read Lee's last half dozen addressed to me.
Did on-screen movie ultra-violence start around the time of the first zombie boom? What's contemporary with Night of the Living Dead?
One thing I learned from free-diving and swimming alone in the open sea: it is possible to just go with the flow. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to experience a state where happiness is and doesn't matter, and where you don't have to consciously (or self-consciously) work at it.
Ever read Demon in the Freezer, Terry?
Well now Lisa, what could I say to change your mind?
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