On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:27:49 GMT, Joe Parsons wrote:

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:37:11 -0500, JohnH wrote:

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I believe there's a place for ****ing people off as an effective argumentation
technique--but I have yet to see that place here. I just see people hurling
meaningless insults, which draw more of the same.

Yes, some of the Democratic debates highlight the '****ing off' technique with
regards to Mr Dean. If you are referring to my post regarding grammar, etc. as a
'meaningless insult', then we disagree. The 'meaning' behind the post reflected
the 'stones and glass house' idiom. I would characterize that post as a
'meaningful rebuke', not as a 'meaningless insult'.

Okay. Maybe I just have gone about it differently.

Joe Parsons

Probably, but would you have been as effective? His writing has improved
tremendously in the last few days!

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD