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Old 06-04-2011, 12:48 PM
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Before I came on this forum I used to participate in a homebuilt discussion group. I soon found that there was a guru who had a bunch of sycophants holding tightly to his ankles. When anyone wrote anything that was not along the lines of popular orthodoxy everyone waited with baited breath for the guru's response. If he concurred, the sycophants raised their glasses to him.
But if guru Jim found fault, the sycophants jumped right in and made fun of the poor individual. I soon found this site not to my liking, as sometimes my ideas are, to say the least, somewhat controversial.Often we choose to use sentence structure that is imprecise, such as making statements as opposed to offering opinions. If you can back up a statement with unequivocal facts, please do, but when you ofter an opinion, such as "I think..." or "IMHO", it just becomes as valuable or valueless as any other opinion. Even if you can say that 1000 or 1,000,000 people agree with you, concensus is no substutute for facts. Can a bee fly?

I am starting to find that there are some contributors who are diving upon an opinion expressed by another with their own opinion expressed in a somewhat desultory or degraded manner that suggests that if you disagree with me you have your head in the wrong place. The monitors seem to do a good job of controlling this, as on at least two occasions I've had my knuckles wrapped with Sister Godiva's ruler. My remarks grew out of impatience or testiness. So again, let your responses be "Yes, Yes; No, No."; 'sorry forgot where I was - Let your response be "This is my opinion." or "Here are the facts." Agree?
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Old 06-04-2011, 12:59 PM
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Agree... and that's all I have to say about that.
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Old 06-05-2011, 09:15 AM
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I had to look that one up! I thought maybe that was an elephant with a mental illness. Of course, I went to college in Louisiana, so that may explain part of that...
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Old 06-05-2011, 09:31 AM
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I had to look that one up! I thought maybe that was an elephant with a mental illness. Of course, I went to college in Louisiana, so that may explain part of that...
Cute, cute! That must have been my word-of-the-day on my calendar. But that kind really are sickos! Besides; if I had used such a crass phrase as butt-kissers, I might not have gotten it past the monitors. But even though they seem to be a nice bunch of guys, I think the "sycophants" sailed by several inches above their noggins.

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Old 06-05-2011, 09:35 AM
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Hey.. Easy on Louisiana! I didn't even go to college. LOL
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Old 06-05-2011, 11:50 AM
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Cute, cute! That must have been my word-of-the-day on my calendar. But that kind really are sickos! Besides; if I had used such a crass phrase as butt-kissers, I might not have gotten it past the monitors. But even though they seem to be a nice bunch of guys, I think the "sycophants" sailed by several inches above their noggins.
Nope, we very well know the meaning of "sycophants"....and several more high-dollar words.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.......
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Old 06-05-2011, 01:20 PM
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Old 06-06-2011, 08:23 AM
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Nope, we very well know the meaning of "sycophants"....and several more high-dollar words.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.......
Well, I guess I'll have to get out Roget's, or Bill O'Reilly's word of the day, or just a typical Peter Garrison article in FLYING. Besides, I like keeping you guys on your toes. Have you ever seen Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words, by Josefa Heifitz Byrne? That will astound you!!!
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Old 06-06-2011, 08:37 AM
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Paul, I really enjoy your articles and insights. Don't "tone down" your vocabulary, thinking that we're not quite "there" yet

I'd like to give you a run for your money, since I was educated by the Brits in Rhodesia, when a high school diploma was really something!! The only difference will be in words like "color" or "colour".

....and that's my opinion of the subject

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Old 06-06-2011, 08:38 AM
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Whatever you do, though, always be sure to eschew obfuscation.
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