An observation
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People who demand "prove it" (whether passive-aggressively[^] or directly[^]) almost never want proof nor will attend to any offered. For instance, what Fisticuffs literally said is, for once, literally correct:
it's not anyone's job to prove you wrong, it's your job to demonstrate your claims
But, does anyone *really* think that Fisticuffs would admit to the truth of CSS's feverish conspiracy theory could CSS offer proof? No, we all realize that Fisticuffs would simply move the goalposts. Or, to offer a perhaps better metaphor, he would simply adjust the flaming hoop through which he demands CSS jump.
There certainly are a few posters who cannot admit they are wrong, no matter how much evidence is presented to them. The most egregious case of this, to my mind, was you copying an idiotic treatise on how to handle a heart attack by coughing and posting it here. Even when presented by quotes from the Surgeon-General and from Snopes debunking your post as another one of those pesky viral emails that infest the web, you continued to defend not only your posting of it, but the highly dangerous technique your post had recommended.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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There certainly are a few posters who cannot admit they are wrong, no matter how much evidence is presented to them. The most egregious case of this, to my mind, was you copying an idiotic treatise on how to handle a heart attack by coughing and posting it here. Even when presented by quotes from the Surgeon-General and from Snopes debunking your post as another one of those pesky viral emails that infest the web, you continued to defend not only your posting of it, but the highly dangerous technique your post had recommended.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Oakman wrote:
There certainly are a few posters who cannot admit they are wrong, no matter how much evidence is presented to them
Pick me Pick ME !
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First you co-opt my (and Shog's) meme of changing the titles of our threads for literary effect. Then you nab my accusation against Stan almost verbatim about moving goalposts. Is there anything about me you don't aspire to be?
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Fisticuffs wrote:
First you co-opt my (and Shog's) meme of changing the titles of our threads for literary effect.
Wow, and here I've been witnessing this for years amongst the various forums I've visited. I never knew it was exclusive to you two. :rolleyes:
This statement is false
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People who demand "prove it" (whether passive-aggressively[^] or directly[^]) almost never want proof nor will attend to any offered. For instance, what Fisticuffs literally said is, for once, literally correct:
it's not anyone's job to prove you wrong, it's your job to demonstrate your claims
But, does anyone *really* think that Fisticuffs would admit to the truth of CSS's feverish conspiracy theory could CSS offer proof? No, we all realize that Fisticuffs would simply move the goalposts. Or, to offer a perhaps better metaphor, he would simply adjust the flaming hoop through which he demands CSS jump.
I would agree that in a case like CSS's conspiracy theories, what we're really saying is that we require unrefutable proof, because of the extreme nature of the claims being made. Tell me that your house is red, and I won't require too much proof to accept the possibility. Tell me your house can fly, and I'll need to see it before I believe it.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "I am new to programming world. I have been learning c# for about past four weeks. I am quite acquainted with the fundamentals of c#. Now I have to work on a project which converts given flat files to XML using the XML serialization method" - SK64 ( but the forums have stuff like this posted every day )
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I would agree that in a case like CSS's conspiracy theories, what we're really saying is that we require unrefutable proof, because of the extreme nature of the claims being made. Tell me that your house is red, and I won't require too much proof to accept the possibility. Tell me your house can fly, and I'll need to see it before I believe it.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "I am new to programming world. I have been learning c# for about past four weeks. I am quite acquainted with the fundamentals of c#. Now I have to work on a project which converts given flat files to XML using the XML serialization method" - SK64 ( but the forums have stuff like this posted every day )
Christian Graus wrote:
Tell me your house can fly, and I'll need to see it before I believe it.
I know you like to tell us that Australia is a veritable paradise, but are you saying you don't have houseflies in Oz, as well?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Christian Graus wrote:
Tell me your house can fly, and I'll need to see it before I believe it.
I know you like to tell us that Australia is a veritable paradise, but are you saying you don't have houseflies in Oz, as well?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
Oakman wrote:
but are you saying you don't have houseflies in Oz, as well?
We have huge mongrel flies, not the weak little flies you have in the US :P
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "I am new to programming world. I have been learning c# for about past four weeks. I am quite acquainted with the fundamentals of c#. Now I have to work on a project which converts given flat files to XML using the XML serialization method" - SK64 ( but the forums have stuff like this posted every day )
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Oakman wrote:
but are you saying you don't have houseflies in Oz, as well?
We have huge mongrel flies, not the weak little flies you have in the US :P
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "I am new to programming world. I have been learning c# for about past four weeks. I am quite acquainted with the fundamentals of c#. Now I have to work on a project which converts given flat files to XML using the XML serialization method" - SK64 ( but the forums have stuff like this posted every day )
Christian Graus wrote:
We have huge mongrel flies
I imagine they're probably egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, and otter-footed, as well?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Christian Graus wrote:
We have huge mongrel flies
I imagine they're probably egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, and otter-footed, as well?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
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Oakman wrote:
I imagine they're probably egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, and otter-footed, as well?
They also smoke, drink & fart
and have been known to run around like a blue-assed...
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Christian Graus wrote:
We have huge mongrel flies
I imagine they're probably egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, and otter-footed, as well?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
Platypus don't fly....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "I am new to programming world. I have been learning c# for about past four weeks. I am quite acquainted with the fundamentals of c#. Now I have to work on a project which converts given flat files to XML using the XML serialization method" - SK64 ( but the forums have stuff like this posted every day )
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Platypus don't fly....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "I am new to programming world. I have been learning c# for about past four weeks. I am quite acquainted with the fundamentals of c#. Now I have to work on a project which converts given flat files to XML using the XML serialization method" - SK64 ( but the forums have stuff like this posted every day )
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Christian Graus wrote:
Platypus don't fly....
They take the train?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Both democrats and republicans are playing for the same team and it's not us. - Chris Austin
Yeah, they take puffing billy
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "I am new to programming world. I have been learning c# for about past four weeks. I am quite acquainted with the fundamentals of c#. Now I have to work on a project which converts given flat files to XML using the XML serialization method" - SK64 ( but the forums have stuff like this posted every day )
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Oakman wrote:
I imagine they're probably egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, and otter-footed, as well?
They also smoke, drink & fart