05-24-2003, 08:45 PM
"hm" and "ha" all you wish, piss-ant. You've managed to drill yourself into a hole... now pull the rock back over-top.
Is that a fact? I don't recall seeing it, but if I had I would have brought them up on the carpet for it as well. I call a spade a spade, wherever they are. You're working from a deficit with several of us regarding your dismissals of FAQ and Etiquette; now you've managed to finally say something insulting enough to warrant a warning from an Admin (which you quickly argue against and dismiss as well).
Strike three.
Analogies are dangerous things. They should be chosen with care and due attention, with a definite understanding of one's audience. Of course, you don't feel that respect for the audience is necessary at all, do you (FAQ or Etiquette be damned). I don't have a personal friend that qualifies as "retarded", nor have I personally known of someone who's participated in the Special Olympics. That doesn't change the fact of your negative connotation. It is the equivalent of racism. Saying "Arguing on the internet is like being a Black American" would have been the same damned thing. It's insulting. It's degrading. It's inflammatory.
Strike four.
BTW (since you seem to enjoy "btw's"): Your atrocious spelling is giving my spellchecker heartburn. I had to hit "Ignore" 7 times just out of quoting you. Now THAT'S sad.
Quote:This used to actually be the sig of a prominate poster here. I dont remember there being any greif about it then, but maybe I have forgotten.
Is that a fact? I don't recall seeing it, but if I had I would have brought them up on the carpet for it as well. I call a spade a spade, wherever they are. You're working from a deficit with several of us regarding your dismissals of FAQ and Etiquette; now you've managed to finally say something insulting enough to warrant a warning from an Admin (which you quickly argue against and dismiss as well).
Strike three.
Quote:So I am insulting retarded people by infering that being retarded is a negative trait?
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By using the above reasoning one could never make an analogy to anything bad in the world, because it would in turn insult who ever has effected.
Analogies are dangerous things. They should be chosen with care and due attention, with a definite understanding of one's audience. Of course, you don't feel that respect for the audience is necessary at all, do you (FAQ or Etiquette be damned). I don't have a personal friend that qualifies as "retarded", nor have I personally known of someone who's participated in the Special Olympics. That doesn't change the fact of your negative connotation. It is the equivalent of racism. Saying "Arguing on the internet is like being a Black American" would have been the same damned thing. It's insulting. It's degrading. It's inflammatory.
Strike four.
BTW (since you seem to enjoy "btw's"): Your atrocious spelling is giving my spellchecker heartburn. I had to hit "Ignore" 7 times just out of quoting you. Now THAT'S sad.
Garnered Wisdom --
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.