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John Hunt Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 514 Credit: 501,438 RAC: 0	Message 337492 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 7:22:54 UTC - in response to Message 337489. 'John'...lol....perhaps there is a cultural difference at work. When someone is addressed by their last name here it is considered a sign of respect, not derision. When someone addresses me as 'Brooke' instead of 'Robert' it means he respects my title, name, and so forth. The sirname is the cultural title. Maybe you and I do not understand eachother This is the first time I have noticed this difference between our two cultures. Strange. Using the surname of a person here is not so much derision, more of a 'de-personalisation' as in schoolteacher addressing pupil, officers addressing troops etc. ID: 337492 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 337489 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 7:17:02 UTC Last modified: 15 Jun 2006, 7:18:38 UTC 'John'...lol....perhaps there is a cultural difference at work. When someone is addressed by their last name here it is considered a sign of respect, not derision. When someone addresses me as 'Brooke' instead of 'Robert' it means he respects my title, name, and so forth. The surname is the cultural title. Maybe you and I do not understand eachother edit--spelling Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 337489 ·

John Hunt Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 514 Credit: 501,438 RAC: 0	Message 337487 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 7:03:49 UTC - in response to Message 337485. Last modified: 15 Jun 2006, 7:04:52 UTC Hunt, these cats slay me royally....hilarious...I think they're Noodly Etiquette lessons 101. Your name is Robert Brooke. People address you as Robert. My name is John Hunt. Please address me as John. OK, John...lol. Since we're getting started...address me as Mr. Brooke ---I still like those cats though... FYI, I work in a call center, arranging travel insurance. I speak to Joe Public all day. Politeness and a civil manner are my stock in trade. They cost me nothing but gain me a hell of a lot! ID: 337487 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 337485 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 6:57:57 UTC - in response to Message 337482. Hunt, these cats slay me royally....hilarious...I think they're Noodly Etiquette lessons 101. Your name is Robert Brooke. People address you as Robert. My name is John Hunt. Please address me as John. OK, John...lol. Since we're getting started...address me as Mr. Brooke ---I still like those cats though... Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 337485 ·

John Hunt Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 514 Credit: 501,438 RAC: 0	Message 337482 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 6:55:52 UTC - in response to Message 337478. Hunt, these cats slay me royally....hilarious...I think they're Noodly Etiquette lessons 101. Your name is Robert Brooke. People address you as Robert. My name is John Hunt. Please address me as John. ID: 337482 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 337478 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 6:50:33 UTC - in response to Message 337459. LOL...leave me alone....my own cat won't catch this cockroach that walked into the house thru the bathroom window earlier Hunt, these cats slay me royally....hilarious...I think they're Noodly ID: 337478 ·

John Hunt Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 514 Credit: 501,438 RAC: 0	Message 337475 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 6:46:55 UTC Someone mentioned Google on the board earlier. Which reminded me of this. Is Google really trying to be a world dominating, lifestyle changing behemoth as Microspoof has already become? ID: 337475 ·

Knightmare Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0	Message 337463 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 6:17:37 UTC Point taken Robert. Reasonable doubt sometimes leads to unreasonable results when it comes to the law. Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome ID: 337463 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 337460 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 6:06:57 UTC - in response to Message 337453. * pokes Robert with the same spear * How much doubt would be considered " reasonable doubt " Robert? lol Seriously though...there is a problem historic of philosophy. It's called the 'Beard Problem'. Noone has ever solved it. I've racked my brain over it and cannot solve it. The beard problem is this....(NOTE THE ENTIRE PROBLEM IS ISSUABLE TO MANY LIFE SITUATIONS...'beard' is just a metaphor) A man has one hair on his face...is that a beard? He has 2 hairs....is that a beard? At what point does it become a beard? Sooner or later you and I recognize a man with a beard but where does it begin? When do men become an 'army'.... When does a crop of trees become a forest?. These are human concepts, abstract but truthful and useful...'reasonable doubt' is obtainable but should be utterly scrutinized as a standard. Noone wants to use that standard wrongly and especially against innocently targeted people. The rest of the law is geared toward resolving civic disputes....and that standard is legally lower. Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 337460 ·

John Hunt Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 514 Credit: 501,438 RAC: 0	Message 337459 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 6:05:48 UTC - in response to Message 337455. LOL...leave me alone....my own cat won't catch this cockroach that walked into the house thru the bathroom window earlier ID: 337459 ·

Knightmare Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0	Message 337458 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 6:00:27 UTC - in response to Message 337455. * pokes Robert with the same spear * How much doubt would be considered " reasonable doubt " Robert? lol LOL...leave me alone....my own cat won't catch this cockroach that walked into the house thru the bathroom window earlier and Beethoven and I are locked in a stalemate of Chess for the past 6 days..... * pokes you again for having a useless cat AND for being stubborn enough to sit in a stalemate for SIX DAYS * Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome ID: 337458 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 337455 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 5:58:30 UTC - in response to Message 337453. * pokes Robert with the same spear * How much doubt would be considered " reasonable doubt " Robert? lol LOL...leave me alone....my own cat won't catch this cockroach that walked into the house thru the bathroom window earlier and Beethoven and I are locked in a stalemate of Chess for the past 6 days..... Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 337455 ·

Knightmare Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0	Message 337453 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 5:54:54 UTC * pokes Robert with the same spear * How much doubt would be considered " reasonable doubt " Robert? lol Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome ID: 337453 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 337450 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 5:53:06 UTC LOL...leave Rush alone. He's minding his own business and makes incredibly accurate points........ ----------- Now, the Marilyn Monroe thing...everything seems to point to accidental suicide yet their is room for disagreement with how her body was found and so forth. Those things leave doubt in my mind. I'm not necessarily saying 'reasonable doubt'....just doubt Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 337450 ·

Enigma Send message Joined: 15 Mar 06 Posts: 628 Credit: 21,606 RAC: 0	Message 337394 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 3:51:49 UTC - in response to Message 336792. Well done Enigma and Sleestak! That's one conspiracy theory that has been running for 30+ years finally brought to a successful conclusion. Excellent. Would you like to continue in the same vein and solve the 'Who shot Kennedy?' question please? Sure, JFK wanted to overturn the state department. These fellows have a job for life and have power over all kinds of national issues. They really don't answer to anyone and they've been able to build the department with the people they like (not elected). This is a known problem and JFK wanted to fix it. Politician causes trouble ==== Politician disappears. Oswald caught (could cause trouble) ==== Oswald disappears. Ruby hired through mafia ==== no trouble because the connection is lost. Double ditto.... this is far too much agreement. We need something with teeth, something a bit more controvercial and conspiratorial!! Belief gets in the way of learning ID: 337394 ·

Knightmare Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0	Message 337384 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 3:39:55 UTC - in response to Message 337278. "I believe that children are our future....UNLESS WE STOP THEM NOW!!!"----Homer Simpson.... Homer: Yeah. When I started this clown thing, I thought it would be nothing but glory. You know, the glory of being a clown. I tell you, it's hard, tiring work. But when I see the smiles on their little faces, I just know they're getting ready to jab me with something. * pokes at Rush with the tip of a spear * Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome ID: 337384 ·

Knightmare Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0	Message 337380 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 3:38:43 UTC - in response to Message 337177. It has always been a comfort to me to know that there is no conspiracy theory so stupid that some people won't believe it. It restore's my faith in the utter knuckleheaded character of the human species. To paraphrase H.L. Mencken: "No one ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American public." Well...if we are all a bunch of knuckleheads...then you being here is rather pointless. If you don't want to discuss the theories, then don't post. Thank you. Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome ID: 337380 ·

Rush Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3131 Credit: 302,569 RAC: 0	Message 337278 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 1:33:23 UTC - in response to Message 337142. "I believe that children are our future....UNLESS WE STOP THEM NOW!!!"----Homer Simpson.... Homer: Yeah. When I started this clown thing, I thought it would be nothing but glory. You know, the glory of being a clown. I tell you, it's hard, tiring work. But when I see the smiles on their little faces, I just know they're getting ready to jab me with something. Cordially, Rush elrushbo2@theobviousgmail.com Remove the obvious... ID: 337278 ·

Jack Lass Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 120 Credit: 41,972 RAC: 0	Message 337177 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 0:42:59 UTC It has always been a comfort to me to know that there is no conspiracy theory so stupid that some people won't believe it. It restore's my faith in the utter knuckleheaded character of the human species. To paraphrase H.L. Mencken: "No one ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American public." THE MOTHER OF FOOLS IS ALWAYS PREGNANT I'M TROLLING FOR FOOLS. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE! ID: 337177 ·

Knightmare Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Aug 04 Posts: 7472 Credit: 94,252 RAC: 0	Message 337167 - Posted: 15 Jun 2006, 0:26:41 UTC - in response to Message 337102. Last modified: 15 Jun 2006, 0:29:44 UTC Knightmare, I am part of the counter lunar nazi insurgent army For some strange reason, this doesn't even SLIGHTLY surprise me Robert. I always thought the Moon was made of Gouda, myself. Air Cold, the blade stops; from silent stone, Death is preordained Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome ID: 337167 ·

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