{{ND}} So sorry to hear the news. Much good-prognosis~ma and the like.
Tell me more good stuff about me.
Kaylee ,'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SailAweigh - Jun 23, 2008 9:29:10 am PDT #4577 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
NoiseDesign - Jun 23, 2008 9:30:06 am PDT #4578 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
If I don't hear from my sister again before we board then I call her from Denver and hopefully get more info. They were waiting for the oncologist to visit. From the scant info she had it sounded pretty extensive but my sister can also be prone to hyperbole so I want to get actual information from her once the oncologist looks at him.
JZ - Jun 23, 2008 9:31:15 am PDT #4579 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Tons of ~ma to your father, ND, and safe travels to you and Kristin.
HAPPY TEPPY DAY! May it be full of homemade ice cream and relaxation and pampering and a contented, well-behaved intestinal tract.
And I just realized that somewhere in my house is a remarkably cool present I got for you two years ago, which languished on a shelf at work waiting to be mailed out and then got forgotten completely in the wake of the bedrest, the maternity leave, and the job search and all. But I'm 99% certain I still have it, in a location where I can actually put my hands on it and mail it within... um, another two years, maybe?
Except I don't have your new address with the Boy and the Beasts.
Fred Pete - Jun 23, 2008 9:41:04 am PDT #4580 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
((((ND and family))))
Also, I just saw this:
I know there's a term for this dick-measuring point-scoring crap, but I can't think what it's called. Anyone?
One-upmanship, maybe?
javachik - Jun 23, 2008 9:42:55 am PDT #4581 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I know there's a term for this dick-measuring point-scoring crap, but I can't think what it's called. Anyone?
I don't know the term, but if you find a cock you can perch on, do! :P (NoiseDesign)
Burrell - Jun 23, 2008 9:43:42 am PDT #4582 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Happy Birthday, Steph!
And ND, I'm sorry to hear about your father. I hope your oncologist can offer some good news to go along with the bad.
Susan W. - Jun 23, 2008 9:44:29 am PDT #4583 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
{{{ND}}} I'm so sorry.
Sean K - Jun 23, 2008 9:44:36 am PDT #4584 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, hivemind: what's that term for the thing you do in a debate, where you come up with some egregious thing that's supposed to prove your point, rather than actually, you know, PROVING YOUR POINT. You know, like: "And besides, Stoppard was a good friend of mine, so clearly I must be right in my interpretation of his play!" Or maybe: "What's more, I have a hole in my heart, so I would never ever have dreamed of following Atkins, however desperate I got!" Or: "I have an English degree, so I certainly had no problem understanding the book."
I know there's a term for this dick-measuring point-scoring crap, but I can't think what it's called. Anyone?
I'm pretty sure all three of those examples you've listed above are argumentum ad verecundiam -- argument from authority.
With a little bit of straw man thrown in in each case, for flavor, presumably.
Atropa - Jun 23, 2008 9:46:25 am PDT #4585 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Happy Teppy Day!
Atropa - Jun 23, 2008 9:47:35 am PDT #4586 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Drew, I'm sorry to hear about your father. Let me know if you need anything.