From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 57130
Date: 2008-04-10
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
To: "Patrick Ryan" <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:08 AM
Subject: Re[4]: [tied] Moderatorial
> At 10:38:47 AM on Thursday, April 10, 2008, Patrick Ryan
> wrote:
>
> > From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
>
> >> At 12:02:27 AM on Thursday, April 10, 2008, Patrick Ryan
> >> wrote:
>
> >> [...]
>
> >>> No, a different set of idées fixes - but our new poster,
> >>> Kil - day, hmmmmm?
>
> >> I've no idea what you're insinuating, but Douglas Kilday has
> >> been posting knowledgeably to sci.lang for the last six years.
>
> > Is lack of humor a cross-Channel condition?
>
> > Kill-(your)-day???
>
> I still have no idea what point you think this has.
>
> Brian
***
I would contend that some few posters are more motivated psychologically
than scientifically to discuss matters in these fora.
Linguistics is merely the tool they choose to use to browbeat, bully,
insult, and shock with ridiculous assertions.
An inferiority complex desperately trying not to be look inferior.
Feel free to disagree.
Patrick