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Thread #158525   Message #3757617
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
11-Dec-15 - 05:20 AM
Thread Name: BS: Jingoism or Commemoration
Subject: RE: BS: Jingoism or Commemoration
Nah, that last line just doesn't work. Go hang yourself is both dated and sounds distinctly American. The historical aspect I can understand but why omit the standard English 'and'? May I suggest 'Go and fuck yourself' as an alternative? Still wouldn't work but it would sound better.

I don't understand the bit about Pete, sorry. I know and have always said that evolution is a theory and have never referred to it as a law. For the life of me I can't understand what you are on about.

On the 'the historians' bit, I am not sure if you are qualified to say something is beyond reasonable doubt. Shouldn't that be the prerogative of '12 good men and true' or some such? Anyway, funny thing is I agree that 'the historians' agree with you. I have always said as much. What is in doubt is what is meant by 'the historians'. You have been singularly reticent on the question of how many historians, world wide, meet your criteria. Do you not know? It would be interesting to all concerned to see what percentage of them you have studied. At a guess, what do you think it is? Half of them? A quarter? 10%? 1%? If you do not even know that how can it be that you are so sure that they all agree with you? Still, if nothing else, it keeps you off the streets I suppose.

Very interesting to note that you are floundering all over the place with your points and introducing a fair bit of poorly thought out abuse. It was you that suggested that abuse is only used in the absence of reasoned argument wasn't it?