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From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [L3 ] Re: Jesus-anity and the status of women Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 19:26:45 +0100
On 6 Aug 2004, at 6:24 pm, Travis Edmunds wrote:
Sick gobbledygook.
You do yourself, the position you espouse, and the rest of your ilk a great disservice by broadcasting such an idiosyncratic predilection towards that which you so conspicuously abhor. In fact, your words are so laden with the pomposity that only a fundamentalist can bring to the table that I have a difficult time taking you seriously.
LOL.
Good one Bill. Cowering. Hiding in obscurity. The refuge of incompetence.
'lol'...<shaking head>
You find that a little contrived don't you? My above paragraph that is. You have, floating about in your head, this idea that I tried ever so hard to bring my best to the table. That I tried ever so hard to impress upon you and everyone else that I'm good. That I'm a smart guy. That I can write...
Well Bill, now it's my turn - LOL!!!
And as my father would say - you're as useless as the tits on a bull (use a little imagination on that one).
Now I won't lie to you Bill. I put a little effort into it. No doubt about that. In fact, if memory serves (there I go again...gettin' all fancy), it took me about ten minutes to write that entire post. I sat down, took a minute or two to figure out exactly what I wanted to say and then I started to type. About five or so minutes later...BANG...I had a post. Another few minutes of silent review and...BANG...you had an e-mail from yours truly.
But where is the effort in that, you might ask? Well Bill, it's in my frame of mind. A frame of mind where I purposely, though not contrivedly, write a particular way. And I sometimes write that way for one express purpose - fun. I like to have fun with words. Why? Because I can. Mind you, I'm not really doing that now; even though I am having fun. In fact all I'm doing as you're reading this is writing. Writing without thinking (if that makes any sense to you...and it probably doesn't...poor ole fella...). Anyway the thing is, you can take a look at my archived posts and deduce for yourself everything that I've just stated. And that is...well... why don't you tell me Mr. William T. Not-So-Goodall...?
I wrote:
Especially when taking into consideration the hypocritical nature of your seemingly whimsical comments. For a fundamentalist is a fundamentalist is a fundamentalist! Whether they be religious or secular...
Willie wrote:
Maybe you should use a dictionary instead of a thesaurus. 'Fundamentalist - one who believes in the literal truth of the Bible, against evolution etc.'
Maybe you should try to retain a little dignity and not slap yourself in the face while attempting to do just that to me. Have a little respect for yourself! And (Good heavens!!! I started a sentence with a conjunction!!! I must be an ape...) seeing as how we're on the topic of respect, I'd like to let you in on a little secret - I merely reciprocate what's shown to me.
Moving on...
A definition of a fundamentalist. That's...ah...just...ah... great Bill... Just great...
You are correct though. In the context in which I used the word - fundamentalist - I was saying that one who believes in the literal truth of the Bible, against evolution etc, believes in the literal truth of the Bible, against evolution etc, believes in the literal truth of the Bible, against evolution etc...(Get it? No?....didn't think so. I'm sure someone will<smile>)
You're worse off than I originally thought! I mean, do you not have ANY capacity whatsoever to think outside of the proverbial box? Perhaps that's not your problem though. Perhaps you're just a little too 'high & mighty' if ya know what I mean? Either way it doesn't matter much as you've already made yourself look like a complete ass. All I'm doing is enjoying the ride!
But listen up hot shot (Many people might say the same about me. Funny.). I'm gonna tackle your little definition thingy. And first of all I'd like to know why you did that. Why?
Is it that I'm correct and you just never knew the difference? Or are you playing the abstract game with me? I honestly hope it's the latter. But I sincerely doubt it...<laughing>
Anyway, seeing as how most people here don't like to play the abstract game (although there is a sleeper amongst us who's pretty darn good!), I'll stick to the cement so to speak (PLEASE!!! Tell me you get that one Bill!!!! Please!!!!).
You'll notice Bill, that my post ended with the following:
(...For a fundamentalist is a fundamentalist is a fundamentalist! Whether they be religious or secular...
Travis "...or fundamentally fundamental" Edmunds)
The 'fundamentally fundamental' thing, while being partly meant as a joke of sorts, was directed more so towards preempting any potential misunderstandings that might arise from my choice of words, as 'fundamentalist' is not as commonly used in this particular context as say, fanatic, or even zealot. But of course I still didn't think it was really necessary considering where my post was being posted. However you seem to have proved me wrong.
-Travis "still rolling in the MUD/kiss me arse Bill" Edmunds
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