When a grown person says it, it's playful. When those little people on the playground say it, it's full of derision and crying sometimes follows.
--- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 11:40 AM <thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > Frank, > > > > Well, hang on there, big fella. “Scorn” is a bridge too far. As > somebody famous once said, “I know my own intent.” I meant only to suggest > – humorously, I hoped – that Glen and I had already entered the domain of > play ground taunt with his … > > > > . But social contracts are only one, very debatable, construction for > "inalienable rights". Just because it makes the most sense to you, doesn't > mean it provides the solid foundation you're looking for. It looks more > like postmodernist sand, to me. You modernists, who faithfully buy into > Grand Narratives that fit your priors would be suckered in by it. But I > don't. > > > > … all packed and gussied up with its ad hominems. All this is meant to be > playful, and the moment it stops being fun, is the moment it should stop. > If I have brought us there, please accept my apologies and let’s let it > go. > > > > All this is trivial compared to Glen’s suggestion that we have to be > careful what we say here, not just because of possible hurts endured by one > another (which I do care about) but because of who might be listening. > This is the second such suggestion from a person I deeply respect that has > been offered me this week and I find it deeply concerning. I am so used > to the freedom that my professional obscurity conveys that I never worry > about such reputational concerns. Also, being an up-tight easterner, I am > probably more self-canceling than many of you. Finally, my die is already > cast. But *should I* be listening to what I write with an Other Ear? > For your sakes, at least? > > > > I suggest we start another thread: “What Cannot Be Said On Friam” and > explore this matter carefully. > > > > Nick > > > > Nick Thompson > > thompnicks...@gmail.com > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > *From:* Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Frank Wimberly > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:50 AM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Revising the American Revolution > > > > It's a form of scorn and derision to say, for example, "You lose; I win". > Very obnoxious. > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 8:02 AM uǝlƃ ☤>$ <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's unhelpful. 8^D What does it mean? > > On 10/27/21 6:53 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote: > > Most people would spell that, "nanner, nanner, nanner", I think. It's > heard on playgrounds all over, or it was in the 40s and 50s. In Mexico > they sing, "lero, lero, lero", using the same notes. > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 7:35 AM uǝlƃ ☤>$ <geprope...@gmail.com <mailto: > geprope...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > I have no idea how to respond to this post. I don't know what > "neener, neener, neener" means, unfortunately. [...] > > > > > > On 10/26/21 1:03 PM, thompnicks...@gmail.com <mailto: > thompnicks...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Grand narratives. Oh, neener, neener, neener. [...] > > > > > > As I said: Neener, neener, neener. And so's your old man. > > > > -- > "Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie." > ☤>$ uǝlƃ > > > .-- .- -. - / .- -.-. - .. --- -. ..--.. / -.-. --- -. .--- ..- --. .- - . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn UTC-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: > 5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > > > .-- .- -. - / .- -.-. - .. --- -. ..--.. / -.-. --- -. .--- ..- --. .- - . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn UTC-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: > 5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ >
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