Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 17:31:28 01/08/03
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On January 08, 2003 at 20:23:04, stuart taylor wrote: >On January 08, 2003 at 20:08:17, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On January 08, 2003 at 19:40:59, stuart taylor wrote: >> >>>On January 08, 2003 at 19:33:45, Mike Byrne wrote: >>> >>>>On January 08, 2003 at 19:26:21, stuart taylor wrote: >>>> >>>>>On January 08, 2003 at 17:56:23, Rajen Gupta wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On January 08, 2003 at 17:53:47, Elnur wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>what is the best chessmaster 9000 or Fritz 8? >>>>>> >>>>>>are u crazy? repeating the same question again and again? and again? >>>>> >>>>>Many Americans like to repeat themselves. It shows that they know very well what >>>>>they're talking about, and that THEY know that YOU know that they know what >>>>>they're talking about! >>>>>S.Taylor >>>>> >>>>>ps It can be very intimidating when you can't find a strong refutation, when >>>>>they do that! (Or when the platform isn't appropriate for telling then your >>>>>refutation, e.g. they are able and willing to punish you!). S.T. >>>> >>>>Let's layoff on the nationality theme -- I have met jerks from all countries. >>> >>>It's a shame not to hear some feedback about this, as it is a thing which really >>>buggs me (sometimes) when I speak to Americans (especially when I'm in America). >>>It's worthy of a thread in itself, and it's not intended to have been exactly >>>"on topic" regarding Elnur. It just made my sub-thread idea come to mind, but I >>>mean it as a seperate topic. >> >>Well when you were in America I am sure you noticed that Amercians are as >>diversed as Eurpoeans or Asians. New Yorkers are totally different from >>Californians, New Englanders are on the opposite sprectrum of Texans. Floridians >>are lot different from Georgians. etc. >> >>And guess what, all those regions have jerks too. They also have some very nice >>people. Just like any European country I know. There is no nationality that >>has a monopoly on jerks. Neither is there a nationality that has a lock on the >>gifted. If you do not belive that is true, then you have a mind like Hitler and >>that is another "sub-thread idea come to mind , but I mean it as seperate topic" >>(sic). >> >>Michael Byrne > >I'm not saying that the intention is that those who behave like that (repeating >their questions, or answers in a deliberate intonation) are "jerks". >If you are saying that they are, then you are giving me a decent (oppinionated) >reply to my quandry. >But please don't make this thread go down the drain like many others do. I'd >like to hear some analysis from people like TJF or other (Psycho)analyzers here. >[Jerks everywhere? Even jerks need to be analyzed if they come up with some >awkward ideas]. >S.Taylor The guy who posted the same question 3 times in row did what I considered was a "jerky thing" to do. Jerks usually do jerky things - so yes, I am calling him a jerk. From what you indicated, he might be an "American Jerk" - we do have some of those around.
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