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Re: Apple Ad debate

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SubjectRe: Apple Ad debate
FromSnit
Date07/02/2006 23:49 (07/02/2006 14:49)
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Newsgroupscomp.sys.mac.advocacy
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"Requiem, Op. 45" <johannesbrahams@deadcomposer.edu>stated in post 463mb.745.17.9@news.alt.net on 7/2/06 2:34 PM:

Requiem, Op. 45
Snit wrote:

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"Requiem, Op. 45" <johannesbrahams@deadcomposer.edu>stated in post 45on7.uca.17.1@news.alt.net on 7/2/06 11:27 AM:

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HONESTY COUNT DOWN

Snit wrote:

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The ad in question: <http://snipurl.com/viruswhatvirus> Quote in question (slowed down): <http://snipurl.com/Slow_Quote> "no no do not be a hero, ***LAST YEAR*** there are 114,000 known viruses for PCs." [emphasis mine, poor grammar Apple's]

1) Wally

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1 - dishonestly

"quoted" the Apple commercial (while blaming others

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for doing so). He

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2 - dishonestly

denied it state "last year" and

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"quoted" it as: "no no do not be a hero, actually there are 114,000 known viruses for PC's.........". In his doing so, he used poor grammar (note the "PC's"). This is relevant based on #2:

2) Wally belittled me for

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3 - honestly

quoting the ad's poor grammar.

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"Really Snit that is stupid even for you! But never let it be said that I would not lend you a helping hand try this.. 'Last year there were................'" Wally further called me ignorant and stupid based on my being

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4 - honest

Snit
and quoting the ad correctly.

3) When #2 was pointed out, Wally lied and said my

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5 - honestly quoting the

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ad was a form of "support" and "agreement" for its poor grammar. Wally is confusing the concepts of supporting

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6 - telling the truth (as

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I did and he

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7 - failed to do so = lie failed to do) with supporting the ads use of improper

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grammar (which I do not).

4) Wally played these games, no doubt, to obfuscate the fact that he

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8 - dishonestly "quoted" Apple by claiming the ad did not use the phrase

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"last year". This whole grammar side issue is irrelevant to Wally's initial lie, but he is trying mighty hard to obfuscate it.

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9 - Honestly quoting someone is not synonymous with agreeing with their message

Snit
nor with supporting the use of improper grammar.

How much trolling will Wally do over the above facts?

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I'll bet you send food back in restaurants, huh? A lot? Be honest, now.

Snit
I do not do so often, though I have rarely. Why do you ask?

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I honestly don't know.

Fair enough.

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