Aliens: things they didn't ought to have done

In article <cpg8op$vai$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk>, "Covenant"
<covenant DeleteThis @joelamb.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>>>>>> I am poking fun at Covenants tendancy to find huge "screwups" in
>>>>>> small insignificant details.
>>>>>
>>>>> You're not *doing* too well then!
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't expect the subject of my poking to think otherwise.
>>>
>>> Ahhh... I see... You think you're *poking* me?
>>
>> What gave you the impression that this was something I merely
>> "thought"?
>
> Well.... Talking *literally* (as you sometimes seem to enjoy), you are
> nowhere in my immediate vinicity in order to make such a physical
> action
>
> Talking on a more metaphoric sense... poking implies you're annoying
> me...
>
> Sorry... Strike two!

You sure that english is your native tounge? "Poking fun at someone" is not
analogous to "Annoying someone".

>>> Hmmm... sounds like you have an irrational hatred of anything I
>>> post...
>>
>> I am no longer surprised at how odd things "sound" to you.
> ;'
>
> Weeelll.. What do you expect! I'm in the middle of a *conversation
> with someone who make4s no sense and won't clarify their earlier
> statements (And, indeed, implies falacy of ONE post and thern agrees
> the next...! IE... Aliens is a great action movie but it just doesn't
> have the intellectual coherence of the first one. In the end the
> aliens are just not alien enough for my tastes.

You are confused. I wish I could help you out, but you have to do it yourself
if you ever are going to learn anything. You can't spoonfed all your life.

>> That's it in a nutshell... It's also *why* Sandy likes it so much !!
>
> "It is? Care to elaborate?"
>
> (Implication of a negative...)

It's me questioning your claim that [it] is the reason I like it so much. Since
you are blissfully ignorant of any reasons I may like movie X, I wanted you do
elaborate - which of course you can't since you have no idea what you're
talking about - as usual!

>>> Aliens is a great action movie but it just doesn't have the
>>> intellectual coherence of the first one. In the end the aliens are
>>> just not alien enough for my tastes.
>>
>> That's it in a nutshell... It's also *why* Sandy likes it so much !!
>
> "Hey Einstein - I agree with the above passage."
>
> (Confirmation of a positive)

Which - and this is important - is irrelevant to the above reply!

Again - are you positive that english is your native tounge?

>>> Every word that drops out of your maw.
>>
>> I take your lack of specificity as a sign that you don't actually
>> have any examples.
>
> The phrase "Every word" is fairly specific don;t you think?

No, it's the exact opposite of being specific.

> Perhaps a
> tad *glib* but still quite specific. If not, maybe your conversation
> skills ain;t as honed as they need to be in usenet?

Funny, coming from you! :-D

> Mind you.... You seem to be having this need to have every single word
> explained and clarified to you right now.

Says the guy that think the two above sentences where in contradiction to each
others! You crack me up!

> I mean, I know one of the
> first rules of debate is to have your *opponent* define their terms,
> but you can only do that for so long without looking pretty stupid.

So how long have you been doing it then? :-D

>> I never intended to explain anything to ADWatts - for what reason?
>
> Cos he *asked*?

Are you claiming that him asking would require me to reply?

>> And thank you for the compliment - having you call me stupid is the
>> best praise I can get. It's like having a hip-hop:er tell me that my
>> taste in music is bad.
>
> In what sense?

Since you are less intelligent than me - having you call me stupid would be
considered a compliment.

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In article <cpg8v6$8o1$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>, "Covenant"
<covenant RemoveThis @joelamb.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> <snip childish trolling>

Covenants, grown-ups were having a discussion here. Please don't disturb.

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