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dh

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Nov 5, 2012, 3:44:52 PM11/5/12
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"disgusting animal combats that Goo enjoys watching." - Goo

George Plimpton

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Nov 5, 2012, 4:44:04 PM11/5/12
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Fuckwit David Harrison, the convicted felon who has no consideration for
animal welfare, lied:

>
>
> "disgusting animal combats that Fuckwit David Harrison enjoys watching."


Yes, Fuckwit. They *ARE* disgusting, and you are sick and disgusting
and evil for watching them.

dh

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Nov 6, 2012, 11:46:21 AM11/6/12
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On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:

>On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "disgusting animal combats that Goo enjoys watching." - Goo
>
>Yes, Fuckwit. They *ARE* disgusting

What types of disgusting animal combats do you enjoy watching, Goo?

George Plimpton

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Nov 6, 2012, 12:26:07 PM11/6/12
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On 11/6/2012 8:46 AM, dh@. wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "disgusting animal combats that Goo - Fuckwit David Harrison, convicted felon - enjoys watching." - George Plimpton
>>
>> Yes, Fuckwit. They *ARE* disgusting
>
> What types of disgusting animal combats do I enjoy watching, Prof. Plimpton?

Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
to the death. Are there others?

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 6, 2012, 1:04:09 PM11/6/12
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He likes to watch you fight to the death with some of your absurd
ideas as do we all. Ideas like pet food cows, multiple Ruperts, Rupert
operating on newsgroups using written instructions.

You're hilarious when you're trying to be serious, Goo.

Rupert

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Nov 7, 2012, 9:22:46 AM11/7/12
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When did he say that?

George Plimpton

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Nov 7, 2012, 10:03:02 AM11/7/12
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A long time ago.

Rupert

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Nov 7, 2012, 10:14:19 AM11/7/12
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I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
anything about dogfighting. And you yourself have expressed the view
that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.

George Plimpton

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Nov 7, 2012, 2:24:19 PM11/7/12
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On 11/7/2012 7:14 AM, Rupert wrote:
> On Nov 7, 4:03 pm, George Plimpton <geo...@si.not> wrote:
>> On 11/7/2012 6:22 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 6, 6:26 pm, George Plimpton <geo...@si.not> wrote:
>>>> On 11/6/2012 8:46 AM, dh@. wrote:
>>
>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:
>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> "disgusting animal combats that Goo - Fuckwit David Harrison, convicted felon - enjoys watching." - George Plimpton
>>
>>>>>> Yes, Fuckwit. They *ARE* disgusting
>>
>>>>> What types of disgusting animal combats do I enjoy watching, Prof. Plimpton?
>>
>>>> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
>>>> to the death. Are there others?
>>
>>> When did he say that?
>>
>> A long time ago.
>
> I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
> stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
> anything about dogfighting.

He made the same justification for the dogs: they "get to experience
life" that otherwise wouldn't happen. He supports it.


> And you yourself have expressed the view
> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.

I don't recall ever saying that. In any case, there's no difference
where the spectators are concerned. They're there to watch an animal
die in a kind of contest.

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 7, 2012, 2:40:55 PM11/7/12
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Find it and show it to us, you stupid f***.

Rupert

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Nov 8, 2012, 4:35:48 AM11/8/12
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On Nov 7, 8:24 pm, George Plimpton <geo...@si.not> wrote:
> On 11/7/2012 7:14 AM, Rupert wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 7, 4:03 pm, George Plimpton <geo...@si.not> wrote:
> >> On 11/7/2012 6:22 AM, Rupert wrote:
>
> >>> On Nov 6, 6:26 pm, George Plimpton <geo...@si.not> wrote:
> >>>> On 11/6/2012 8:46 AM, dh@. wrote:
>
> >>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:
>
> >>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>
> >>>>>>>       "disgusting animal combats that Goo - Fuckwit David Harrison, convicted felon - enjoys watching." - George Plimpton
>
> >>>>>> Yes, Fuckwit.  They *ARE* disgusting
>
> >>>>>        What types of disgusting animal combats do I enjoy watching, Prof. Plimpton?
>
> >>>> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
> >>>> to the death.  Are there others?
>
> >>> When did he say that?
>
> >> A long time ago.
>
> > I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
> > stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
> > anything about dogfighting.
>
> He made the same justification for the dogs:  they "get to experience
> life" that otherwise wouldn't happen.  He supports it.
>

I couldn't see him saying that anywhere. Derek made the inference that
the same argument that led him to support cockfighting would also lead
him to support dogfighting, but I couldn't see him saying it himself
anywhere and he explicitly disavowed it at one point.

As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
above.

> > And you yourself have expressed the view
> > that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>
> I don't recall ever saying that.

http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54caff9b?dmode=source

George Plimpton

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Nov 8, 2012, 9:23:41 AM11/8/12
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He claimed he didn't breed fighting dogs, but he most definitely *did*
offer the same lame, fuckwitted "they get to experience life" rationale
as to why it was acceptable.


> As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
> roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
> above.

He did say it.


>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>
>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54caff9b?dmode=source

You are so stupid:

I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
cockfighting. First, there is artistry in the work of the
toreador.


Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.

That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.

Rupert

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Nov 8, 2012, 10:19:05 AM11/8/12
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Well, if so he definitely changed his mind afterwards.

> > As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
> > roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
> > above.
>
> He did say it.
>

Well, I was not able to find it with a Google search.

> >>> And you yourself have expressed the view
> >>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>
> >> I don't recall ever saying that.
>
> >http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54ca...
>
> You are so stupid:
>
>       I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
>       cockfighting.  First, there is artistry in the work of the
>       toreador.
>
>       Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.
>
> That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.
>

As we can see above, my statement was that you expressed the view that
there is a difference between bullfighting and cockfighting. As we
see, I was absolutely correct. Your accusations of stupidity are
totally unfounded.

Furthermore, it probably would be reasonable to infer from what you
wrote there that you do view the spectators differently; it's hard to
see how to make sense of it otherwise. But if you want to disavow
that, then that's fine.

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 9, 2012, 2:09:52 PM11/9/12
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> >http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54ca...
>
> You are so stupid:
>
>       I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
>       cockfighting.  First, there is artistry in the work of the
>       toreador.
>
>       Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.
>
> That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.
>
>
>
>
>
> >> In any case, there's no difference
> >> where the spectators are concerned.  They're there to watch an animal
> >> die in a kind of contest.


Rupert made your stupidity apparent again, Goo. How do you feel about
that?

George Plimpton

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Nov 11, 2012, 10:20:37 PM11/11/12
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No, he didn't. He *never* recanted his belief that fighting dogs
"benefit" from existence - an existence they wouldn't have except that
they were bred to fight. All he ever did was deny participating in it.


>
>>> As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
>>> roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
>>> above.
>>
>> He did say it.
>>
>
> Well, I was not able to find it with a Google search.

You're less than thorough.


>>>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
>>>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>
>>>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54ca...
>>
>> You are so stupid:
>>
>> I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
>> cockfighting. First, there is artistry in the work of the
>> toreador.
>>
>> Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.
>>
>> That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.
>>
>
> As we can see above, my statement was that you expressed the view that
> there is a difference between bullfighting and cockfighting. As we
> see, I was absolutely correct. Your accusations of stupidity are
> totally unfounded.

They're very well founded. There is not a meaningful ethical difference
between cockfighting and bullfighting, and I neither said nor implied
there was. You lied.

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 12, 2012, 12:05:27 AM11/12/12
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Your stupidity is once again on display for the whole world to marvel
at. How do you feel about that, Goo?

Rupert

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Nov 12, 2012, 1:46:14 PM11/12/12
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He stated that he did not support dogfighting.

>
>
> >>> As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
> >>> roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
> >>> above.
>
> >> He did say it.
>
> > Well, I was not able to find it with a Google search.
>
> You're less than thorough.
>

I suppose if it is within your power to demonstrate that, then you can
do so if you choose.

>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >>>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
> >>>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>
> >>>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>
> >>>http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54ca...
>
> >> You are so stupid:
>
> >>        I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
> >>        cockfighting.  First, there is artistry in the work of the
> >>        toreador.
>
> >>        Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.
>
> >> That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.
>
> > As we can see above, my statement was that you expressed the view that
> > there is a difference between bullfighting and cockfighting. As we
> > see, I was absolutely correct. Your accusations of stupidity are
> > totally unfounded.
>
> They're very well founded.  There is not a meaningful ethical difference
> between cockfighting and bullfighting, and I neither said nor implied
> there was.  You lied.

My statement was that you said there was a difference between
cockfighting and bullfighting, and as the record conclusively
demonstrates, I was absolutely correct. Your accusations of lying are
completely baseless, as any idiot can see.

George Plimpton

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Nov 12, 2012, 3:12:55 PM11/12/12
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He said that the dogs "at least" get to experience life, and he
considers that a good thing.


>>>>>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
>>>>>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>
>>>>>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>>
>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54ca...
>>
>>>> You are so stupid:
>>
>>>> I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
>>>> cockfighting. First, there is artistry in the work of the
>>>> toreador.
>>
>>>> Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.
>>
>>>> That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.
>>
>>> As we can see above, my statement was that you expressed the view that
>>> there is a difference between bullfighting and cockfighting. As we
>>> see, I was absolutely correct. Your accusations of stupidity are
>>> totally unfounded.
>>
>> They're very well founded. There is not a meaningful ethical difference
>> between cockfighting and bullfighting, and I neither said nor implied
>> there was. You lied.
>
> My statement was that you said there was a difference between
> cockfighting and bullfighting,

Not a meaningful ethical difference.

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:04:48 PM11/12/12
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Are you going to start arguing with yourself again, Goo? How does it
make you feel when you do that?

Rupert

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Nov 13, 2012, 6:21:50 AM11/13/12
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Sure, no surprises there. But he has also said that he's not in favour
of the institution of dogfighting. And I cannot find him ever making
any statement that he personally enjoys watching cockfighting or
dogfighting. You stated that he did make such an assertion. As far as
I can tell there is no evidence for this. I conjecture that it was a
fabrication on your part.

>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >>>>>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
> >>>>>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>
> >>>>>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>
> >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54ca...
>
> >>>> You are so stupid:
>
> >>>>         I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
> >>>>         cockfighting.  First, there is artistry in the work of the
> >>>>         toreador.
>
> >>>>         Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.
>
> >>>> That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.
>
> >>> As we can see above, my statement was that you expressed the view that
> >>> there is a difference between bullfighting and cockfighting. As we
> >>> see, I was absolutely correct. Your accusations of stupidity are
> >>> totally unfounded.
>
> >> They're very well founded.  There is not a meaningful ethical difference
> >> between cockfighting and bullfighting, and I neither said nor implied
> >> there was.  You lied.
>
> > My statement was that you said there was a difference between
> > cockfighting and bullfighting,
>
> Not a meaningful ethical difference.

You misspelled "I apologize for making a totally unfounded accusation
of lying".

Derek

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Nov 13, 2012, 8:49:46 AM11/13/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:21:50 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
You know fully of his participation in cockfighting and even
admonished him for it.

[start - Harrison]
> I'm not opposed to cock fighting using gaffs, and I did see that
> a decade or so ago.

People who watch cockfights for entertainment are disgusting.
[end]
Rupert April 16 2012 http://tinyurl.com/af9bu2w

>or dogfighting.

In response to a link you provided from Francione, Harrison
responded to it by saying it's wrong to refer to organised
animal fights as a form of animal torture, on the basis that
those animals can quit and end it any time they want to.

[start - you]
>http://www.gary-francione.com/francione_narveson.pdf

It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
David Harrison Dec 1 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt

By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
accepts dog fighting.

Rupert

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:53:13 AM11/13/12
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On Nov 13, 2:49 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:21:50 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
Thank you for the reference. I had forgotten about that.

> >or dogfighting.
>
> In response to a link you provided from Francione, Harrison
> responded to it by saying it's wrong to refer to organised
> animal fights as a form of animal torture, on the basis that
> those animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>
>  [start - you]
>  >http://www.gary-francione.com/francione_narveson.pdf
>
>      It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
>  to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
>  fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>  David Harrison Dec 1 2009http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>
> By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
> accepts dog fighting.

Well, I'm pretty sure he has said on at least one occasion that he
doesn't support it. Anyway, thanks for the reference; that was helpful.

Rupert

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Nov 13, 2012, 11:17:17 AM11/13/12
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On Nov 13, 2:49 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:21:50 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
>  Rupert April 16 2012http://tinyurl.com/af9bu2w
>
> >or dogfighting.
>
> In response to a link you provided from Francione, Harrison
> responded to it by saying it's wrong to refer to organised
> animal fights as a form of animal torture, on the basis that
> those animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>
>  [start - you]
>  >http://www.gary-francione.com/francione_narveson.pdf
>
>      It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
>  to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
>  fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>  David Harrison Dec 1 2009http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>
> By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
> accepts dog fighting.

If you look at the link you provided you see Harrison explicitly
saying he does not approve of dogfighting and explaining what he
thinks the difference is.

Derek

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Nov 13, 2012, 1:33:09 PM11/13/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:17:17 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
"I've raised hundreds of game chickens, and even
though it's been about ten years I have hopes that
some of them, and their descendants, are still alive
and having decent lives."
David Harrison Aug 15 2005 http://tinyurl.com/95b8p

He justifies his participation in cock fighting on the basis
that he provides those fighting birds with decent lives. He
justifies his consumption of meat on the same basis, too.

>> >or dogfighting.
>>
>> In response to a link you provided from Francione, Harrison
>> responded to it by saying it's wrong to refer to organised
>> animal fights as a form of animal torture, on the basis that
>> those animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>>
>>  [start - you]
>>  >http://www.gary-francione.com/francione_narveson.pdf
>>
>>      It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
>>  to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
>>  fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>>  David Harrison Dec 1 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>>
>> By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
>> accepts dog fighting.
>
>If you look at the link you provided you see Harrison explicitly
>saying he does not approve of dogfighting and explaining what he
>thinks the difference is.

He's always tried to deny his approval of it, but he's never
been able to explain to anyone's satisfaction why arranged
animal combat is morally permissible for one type of animal
only. He's never been able to coherently explain why his
argument for cock fighting doesn't also defend dog fighting.

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 13, 2012, 2:34:54 PM11/13/12
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Goo always misspells his apologies and they are many.

Rupert

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Nov 13, 2012, 2:59:21 PM11/13/12
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On 13 Nov., 19:33, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:17:17 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
> >> Rupert April 16 2012http://tinyurl.com/af9bu2w
>
>  "I've raised hundreds of game chickens, and even
>   though it's been about ten years I have hopes that
>   some of them, and their descendants, are still alive
>   and having decent lives."
>  David Harrison Aug 15 2005http://tinyurl.com/95b8p
>
> He justifies his participation in cock fighting on the basis
> that he provides those fighting birds with decent lives. He
> justifies his consumption of meat on the same basis, too.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> >or dogfighting.
>
> >> In response to a link you provided from Francione, Harrison
> >> responded to it by saying it's wrong to refer to organised
> >> animal fights as a form of animal torture, on the basis that
> >> those animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>
> >> [start - you]
> >> >http://www.gary-francione.com/francione_narveson.pdf
>
> >> It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
> >> to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
> >> fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
> >> David Harrison Dec 1 2009http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>
> >> By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
> >> accepts dog fighting.
>
> >If you look at the link you provided you see Harrison explicitly
> >saying he does not approve of dogfighting and explaining what he
> >thinks the difference is.
>
> He's always tried to deny his approval of it, but he's never
> been able to explain to anyone's satisfaction why arranged
> animal combat is morally permissible for one type of animal
> only. He's never been able to coherently explain why his
> argument for cock fighting doesn't also defend dog fighting.

It's perfectly fine to say that he has no basis for drawing the
distinction, but obviously the reality is that he does in fact draw a
distinction.

It looks as though he has watched at least one cockfight and is in
favour of cockfighting being permitted. There are no grounds for
saying that he watches dogfights or is in favour of dogfighting being
morally permitted. There may be no coherent basis for this combination
of views of his, but it looks like they are his views, and he has
tried to explain why he thinks that there is a coherent basis for
making a distinction, in the very link which you provided.

Ball has previously expressed the view that there is a "difference"
between cockfighting and bullfighting. He is now trying to pretend
that he didn't mean that there was any significant ethical difference,
but that is rather implausible. He should instead be honest and just
say that he has changed his mind.

Derek

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Nov 13, 2012, 3:47:01 PM11/13/12
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:59:21 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>> >> Rupert April 16 2012 http://tinyurl.com/af9bu2w
>>
>>  "I've raised hundreds of game chickens, and even
>>   though it's been about ten years I have hopes that
>>   some of them, and their descendants, are still alive
>>   and having decent lives."
>>  David Harrison Aug 15 2005 http://tinyurl.com/95b8p
Of course, but you're about to change that opinion in a few
lines further down the page.

> but obviously the reality is that he does in fact draw a
>distinction.

No, the reality is that he does not. Simply claiming there is
one doesn't draw one.

>It looks as though he has watched at least one cockfight and is in
>favour of cockfighting being permitted. There are no grounds for
>saying that he watches dogfights or is in favour of dogfighting being
>morally permitted.

"It's perfectly fine to say that he has no basis for drawing the
distinction" is what you wrote. That being the case, there are
good grounds for believing he watches dog fights and is in
favour of dog fighting.

>There may be no coherent basis for this combination
>of views of his,

You're right; there isn't one. "It's perfectly fine to say that he
has no basis for drawing the distinction"

>but it looks like they are his views,

No, I don't believe it looks like they are. He cannot possibly
hold both without offering a satisfactory explanation. They're
not his views. He doesn't actually believe his bullshit.

>and he has tried

but utterly failed

>to explain why he thinks that there is a coherent basis for
>making a distinction, in the very link which you provided.

And did he explain it to your satisfaction, Rupert? Are you
satisfied that he formed a coherent basis for making a
distinction between the two?

dh

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Nov 13, 2012, 4:33:58 PM11/13/12
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On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 07:19:05 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Nov 8, 3:23 pm, Goo wrote:
>> On 11/8/2012 1:35 AM, Rupert wrote:
>> > On Nov 7, 8:24 pm, Goo wrote:
>> >> On 11/7/2012 7:14 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>
>> >>> On Nov 7, 4:03 pm, Goo wrote:
>> >>>> On 11/7/2012 6:22 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>
>> >>>>> On Nov 6, 6:26 pm, Goo wrote:
>> >>>>>> On 11/6/2012 8:46 AM, dh@. wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>>>>        "disgusting animal combats that Goo - Fuckwit David Harrison, convicted felon - enjoys watching." - George Plimpton
>>
>> >>>>>>>> Yes, Fuckwit.  They *ARE* disgusting
>>
>> >>>>>>>         What types of disgusting animal combats do I enjoy watching, Prof. Plimpton?
>>
>> >>>>>> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
>> >>>>>> to the death.  Are there others?
>>
>> >>>>> When did he say that?
>>
>> >>>> A long time ago.
>>
>> >>> I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
>> >>> stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
>> >>> anything about dogfighting.
>>
>> >> He made the same justification for the dogs:  they "get to experience
>> >> life" that otherwise wouldn't happen.  He supports it.
>>
>> > I couldn't see him saying that anywhere. Derek made the inference that
>> > the same argument that led him to support cockfighting would also lead
>> > him to support dogfighting, but I couldn't see him saying it himself
>> > anywhere and he explicitly disavowed it at one point.
>>
>> He claimed he didn't breed fighting dogs, but he most definitely *did*
>> offer the same lame, fuckwitted "they get to experience life" rationale
>> as to why it was acceptable.
>>
>
>Well, if so he definitely changed his mind afterwards.

Goo's lying to you. I've always been opposed to dog fighting. I was opposed
to cock fighting too before I learned about it. I became more opposed to dog
fighting after learning some things about it though, so the Goober is extra
stupidly wrong as well as lying to you, and very blatantly too btw.

>> > As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
>> > roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
>> > above.
>>
>> He did say it.
>>
>
>Well, I was not able to find it with a Google search.

You might do better to look for examples of me saying I'm opposed to it than
examples of what Goo's lying about.

>> >>> And you yourself have expressed the view
>> >>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>
>> >> I don't recall ever saying that.
>>
>> >http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54ca...
>>
>> You are so stupid:
>>
>>       I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
>>       cockfighting.  First, there is artistry in the work of the
>>       toreador.
>>
>>       Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.
>>
>> That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.
>>
>
>As we can see above, my statement was that you expressed the view that
>there is a difference between bullfighting and cockfighting. As we
>see, I was absolutely correct.

So the Goober lied again. How not unusual for Goo. The "differences" the
stupid Goober brought up are stupid too. Can you figure out what's stupid about
them?

>Your accusations of stupidity are
>totally unfounded.

Could they also be based on more blatant lies? Or are they based on less
obvious lies?

>Furthermore, it probably would be reasonable to infer from what you
>wrote there that you do view the spectators differently; it's hard to
>see how to make sense of it otherwise.

There usually ends up being between little and nothing that makes sense when
you get down to stupidities on the Goobal level.

>But if you want to disavow
>that, then that's fine.

LOL... From previous experiences with the Goober, I'm predicting that he
can't even make an attempt to meet your challenge, and it will defeat him as
completely as possible. And if not, we might be in for some good fun with more
Goobal stupidities and self outstupidifiactions, often by the idiotic blatancy
of his own dishonesties.

dh

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Nov 13, 2012, 4:36:30 PM11/13/12
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On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:23:41 -0800, Goo puled:

>On 11/8/2012 1:35 AM, Rupert wrote:
>> On Nov 7, 8:24 pm, Goo wrote:
>>> On 11/7/2012 7:14 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>>> On Nov 7, 4:03 pm, Goo wrote:
>>>>> On 11/7/2012 6:22 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>>>>> On Nov 6, 6:26 pm, Goo wrote:
>>>>>>> On 11/6/2012 8:46 AM, dh@. wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "disgusting animal combats that Goo enjoys watching." - Goo
>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes, Fuckwit. They *ARE* disgusting
>>>
>>>>>>>> What types of disgusting animal combats do you enjoy watching, you stupid Goober?
>>>
>>>>>>> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
>>>>>>> to the death. Are there others?
>>>
>>>>>> When did he say that?
>>>
>>>>> A long time ago.
>>>
>>>> I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
>>>> stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
>>>> anything about dogfighting.
>>>
>>> He made the same justification for the dogs: they "get to experience
>>> life" that otherwise wouldn't happen. He supports it.
>>>
>>
>> I couldn't see him saying that anywhere. Derek made the inference that
>> the same argument that led him to support cockfighting would also lead
>> him to support dogfighting, but I couldn't see him saying it himself
>> anywhere and he explicitly disavowed it at one point.
>
>He claimed he didn't breed fighting dogs, but he most definitely *did*
>offer the same lame, fuckwitted "they get to experience life" rationale
>as to why it was acceptable.

You're lying Goober and I don't believe you're honestly too stupid to know
that you are, since I've pointed out countless times that I'm opposed to dog
fighting and cock fighting with the knife. They DO get to experience life
because of it Goo, and you're a moron if you think that's not true. But Goob, I
believe the majority of the time the dogs' lives overall are of negative value
not positive, plus I believe there's also more suffering involved with the
animals in dog fighting than in cock fighting. A concept you may be too stupid
to comprehend Goo, and if so that's the only way you could honestly believe I
don't appreciate such distinctions. Only if you yourself are so stupid that you
can not Goob, could you honestly believe that I don't either.

>> As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
>> roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
>> above.
>
>He did say it.

LOL!!! That's a blatant lie Goo. I've also pointed out that I've never even
seen a dog fight you lying Goober.

>>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
>>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>>
>>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54caff9b?dmode=source
>
>You are so stupid:
>
> I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
> cockfighting. First, there is artistry in the work of the
> toreador.

Goober if you wrote THAT stupid shit then try to explain how you want people
to think it makes any damn difference whether or not there's artistry, and
exactly HOW that artistry is a significant aspect of the ethics associated with
it. Go:

> Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.

And then do you think the bull gets to live a long decent life because of it
Goob? Or mayb you think that happens only if the toreador dies Goo? If you think
instead the bull is slaughtered, then what difference do you think it makes if
he gets a jab at his tormentor Goob??? Explain how you think what a bull gets
out of goring the toreador is better than what a rooster gets out of killing his
opponent Goo. Go:

>That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.

By that wussery are you sneaking in a maundering pule that you don't view
the spectators any differently Goob, or is it something even more wussile than
that? Or don't you have any idea, Goo?

dh

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Nov 13, 2012, 4:38:08 PM11/13/12
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On Thu, 8 Nov 2012 01:35:48 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Nov 7, 8:24 pm, Goo wrote:
>> On 11/7/2012 7:14 AM, Rupert wrote:
>> > On Nov 7, 4:03 pm, Goo wrote:
>> >> On 11/7/2012 6:22 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>
>> >>> On Nov 6, 6:26 pm, Goo wrote:
>> >>>> On 11/6/2012 8:46 AM, dh@. wrote:
>>
>> >>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>>>       "disgusting animal combats that Goo - Fuckwit David Harrison, convicted felon - enjoys watching." - George Plimpton
>>
>> >>>>>> Yes, Fuckwit.  They *ARE* disgusting
>>
>> >>>>>        What types of disgusting animal combats do I enjoy watching, Prof. Plimpton?
>>
>> >>>> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
>> >>>> to the death.  Are there others?
>>
>> >>> When did he say that?
>>
>> >> A long time ago.
>>
>> > I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
>> > stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
>> > anything about dogfighting.
>>
>> He made the same justification for the dogs:  they "get to experience
>> life" that otherwise wouldn't happen.  He supports it.
>>
>
>I couldn't see him saying that anywhere.

Goo's lying to you, as usual/always.

>Derek made the inference that
>the same argument that led him to support cockfighting would also lead
>him to support dogfighting, but I couldn't see him saying it himself
>anywhere and he explicitly disavowed it at one point.

I've pointed out to the lying Goober more than once that I'm opposed to dog
fighting AND cock fighting with the knife. I've only seen a few dozen fights in
about eight or ten different situations, but still feel that when it's done by
the way it's supposed to be done it's less cruel than the broiler industry by
far. Possibly with the knif as well but I've never seen it. The people I've
talked to who have and are in support of gaff fighting have all been opposed to
the knife though, so from that I'm guessing I would be too. People like yourself
and the Goober can't make any distinction, and from my pov that does nothing to
make your pov superior. I'm opposed to dog fighting but your hero Goob can't
even comprehend how there COULD BE distinctions between that and cockfighting,
which is why the stupid Goober is stupid enough to believe I support dog
fighting TOO, IF!!! the Goober really is stupid enough to believe I do after
having told him I don't a number of times. You're coming in on the ass end of
this one, and of course as I pointed out you were "introduced" to the topic by
blatant lies from Goo.

>As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
>roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
>above.

I've never seen a dog fight and damned sure never want to, but Goo lies
about it. Why does Goo lie to you about that? I don't especially like even gaff
fights, though lots of people do. I like seeing all the beautiful proud birds in
top condition and enjoy the excitement at the beginning of a fight while both
birds are still in good shape, but later when it gets down to the drag and they
can barely keep going I don't enjoy that. But! I realise it's better than
hanging them by their feet and cutting their throats like broiler chickens, and
that they are only in the pit as long as they willingly want to keep fighting.
Also I appreciate a number of other things about it that you'll never be able
to, but those are a couple of the main significant aspects imo.

>> > And you yourself have expressed the view
>> > that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>
>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>
>http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54caff9b?dmode=source
>
>> In any case, there's no difference
>> where the spectators are concerned.  They're there to watch an animal
>> die in a kind of contest.

LOL!!! That's hilarious. It's like saying people like to watch football for
the teams that lose instead of win...LOL....

dh

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Nov 13, 2012, 4:38:54 PM11/13/12
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On Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:40:55 -0800 (PST), "Mr.Smartypants"
<bunghol...@lycos.com> wrote:

>On Nov 7, 8:03 am, Goo wrote:
>> On 11/7/2012 6:22 AM, Rupert wrote:
>> > On Nov 6, 6:26 pm, Goo wrote:
>> >> On 11/6/2012 8:46 AM, dh@. wrote:
>>
>> >>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:
>>
>> >>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>      "disgusting animal combats that Goo - Fuckwit David Harrison, convicted felon - enjoys watching." - George Plimpton
>>
>> >>>> Yes, Fuckwit.  They *ARE* disgusting
>>
>> >>>       What types of disgusting animal combats do I enjoy watching, Prof. Plimpton?
>>
>> >> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
>> >> to the death.  Are there others?
>>
>> > When did he say that?
>>
>> A long time ago.
>
>
>Find it and show it to us, you stupid f***.

I've pointed out to the Goober that I'm opposed to dog fighting and cock
fighting with the knife a number of times. So this brings us to (at least) two
fun with Goo's stupidity type questions:

1. is Goo still stupid enough to believe I'm in favor of dog fighting even after
I've pointed out that I make a distinction between it and cock fighting with
gaffs?

2. is the Goober himself too stupid to comprehend that there even could be
significant enough distinctions between dogs and chickens that there could be a
similar distinction between whether or not it's cruel to fight them?

My guess is that Goo honestly is too stupid to appreciate any distinction
between them and between gaffs and the knife. LOL...and from what I've seen so
far the stupid Goober has no clue even how to TRY to consider the ethics
associated with bull fighting, much less could he appreciate distinctions
between that and dog fighting or/and cock fighting.

Dutch

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Nov 13, 2012, 5:42:47 PM11/13/12
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dh@. wrote:
> I've only seen a few dozen fights in
> about eight or ten different situations, but still feel that when it's done by
> the way it's supposed to be done it's less cruel than the broiler industry by
> far.

Shooting someone through the head while they sleep is less cruel than
beating them to death with a bat, but if they are attacking you it is
more justifiable. Try to connect the dots..

George Plimpton

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Nov 14, 2012, 1:41:00 AM11/14/12
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Fuckwit David Harrison, animal combat fan, lied:

>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "disgusting animal combats that Goo - Fuckwit David Harrison - enjoys watching."
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yes, Fuckwit. They *ARE* disgusting
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What types of disgusting animal combats do you enjoy watching, you stupid Goober?
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
>>>>>>>> to the death. Are there others?
>>>>
>>>>>>> When did he say that?
>>>>
>>>>>> A long time ago.
>>>>
>>>>> I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
>>>>> stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
>>>>> anything about dogfighting.
>>>>
>>>> He made the same justification for the dogs: they "get to experience
>>>> life" that otherwise wouldn't happen. He supports it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I couldn't see him saying that anywhere. Derek made the inference that
>>> the same argument that led him to support cockfighting would also lead
>>> him to support dogfighting, but I couldn't see him saying it himself
>>> anywhere and he explicitly disavowed it at one point.
>>
>> He claimed he didn't breed fighting dogs, but he most definitely *did*
>> offer the same lame, fuckwitted "they get to experience life" rationale
>> as to why it was acceptable.
>
> You're lying Prof. Plimpton and

I'm not lying. It's *exactly* what you said: you said the dogs "at
least get to experience life", and that they wouldn't have "any life" if
not for the dogfighting. You approve of dogfighting.


>>> As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
>>> roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
>>> above.
>>
>> He did say it.
>
> LOL!!! That's a blatant lie

No.


>>>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
>>>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>>>
>>>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54caff9b?dmode=source
>>
>> You are so stupid:
>>
>> I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
>> cockfighting. First, there is artistry in the work of the
>> toreador.
>
> Goober if you wrote THAT stupid shit then try to explain how you want people
> to think it makes any damn difference whether or not there's artistry,

*I* don't think it's a material difference, Fuckwit - you stupid fuckwit.

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 14, 2012, 3:17:57 AM11/14/12
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> >>>http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54ca...
>
> >> You are so stupid:
>
> >>       I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
> >>       cockfighting.  First, there is artistry in the work of the
> >>       toreador.
>
> >      Goober if you wrote THAT stupid shit then try to explain how you want people
> > to think it makes any damn difference whether or not there's artistry,
>
> *I* don't think it's a material difference, Fuckwit - you stupid fuckwit.

Sooner or later Goobs will decide and announce his ideas about this
are "fuckwitted and wrong".

Rupert

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Nov 14, 2012, 4:58:35 AM11/14/12
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On Nov 13, 9:47 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:59:21 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
> >> >> Rupert April 16 2012http://tinyurl.com/af9bu2w
>
> >>  "I've raised hundreds of game chickens, and even
> >>   though it's been about ten years I have hopes that
> >>   some of them, and their descendants, are still alive
> >>   and having decent lives."
> >>  David Harrison Aug 15 2005http://tinyurl.com/95b8p
You obviously draw a moral distinction between buying meat and buying
vegetables, right? You have given us explanations of what you think
the basis for that distinction is. Now, someone might say "Actually,
you have no coherent basis for drawing that that distinction; the
logic of your position really forces you to conclude that buying
vegetables is morally wrong". That's a claim that can then be debated.
But however that debate might go, the obvious reality is that, for the
moment anyway, you *do* in fact draw a distinction between buying meat
and buying vegetables, and it would be silly for anyone to pretend
otherwise.

In the case of David Harrison, it is clear that the reality is that he
does in fact draw a distinction between cockfighting and dogfighting,
and he has attempted to say something about what he thinks the grounds
for drawing that distinction. Now, you may perhaps think "In constrast
to the situation with me explaining why I draw a distinction between
buying meat and buying vegetables, David Harrison is extraordinarily
incompetent at presenting a valid basis for making a distinction, and
in fact his argument completely lacks merit". That's a perfectly
legitimate claim, which you can debate about with David Harrison if
you have any interest in doing so, but it doesn't change the reality
that he *does* in fact draw a distinction, however indefensible his
view might be, and it would be silly to pretend otherwise.

> >It looks as though he has watched at least one cockfight and is in
> >favour of cockfighting being permitted. There are no grounds for
> >saying that he watches dogfights or is in favour of dogfighting being
> >morally permitted.
>
> "It's perfectly fine to say that he has no basis for drawing the
> distinction" is what you wrote. That being the case, there are
> good grounds for believing he watches dog fights and is in
> favour of dog fighting.
>

Actually, that's obviously a complete non sequitur. It's quite
extraordinary that you cannot see that that conclusion in no way
logically follows.

> >There may be no coherent basis for this combination
> >of views of his,
>
> You're right; there isn't one. "It's perfectly fine to say that he
> has no basis for drawing the distinction"
>
> >but it looks like they are his views,
>
> No, I don't believe it looks like they are. He cannot possibly
> hold both without offering a satisfactory explanation. They're
> not his views. He doesn't actually believe his bullshit.
>

Well, you are welcome to believe that if you want to; I'm not aware of
rational grounds for such a belief.

> >and he has tried
>
> but utterly failed
>
> >to explain why he thinks that there is a coherent basis for
> >making a distinction, in the very link which you provided.
>
> And did he explain it to your satisfaction, Rupert? Are you
> satisfied that he formed a coherent basis for making a
> distinction between the two?

I read what he wrote very quickly and didn't give it too much thought.
I think it's complete nonsense to suggest that there's any distinction
between cockfighting and dogfighting, and I would be very surprised if
Harrison had written anything in defense of drawing such a distinction
which I would find persuasive on reflection.

Derek

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Nov 14, 2012, 12:49:02 PM11/14/12
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:58:35 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Nov 13, 9:47 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:59:21 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
[]
What you seem to be trying to establish here is that everyone can
successfully draw a distinction between two things just by voicing it, even
when they obviously fail to provide a coherent argument for accepting it.
But I don't agree. I believe a person can fail to draw a distinction. At the
bottom of this post you wrote, "I think it's complete nonsense to suggest
that there's any distinction between cockfighting and dog fighting ..."

Harrison, then, clearly fails to draw a distinction between the two, and
you've all but said it yourself. To say Harrison has drawn a distinction
between the two vouches support for his argument. To say Harrison has failed
to draw a distinction between the two opposes it, and that makes perfect
sense to me.

>> >It looks as though he has watched at least one cockfight and is in
>> >favour of cockfighting being permitted. There are no grounds for
>> >saying that he watches dogfights or is in favour of dogfighting being
>> >morally permitted.
>>
>> "It's perfectly fine to say that he has no basis for drawing the
>> distinction" is what you wrote. That being the case, there are
>> good grounds for believing he watches dog fights and is in
>> favour of dog fighting.
>
>Actually, that's obviously a complete non sequitur. It's quite
>extraordinary that you cannot see that that conclusion in no way
>logically follows.

Now be fair, Rupert. I was very careful to avoid that by writing, "there are
good grounds for believing he watches dog fights ..." I didn't say or imply
one logically follows the other. The preponderance of evidence freely given
in his posts for his support in cock fighting lends such a weight to his
alleged participation in dog fighting that it can't be rationally disputed.

>> >There may be no coherent basis for this combination
>> >of views of his,
>>
>> You're right; there isn't one. "It's perfectly fine to say that he
>> has no basis for drawing the distinction"
>>
>> >but it looks like they are his views,
>>
>> No, I don't believe it looks like they are. He cannot possibly
>> hold both without offering a satisfactory explanation. They're
>> not his views. He doesn't actually believe his bullshit.
>
>Well, you are welcome to believe that if you want to; I'm not aware of
>rational grounds for such a belief.
>
>> >and he has tried
>>
>> but utterly failed
>>
>> >to explain why he thinks that there is a coherent basis for
>> >making a distinction, in the very link which you provided.
>>
>> And did he explain it to your satisfaction, Rupert? Are you
>> satisfied that he formed a coherent basis for making a
>> distinction between the two?
>
>I read what he wrote very quickly and didn't give it too much thought.
>I think it's complete nonsense to suggest that there's any distinction
>between cockfighting and dogfighting, and I would be very surprised if
>Harrison had written anything in defense of drawing such a distinction
>which I would find persuasive on reflection.

Then, if you doubt that he can defend drawing such a distinction, why
announce that he has in fact drawn one? He clearly hasn't. His attempts fail
every time. He fails to draw a distinction.

Rupert

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Nov 14, 2012, 1:17:12 PM11/14/12
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On Nov 14, 6:49 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:58:35 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
Well, you're mistaken. I do not think that. What I think is that if it
is an obvious reality that someone believes that a valid distinction
exists, then it's silly to ignore than reality.

> But I don't agree. I believe a person can fail to draw a distinction. At the
> bottom of this post you wrote, "I think it's complete nonsense to suggest
> that there's any distinction between cockfighting and dog fighting ..."
>
> Harrison, then, clearly fails to draw a distinction between the two, and
> you've all but said it yourself. To say Harrison has drawn a distinction
> between the two vouches support for his argument. To say Harrison has failed
> to draw a distinction between the two opposes it, and that makes perfect
> sense to me.
>

This seems to be a different issue. I'm not expressing any support for
Harrison's argument. I'm saying that it's silly to ignore the reality
that he has in fact made the argument.

> >> >It looks as though he has watched at least one cockfight and is in
> >> >favour of cockfighting being permitted. There are no grounds for
> >> >saying that he watches dogfights or is in favour of dogfighting being
> >> >morally permitted.
>
> >> "It's perfectly fine to say that he has no basis for drawing the
> >> distinction" is what you wrote. That being the case, there are
> >> good grounds for believing he watches dog fights and is in
> >> favour of dog fighting.
>
> >Actually, that's obviously a complete non sequitur. It's quite
> >extraordinary that you cannot see that that conclusion in no way
> >logically follows.
>
> Now be fair, Rupert. I was very careful to avoid that by writing, "there are
> good grounds for believing he watches dog fights ..." I didn't say or imply
> one logically follows the other. The preponderance of evidence freely given
> in his posts for his support in cock fighting lends such a weight to his
> alleged participation in dog fighting that it can't be rationally disputed.
>

Well, I really don't see it. Why do you suppose that there are good
grounds for thinking he participates in dog fighting, where's the
evidence?
The point is that he believes that the distinction exists, however
indefensibly. So it's silly to say that he supports dogfighting. He
says that he doesn't and there's no good reason not to take him at his
word.

dh

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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:33:09 +0000, Derek <usenet...@gmail.com> wrote:

>He's never been able to coherently explain why his
>argument for cock fighting doesn't also defend dog fighting.

For one thing the dogs aren't game by their nature but the game roosters
are. That alone is more than you can appreciate. Being tied to a stake for life
is better for a rooster than for a dog too, again because of the nature of the
animal. YOU can't appreciate any differences, but that doesn't mean that no one
can.

dh

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:17:57 -0800 (PST), "Mr.Smartypants"
<bunghol...@lycos.com> wrote:

>On Nov 13, 11:41 pm, Goo wrote:
>> dh challenged:

>> >>>>>>>>>>>         "disgusting animal combats that Goo enjoys watching."
Was it Goo who wrote about the artistry? If so was the Goober outstupiding
himself when he wrote it, or is he outstupiding himself now, or outstupiding
himself both times?

dh

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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:41:00 -0800, Goo wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:36:30 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:23:41 -0800, Goo puled:
>>
>>>On 11/8/2012 1:35 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>>> On Nov 7, 8:24 pm, Goo wrote:
>>>>> On 11/7/2012 7:14 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>>>>> On Nov 7, 4:03 pm, Goo wrote:
>>>>>>> On 11/7/2012 6:22 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Nov 6, 6:26 pm, Goo wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 11/6/2012 8:46 AM, dh@. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:44:04 -0800, Goo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:44:52 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "disgusting animal combats that Goo enjoys watching." - Goo
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, Fuckwit. They *ARE* disgusting
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What types of disgusting animal combats do you enjoy watching, you stupid Goober?
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
>>>>>>>>> to the death. Are there others?
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When did he say that?
>>>>>
>>>>>>> A long time ago.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
>>>>>> stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
>>>>>> anything about dogfighting.
>>>>>
>>>>> He made the same justification for the dogs: they "get to experience
>>>>> life" that otherwise wouldn't happen. He supports it.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I couldn't see him saying that anywhere. Derek made the inference that
>>>> the same argument that led him to support cockfighting would also lead
>>>> him to support dogfighting, but I couldn't see him saying it himself
>>>> anywhere and he explicitly disavowed it at one point.
>>>
>>>He claimed he didn't breed fighting dogs, but he most definitely *did*
>>>offer the same lame, fuckwitted "they get to experience life" rationale
>>>as to why it was acceptable.
>>
>> You're lying Goober and I don't believe you're honestly too stupid to know
>>that you are, since I've pointed out countless times that I'm opposed to dog
>>fighting and cock fighting with the knife. They DO get to experience life
>>because of it Goo, and you're a moron if you think that's not true. But Goob, I
>>believe the majority of the time the dogs' lives overall are of negative value
>>not positive, plus I believe there's also more suffering involved with the
>>animals in dog fighting than in cock fighting. A concept you may be too stupid
>>to comprehend Goo, and if so that's the only way you could honestly believe I
>>don't appreciate such distinctions. Only if you yourself are so stupid that you
>>can not Goob, could you honestly believe that I don't either.
>
>I'm not lying. It's *exactly* what you said: you said the dogs "at
>least get to experience life", and that they wouldn't have "any life" if
>not for the dogfighting.

LOL...you stupid Goober, the dogs DO only live because of dogfighting and if
you can't comprehend that much then you're definitely too stupid to try
discussing this topic.

>You approve of dogfighting.

No Goo. Sometimes it's better that no beings experience certain things from
my pov, and that is one of them. You're quite possibly too stupid to comprehend
that as well though Goob.

>>>> As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
>>>> roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
>>>> above.
>>>
>>>He did say it.
>>
>> LOL!!! That's a blatant lie Goo. I've also pointed out that I've never even
>>seen a dog fight you lying Goober.
>
>No.

Yes Goo, I have.

>>>>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
>>>>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54caff9b?dmode=source
>>>
>>>You are so stupid:
>>>
>>> I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
>>> cockfighting. First, there is artistry in the work of the
>>> toreador.
>>
>> Goober if you wrote THAT stupid shit then try to explain how you want people
>>to think it makes any damn difference whether or not there's artistry, and
>>exactly HOW that artistry is a significant aspect of the ethics associated with
>>it. Go:
>>
>>> Secondly, the bull sometimes gores the toreador.
>>
>> And then do you think the bull gets to live a long decent life because of it
>>Goob? Or mayb you think that happens only if the toreador dies Goo? If you think
>>instead the bull is slaughtered, then what difference do you think it makes if
>>he gets a jab at his tormentor Goob??? Explain how you think what a bull gets
>>out of goring the toreador is better than what a rooster gets out of killing his
>>opponent Goo. Go:
>>
>>>That hardly counts as a difference in how I view the spectators.
>>
>> By that wussery are you sneaking in a maundering pule that you don't view
>>the spectators any differently Goob, or is it something even more wussile than
>>that? Or don't you have any idea, Goo?
>
>*I* don't think it's a material difference, Fuckwit - you stupid fuckwit.

Then you view them as all the same Goober.

dh

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It has nothing to do with what we're talking about but you know I'm right
about what I wrote so you're desperate to change the subject to something else.

dh

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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:49:46 +0000, Derek <usenet...@gmail.com> wrote:

> It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
> to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
> fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
> David Harrison Dec 1 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>
>By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
>accepts dog fighting.

No I don't. If I did I'd say why I do. Duh. Unless you can name a type of
torture in which the animals can quit being tortured any time they want to, the
distinction remains and will remain even though I'm opposed to dogfighting.

dh

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On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:17:17 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>If you look at the link you provided you see Harrison explicitly
>saying he does not approve of dogfighting and explaining what he
>thinks the difference is.

Why do you think the Goos are so determined to promote this particular lie
about me all of a sudden?

Derek

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:17:12 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
I'm not ignoring the reality that he attempted to draw a distinction. I'm
ignoring the fantasy that he actually succeeded. He failed to draw a
distinction, in my view.

>> But I don't agree. I believe a person can fail to draw a distinction. At the
>> bottom of this post you wrote, "I think it's complete nonsense to suggest
>> that there's any distinction between cockfighting and dog fighting ..."
>>
>> Harrison, then, clearly fails to draw a distinction between the two, and
>> you've all but said it yourself. To say Harrison has drawn a distinction
>> between the two vouches support for his argument. To say Harrison has failed
>> to draw a distinction between the two opposes it, and that makes perfect
>> sense to me.
>
>This seems to be a different issue. I'm not expressing any support for
>Harrison's argument. I'm saying that it's silly to ignore the reality
>that he has in fact made the argument.

Are you trying to lead me? Okay, no, I don't believe he made the argument.
He failed to make it.

>> >> >It looks as though he has watched at least one cockfight and is in
>> >> >favour of cockfighting being permitted. There are no grounds for
>> >> >saying that he watches dogfights or is in favour of dogfighting being
>> >> >morally permitted.
>>
>> >> "It's perfectly fine to say that he has no basis for drawing the
>> >> distinction" is what you wrote. That being the case, there are
>> >> good grounds for believing he watches dog fights and is in
>> >> favour of dog fighting.
>>
>> >Actually, that's obviously a complete non sequitur. It's quite
>> >extraordinary that you cannot see that that conclusion in no way
>> >logically follows.
>>
>> Now be fair, Rupert. I was very careful to avoid that by writing, "there are
>> good grounds for believing he watches dog fights ..." I didn't say or imply
>> one logically follows the other. The preponderance of evidence freely given
>> in his posts for his support in cock fighting lends such a weight to his
>> alleged participation in dog fighting that it can't be rationally disputed.
>
>Well, I really don't see it. Why do you suppose that there are good
>grounds for thinking he participates in dog fighting, where's the
>evidence?

You'll find it in his support for cock fighting. Dog fighting and cock
fighting are indistinct. An ethically relevant distinction cannot be made,
and certainly not by Harrison.
Good Lord no. Harrison always tells the truth. We all know
that. Just look at the evidence of his honesty in chronological
order if you doubt me.

“I don't eat veal, because of the way that it is raised, and
there are several other people I know who feel the same
way.”
David Harrison 5 June 1999 http://tinyurl.com/37bxwk3

and

“To me the method of raising veal--who are always
confined, until they are finally forced up the ramp of
a truck (being barely able to support their own weight,
often being injured in the process) and then taken to be
killed--is very bad, so I don't eat veal.”
David Harrison 23 July 1999 http://tinyurl.com/37ot8od

but then, barely 2 months later

“I would eat animals even if I thought that it was cruel
to them, and even if they gained nothing from the deal”
David Harrison 23 Sep 1999 http://tinyurl.com/yh5yc6w

and

“I am not an extremist about it, and if I thought that all
of the animals I eat had terrible lives, I would still eat
meat. That is not because I don't care about them at all,
but I would just ignore their suffering.”
David Harrison Nov 29 1999 http://tinyurl.com/k66pb

and then back again

“I am against many of the things that take place in the
veal industry, and therefore don't eat veal”
David Harrison Jan 12 2000 http://tinyurl.com/366tvna

and then back again

“I don't try to eat ethically, because I don't really care
enough to make the effort.”
David Harrison 31 July 2003 http://tinyurl.com/2v5ayqy

Yep, there's never a dishonest bone in his entire being.

Derek

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:39:21 -0500, dh@. wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:33:09 +0000, Derek <usenet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>He's never been able to coherently explain why his
>>argument for cock fighting doesn't also defend dog fighting.
>
> For one thing the dogs aren't game by their nature but the game roosters
>are.

Certain breeds of dog are bred for fighting. You knew that, of course.

Derek

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Derek

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:41:53 -0500, dh@. wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:49:46 +0000, Derek <usenet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
>> to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
>> fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>> David Harrison Dec 1 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>>
>>By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
>>accepts dog fighting.
>
> No I don't.

Yes you do.

George Plimpton

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On 11/14/2012 11:39 AM, dh@. wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:33:09 +0000, Derek <usenet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> He's never been able to coherently explain why his
>> argument for cock fighting doesn't also defend dog fighting.
>
> For one thing the dogs aren't game by their nature but the game roosters
> are.

Meaningless - not a distinction at all.

George Plimpton

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Fuckwit David Harrison, a fan of *BOTH* dogfighting and cockfighting,
*LIED*:


>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "disgusting animal combats that Goo - Fuckwit David Harrison - enjoys watching."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, Fuckwit. They *ARE* disgusting
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What types of disgusting animal combats do you enjoy watching, you stupid Goober?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Previously, Goo, you have said you like to watch roosters and dogs fight
>>>>>>>>>> to the death. Are there others?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When did he say that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A long time ago.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was having a look through the Google Archives; he seems to have
>>>>>>> stated that cockfighting can be justified, but not to have said
>>>>>>> anything about dogfighting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He made the same justification for the dogs: they "get to experience
>>>>>> life" that otherwise wouldn't happen. He supports it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I couldn't see him saying that anywhere. Derek made the inference that
>>>>> the same argument that led him to support cockfighting would also lead
>>>>> him to support dogfighting, but I couldn't see him saying it himself
>>>>> anywhere and he explicitly disavowed it at one point.
>>>>
>>>> He claimed he didn't breed fighting dogs, but he most definitely *did*
>>>> offer the same lame, fuckwitted "they get to experience life" rationale
>>>> as to why it was acceptable.
>>>
>>> You're lying Prof. Plimpton and
>>
>> I'm not lying. It's *exactly* what you said: you said the dogs "at
>> least get to experience life", and that they wouldn't have "any life" if
>> not for the dogfighting.
>
> LOL.

No lying, Goo. You *DO* believe that "at least the dogs get to
experience life", and so you justify it.


>
>> You approve of dogfighting.
>
> No

Yes, Goo - you approve of dogfighting.


>>>>> As far as I can tell, he has never said that he likes to watch
>>>>> roosters and dogs fight to the death, contrary to what you claimed
>>>>> above.
>>>>
>>>> He did say it.
>>>
>>> LOL!!! That's a blatant lie
>>
>> No.
>
> Yes

No, Goo. You approve of dogfighting: *proved*.


>>>>>>> And you yourself have expressed the view
>>>>>>> that there is "a difference" between cockfighting and bullfighting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't recall ever saying that.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.animals/msg/c1419fae54caff9b?dmode=source
>>>>
>>>> You are so stupid:
>>>>
>>>> I've never been to a bullfight, but I see a difference in that and
>>>> cockfighting. First, there is artistry in the work of the
>>>> toreador.
>>>
>>> if you wrote THAT stupid shit then try to explain how you want people
>>> to think it makes any damn difference
>>
>> *I* don't think it's a material difference, Fuckwit - you stupid fuckwit.
>
> Then you view them as all the same

*YOU* view them as all the same, Fuckwit, you stupid Goober - you *are*
the one and only Goober, Fuckwit - which is why you support dogfighting:
proved.

George Plimpton

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On 11/14/2012 11:41 AM, dh@. wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:42:47 -0800, Dutch <n...@email.com> wrote:
>
>> dh@. wrote:
>>> I've only seen a few dozen fights in
>>> about eight or ten different situations, but

Which is why you support both cockfighting and dogfighting, Fuckwit -
you stupid Goober.

George Plimpton

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On 11/14/2012 11:41 AM, dh@. wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:49:46 +0000, Derek <usenet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
>> to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
>> fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
>> David Harrison Dec 1 2009 http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>>
>> By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
>> accepts dog fighting.
>
> No I don't.

Yes, you do. Proved.

George Plimpton

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Of course he does. Fuckwit - *The Goober* - is too stupid and of
inferior intelligence to understand logically necessary implications.

Derek

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Probably the most stupiculous stupertard on Usenet.

Dutch

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It has everything to do with what you believe, which is that it is
permissible to ignore the underlying reason for doing something. I
support the poultry industry, which undoubtedly inflicts suffering on
fowl. The underlying reason for my support of that suffering is that I
use chicken to feed my family. You attempt to use the argument that the
lives of fighting birds involves less suffering than the lives of
poultry which is an attempt to gloss over a critical issue, the
underlying motive for raising fighting birds, and that is to derive
entertainment from watching them fight. It is broadly accepted among
civilized people that pitting animals against each other for
entertainment is immoral.

George Plimpton

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On 11/14/2012 11:41 AM, dh@. wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:42:47 -0800, Dutch <n...@email.com> wrote:
>
>> dh@. wrote:
>>> I've only seen a few dozen fights in
>>> about eight or ten different situations, but still feel that when it's done by
>>> the way it's supposed to be done it's less cruel than the broiler industry by
>>> far.
>>
>> Shooting someone through the head while they sleep is less cruel than
>> beating them to death with a bat, but if they are attacking you it is
>> more justifiable. Try to connect the dots..
>
> It has nothing to do with what we're talking about but

It has *everything* to do with it, Fuckwit - Goober - but of course,
you're too stupid and of inferior intelligence to get it.

You really don't get any of this. You never have.

George Plimpton

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On 11/14/2012 11:42 AM, dh@. wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:17:17 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> If you look at the link you provided you see Harrison explicitly
>> saying he does not approve of dogfighting and explaining what he
>> thinks the difference is.
>
> Why do you think [my intellectual superiors] are so determined to promote
> this particular lie about me

It's not a lie, Fuckwit.

Rupert

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On Nov 14, 8:55 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:17:12 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
You try to draw a moral distinction between buying meat and buying
vegetables. I personally think that this argument of yours lacks
merit, that the only distinction is the difference in the amount of
suffering caused. It would be silly for me to ignore the fact that you
think that there is a distinction and make decisions about your
behaviour based on this.

Similarly, no matter how weak you think Harrison's argument is, it's
silly to ignore the fact that he thinks there's a distinction between
cockfighting and dogfighting. There are, as far as I can tell, no good
grounds for thinking he participates in dog fighting.
>   David Harrison 5 June 1999http://tinyurl.com/37bxwk3
>
> and
>
>  “To me the method of raising veal--who are always
>   confined, until they are finally forced up the ramp of
>   a truck (being barely able to support their own weight,
>   often being injured in the process) and then taken to be
>   killed--is very bad, so I don't eat veal.”
>   David Harrison 23 July 1999http://tinyurl.com/37ot8od
>
> but then, barely 2 months later
>
>  “I would eat animals even if I thought that it was cruel
>    to them, and even if they gained nothing from the deal”
>    David Harrison 23 Sep 1999http://tinyurl.com/yh5yc6w
>
> and
>
>   “I am not an extremist about it, and if I thought that all
>    of the animals I eat had terrible lives, I would still eat
>    meat. That is not because I don't care about them at all,
>    but I would just ignore their suffering.”
>    David Harrison Nov 29 1999http://tinyurl.com/k66pb
>
> and then back again
>
>  “I am against many of the things that take place in the
>   veal industry, and therefore don't eat veal”
>   David Harrison Jan 12 2000http://tinyurl.com/366tvna
>
> and then back again
>
>  “I don't try to eat ethically, because I don't really care
>   enough to make the effort.”
>   David Harrison 31 July 2003http://tinyurl.com/2v5ayqy
>
> Yep, there's never a dishonest bone in his entire being.

He might very well have been being honest on all of those occasions.
He might not regard boycotting veal as making a big effort to eat
ethically.

I don't make any claim about whether Harrison is honest or not. I just
don't think you have any good grounds for supposing that he
participates in dog fighting. There's no evidence.

Rupert

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On Nov 14, 10:42 pm, George Plimpton <geo...@si.not> wrote:
> On 11/14/2012 11:59 AM, Derek wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:41:53 -0500, dh@. wrote:
>
> >> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:49:46 +0000, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>      It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
> >>> to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
> >>> fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
> >>> David Harrison Dec 1 2009http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>
> >>> By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
> >>> accepts dog fighting.
>
> >>     No I don't.
>
> > Yes you do.
>
> Of course he does.  Fuckwit - *The Goober* - is too stupid and of
> inferior intelligence to understand logically necessary implications.

By that logic you should also say that Derek thinks that buying
vegetables is morally wrong.

Rupert

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On Nov 14, 10:40 pm, George Plimpton <geo...@si.not> wrote:
> On 11/14/2012 11:41 AM, dh@. wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:49:46 +0000, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>      It's a lowdown slimy misnomer hugger sort of trick to refer
> >> to dog fighting and cock fighting as torturing animals, when in
> >> fact the animals can quit and end it any time they want to.
> >> David Harrison Dec 1 2009http://tinyurl.com/bmmh7yt
>
> >> By extension of his argument for cockfighting, Harrison
> >> accepts dog fighting.
>
> >      No I don't.
>
> Yes, you do.  Proved.

You're a fool.

Derek

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On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:47:16 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertm...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Nov 14, 8:55�pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
[]
>> You'll find it in his support for cock fighting. Dog fighting and cock
>> fighting are indistinct. An ethically relevant distinction cannot be made,
>> and certainly not by Harrison.
>
>You

No, this isn't about me, so stop trying to steer the discussion away from
Harrison onto me. Harrison has not successfully drawn a distinction between
cock fighting and dog fighting. You've conceded that they are indistinct.
[]
>> >> Then, if you doubt that he can defend drawing such a distinction, why
>> >> announce that he has in fact drawn one? He clearly hasn't. His attempts fail
>> >> every time. He fails to draw a distinction.
>>
>> >The point is that he believes that the distinction exists, however
>> >indefensibly. So it's silly to say that he supports dogfighting. He
>> >says that he doesn't and there's no good reason not to take him at his
>> >word.
>>
>> Good Lord no. Harrison always tells the truth. We all know
>> that. Just look at the evidence of his honesty in chronological
>> order if you doubt me.
>>
>> ��I don't eat veal, because of the way that it is raised, and
>> � there are several other people I know who feel the same
>> � way.�
>> � David Harrison 5 June 1999 http://tinyurl.com/37bxwk3
>>
>> and
>>
>> ��To me the method of raising veal--who are always
>> � confined, until they are finally forced up the ramp of
>> � a truck (being barely able to support their own weight,
>> � often being injured in the process) and then taken to be
>> � killed--is very bad, so I don't eat veal.�
>> � David Harrison 23 July 1999 http://tinyurl.com/37ot8od
>>
>> but then, barely 2 months later
>>
>> ��I would eat animals even if I thought that it was cruel
>> � �to them, and even if they gained nothing from the deal�
>> � �David Harrison 23 Sep 1999 http://tinyurl.com/yh5yc6w
>>
>> and
>>
>> � �I am not an extremist about it, and if I thought that all
>> � �of the animals I eat had terrible lives, I would still eat
>> � �meat. That is not because I don't care about them at all,
>> � �but I would just ignore their suffering.�
>> � �David Harrison Nov 29 1999 http://tinyurl.com/k66pb
>>
>> and then back again
>>
>> ��I am against many of the things that take place in the
>> � veal industry, and therefore don't eat veal�
>> � David Harrison Jan 12 2000 http://tinyurl.com/366tvna
>>
>> and then back again
>>
>> ��I don't try to eat ethically, because I don't really care
>> � enough to make the effort.�
>> � David Harrison 31 July 2003 http://tinyurl.com/2v5ayqy
>>
>> Yep, there's never a dishonest bone in his entire being.
>
>He might very well have been being honest on all of those occasions.

No, not a chance. You don't believe that.

George Plimpton

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Nope. Intent matters.

George Plimpton

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On 11/15/2012 1:48 AM, Rupert wrote:
No, I'm not; but you *are* a dope - proved.

Mr.Smartypants

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Yes you are, Goo. Only a fool would believe a cow was raised for 12
years only to be pet food.

Rupert

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On Nov 15, 1:43 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:47:16 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Nov 14, 8:55 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
> []
> >> You'll find it in his support for cock fighting. Dog fighting and cock
> >> fighting are indistinct. An ethically relevant distinction cannot be made,
> >> and certainly not by Harrison.
>
> >You
>
> No, this isn't about me, so stop trying to steer the discussion away from
> Harrison onto me. Harrison has not successfully drawn a distinction between
> cock fighting and dog fighting. You've conceded that they are indistinct.
> []
>

I know it's not about you, and the point of the analogy was not to
steer the discussion onto you, it was to show you how silly you're
being saying that Harrison supports dog fighting and most likely
participates in it. But it would seem that the prospects of getting
you to see that are not good.

>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> >> Then, if you doubt that he can defend drawing such a distinction, why
> >> >> announce that he has in fact drawn one? He clearly hasn't. His attempts fail
> >> >> every time. He fails to draw a distinction.
>
> >> >The point is that he believes that the distinction exists, however
> >> >indefensibly. So it's silly to say that he supports dogfighting. He
> >> >says that he doesn't and there's no good reason not to take him at his
> >> >word.
>
> >> Good Lord no. Harrison always tells the truth. We all know
> >> that. Just look at the evidence of his honesty in chronological
> >> order if you doubt me.
>
> >>  “I don't eat veal, because of the way that it is raised, and
> >>   there are several other people I know who feel the same
> >>   way.”
> >>   David Harrison 5 June 1999http://tinyurl.com/37bxwk3
>
> >> and
>
> >>  “To me the method of raising veal--who are always
> >>   confined, until they are finally forced up the ramp of
> >>   a truck (being barely able to support their own weight,
> >>   often being injured in the process) and then taken to be
> >>   killed--is very bad, so I don't eat veal.”
> >>   David Harrison 23 July 1999http://tinyurl.com/37ot8od
>
> >> but then, barely 2 months later
>
> >>  “I would eat animals even if I thought that it was cruel
> >>    to them, and even if they gained nothing from the deal”
> >>    David Harrison 23 Sep 1999http://tinyurl.com/yh5yc6w
>
> >> and
>
> >>   “I am not an extremist about it, and if I thought that all
> >>    of the animals I eat had terrible lives, I would still eat
> >>    meat. That is not because I don't care about them at all,
> >>    but I would just ignore their suffering.”
> >>    David Harrison Nov 29 1999http://tinyurl.com/k66pb
>
> >> and then back again
>
> >>  “I am against many of the things that take place in the
> >>   veal industry, and therefore don't eat veal”
> >>   David Harrison Jan 12 2000http://tinyurl.com/366tvna
>
> >> and then back again
>
> >>  “I don't try to eat ethically, because I don't really care
> >>   enough to make the effort.”
> >>   David Harrison 31 July 2003http://tinyurl.com/2v5ayqy

Rupert

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Don't get your point.

Rupert

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How did you prove it?

Derek

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On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:45:18 -0800 (PST), Rupert
<rupertm...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Nov 15, 1:43 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:47:16 -0800 (PST), Rupert <rupertmccal...@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >On Nov 14, 8:55 pm, Derek <usenet.em...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> []
>> >> You'll find it in his support for cock fighting. Dog fighting and cock
>> >> fighting are indistinct. An ethically relevant distinction cannot be made,
>> >> and certainly not by Harrison.
>>
>> >You
>>
>> No, this isn't about me, so stop trying to steer the discussion away from
>> Harrison onto me. Harrison has not successfully drawn a distinction between
>> cock fighting and dog fighting. You've conceded that they are indistinct.
>> []
>>
>
>I know it's not about you, and the point of the analogy was not to
>steer the discussion onto you, it was to show you how silly you're
>being saying that Harrison supports dog fighting and most likely
>participates in it. But it would seem that the prospects of getting
>you to see that are not good.

No, they aren't, so give up trying to make my position analogous to
Harrison's in an effort to discredit both at the same time. Let me say
again that cock fighting and dog fighting are indistinct. Harrison
justifies his participation in cock fighting on a set of arguments
that demand purposeful behaviour which, by praxeological reasoning
alone, more than suggests he does or would take part in dog fighting.
His apparent abhorrence surrounding dog fighting is inexplicable and
therefore must be a charade to head off criticism from the millions of
dog owners who genuinely find dog fighting abhorrent.

Rupert

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Nov 16, 2012, 7:59:19 AM11/16/12
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Your remarks appear to me to be clearly without rational foundation.

Derek

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Nov 16, 2012, 10:22:45 AM11/16/12
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Don't feign ignorance with me. I know that you understand me
perfectly.

Rupert

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Nov 16, 2012, 10:36:33 AM11/16/12
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Do you?

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 16, 2012, 4:58:22 PM11/16/12
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He already said your remarks are irrational. He understands you
perfectly.

George Plimpton

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Nov 16, 2012, 10:48:19 PM11/16/12
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You're a dope.

George Plimpton

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Nov 16, 2012, 10:48:39 PM11/16/12
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With ease.

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 17, 2012, 12:13:11 AM11/17/12
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With the same ease he believed cows are being raised for 12 years only
to be pet food. Of course he eventually admitted his idea was
"fuckwitted and wrong" and he will do the same with this latest notion
of his.

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 3:05:11 AM11/17/12
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You think?

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 3:05:43 AM11/17/12
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That's not really an answer to the question.

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 11:09:02 AM11/17/12
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Everyone does.

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 11:09:41 AM11/17/12
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It is.

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 11:16:44 AM11/17/12
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Who's "everyone"? All the readers of this newsgroup?

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 11:17:38 AM11/17/12
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Oh, that's interesting.

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 11:53:09 AM11/17/12
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All serious readers of this newgroup. I can think of three people left
out of that classification.

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 11:53:31 AM11/17/12
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That's not really a serious comment.

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 11:54:56 AM11/17/12
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So why do you think I'm a dope?

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 11:55:22 AM11/17/12
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Do you think that your comment "It is" was a serious comment?

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 12:18:18 PM11/17/12
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Did you get any shopping done already, Woopert? The stores close early
in Germany except for the first Saturday of the month - langer Samstag -
but by now you've missed any chance.

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 12:18:39 PM11/17/12
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It was.

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 12:22:22 PM11/17/12
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I did a bit of shopping earlier today.

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 12:22:38 PM11/17/12
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Right.

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 12:53:16 PM11/17/12
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And so now, early evening Münster time, here you are just pissing away
time in Usenet instead of out with the mates at a nice bierstüberl in
Münster. Don't you have any mates there, Woopert?

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 12:53:42 PM11/17/12
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Right.

Rupert

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Nov 17, 2012, 12:57:51 PM11/17/12
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> And so now, early evening M�nster time, here you are just pissing away
> time in Usenet instead of out with the mates at a nice bierst�berl in
> M�nster.  Don't you have any mates there, Woopert?

I've tried a couple of people to see if they want to go to the pub but
one of them has just got back from travelling and is tired and the
other I haven't managed to reach yet. I'm talking with a friend on
Facebook. I'll probably go to the pub eventually.

George Plimpton

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Nov 17, 2012, 4:08:23 PM11/17/12
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>> And so now, early evening M�nster time, here you are just pissing away
>> time in Usenet instead of out with the mates at a nice bierst�berl in
>> M�nster. Don't you have any mates there, Woopert?
>
> I've tried a couple of people to see if they want to go to the pub but
> one of them has just got back from travelling and is tired and the
> other I haven't managed to reach yet. I'm talking with a friend on
> Facebook. I'll probably go to the pub eventually.

For a nice bracing sparkling water, no doubt.

Rupert

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Nov 18, 2012, 4:53:16 AM11/18/12
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You're a bit weird.

George Plimpton

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Nov 18, 2012, 11:55:25 AM11/18/12
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ME?!? *You're* the one who goes to a German pub for a sparkling water!

Rupert

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Nov 18, 2012, 12:02:06 PM11/18/12
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You appear to have difficulties distinguishing between your fantasies
and reality.

George Plimpton

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Nov 18, 2012, 1:28:10 PM11/18/12
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No.

Rupert

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Nov 18, 2012, 2:18:43 PM11/18/12
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So when you say that I went to a German pub for a sparkling water, do
you think that's the reality?

George Plimpton

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Nov 18, 2012, 3:47:57 PM11/18/12
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It's the smart money bet.

Mr.Smartypants

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Nov 18, 2012, 10:20:11 PM11/18/12
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the same "smart money" that bet that cows were being raised for 12
years only to be pet food?

Rupert

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Nov 19, 2012, 4:48:56 AM11/19/12
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Do you want to make a bet on it, then? I suppose the difficulty would
be proving to you what the correct answer was.
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