On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:20:42 -0700, Michael Press
<rubrum@pacbell.net> wrote:

>In article
><ugn4h355vmmgc6b74hksmdoctk63hqi3ng@4ax.com>,
> John Fields <jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:02:56 -0700, Lester Zick
>> <dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:18:01 -0500, John Fields
>> ><jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:23:24 -0700, Lester Zick
>> >><dontbother@nowhere.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:42:50 -0500, John Fields
>> >>><jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>>>Also, it seems to be in more or less common use:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>Most movie script citations are.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>---
>> >>>>Art reflects life, dontcha know?
>> >>>
>> >>>But nothing reflects you.
>> >>
>> >>---
>> >>A mirror do.
>> >
>> >>And my art reflects my life.
>> >
>> >And now you're being tedious, tendentious, and pompous.
>>
>> ---
>> Hardly. I was merely demonstrating that the sentence you wrote:
>> "But nothing reflects you." wasn't true, on several levels.
>>
>> Certainly, for his own spiritual development, someone who goes on
>> and on about the importance of truth needs to be apprised of his
>> lack of veracity, wouldn't you agree?
>> ---
>>
>> >Why don't you
>> >admire your reflection in the mirror some more.
>>
>> ---
>> Narcissism isn't my strong suit.
>> ---
>>
>> >And we're still
>> >awaiting demonstrations of truth for your opinions, princess.
>>
>> ---
>> Remember R2?
>> You got two clues and you still can't figure it out, huh, bozo?
>> ---
>>
>> >>A US patent, several articles published in trade journals, a
>> >>successful company, and many original free designs posted to USENET
>> >>pro bono.
>> >
>> >That's just swell, princess.
>> >
>> >>And you?
>> >
>> >Demonstrations of universal truth by finite tautological reduction to
>> >self contradictory alternatives and exhaustive reduction of boolean
>> >conjunctions in mechanical terms. Nothing much.
>>
>> ---
>> "Nothing much"? Pride goes before a fall, you know, you smug,
>> condescending ass.
>
>You all may find the original line of use.
>Proverbs, 16:18
>Pride goeth before destruction,
>and an haughty spirit before a fall.
>
>Even more apt, eh?

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Yes. Thank you.


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JF