Someone is WRONG on the Internet!

Aug 27, 2010 21:49


Elsewhere on Teh Interwebs, I am engaged in a discussion with a real live Marlovian.

No, not the uber-powerful aliens from Jack L. Chalker's Well World books--those are Markovians.

So why am I chatting with a Marlovian? 
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qe2 August 28 2010, 01:52:43 UTC
*sits at your feet and listens*

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also: qe2 August 28 2010, 02:15:55 UTC
the whole "and I say/and she says" exchange reminds me v. much of a song from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

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Re: also: washa_way August 28 2010, 02:34:53 UTC
I like that tune--though it's a bit more cheerful than I feel, probably because I'm both narrating and singing one part, so to speak.

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Re: also: qe2 August 28 2010, 02:40:16 UTC
Oh, certainly. Not implying the mood's shared - just the narrative structure.

You okay?

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washa_way August 29 2010, 00:01:08 UTC
UPDATE:

We're now 48 hours from my original request, and the Marlovian in question still hasn't provided an example. Moreover, she has expressed concern that presenting only "one or two examples" would not be convincing, and that doing so would unintentionally set her up for failure in making her case.

I could not refrain from pointing out that ZERO examples are very definitely not convincing, and that her refusal to provide even a single piece of evidence is INTENTIONALLY failing to make her case.

In short, I'm now convinced she has no case; she just Believes.

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