On 11 Sep 2006 18:50:14 -0700, "Peter Wieck" wrote:


George M. Middius bleated:

. It might be accurate to call me a
troublemaker, or a pedant, or a vituperative SOB. However, such terms as
those entail value judgments.


"Troublemaker" endows you with the actual power to make trouble. This
you lack.

Really? I thought he was very good at it.

"Pedant" assumes you have knowledge to offer. You do not.

Rubbish. Just ask him anything about grammar. He's very knowledgeable
about the gerand modifying the past participle or whatever.

"Vituperative" assumes you have the wherewithall[sic] to be clever. You do
not.

(thinks) I hope George notices I put square brackets around my [sic]

"SOB" assumes that you are the product of a natural act. Unlikely.

He's the product of a natural act between two sockpuppets. It took
place in the third drawer down of his mother's dressing table.